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Associate Degree in Social Science (Disability Care)
AssocDegSocSc(DisabilityCare)
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Nationally, by Distance Education
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Associate Degree
To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete:
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 30 cp from Core Units;
- 130 cp from Electives, including at least 120 cp from Advanced Units;
and
- 4 Practical Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| BEHV108 | 10 | Human Development |
| COUN100 | 10 | Interpersonal Skills |
| COUN102 | 10 | Human Services |
Electives
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| BEHV326 | 10 | Independent Research Project |
| FAML200 | 10 | Health, Fitness and Nutrition |
| HUMA205 | 10 | Attitudes and Values |
| HUMA238 | 10 | Lifestyle Facilitation 1 |
| HUMA210 | 10 | Lifestyle Facilitation 2 |
| HUMA313 | 10 | Lifestyle Facilitation 3 |
| HUMA230 | 10 | Practice in Personal Care |
| HUMA231 | 10 | Socio-Legal Issues in Disability |
| HUMA236 | 10 | Psychiatric Disability Issues |
| HUMA237 | 10 | Physical Disability Issues |
| HUMA242 | 10 | Workplace Administration Skills |
| HUMA315 | 10 | Intellectual Disability Issues |
| PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics |
| SOCG232 | 10 | Recreation and Leisure |
| THBS100 | 10 | Introduction to the Bible |
| THCT100 | 10 | What Christians Believe |
Practical Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SOCG211 | 0 | Practical 1 |
| SOCG212 | 0 | Practical 2 |
| SOCG213 | 0 | Practical 3 |
| SOCG214 | 0 | Practical 4 |
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