This program is designed as an exit qualification and is not available for direct entry.

DipYouthS

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award, a student must complete 80 cp consisting of:

  1. 50 cp from Youth Work and Sociology specified units (Part A)
  2. 10 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part B)
  3. 20 cp from Electives (Part C)

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

  • YSED100Knowing Young People10 CP
  • YSED103Introduction to the Youth Sector10 CP
  • YSED104The Developing Young Person10 CP
  • YSED105Ethical Principles and Practice of Youth Work10 CP
  • SOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
  • THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
  • THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
  • TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

    Students may select one elective unit from any course on offer at ACU subject to unit availability and provided prerequisites requirements are met.

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