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Auth: J Hill, Distance Education Centre
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Course
code: 1731
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance compulsory
The Bachelor of Social Welfare offers an educational program that equips students for ethical and competent social welfare practice in a changing social and political environment.
The course is recognised by the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
All
applicants should satisfy Tertiary Entrance Requirements (TER) as outlined in
the section on entry requirements in this book.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements all applicants are required
to complete a social welfare course administration form. If you did not receive
this form with the distance education guide then it can be obtained from the
Course Inquiries Centre, telephone 1800 671845 or from the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences on (03) 9902 6339 or
(03) 5122 6339. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of
information contained in this form, for a more detailed selection process.
Applicants are strongly advised that academic criteria are not the only ones
for entry into the course. Other factors such as work experience and life
experience, personal qualities and maturity, are taken into account.
Students
must be aware of the attendance requirements for certain Social Welfare
subjects, and should take the cost of this into account before applying for
entry to the course.
Students in the Bachelor of Social Welfare must attend the Gippsland campus for
two residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day workshop,
and one four-day workshop. Students will also be required to undertake a
sixteen day placement in the second year and a sixty-day field education
placement during the fifth year. In addition, students will be required to
belong to an area group in their own locality which will have three compulsory
meetings in one subject.
Classes will be held in most Humanities and Social Sciences non-welfare
subjects at each weekend school. Normally, this will include lectures and
seminars or tutorials.
Students should have access to a computer to successfully complete this course.
The
course of study is normally five years by distance education. In order to
complete the course a student must:
(a) complete appropriate subjects within the course to gain at least 144 but
not more than 162 points.
(b) complete the prescribed sequence of social welfare subjects and may
complete an arts minor sequence from within the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences. A minor sequence will comprise at least twenty-eight points, normally
a first-level sequence and two subjects at second level. Minors may be chosen
from community studies, sociology or psychology.
(c) undertake additional studies to complete the 144 points needed for the
degree.
The sequence of subjects for distance education students in the Bachelor of Social Welfare is set out below:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
GSC1201 Sociological reflections on everyday life; GSC1303 Foundations of interpersonal practice: casework & groupwork; |
|
Year 2 |
GSC1306 Introduction to understanding human behaviour*; GSC1801 Introduction to Koorie society |
GSC1304 Communication and counselling skills; GSC1305 Human services organisational practice |
Year 3 |
GSC2310 Social policy: untangling the threads; Arts first level elective |
GSC1307 Human behaviour across the lifespan*; Arts upper level elective |
Year 4 |
GSC2303 Case management theory and practice; GSC1601 Basic statistics and computing for social sciences |
GSC2304 Community development; Arts upper level elective; |
Year 5 |
GSC3306 Field education and practice (full-year subject); GSC3307 Human services management and practice |
GSC3303 Insights into practice; GSC3304 Paradigms of practice |
*See note under initial enrolment below relating to the human behaviour subjects
Students in the Bachelor of Social Welfare may elect to complete a minor sequence from sociology, Koorie studies and community studies. Details of what each discipline involves are contained in the entry for the Bachelor of Arts. Students may also elect to complete a minor in psychology, offered through the the Department of Psychology, in which case they will need to complete first-level psychology subjects instead of the human behaviour subjects in their initial enrolment.
Students entering the degree will enrol in the following program:
Note. The human behaviour subjects are provided to give an introduction to understanding our behaviour which is particularly tailored to those students intending to proceed in the social welfare field. These subjects are offered at level one only. Those students wishing to complete a minor in psychology will need to complete the general level one psychology subjects listed below instead of the human behaviour subjects:
Candidates who have successfully completed approved tertiary studies (either at Monash or elsewhere) may receive credit in respect of equivalent studies at the university. It is the responsibility of the applicant to supply full details of the content of subjects for which credit is sought, plus official verification that these subjects have been successfully completed. As a general rule, specific credits will not be granted for studies completed more than ten years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course. Relevant vocational experience may also be credited. Students are advised to seek information from the administrative officer.
For more detailed information, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 5122 6339 or (03) 9902 6339, email melanie.michie@arts.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the admissions officer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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