This diploma provides skills and knowledge for workers involved in service delivery, either directly with clients or via health promotion and community development projects.

Graduates have an understanding of indigenous culture and history and are able to work with local communities in the provision of services.

Graduates may also have responsibility for the supervision of other staff and volunteers. You may undertake certificate-level study at some campuses in the first year.

The bachelor component provides a complementary theoretical grounding in social sciences. Refer to the Bachelor of Social Science for more information.

Career opportunities

Refer to separate entry for Bachelor of Social Science.

Teaching mode

There are different teaching modes between the TAFE diploma modules and the University’s Bachelor of Social Science courses. Diploma modules are face-to-face teaching with performance-based assessment.

The University’s Bachelor of Social Science courses include three or four hours of contact per course per week, generally in the mode of a one-hour lecture and two-hour tutorial. Students complete a further six to seven hours of self-directed learning per course per week.

The self-directed learning consists of readings, research, assignments and other assessment items.

Please note: This full-time program commences only in Semester 1 each year. New students are not required to complete any USC courses until they complete their TAFE diploma.