Youth Work Stream
Description
Youth workers improve the life outcomes for young people encouraging their personal and social development while helping them to become active citizens.
In our Bachelor of Applied Social Science Youth Work Stream, you will gain a strong foundation for working with young people. You will gain specialist knowledge to support young people experiencing difficulties from a trauma-informed care perspective. To prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career you will spend 70 days in professional work placements.
Our degree is taught from a Christian worldview perspective and is delivered by experts in the field of youth work. You will receive guidance from specialist youth workers and experienced sociologists, community development workers, social workers and other relevant areas. You will graduate with the knowledge, skills and experience to support young people as a reflective practitioner.
Linked to courses
- In the Bachelor of Applied Social Science this is a Stream
Units
| Unit | Required? | Upcoming offerings |
|---|---|---|
| SS701 Social Policy [ show ] | Required | |
| YT501 Theories of Youth Work [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Face to face Semester 2, 2024 and Semester 2, 2025 |
| YT602 Group Work and Program Design [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Semester 2, 2024 and Semester 2, 2025
Face to face |
| YT603 Youth Rights and Participation [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Semester 1, 2025
Face to face |
| YT701 Leadership in Youth Work [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Face to face Semester 2, 2024 and Semester 2, 2025 |
| YT541 Youth Work and the Youth Sector [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Face to face Semester 1, 2024 and Semester 1, 2025 |
| YT720 Trauma Informed Youth Work [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Face to face Semester 1, 2025 |
| YT670 Youth Work Field Education 1 Part A [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
Semester 1, 2024; Semester 2, 2024; Semester 1, 2025, and Semester 2, 2025
Independent/Flexible |
| YT671 Youth Work Field Education 1 Part B [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
Semester 1, 2024; Semester 2, 2024; Semester 1, 2025, and Semester 2, 2025
Independent/Flexible |
| YT770 Youth Work Field Education 2 Part A [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
Semester 1, 2024; Semester 2, 2024; Semester 1, 2025, and Semester 2, 2025
Independent/Flexible |
| YT771 Youth Work Field Education 2 Part B [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
Semester 1, 2024; Semester 2, 2024; Semester 1, 2025, and Semester 2, 2025
Independent/Flexible |
| SS600 Innovative Social Action [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Semester 1, 2024
|
| SS700 Social Research Methods [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
Semester 2, 2024 and Semester 2, 2025
|
For the specific requirements of this specialisation, please refer to the course check for this course.
Eastern College Australia is committed to ensuring as much as possible that its classes will run. If enrolments for a class are less than expected a unit may be offered in a different form such as less face to face classes or online so that it is still available to students.