Course: Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies

If you like to help people and believe in people's right to determine their own futures then Humanitarian and Community Studies could be the career for you.

The Humanitarian and Community worker aims to maximise human potential and worth of all individuals regardless of racial origin, sex, age or social status or other individual differences.

Graduates will gain the following skills and attributes

• Retrieve, evaluate and use relevant information and current technology to advance learning and facilitate human service tasks and community work
• Apply a range of skills and knowledge to work with and provide benefit to communities
• Develop innovative responses to social concerns and find solutions to challenging problems
• Have a solid understanding of theoretical frameworks and knowledge that underpin human service practice with individuals, groups and communities
• Communicate effectively with diverse populations, including community members, co-workers and other stakeholders
• Work effectively and cooperatively in single and multidisciplinary teams in challenging environments
• Apply principles of social justice and professional codes of ethics to all fields of practice to improve outcomes for individuals and communities
• Function effectively, constructively and professionally in diverse cultural and complex situations
• Exercise initiative and responsibility to work for community recovery and positive outcomes
• The degree is also a resource that humanitarian agencies can use to sponsor training for staff in countries where they operate.

More information on the Bachelor of Humanitiarian and Community Studies offered at CDU.

Contact:
Administrative Leader, Health Sciences
Phone: 08 8946 6089

Graduates will exit the program with a foundation in human services work, be eligible to join the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers, and prepared for work in government or non-government agencies in remote locations. Graduates will have also gained the practical skills based on the entry requirements to work as a humanitarian logistician for humanitarian aid agencies, such as Red Cross, and Medecins Sans Frontiéres.

Welcome to Humanitarian and Community Studies field education!

Field education is not only a key component of the Humanitarian and Community Studies curriculum, but is also an enjoyable and challenging time for students.

As humanitarian and community work are practice-based professions, they cannot rely on theoretical teaching alone. Field education is designed to be both a ‘hands on’ and a reflective educational experience.

Humanitarian and Community Studies’ students are required to undertake a 70-day dual field placement in a regional, international and/or remote location in the final year of this course.

The International Placement Program (IPP) provides the opportunity for Humanitarian students to experience an international placement. Students seeking to undertake an international placement are required to complete 20 days in an Australian agency (remote area preferred) and 50 days on an international placement.

Students seeking an international placement in 2012 may be eligible for a $2000 scholarship through the IPP Program. Please contact the Field Education Coordinator for more information.

To start the placement process you will need to complete the Online Placement Nomination. The Nomination Form will be attended to by the Field Education Coordinator, Suzie Marker.

If you have further queries regarding field education please contact Suzie Marker on 89466752 or email: Suzanne.marker@cdu.edu.au

Please ensure you have also enrolled in SWK350 and SWK 365 with Student Services.

Pre-Placement Requirements

Social Work and Humanitarian Studies

All students undertaking field education placements for SWK350, SWK366 and SWK466 must supply certified copies of all pre-placement documents. Students who do not supply these documents will not be approved to attend their field education placement.

• Students undertaking SWK350, SWK366 or SWK466 in Semester 1, must provide all documents by 27/01/12

• Students undertaking SWK350, SWK366 or SWK466 in Semester 2, must provide all documents by 30/03/12

Please send certified copies of all documents to the following address:

Social Work /Humanitarian Studies Field Education Placement Officer
EHSE Faculty Blue 5
Charles Darwin University
Ellengowan Drive
DARWIN NT 0909

All students must supply a Current Annual National Police check (valid for 12 months from date of issue). Applications are available from state / territory police services

Additional state requirements:
As well as supplying a national police check, students must meet the following state/territory requirements - for the state/territory in which they intend to undertake placement.