courses

1806

18 September 2017 03 May 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Arts

Managing facultyArts
Abbreviated titleBASS/BCommWelf&Couns
CRICOS code075546A
Total credit points required192
Standard duration of study (years)4 years FT, 8 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland)
Multi-modal (Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1806
Contact details

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/contact-arts/

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course.
  • This course has compulsory off-campus placement requirements. In addition, off campus students must attend Gippsland campus for two residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day workshop and one three-day workshop. Psychology units also require compulsory attendance at least at one weekend school per unit per semester. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode.

Description

This combined course allows students to gain a recognised welfare qualification while exploring the breadth of studies offered through the arts and social sciences degree.

Outcomes

Refer to outcomes for 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling.

Fieldwork

Students are required to undertake a 20-day field education placement in their second/third year and a 60-day block field placement during the final year.

Professional recognition

This course is recognised by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).

Structure

This course consists of 96 points in the arts and social sciences component and 96 points in the community welfare and counselling component.

Students must complete a compulsory community welfare and counselling sequence and an arts and social sciences major and minor.

Areas of study

Arts and social sciences majors and minors

Note: A minor only is available for Australian studies, community welfare and counselling, criminal justice, and English.

For the specific requirements of arts majors and minors and information on other arts units refer to the Areas of studyAreas of study (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/aos/index-byfaculty-arts.html) section in this Handbook.

Requirements

Students must complete the following:

(a.) an arts and social sciences major (48 points)

(b.) an arts and social sciences minor in a different area of study (24 points)

(c.) a further 30 points of arts and social sciences

By combining some of the core arts and social sciences requirements, students can complete a double major in two different arts and social sciences disciplines. For more details on this option, contact the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences.

Elective units can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) and indexes of unitsindexes of units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/) in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3.

(d.) a prescribed sequence (66 points) in community welfare and counselling comprising:

  • ATS1361 Governing inequality: Foundations of social welfare provision
  • ATS1362 Interpersonal practice and counselling skills
  • ATS1363 Counselling and group work skills
  • ATS2822 Advanced counselling and case management
  • ATS2823 Community development
  • ATS2825 Social issues and personal values
  • ATS3713 Field education and practice (12 points)
  • ATS3848 Insights into practice
  • ATS3850 Human services management and practice
  • ATS3851 Social policy

(e.) four compulsory supporting units (24 points):

(i.) Students must complete:

  • ATS1251 Introduction to Indigenous Australian studies
  • ATS1367 Sociological reflections on everyday life
  • ATS2260 Developmental psychology: Behaviour across the lifespan**

(ii.) Plus one of:

  • ATS2364 Indigenous Australian politics and activism
  • ATS2367 Australian Indigenous women
  • ATS2369 Indigenous Australian human rights
  • ATS2737 Social justice

** Students who complete an arts and social sciences minor in psychology must replace ATS2260 (Developmental psychology) with PSY2031 (Developmental and biological psychology)

Students must complete a minimum of 36 points at third-year level across the degree.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling