Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling
Note: There will be no further intakes to the combined Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling. Students wishing to pursue a career in this area should first complete a three-year generalist degree such as the Bachelor of Health Sciences before progressing to the Master of Rehabilitation Counselling.
Course outline
The course outline for the Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling course is presented in Tables 17.3 and 17.4. Descriptions of the undergraduate units of study and a list of faculty and research electives are found in Chapter 7 while postgraduate unit descriptions and elective lists are in Chapter 20.
Table 17.3: Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| For continuing students 2011 | |||
| Course code SC147: Credit points for award: 96 | |||
| Full-time mode | |||
Year 2 |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling |
6 | N REHB5044 Vocational Development and Counselling |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5071 Work Injury and Workers' Compensation |
6 | N REHB5046 |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5077 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
6 | N REHB5042 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A |
6 | N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5073 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
6 | P REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling N REHB5050 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5079 Perspectives on Rehab Legislation |
6 | P REHB5072 Applied Counselling and Case Management |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5080 Professional Practice B |
6 | A The University of Sydney Code of Conduct Students will be approved to undertake field placement by obtaining a) criminal record check, b) signing the Prohibited Employment Declaration Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 and c) the Health Records and Information Privacy Act, 2004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| REHB5081 Rehab Counselling Dissertation B |
6 | P REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Part-time mode |
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Year 2 |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling |
6 | N REHB5044 Vocational Development and Counselling |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5075 Avocational Rehab Management |
6 | N REHB3039 Avocational Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5073 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
6 | P REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling N REHB5050 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5079 Perspectives on Rehab Legislation |
6 | P REHB5072 Applied Counselling and Case Management |
Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 3 |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5071 Work Injury and Workers' Compensation |
6 | N REHB5046 |
Semester 1 |
| Master of Rehabilitation Counselling elective [6]: see list below | |||
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5074 Professional Practice A |
6 | A University of Sydney Code of Conduct N REHB5048 Field Experience I, REHB5054 Field Experience II Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, Students will be approved to undertake field placement by obtaining a) criminal record check, b) signing the Prohibited Employment Declaration Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 c) the Health Records and Information Privacy Act, 2004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Master of Rehabilitation Counselling elective [6]: see list below | |||
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 4 (first offered in 2012) |
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| Semester 1 | |||
| REHB5077 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
6 | N REHB5042 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A |
6 | N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
| Semester 2 | |||
| REHB5080 Professional Practice B |
6 | A The University of Sydney Code of Conduct Students will be approved to undertake field placement by obtaining a) criminal record check, b) signing the Prohibited Employment Declaration Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 and c) the Health Records and Information Privacy Act, 2004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| REHB5081 Rehab Counselling Dissertation B |
6 | P REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 12 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Master of Rehabilitation Electives |
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| Semester 1 | |||
| REHB5062 Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
6 | N REHB5022 Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation, REHB3067 Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5063 Rehabilitation of PTSD |
6 | N REHB5034 Rehabilitation and PTSD, REHB3065 PTSD and Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5069 Rehabilitation of Alcohol & Drug Misuse |
6 | N REHB5014 Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse, REHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| Semester 2 | |||
| REHB5066 Chronic Pain & Rehabilitation Management |
6 | N REHB5036 Chronic Pain in Rehabilitation, REHB3066 Chronic Pain: Disability and Rehab |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5067 Multicultural Rehabilitation Management |
6 | N REHB5024 Rehabilitation of Persons from NESB, REHB3070 Ethnic Minorities and Disability |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5068 Public Offenders: Aspects of Rehab |
6 | N REHB5016 Rehabilitation of Public Offenders, REHB3062 Public Offenders: Criminality & Rehab |
Semester 2 |
| Note: The offering of these electives will depend on availability of staff and student demand. | |||
Table 17.4: Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Rehabilitation Counselling
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course code SH133/SC152: Pass course; full-time, 4 years | |||
Year 3 (offered in 2011) |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5075 Avocational Rehab Management |
6 | N REHB3039 Avocational Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| 2 BHS Senior electives [12] (see BHS elective list below) | |||
| Master of Rehabilitation Counselling elective [6] (see MRC elective list below) | |||
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5074 Professional Practice A |
6 | A University of Sydney Code of Conduct N REHB5048 Field Experience I, REHB5054 Field Experience II Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, Students will be approved to undertake field placement by obtaining a) criminal record check, b) signing the Prohibited Employment Declaration Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 c) the Health Records and Information Privacy Act, 2004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 2 BHS Senior electives [12] (see BHS elective list below) | |||
| Master of Rehabilitation Counselling elective [6] (see MRC elective list below) | |||
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Year 4 (offered in 2011 and 2012 only) |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling [6] | |||
| REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling |
6 | N REHB5044 Vocational Development and Counselling |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5071 Work Injury and Workers' Compensation |
6 | N REHB5046 |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5077 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
6 | N REHB5042 Psychiatric Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A |
6 | N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 1 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5073 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
6 | P REHB5070 Vocational Development and Counselling N REHB5050 Client Assessment and Job Placement |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5079 Perspectives on Rehab Legislation |
6 | P REHB5072 Applied Counselling and Case Management |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5080 Professional Practice B |
6 | A The University of Sydney Code of Conduct Students will be approved to undertake field placement by obtaining a) criminal record check, b) signing the Prohibited Employment Declaration Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 and c) the Health Records and Information Privacy Act, 2004 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| REHB5081 Rehab Counselling Dissertation B |
6 | P REHB5078 Rehab Counselling Dissertation A N REHB5057 Dissertation A, REHB5058 Dissertation B, REHB5059 Dissertation Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEMESTER 2 TOTAL: 24 CREDIT POINTS | |||
Bachelor of Health Sciences Senior electives |
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| HSBH3001 Health and Indigenous Populations |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3002 Health Information Science |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3003 Health Service Strategy and Policy |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3004 Health, Ethics and the Law |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3005 Evidence Based Health Care |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3006 Research Methods in Health |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems N Intermediate Statistics (BACH4043, BACH4055, BACH5253) |
Semester 1 |
| HSBH3009 International Health Project |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3010 Health and Lifelong Disability |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 2 |
| HSBH3011 Rural Health |
6 | P HSBH1006 Foundations of Health Science, HSBH1007 Health Science and Research, HSBH1008 Health Determinants and Interventions, HSBH1009 Health Care Resources and Systems |
Semester 1 |
Master of Rehabilitation Counselling electives |
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Semester 1 |
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| REHB5062 Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
6 | N REHB5022 Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation, REHB3067 Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5063 Rehabilitation of PTSD |
6 | N REHB5034 Rehabilitation and PTSD, REHB3065 PTSD and Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5069 Rehabilitation of Alcohol & Drug Misuse |
6 | N REHB5014 Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse, REHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
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| REHB5066 Chronic Pain & Rehabilitation Management |
6 | N REHB5036 Chronic Pain in Rehabilitation, REHB3066 Chronic Pain: Disability and Rehab |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5067 Multicultural Rehabilitation Management |
6 | N REHB5024 Rehabilitation of Persons from NESB, REHB3070 Ethnic Minorities and Disability |
Semester 2 |
| REHB5068 Public Offenders: Aspects of Rehab |
6 | N REHB5016 Rehabilitation of Public Offenders, REHB3062 Public Offenders: Criminality & Rehab |
Semester 2 |
Notes |
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| 1. Electives may be chosen from units of study available throughout the University, subject to approval, availability and minimum enrolment. A list of electives available in the Faculty of Health Sciences is included in Chapter 7 of the handbook. | |||
| 2. Rehabilitation Counselling students are encouraged to take REHB2026 Fundamentals of Rehabilitation as one of their BHS electives. | |||