Major
For a major in Social and Community Studies, students must
successfully complete 8 courses:
3 required courses:
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS260 Community Work
SCS295 Gender and Culture
Plus - choose 2 courses from:
SCS100 Introduction to the Social Sciences: Knowledge, Power and
Society
SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS120 Introduction to Psychology
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Plus - choose 1 course from:
SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
Plus - choose 2 courses from:
SCS210 Indigenous Australia and the State
SCS211 Green Justice: Environmental and Social Issues
SCS221 Social Psychology
SCS225 Social Research
SCS235 Providing for the People: Social Justice, Welfare, and the
State
SCS261 Community Work Practice 1*
SCS262 Community Work Practice 2*
SCS270 Applications in Social and Community Work
SCS280 Counselling for the Human Services Professional
SCS281 Developmental and Family Counselling
SCS282 Globalisation and International Community Development
SCS285 Health, Society and Culture
SCS286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SCS287 Education: Access and Equity
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
Minor
For a minor in Social and Community Studies, students must
successfully complete 4 courses:
1 required course:
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
Plus - choose 1 course from:
SCS100 Introduction to the Social Sciences: Knowledge, Power and
Society
SCS110 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS120 Introduction to Psychology
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Plus - choose 2 courses from:
SCS210 Indigenous
Australia and the State
SCS211 Green Justice: Environmental and Social Issues
SCS221 Social Psychology
SCS225 Social Research
SCS235 Providing for the People: Social Justice, Welfare, and the
State
SCS260 Community Work
SCS261 Community Work Practice 1*
SCS262 Community Work Practice 2*
SCS270 Applications in Social and Community Work
SCS280 Counselling for the Human Services Professional
SCS282 Globalisation and International Community Development
SCS285 Health, Society and Culture
SCS286 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
SCS287 Education: Access and Equity
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS295 Gender and Culture
*Available only to students in the BSocSc(CommWk) program.
Please note:
Students who have successfully completed a major in Social and Community Studies may add a minor by successfully completing an additional four of the above courses (only one of which may be at introductory level).