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Study Human Services at Otago

No new enrolments will be accepted for Human Services as a major or minor subject.

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Human Services papers prepare students for work in social services, including social work assistants, community work, justice and youth work. The papers provide knowledge about family patterns, family forms and the way people grow and develop throughout their lifespan in a variety of cultural contexts. This knowledge is linked to practical methods of working in individual, family and organisational settings to enhance development and solve problems through positive social change. At the community, regional and iwi levels, larger scale social networks are examined in terms of work and community life and the manner in which people interact. In the face of social change and problems of income, employment, health and social problems, strategies for change and resolution are developed.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) (no new enrolments)
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad) (no new enrolments)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) (no new enrolments)
• Master of Arts (MA) (no new enrolments)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (no new enrolments)
• Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc) (no new enrolments)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Consumer and Applied Sciences (PGDipCApSc) (no new enrolments)
• Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences (MCApSc) (no new enrolments)

Social Welfare and Social Work

For Social Welfare and Social and Community Work qualifications see the subject entry for Social Work.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Human Services*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for Human Services as a major or minor subject.

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	SOWK 111 SOWK 114 EDUC 102 or PSYC 112 One of ANTH 103, ANTH 105, BSNS 105, ECON 112, ENVI 111, GEND 101, GEND 102, GEOG 102, MANT 102, MAOR 102, MAOR 110, PACI 101, POLS 102, POLS 103, SOCI 101 (or LAWS 101 - 36 points)	18 18 18 18
200-level	Three of SOWK 233, SOWK 234, SOWK 235, SOWK 236	54
300-level	SOWK 315 SOWK 316 SOWK 318 SOWK 319	18 18 18 18
Plus	162 further points (or 144 points if LAWS 101 taken); must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	162
Total		360

Note: Requirements for this major subject are under review. For further information please contact the Department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Human Services*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for Human Services as a major or minor subject.

Papers
COMF 490 SOWK 402, SOWK 403

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Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc) degree majoring in Human Services*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for this programme.

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	SOWK 111 SOWK 114 EDUC 102 or PSYC 112 One of ANTH 103, ANTH 105, BSNS 105, ECON111, ECON 112, ENVI 111, GEND 101, GEND 102, GEOG 102, MANT 102, MAOR 102, MAOR 110, PACI 101, POLS 102, POLS 103 (or LAWS 101 - 36 points)	18 18 18 18
200-level	Three of SOWK 233, SOWK 234, SOWK 235, SOWK 236	54
300-level	SOWK 315 SOWK 316 SOWK 318 SOWK 319	18 18 18 18
Plus	162 further points (or 144 points if LAWS 101 taken); must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Consumer and Applied Sciences Students whose only major subject is Human Services may take up to 126 points from papers not listed in Consumer and Applied Sciences subject lists	162
Total		360

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Postgraduate Diploma in Consumer and Applied Sciences (PGDipCApSc) in Human Services*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for this programme.

Papers
COMF 490 SOWK 401, SOWK 402, SOWK 403, SOWK 404

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Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences (MCApSc) in Human Services*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for this programme.

Papers
COMF 495, and at least 96 points from SOWK 402, SOWK 403, SOWX 615, SOWX 616, SOWX 617, SOWX 620, SOWX 621, SOWX 622. COMF 5 (thesis)

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Minor Subject Requirements

Human Services as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree*

* No new enrolments will be accepted for Human Services as a minor subject.

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	SOWK 111 SOWK 114	18 18
200-level	Two 200-level SOWK papers	36
300-level	18 300-level SOWK points	18
	The prerequisite for 300-level SOWK papers will be waived for students taking this minor subject
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at sowk@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page at http://www.otago.ac.nz/socialwork