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 196-001 Human Behaviour and Social Environment 1

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Dorothy Scott

Prerequisites

Admission into the Bachelor of Social Work; for BA students, 50 points of first year subjects.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject explores individual and environmental sources of resilience and vulnerability. Concepts relating to stress, trauma and loss are examined across the human life span. After taking this subject, students should be able to identify factors within the individual and the social environment which shape responses to adversity. They should also be able to reflect critically upon different theoretical perspectives and values as they relate to the content of this subject.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words. Attendance at a minimum of 75% of tutorials is a hurdle requirement for this subject.

Prescribed Texts
  • E Hutchison, Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person & Environment. Pine Forge Press California, 1999.
  • E Hutchison, Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course. Pine Forge Press California, 1999.
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