Programme summary

Career opportunities

Courses & timetables

Admission requirements

[BSocP]

7, 360 3.0
Full-time for three years or part-time options available
Starts February
50 full-time and 30 part-time places across all majors
CA2224
Waitakere campus

NZ$ 4869

International fees

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Programme summary

Interested in a career in community development? Develop your understanding of community change and management, and further your knowledge of Pakeha, Maori and Pacific Island cultural practices.

Develop the skills for a career in community development. The Bachelor of Social Practice (Community Development) helps you gain a critical awareness of social and cultural contexts, social justice, class, gender and other issues. Explore community and organisational change, community empowerment, social policy and legislation, sociological analysis, and narrative ideas in counselling and social practice. Further your knowledge of Pakeha, Maori and Pacific Island cultural practices, psychology, mental health and risk assessment.

Highlights

• The only programme of its kind in Australasia.
• Recognised by the Social Workers’ Registration Board for registration.
• Relevant to a wide range of social, community, counselling, disability, mental health and education services.
• Emphasis on the practical application of theory.
• A critical focus on social justice.
• Practical experience: in Year Two and Three, you complete a practicum in a community organisation.
• Flexibility: you have two years to decide if you want to specialise in community development or social work. You only select your major in Year 3; the first two years are shared across both majors.

Timetables

Most courses run for one day a week, across a 16-week semester with a holiday break that is aligned, where possible, with school holidays. There are two semesters in our academic year:

• Semester 1: Monday 27 February to Friday 29 June 2012
• Semester 2: Monday 23 July to Friday 23 November 2012.