Bachelor of Business course with Human Services Management major

Overview

The Bachelor of Business course with Human Services Management major is designed to provide graduates with a comprehensive and broad theoretical base of knowledge of human service practice principles and skills preparing them to manage human service delivery to diverse clientele across a variety of welfare settings in private, government and non-government organisations.
Due to the diversity of roles and settings in the human services area, the SCI Bachelor of Business course with Human Services Management major will prepare graduates for a range of career opportunities. Graduates will be flexible in the translation and application of knowledge and skills to diverse settings. This major will draw on a wide range of perspectives and approaches to provide students with a solid foundation to work in co-ordination, management and leadership roles in community development, human service delivery and welfare organisations within Australia and globally such as age care, disability, childcare, local and global welfare organisations, government departments, charities and other non- government agencies.

Year 1	COM 100 Business Communication	ACC100 Accounting for Business	ECO100 Business Economics	ITB100 Information Technology in Business	MKT100 Principles of Marketing	MGT100 Principles of Management	LAW100 Business Law	BUS100 Business Statistics
Year 2		Elective		Elective				Elective
Year 3		Elective		Elective

Students are required to complete all of the units listed below to fulfil the requirements of Bachelor of Business with Human Services Management major.

	Unit Name		Prerequisites Unit
HRM201	Human Resources Management	None
HSM201	Communications & Human Services	None
HSM202	Psychology in the Workplace	None
HSM203	Understanding Human Diversity & Adversity	None
HSM204	Foundations of Social Policy	None
HSM301	Contemporary Human Services Management	None
HSM302	Leadership in Human Services Practice	None
HSM303	Ethics and Intervention	None
HSM304	Change Management in Human Services	None
HSM305	Indigenous Cultures and Human Services	MGT100 LAW100	Principles of Management Business Law
BUS301	Business Capstone		This unit can only be undertaken by the students in the final year of the studies or after having completed at least two third of the course credits

Course learning Outcomes

The Bachelor of Business Course has the following learning outcomes that are consistent with the AQF Level 7 qualification:

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of theories, principles, and concepts relevant to the broad field of business
Communicate effectively with diverse business stakeholders in technologised, written and face to face contexts
Be self-directed and critically reflective in business contexts requiring collaborative and independent work
Apply specialised field knowledge and technical skills to develop and evaluate business solutions in a range of Human Services contexts
Source, generate and synthesise relevant information to support evidence-based Human Services decision-making processes and lifelong learning
Recognise the relationship between Human Services profession and society through practicing socially responsible and sustainable management that benefits diverse communities.

Graduate Attributes

The graduates of Southern Cross Institute will have the following attributes at AQF Level 7:

Be effective communicators in the face to face and technologised contexts
Be broadly knowledgeable in the theoretical and conceptual fields of business with in-depth knowledge of their sub-discipline
Be able to professionally apply theoretical, conceptual and procedural knowledge to analyse and solve complex problems in business environments
Be self-directed, critical thinkers able to liaise, cooperate and work effectively and supportively with others
Be culturally adept and promote inclusivity and equity for all members of their local, regional and international communities
Synthesise, analyse and use the information to support ethical, evidence-based decision making and lifelong learning