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Bachelor of Human Services Major Child & Family
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Springfield
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 5864
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15200
Entry requirements
  • OP/Rank: 16/68
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Springfield
  • Toowoomba
  • Fraser Coast
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15880
  • On-campus
    AUD 18540

What will I study?

Program structure

 

Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 8
Plus 8 -unit Major 8
Plus second 8-unit Major 8
or 2 x 4-unit Minors
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus 4 x Electives    
Total 24

Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core Courses:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
 OR
CMS1009Communication in Academic and Professional Contexts
CDS1000Introduction to Community Welfare and Development
PSY1010Foundation Psychology A
CDS1001Human Relations and Communications
EDC2200Indigenous Perspectives
CDS2001Sustainability Concepts and Issues
CDS2000 Ethical Issues and Human Rights in the Human Services
CDS2002Independent Project 1*
Child and Family Major: 
 CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling
 CDS3002 Counselling Theory and Practice
 EDO2104 Families and Society
 EDU5325 Child Abuse and Neglect: Intervention, Protection and Prevention
 EDU5335 Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Children and Adolescents
 PSY1020 Foundation Psychology B
 PSY1030 Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Psychology
 EDC1100 Lifespan Development and Learning
 OR
 PSY2030 Developmental Psychology

Other majors

Other majors for the Bachelor of Human Services are: Community Development, Counselling, Human Resource Management, Indigenous Studies.

* Students cannot study both CDS2000 and HMT2000 within the one degree.