Graduate Certificate of Health and Community
Graduate Certificate of Health and Community
The Graduate Certificate of Health and Community is designed for health & community services professionals who wish to advance their careers, or for those who want to enter a new career in this growing industry sector. The course also offers a pathway into the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) degree…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Certificate of Health and Community is designed for health & community services professionals who wish to advance their careers, or for those who want to enter a new career in this growing industry sector. The course also offers a pathway into the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) degree at Acknowledge Education.
The Graduate Certificate of Health and Community provides a broad-based knowledge of health and community services, its practices, processes, and underlying theories and principles. The theoretical and applied learning units in this course, are designed so that students gain real-world knowledge and skills for application when working in health and community service contexts.
Course Description:
The core curriculum includes four units, two from the behavioural sciences and two from the social sciences. The two units of study from the behavioural sciences are, GCIND801 Foundations of Psychology and GCIND802 Grief, Loss and Trauma Across the Lifespan, and the two units from the social sciences are, GCSOC801 Foundations of Sociology and Politics and GCSOC802 Welfare Systems and Services in Australia.
Course Structure:
This course requires successful completion of 24 credit points: 4 core units weighted at 6 points each.
The course will be conducted over one trimester comprising 12 weeks with 4 units, with the course being completed within one trimester of full-time study.
Employment pathway:
This course offers an employment pathway into the health and community services sectors in Australia (aged care, disability care, youth work, community work, support work).
Potential occupations include;
Case worker
Community worker
Aged care advocacy worker
Potential employers include;
Community services
Health services
Local government
REQUIREMENTS
To be accepted into the course, international students require a relevant three-year AQF Level 7 degree.
English Requirements
International students must have an IELTS (Academic) minimum overall band score of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0) or equivalent completed within the two years prior to admission.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Stott’s College, founded in 1883, is an educational provider based in Melbourne, Victoria. It is one of the institutions of Acknowledge Education. Some of the study options on offer at the College include the Bachelor of Business; the Advanced Diploma of Business; the Diploma of Business; the Diploma of Community Services; the Certificate IV in Business Administration; and the Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community).
