This course provides a vocational qualification in social welfare for people already holding an undergraduate degree (three years) including a first level sequence in sociology, psychology or behavioural studies.
Students will undertake eight specific subjects (sixty-four points) from within the Bachelor of Social Welfare which will provide an accredited qualification for employment in the field of social welfare.
The graduate diploma will be offered by distance education only, and students will be required to undertake a sixty-day field education placement during the second year.
As well as the above, student selection will include assessment of the applicant's suitability for welfare. A course administration form should be obtained from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The following subjects will be undertaken over a period of two years by distance education.