Course results for Community services & care Degrees

Follow, or build upon, your natural urge to protect and nurture those around you. Develop skills that form the core of care professions. Gain a pathway into a degree in nursing, social work or community services.

Make a meaningful difference and enhance your professional practice. You’ll learn how to assess and respond to childhood trauma with evidence-based approaches. Build a specialist knowledge of child abuse and its impact on development.

Understand the lived experiences of people with disabilities and become an effective advocate or carer. Delve into disability rights and person-centred approaches to service delivery. Examine inclusive solutions to national policy issues.

Gain a global perspective of the impacts of dementia on individuals and society. Learn how to change systems and practices to better support those with dementia so that you can lead transformation in the space.

Do you consider yourself a caring, compassionate person? Make these qualities your career. Gain the skills care for those facing hardships. Learn what’s considered best protocol in the standards set by the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Get set to make things better for people and the broader community. Complete core topics to prepare you for work in the human services sector. Choose an elective to give you specialist knowledge in childhood, disability, aged care or community work.

Pursue a rewarding career as a counsellor using a range of therapeutic approaches. Understand the ethics of your profession and how to address trauma with clients. Then put your skills to the test during role-play scenarios.

Gain advanced skills and knowledge for leadership roles in this growing sector. Under exceptional academic guidance, you’ll explore the management of aged care services. Analyse current theories and extend your professional practice.

Engage with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including communication, learning style and behaviour management. Benefit from a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-life focus, leading to quality intervention and management for people with ASD.

Study sociology and welfare theory, develop counselling and case management skills, and get to know Indigenous world-views. When you graduate, you’ll be equipped to help individuals and families with housing, rehabilitation, and disability services.