Bachelor of Arts
Human Services
Bachelor of Arts (Human Services)
Campus: Cairns; Townsville; Flexible delivery
Mode: on campus or flexible delivery; full time or part time
Duration: 3 years full time
Prerequisites: English
Mid-year entry: Yes
QTAC codes: Cairns 321031; Townsville 311031
Flexible 311039
What is Human Services?
Your study
Human Services is a professional field that deals with individual and social
problems in a community environment and implements the processes and
strategies to manage those problems. It involves assisting and supporting
individuals and groups within a community to overcome difficulties and
life changes.
A selection of subjects for this course includes:
Major overview
Human Services is a flexible major that can be studied on campus or via
flexible delivery. Studies in Human Services produces graduates with
the communication, research, analytical and problem-solving skills that
are essential in the support and social welfare sectors of industry, and
in community services. Areas of specialisation include aged services,
community work, child and family studies, disabilities studies, mental
health services, rehabilitation counselling, youth services, corrective
services, and more.
Students can choose to combine this major with another Bachelor of Arts
major (double major) such as Sociology, Political Science or Indigenous
Australian Studies. To add further value it is possible to combine the
Bachelor of Arts with another degree (see Joint degree opportunities).
Major highlights
This major aims to provide students with practical skills in addition to
theoretical knowledge. Field trips, individual and group projects, and
subjects in practical skills are taught by highly-qualified professionals
with many years of experience in professional practice. Human Services
students benefit from James Cook University’s close research and
working relationships with government agencies and local community
organisations.
Career opportunities
• Human Rights & Social Issues
• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Skills & Frameworks for Practice
• Rural Welfare
• Working in Child & Family Welfare
• Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice.
Students are encouraged to gain a second major in an Arts or Social
Science area, thereby providing a further distinguishing feature to their
course. The subjects required for a second major will utilise the space
allocated to electives and will not extend the duration of your studies.
For full course outline details, visit www.jcu.edu.au/courses
Honours
An Honours program is available to students demonstrating high
academic performance. Honours consists of an extra year of study and the
development of a personal research project and thesis.
Joint degree opportunities
Joint degrees give students expertise in a complementary discipline in a
reduced time, and can enhance career prospects. At JCU, the Bachelor of
Arts (Human Services) can be combined with:
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Law
• Bachelor of Science.
For further details, visit page 46.
Human Services graduates are employed in government and nongovernment agencies and large corporations in areas including:
• Social policy
• Organisational practice and social responsibility
• Community planning, development and disaster relief
• Social welfare and community services
• Education and capacity building.
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