Bachelor of Human Services (Youth Work major)
Do you want to support young people to lead valued lives in the community? The BHumServ with a major in Youth Work will develop your skills and knowledge to provide effective leadership and advocacy in youth work. You'll be better prepared to make a difference in the lives of young people and to help them realise their true potential.
Bachelor of Human Services (Youth Work) information session.
17 November 2009
5.15pm - 6pm
Venue: Music Auditorium, B Block, Gate 3, 74 Epsom Ave, Epsom, Auckland (Free parking available at Gate 2)
Contact: Delia on 623 8899 ext 48640 or email d.matthias@auckland.ac.nz
A free information session to find out more about the Bachelor of Human Services will be held at The University of Auckland’s Epsom Campus. Find out what is involved in the Bachelor of Human Services including which major will best suit your aspirations, Youth Work or Disability Studies, and what it is like to study at the Faculty of Education.
The session will start with an overview of the qualification and the field of human services. You will also have an opportunity to talk one-to-one with a member of staff. Part-time study and Certificate of Proficiency available.
Full-time: 3 years (part-time study options also available)
Taught at: Epsom Campus
Points per degree: 360
- Enables you to gain the specialist skills and knowledge you will need to be an effective youth worker.
- Also prepares you for working within a wide range of human service settings and to take on leadership and management roles.
- Develop a broad understanding of social, cultural and political issues in New Zealand society.
- Suitable for people who are already working in this field and it may be possible to study while you work.
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In the first year you will:
- study psychology and sociology for human services, human development, and professional communication skills
- study the impact of socio-cultural factors on young people’s development and identity, media constructions of “youth”, sexualities, and the Treaty of Waitangi in relation to human services and youth work
- begin your study of applied professional practice.
Over the next two years, you will:
- build on your theoretical knowledge base
- study courses such as leadership, management and social policy, social psychology, developmental psychology, the impact of addictions and violence, inclusion and aspirations, ethics, recreation, mental health and working for young Māori and Pacific people
- have opportunities to apply your learning in practice
- study two courses from the General Education schedule, allowing you to pursue interests outside your field of study.
Agencies increasingly seek a degree as a prerequisite for employment, making graduates highly sought after. Completion of a BHumServ with a major in Youth Work will give you the skills and knowledge to better support
young people. It could lead you to work in services such as the Ministry of Youth Development, iwi and Pacific community development, migrant and refugee support, youth health, truancy services, counselling, health education, and specialist services such as drug use, mental health and sexual health services.
You’ll also have the skills and preparation to be able to work in a wide range of other human service settings.
The University of Auckland offers a range of programmes at postgraduate level enabling you to optimise your career and salary prospects.
As part of the application and selection process, you need to supply us with supplementary information. Click on the link below to download a supplementary information form, complete it, and return it to the Faculty of Education as soon as possible.
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