Bachelor of Youth Work

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Bachelor of Youth Work

  • Objectives This course has been developed in response to a community need for highly trained and skilled youth workers to meet the demands of young people. It provides students with theoretical insights and practical competencies that will enable them to work with young people in a professional capacity in a variety of public and community-based settings.
  • Practical experience Students are required to complete three practicum placements in the course. The first practicum is a non–placement practicum. Students will visit agencies but they will not be on permanent placement. In second year, students are required to spend 304 hours in an agency working with young people and, in third year, students will be required to spend 380 placement hours in an agency that works with young people.
  • Entry requirements Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (any).
  • Academic title Bachelor of Youth Work
  • Course description It is designed to prepare graduates who will:

       1. understand and acquire the major competencies which characterise youth work;
       2. understand the major ethical issues confronting youth workers;
       3. become familiar with the academic fields associated with the disciplines of youth work and related social sciences;
       4. understand the issues confronting young people and develop some prevention and intervention strategies;
       5. become familiar with the youth work sectors.

    Career Opportunities

        * Administration
        * Advocacy
        * Development of youth policy
        * Research
        * Youth Worker

    Bachelor of Youth Work
    BYthW

    240 cp

    Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

    Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria

    EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

    1. Definitions

    “Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

    2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

    To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

       1. 80 cp from a Major in Youth Work including all Core Units;
       2. 80 cp from a Major in Sociology including all Core Units;
       3. 10 cp from HIST106 Australian Indigenous Peoples: Past and Present;
       4. 10 cp from a Mission-focussed Unit;
       5. 30 cp from Electives;
       6. 30 cp from Practicum Units.

    Schedule of Unit Offerings

    Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

    Majors

    Youth Work

    Core Units
    Unit Code     Credit Points     Unit Name
    YSED100     10     History of Young People
    YSED104     10     Wellbeing and Young People
    YSED200     10     Researching Young People (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205                             Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
    YSED203     10      Building Relationships and Supporting Young People (Pre: YSED104 Wellbeing                                 and Young People and YSED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
    YSED204     10     Case Management in Youth Work (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and Y                                SED205 Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
    YSED205     10      Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work
    YSED300     10     Social Action (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical                                         Principles and Practice of Youth Work)
    YSED301     10      Youth Policy (Pre: YSED100 History of Young People and YSED205 Ethical                                         Principles and Practice of Youth Work, Inc: SOCG104 Introduction to Social Issues                             and Policy)
    YSED303     10     Youth Work in Community Settings (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work                                     Placement and YSED204 Case Management in Youth Work)

    Sociology

    Core Units
    Unit Code     Credit Points     Unit Name
    SOCI100     10     Introduction to Sociology
    SOCI107     10     Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods
    SOCI226     10     Australian Youth Cultures (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                             Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI239     10     Sociology of Gender (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                     Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)

    Electives
    Unit Code     Credit Points     Unit Name
    SOCI204     10     Sociology of Culture (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                     Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI206     10     Globalisation and Social Movements (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and                             SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI209     10     Sociology of Race and Ethnicity in Australia (Pre: 10cp of 100 level Sociology or                                 Australian Studies units)
    SOCI217     10     Sociology of Ageing (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                         Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI222     10     Sociology of Religion (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                     Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI234     10     Sociological Theory and Practice (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and                                 SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI235     10     Sociology of Health and Illness (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and                                     SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI236     10     Sociology of Childhood and Family (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and                                 SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI237     10     Sociological Research Methods: Quantitative Methods (Pre: SOCI100                                                 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods:                                             Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI238     10     Sociology of the Environment (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and                                         SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI240     10     Sociology of Poverty (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                     Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)
    SOCI241     10     Sociology of Work (Pre: SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI107                                         Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods)

    Practicum Units
    Unit Code     Credit Points     Unit Name
    YSED103     10     Practicum 1: Working with Youth Organisations and Agencies (Pre: YSED100                                     History of Young People)
    YSED202     10     Practicum 2: Youth Work Placement (Pre: YSED103 Practicum 1: Working with                                 Youth Organisation and Agencies)
    YSED302     10     Practicum 3: Interface with Youth (Pre: YSED202 Practicum 2: Youth Work                                         Placement)

    Mission-focussed Units
    Unit Code     Credit Points     Unit Name
    HIST227     10     Human Rights in History

    Or any Mission-focussed Unit listed for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

    Electives

    Electives may be taken from units offered in other courses and may include additional sociology units and are subject to availability. Enrolment in these units is dependent on satisfaction of the prerequisites for those units.

    Students may select units listed in the following disciplines from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Social Science and Bachelor of Exercise Science degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements have been met).

    Bachelor of Arts

    - Behavioural Science
    - Business Studies
    - Drama
    - Family Studies
    - History
    - Media
    - Music
    - Psychology
    - Study of Religions
    - Theological Studies
    - Visual Arts

    Bachelor of Business

    - Human Resource Management
    - Marketing

    Bachelor of Exercise Science

    - Health Promotion
    - Outdoor recreation

    Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling)

    - Counselling

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