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Bachelor of Human Services Major Indigenous Studies
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
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
  • Toowoomba
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
CDS2000Ethical Issues and Human Rights in the Human Services*
CDS2002Independent Project 1
Indigenous Studies Major: 
ANT3000 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia1
ANT3006 Indigenous Peoples in the Nation State2
HIS2001 Race Relations in Australian History
KNL1001 Indigenous Cultural Identity
KNL1002 Torres Strait Islander Studies
KNL2001     Indigenous Knowledge and Australian Heritage
KNL3001 Indigenous Australian Cultures and Communities
PSY1030 Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Psychology

Other majors

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

Footnotes

1 Offered in even-numbered years (2014 etc).
2 Offered in odd-numbered years (2013 etc).
* Students cannot study both CDS2000 and HMT2000 within the one degree.