Course summary
The Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing prepares students to work as Aboriginal health practitioners in diverse Aboriginal health and counselling contexts.
The course is specifically designed to build students’ theoretical and practical capacity in discipline areas relevant to Aboriginal health practitioners. An inter-disciplinary focus provides students with skills and practices relevant to a variety of professional contexts where cultural competence is required to service individuals, families and community groups.
The Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing prepares students to work as Aboriginal health practitioners in diverse Aboriginal health and counselling contexts.
The course is specifically designed to build students’ theoretical and practical capacity in discipline areas relevant to Aboriginal health practitioners. An inter-disciplinary focus provides students with skills and practices relevant to a variety of professional contexts where cultural competence is required to service individuals, families and community groups.
Majors include:
- Aboriginal Health Care
The course can be studied without a major and includes a selection of units in areas that are relevant to Indigenous health and wellbeing.
Online students attend compulsory residential workshops at Lismore campus for some units.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Exercise analytical thinking, critical thinking and and reasoning and problem solving skills |
| Creativity | Demonstrate innovative, sensitive and creative responses and solutions to challenges in cultural and indigenous and community contexts |
| Ethical practice | Demonstrate a knowledge of, and commitment to, social responsibility, ethics and human rights in cultural and Indigenous contexts |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and integrated body of knowledge of cultural concepts and indigenous ways of knowing and being Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical, social, political, ecological or cultural influences that impact Indigenous cultural settings |
| Lifelong learning | Integrate responsibility for independent, self-directed learning and reflective practice Locate, analyse, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate sensitively and appropriately in an oral and written forms as appropriate in a variety of cultural and Indigenous contexts Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of collaboration and teamwork and communication skills in cultural and Indigenous settings |
| Cultural competence | Apply and integrate an understanding of social, indigenous and cultural diversity, and respect for the identity of all persons Demonstrate an understanding of Indigenous contemporary realities and protocols |
Students will undertake supervised on-the-job training as part of the course to gain professional experience. Placements can take place in a range of health facilities and clinics, and particularly those which provide services to Indigenous Australians.
This course is accredited with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) for the Narrative Counselling major. The University is seeking professional accreditation from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA) and the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA).
Course overview
Course code
3009200
Course abbreviation
BAH&W
Credit points
288
Equivalent units
24
Duration
3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
Duration
3 years full-time
Availability details
Domestic
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Online | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Fee information
International
| Location | Teaching period | Annual Fees | CRICOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore | Session 1 | $20,880 ($2,610 per unit) | 093244K |
Course requirements
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
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To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing a candidate shall successfully complete not less than twenty-four (24) units (288 credit points) comprising:
- all units in Part A; and
- either one (1) Part B Major, or one (1) University-wide Major
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To be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing a candidate shall successfully complete not less than sixteen (16) units (192 credit points) comprising:
- all units in Part A; or
- any twelve (12) units in Part A and either: any four (4) units in a Part B Major, or any four (4) units in a University-wide Major
- A candidate who, while enrolled for the Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, has completed the requirements for the Associate Degree of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing may elect to be awarded the Associate Degree of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing following withdrawal from the Bachelor degree.
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To be eligible for the award of Diploma of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing a candidate shall successfully complete not less than eight (8) units (96 credit points) comprising:
- any eight (8) units in Part A; or
- any six (6) units in Part A and either: any two (2) units in a Part B Major, or any two (2) units in a University-wide Major
- A candidate who, while enrolled in the Bachelor or Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, has completed the requirements for the Diploma of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing may elect to be awarded the Diploma of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing following withdrawal from candidature for the Bachelor degree.
Schedule of units
Course progressions
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. Assistance on how to enrol can be accessed here.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Browse uni-wide elective units by selecting Uni-wide elective in the advanced filter of the Unit search
Browse shared majors and their units at Shared majors
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Course Progression Table assumes that you are commencing the Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing with a single major in Session 1 without any advanced standing. It also assumes that you are studying full-time in Sessions 1 and 2 with no enrolment in Session 3 units. If you • will or have received advanced standing and/or • are commencing the Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing in Session 2 and/or • are enrolling in Session 3 units please email gnibistudent@scu.edu.au for advice on a revised study plan | |||
| Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| CSL71001 - Trauma and Resilience I | Introductory | ||
| SOC71001 - Aboriginal Community Wellbeing | Introductory | ||
| CUL00409 - The Mental Health of Australian Indigenous Peoples | Introductory | ||
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| IHE72005 - Aboriginal Psychology | Intermediate | ||
| CUL00408 - Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples | Intermediate | ||
| HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| CSL00231 - Counselling Theory and Practice | Introductory | ||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| HUM72015 - Racism and Eugenics | Intermediate | ||
| HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| IHE72008 - Indigenous Case Management and Care Planning | Intermediate | ||
| IHE72007 - Addiction and Aboriginal Communities | Intermediate | ||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| CSL72002 - Trauma and Resilience II | Intermediate | ||
| IHE72010 - Social Determinants of Health | Intermediate | ||
| HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| HUM73004 - Lateral Violence | Advanced | ||
| IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| CSL72001 - Indigenous Narrative Counselling I | Intermediate | ||
| IHE73004 - The Therapeutic Community | Advanced | ||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| SOC73002 - Living Knowledge | Advanced | ||
| IHE72006 - Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing | Intermediate | ||
| CSL10242 - Grief, Trauma and Crisis Counselling | Intermediate | ||
| CSL73005 - Indigenous Narrative Counselling II | Advanced | ||
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Course Progression Table assumes that you are commencing the Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing with a single major in Session 1 without any advanced standing. It also assumes that you are studying full-time in Sessions 1 and 2 with no enrolment in Session 3 units. If you • will or have received advanced standing and/or • are commencing the Bachelor of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing in Session 2 and/or • are enrolling in Session 3 units please email gnibistudent@scu.edu.au for advice on a revised study plan | |||
| Year 1, Session 1 | |||
| HUM71006 - Indigenous Knowledge | Introductory | ||
| SOC71001 - Aboriginal Community Wellbeing | Introductory | ||
| CSL71001 - Trauma and Resilience I | Introductory | ||
| CUL00409 - The Mental Health of Australian Indigenous Peoples | Introductory | ||
| Year 1, Session 2 | |||
| CUL00408 - Health and Indigenous Australian Peoples | Intermediate | ||
| HUM71005 - Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | Introductory | ||
| IHE71001 - Aboriginal Health Care Network | Introductory | ||
| HUM71003 - Introduction to Indigenous Research | Introductory | ||
| Year 2, Session 1 | |||
| HUM72015 - Racism and Eugenics | Intermediate | ||
| HUM72012 - Working with Aboriginal Communities I (Professional Engagement) | Intermediate | ||
| IHE72007 - Addiction and Aboriginal Communities | Intermediate | ||
| IHE72008 - Indigenous Case Management and Care Planning | Intermediate | ||
| Year 2, Session 2 | |||
| HUM73005 - Working with Aboriginal Communities II (Professional Placement) | Advanced | ||
| IHE72010 - Social Determinants of Health | Intermediate | ||
| CSL72002 - Trauma and Resilience II | Intermediate | ||
| IHE73002 - Elder Care and Wellness | Advanced | ||
| Year 3, Session 1 | |||
| HUM73004 - Lateral Violence | Advanced | ||
| IST73001 - Independent Study: Indigenous Research Project | Advanced | ||
| IHE73004 - The Therapeutic Community | Advanced | ||
| IHE72009 - Indigenous Health Promotion I | Intermediate | ||
| Year 3, Session 2 | |||
| SOC73002 - Living Knowledge | Advanced | ||
| IHE72006 - Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing | Intermediate | ||
| IHE73003 - Indigenous Health Promotion II | Advanced | ||
| IHE73001 - Chronic Care | Advanced | ||
Notes
| Note 1: | Not currently offered. |