Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Human Services is designed for individuals with relevant undergraduate qualifications or extensive work experience in human services, aiming to enhance their knowledge and formalize their practice. It is part of an articulated program allowing progression to higher qualifications.
Looking to increase your knowledge and build on your experience in human services but unsure of your capacity or availability to study? The Graduate Certificate in Human Services from Charles Sturt University is the ideal choice.
This human services degree is designed for those who have an undergraduate qualification and wish to progress their knowledge or who have many years' relevant work experience and are seeking to formalise that practice.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Human Services must meet the following requirements:
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
Select three (3) subjects from the following:
CodeTitleCredit PointsETH503Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention8 credit ptsGER402Health, Wellbeing and Family Care in Later Life8 credit ptsHCS510Social Work Practice in Mental Health8 credit ptsHCS513Understanding Children from Adversity8 credit ptsHCS410Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare8 credit ptsSOC401Advanced Social Inequality8 credit ptsSWK504Human Services Research Methods8 credit ptsWEL407Working alongside children and young people in Indigenous Australian communities8 credit ptsWEL426Disaster Recovery: A Human Services Perspective8 credit ptsWEL523Contemporary Theories for Case Management8 credit pts