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Bachelor of Human Services Major Counselling
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

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

 

COMBINATION 2  
Courses to be studied Units
Core Courses 8
or 12 unit Major 12
plus 4-unit Minor 4
or 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
CDS2000Ethical Issues and Human Rights in the Human Services*
CDS2002Independent Project 1
Counselling Major: 
CDS1002Counselling Skills
CDS3000Independent Project 2 
CDS3001Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling
CDS3002Counselling Theory and Practice
CDS3004Counselling Theory and Practice 2
CDS3005Counselling Theory and Practice 3
PSY1020Foundation Psychology B
PSY2020Motivation and Emotion
PSY3030Abnormal Psychology
PSY3050 Counselling Psychology
EDC1100Lifespan Development and Learning
 OR
PSY2030Developmental Psychology

Other majors

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

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