Bachelor - Applied Social Science (Community Services)
- 3 years
- Duration
- 25,304 AUD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Multiple Locations / Australia
- Location
- Torrens University Australia
- School
Program description
The Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Community Services) prepares you theoretically and practically for a career in the community and public sectors. You'll learn about counselling, social policy, advocacy, and welfare, as well as receive hands-on experience working with individuals and communities.
This course emphasises practical training while also giving a good foundation in communication, counselling, and policy theory. You will be able to choose from a wide range of elective subjects to tailor your studies to your interests. Fieldwork placements are included in this degree, ensuring that you graduate with valuable experience and industry contacts.
Program structure
Year 1
- Interpersonal Communication
- Theories of Counselling
- Human Development Across the Lifespan (F2F & Online)
- Applied Counselling 1
- Understanding Societies: An Introduction to Social Analysis
- Developing Social Policy
- Introduction to Community Services
- Health and Well-Being
Year 2
- Mental Health and the Community
- Applied Counselling 2
- Fieldwork 1
- Mediation and Conflict Management
- Introduction to Social Research Methods
- Managing the Needs of Diverse Client Groups
- Ethics and Professional Practice
Year 3
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Community Development
- Working with Addicted Populations
- Fieldwork 2 for Community Services
- Case Management and Program Development
- Human Rights and Social Advocacy
Elective subjects
Choose one elective subjects in year two and two elective subjects in year three
- Relationship Counselling
- Applied Counselling 3
- Counselling for Grief and Loss
- Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Narrative Therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Focusing: Enhancing the Mind-Body Connection in Therapy
- Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
- Spirituality and Psychotherapy
- Fieldwork 2 for Community Services
- hronic Illness and Disability Death and Dying
- Protection of Children
Price
Main fees
Standartd subject fees - 3,163 AUD
Indicative annual fees - 25,304 AUD
Indicative total course tuition fees - 75,912 AUD
Additional fees and charges
- Testamur Replacement fee - 55 AUD
- Academic Transcript Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
- Student ID Card Replacement Fee - 15 AUD
- Late Payment Fee - 100 AUD
- Graduation Ticket - 180 AUD
- Photocopying fee - 8 - 40 cents
- Printing Fee - 8 - 40 cents
- Textbooks Varies across each unit of study
Requirements for applicants
Admission criteria
- Australian Year 12 or equivalent
English Language Proficiency
- IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.0 minimum (Academic Module) or above, with no skills band less than 5.5
About the university
Torrens University, based on the work of predecessors, has become Australia's premier international university and vocational certified training organization. To provide a new, contemporary, and globally aware approach to higher education, we have partnered with illustrious institutions.
We deliver our programs both online and on our campuses, and we offer a wide variety of undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree programs.
Collaborations with businesses, academic institutions, sports teams, governmental agencies, and NGOs all bolster our efforts and increase their reach and impact.
There are two of our campuses in Sydney, four in Melbourne, one in Adelaide, two in Brisbane, one in the Blue Mountains, one on the Gold Coast, one in Auckland, and one in China.
All of our institutions are guided by the vision and principles that serve as their foundation.
Faculties
All of our departments are committed to providing their students with as many real-world learning experiences as possible so that they can enter the workforce as prepared as possible upon graduation.
We have such facultis as:
- Design
- Health
- Business
- Hospitality
- Technology
