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Human and Community Services

Unit of study table

Graduate Certificate in Human and Community Services

Students complete 24 credit points, comprising:
(a) 6 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 18 credit points of elective units of study, including:
(i) 12 credit points of elective units; and
(ii) 6 credit points of elective units chosen from any postgraduate units offered by the Sydney School of Education and Social Work.
Specialisation:
(b) completion of a specialisation is optional
(a) a specialisation in Domestic and Family Violence is available. This specialisation requires:
(i) a minimum of 12 credit of the required specialisation elective units listed below

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

SCWK5020
Social Work Theory and Practice
6  

Elective units

SCWK6052
Community and Environmental Change
6  
SCWK6902
Social Research
6  
SCWK6917
Practice Development
6  
SCWK6944
Dying, Death and Mourning
6  
SCWK6948
Social Policy Frameworks
6  
SCWK6949
Global Social Policy
6  

Domestic and Family Violence specialisation

Elective units
SCWK5008
Re-Imagining Child and Family Social Work
6  
SCWK5011
Violence Against Women
6  
SCWK6917
Practice Development
6  
SCWK6950
Sexual Assault in the Australian Context
6
This unit is offered in block mode to ECAV pathway students only
SCWK6951
Trauma-informed Responses to Violence
6
This unit is offered in block mode to ECAV pathway students only
LAWS6105
Child Sexual Abuse: Diverse Perspectives

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a continuing professional development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
SCWK6023
Practice with Indigenous Australians
6