Course leader: Jim Ross
This two-year part-time course is designed to equip practitioners with a sound theoretical basis on which to analyse current welfare issues, problems, programs, policies and organisational factors in the welfare industry. Emphasis is given to the acquisition resources allocation, communication, policy formulation and implementation, and research skills.
Admission requirements
The normal entry level is a tertiary degree or diploma. In addition, all successful applicants are expected to have experience in human services or administration or both.
Course structure
To obtain this diploma, a student must complete seven semester subjects. The normal subject progression is shown below.
Year 1 semester 1
* WEL4300 Social policy
* WEL4310 Program planning, implementation and evaluation
Year 1 semester 2
* WEL4320 Research methods for human services
* WEL4330 Resource management
Year 2 semester 1
* WEL4210 Human services organisations: structures and processes
* WEL4230 Human services administration: principles and practice
Year 2 semester 2
* WEL4340 Field experience
Graduate Diploma of Arts in Community Education
Course leader: Jim Ross
This two-year part-time course is designed to equip practitioners with conceptual understanding and practical skills in a variety of community education settings including neighbourhood learning centres, community health, workplace education and community action groups. Emphasis is given to community education paradigms and models, developmental models of the person, social processes in human growth and overcoming barriers to personal autonomy, community development processes and strategies, dynamics involved in groups, interpersonal and socio-cultural communication, the understanding of organisational structures and processes, management tasks, policy formulation and program development and implementation.
Admission requirements
The normal entry level is a tertiary degree or diploma. In addition, all successful applicants are expected to have experience in community education or community work.
Course structure
To obtain this diploma, a student must complete eight semester subjects. The normal subject progress is shown below.
Year 1 semester 1
* HSD4010 Adult education
* HSD4020 Personal development
Year 1 semester 2
* HSD4080 Community development
* HSD4100 Interpersonal and socio-cultural communication
Year 2 semester 1
* HSD4060 Community program evaluation
* HSD4070 Administration in community education
Year 2 semester 2
* HSD4130 Helping skills
* HSD4140 Gender, sexuality and social control