Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

Admission:

• ATAR lowered to 65
• Minimum TAFE or RTO Certificate lowered to Cert III

Exit pathway Added -

Undergraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Work upon completion of 24 credit points comprising units HLTH102; HDCW114; HDCW125 and HDCW126.

Progression Pathways Added:

Students who complete HLTH101, HLTH102, HLTH103, HLTH104, HDCW114, HDCW125, HDCW126 and OORA200 are eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Community Services and may be granted advanced standing for the completed units.

Students who complete HLTH101, HLTH102, HLTH103, HLTH104 and OORA200 are eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Nursing and may be granted advanced standing for the units completed.

Students who complete HLTH101, HLTH102, HLTH103, HLTH104, and OORA200 are eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work and may be granted Advanced standing for the units completed.

Exit pathway - addition of Undergrad Certificate in Health and Social Care

This course is now being offered through Open Universities Australia (OUA). These students follow Rule (a) Program of Study.

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements apply to candidates admitted under Rule (a) Pacific Focus Major only.

Program of Study – Rule (a)

Listed Units:

• PSYC105 added
• OORA200 added

There have been significant changes to the Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing for 2018.

Previously, the Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing was an exit award course. It is now available for general admission.

Program of Study - Rule (a)

General Program - New

For full unit details please see the General Program - Program of Study

Pacific Focus (International Students Only) - previous Program of Study

There are no changes for 2018

Program of Study - Rule (b) - previous Program of Study

Listed Units added from the Bachelor of Social Work:

• CRIM334, CRIM344, CRIM390, HLTH101, HLTH102, HLTH103, HLTH104, HLTH310, HLTH330, HLTH423, HLTH425, HSCS333, HSCS372, HSCS374, HSCS478, HSHM200, HSHM341, HSHM500, HSSW102, HSSW168, HSSW300, HSSW301, HSSW303, HSSW304, HSSW306, HSSW307, HSSW308, HSSW310, HSSW410, HSSW412, HSSW413,  OSSE300, PEAC303, PEAC328, PEAC354 and SOCY313 have been added
• HLTH100, HSHM212, PAIS101, PSYC102 and SOCY100 have been withdrawn

Listed Units from the Bachelor of Nursing:

• HLTH330, HLTH34, HSNS368 and OORA200 have been added

Listed Units from the Bachelor of Community Services:

• HDCM314, HDHP111, HLTH101, HLTH102, HLTH103, HLTH102, HLTH201, HLTH301,HLTH305, HLTH310, HLTH340, HSCS313, HSCS333, HSCS372, HSCS374, HSHM305, HSHM341, HSHM342, HSHM343, HSHM349,  HSHM368, HSSW168, HSSW300, HSSW304, HSSW306, HSSW308 and OORA200 have been added
• HDCW223, HDDT113, HDDT123, HDDT212, HDDT222, HDHP111, HDHP112, HDHP211, HDHP221, HSHM212, HSCS262 and HSHM236 have been withdrawn
• HSHM236 title changed to Living with Diabetes in the Community

Note unit and title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2018 course rules

• Course name has changed from Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing (Pacific Focus) to Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

Program of Study

There are now two Approved Coursework Programs:

• General Program
• Pacific Focus (previous Program of Study)

General Program:

For full unit details please see the 2017 Diploma of Community Welfare and Wellbeing – General Program webpage.

Pacific Focus Coursework Program:

No changes

Note course title change

Note addition of General Program – Approved Coursework Program