From Session1, 2025, students can apply to study the Diploma of Social Science and will explore the fundamental concepts and theories of the social sciences, including social structures, human behaviour, cultural diversity and social change. It will equip students with the practical knowledge and skills needed to work in social science-based fields.
It provides skills in social analysis, sourcing and evaluating information group work, communications, understanding social diversity and critical thinking.
Students can choose between a number of electives in the fields of human services, criminology and psychology, which can lead them into more specialist areas of study. The program therefore also provides students with a pathway to life-long learning with the potential for further study in the Bachelor of Social Science (and related majors), or a range of related disciplines in higher education institutions.
Eight or 12 months
March, July, October
Level 4, 255 Elizabeth Street Sydney
CRICOS Code:
115334M
Course fees A$25,000
Course fees: A$30,100
The Diploma of Social Science can be completed over two or three sessions. It comprises of core (mandatory) and elective units. Students will study eight units in total from the list below, which includes six core units and two elective units. The elective unit is dependent on articulation.
Core units
Choose two elective units
Proposed Elective Units (Students complete 2 of the below)
See Admission requirements for pre-course information.
Articulation arrangements to be confirmed with WSU for the following pathways:
Bachelor of Social Science, including the following majors:
Using the Diploma as a stand-alone qualification will allow you to progress to entry level positions in a broad range of fields including Public Service Worker, Support Worker (Disability, Aged Care, Out of Home Care), Youth Worker, Community Development Worker, Welfare Support Worker.
Average national graduate starting salaries are: $75,000
(Latest data from Talent.com)
Provider Registration Number: PRV12046
Course ID: CRS1401585
This program is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework.
This program is available to domestic students and to international students studying in Australia on an Australian student visa provided the applicant meets the published entry requirements.
| Applicant background | Current Students - Session 1, 2024 (Number of Students) | Current Students - Session 1, 2024 (Percentage of Students) |
|---|---|---|
| (A) A higher education award course (includes a bridging or enabling course) | N/A | N/A |
| (B) Past vocational education andtraining (VET) study | N/A | N/A |
| (C) Recent secondary education | ||
| Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the impactof adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | N/A | N/A |
| Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) | N/A | N/A |
| Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not considered (e.g special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement) | N/A | N/A |
| (D) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories) | N/A | N/A |
| International | N/A | N/A |
| All Students | N/A | N/A |
