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Bachelor of Human Services Major Community Development
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
CDS1001 Human Relations and Communications
EDC2200 Indigenous Perspectives
CDS2001 Sustainability Concepts and Issues
CDS2000 Ethical Issues and Human Rights in the Human Services*
CDS2002 Independent Project 1
Community Development Major: 
CMS2022 Communication and Power
CMS3001 Global Conflict Communication
LAW1101 Introduction to Law
PRL2002 Community Consultation and Development
PRL2004 Issues in Organisational Communication
PSY2010 Social Processes of Behaviour
SOC1000 Approaches to the Social Sciences
SOC3000 Collaborative Community Problem Solving

Other Majors

Other majors for the Bachelor of Human Services are: Child and Family, Counselling, Human Resource Management, Indigenous Studies.