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Double Major Availability:
- Location:
Joondalup - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
Online
- Location:
Joondalup - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
Online - Duration:
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Computing, Health and Science - School:
Exercise and Health Sciences - Code:
K97 - CRICOS:
071523G - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Health Science
Double Major In Addiction Studies and Youth Work
This double major is designed to connect co-occuring alcohol, tobacco and/or other drugs experiences amongst young people, and provide students with an understanding of youth issues and drug use issues.
Related careers
Community Health Officer, Drug Rehabilitation Officer, Youth Worker, Child Health Officer, Health Care Officer, Health Promotion Officer, Health Officer, Drug Policy Worker, Police Officer, Quit Smoking Project Officer, Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator, Research Officer, Health Project Coordinator
Related studies
addiction, youth work, psychoactive drugs, alcohol, preventive, counselling, issues
Double Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The addiction studies and youth work double major comprises 360 credit points (23 units). Young people who come into contact with Youth Workers typically experience co-occurring alcohol, tobacco and/or other drug problems. This double major is therefore designed to connect these two areas and provide students with an understanding of youth issues and drug-use issues. Two of the addiction studies units (ADS3252 and ADS3351) require students to attend on-campus classes. Students who are unable to attend classes may, with the permission of the Bachelor of Health Science Course Coordinator, substitute two third-year HST units.| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADS1151 | Addiction Studies: Fundamental Concepts | 15 | |
| HST1109 | Epidemiology | 15 | |
| YWK1101 | Principles of Youth Work | 15 | |
| YWK1220 | Youth Issues | 15 | |
| ADS1252 | Addiction Studies: Psychoactive Drugs | 15 | |
| MAT1114 | Introductory Statistics | 15 | |
| CSV1101 | Introduction to Community Work | 15 | |
| CSV3203 | Working with Groups | 15 | |
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADS2253 | Addiction Studies: Processes of Change | 15 | |
| HST2122 | Health Research Methodology | 15 | |
| YWK3231 | Strategies for Social Change | 15 | |
| ADS2356 | Addiction Studies: Intervention Initiatives | 15 | |
| HST3501 | Health Research Project | 15 | |
| CSV3109 | Vulnerable People and Communities | 15 | |
| YWK3113 | Youth Work Professional Placement | 30 | |
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADS3355 | Addiction Studies: Social Action | 15 | |
| ADS3252 | Addiction Studies: Counselling Skills 1 | 15 | |
| YWK3107 | Ideology and Youth Work Practice | 15 | |
| ADS3458 | Addiction Studies: Preventive Practice | 15 | |
| ADS3351 | Addiction Studies: Counselling Skills 2 | 15 | |
| YWK3211 | Inclusive Youth Work Practice | 15 | |
| CSV3116 | Ethics in Human Services | 15 | |
| YWK3203 | Theories of Youth | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: