Bachelor of Youth Work and Youth Studies - Plan BP322

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Student type:

Domestic International

Entry score:: ATAR 62.10*

Duration:: Full-time 3 years; Part-time 6 years

Fees:: Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 3 years

Fees:: AU$38,400 (2026 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 098456B

To graduate you must complete the following. Please note, all courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Self, Identity and Agency	12	HUSO2164	City Campus
An Introduction to Youth Work	12	HWSS2229	City Campus
Foundations of Youth Studies	12	HUSO2414	City Campus
Australian Society in a Global Context	12	HUSO1207	City Campus
Public Policy	12	POLI1066	City Campus
Introduction to Practice Skills	12	HWSS2230	City Campus
Young People, Representation and Resistances	12	HUSO2415	City Campus
Introduction to Law and Human Rights	12	JUST2362	City Campus

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Ethics, Reflexivity and Praxis	12	HWSS2228	City Campus
Youth Work 3: Youth Praxis, Policy and Programs	12	HWSS2231	City Campus
Youth Identities and Interdependencies	12	HUSO2416	City Campus
Contemporary Organisational Practices	12	HUSO1213	City Campus
Work Integrated Learning 1	12	HWSS2232	City Campus
Youth Studies 4: Human and Spatial Geographies of Youth	12	HUSO2417	City Campus

AND{Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:University Elective ORSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from a chosen Minor. Please refer to the list of Minors at the end of the Program Structure. }

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Casework and Advocacy	12	HWSS1135	City Campus
Work Integrated Learning 2	12	HWSS2233	City Campus
Youth Studies 5: Constructs of Health, Safety and Wellness	12	HWSS2235	City Campus
Trauma Informed Practice	12	HWSS1146	City Campus
Youth Work 6: Ready for Life and Work	12	HWSS2234	City Campus
Youth Work Capstone	12	HUSO2418	City Campus

AND{Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:University Elective ORSelect and Complete Two (2) Courses from the same Minor chosen in Year Two. Please refer to the list of Minors at the end of this Program Structure. }

AND

Minor: Justice & Criminology

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Corrections	12	JUST2364	City Campus
Introduction to Criminal Justice	12	JUST2273	City Campus
Criminal Psychology	12	SOCU2321	City Campus
Preventing Violence Against Women	12	JUST2340	City Campus
Responding to Family Violence: In Justice and Community Settings	12	JUST2341	City Campus
Sex, Gender and Justice	12	JUST2325	City Campus
Victimology	12	SOCU2323	City Campus
Youth Justice Systems	12	HWSS2117	City Campus
The Sociology of Drug Use	12	SOCU2325	City Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution	12	HWSS1144	City Campus
Understanding Conflict and Mediation	12	HWSS2157	City Campus
Drug Related Crime	12	JUST2368	City Campus
Criminal Law Investigation and Procedure	12	JUST2365	City Campus

AND

Minor: International Studies & Development

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Intercultural Communication	12	SOCU1025	City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation	12	HUSO2092	City Campus
Learning on Country: Indigenous Communities in a Global Context	12	HUSO2215	City Campus
International Development, Themes, Debates and Practice	12	HUSO2036	City Campus
Race and Racism	12	HUSO1182	City Campus
Global Careers	12	SOCU1031	City Campus

AND

Minor: Indigenous Studies

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples	12	HUSO2301	City Campus
Indigenous Dislocation and Diaspora	12	HUSO2382	City Campus
On Country, In Relation: Stories, Practices and Futures	12	HUSO1296	City Campus
Mythbusting Reality: Indigenous v Western	12	HUSO2386	City Campus
Researching de-colonisation: Indigenous Land Rights to Hip Hop	12	HUSO2380	City Campus
Learning on Country: Indigenous Communities in a Global Context	12	HUSO2215	City Campus

AND

Minor: Community Services

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs	12	HWSS2171	City Campus
Influencing Policy	12	POLI1038	City Campus
Working with Violence and Abuse	12	HWSS2158	City Campus
Homelessness: Contemporary Themes, Policy and Practice	12	HWSS2227	City Campus
The Sociology of Drug Use	12	HUSO2201	City Campus
On Country, In Relation: Stories, Practices and Futures	12	HUSO1296	City Campus
Community Work	12	HWSS1139	City Campus

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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