ARTS – Social science
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Diploma of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Letters
See Arts Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Social Science component:
future.arts.monash.edu/undergraduate-courses/double-degrees-double-the-opportunity
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Analyst
Academic/Lecturer
Assessment Coordinator
Behaviour Support Worker
Biological/Physical Anthropologist
Career Adviser/Counsellor/Education
Consultant
Care Worker
Case Manager
Child Protection Practitioner
Child Psychologist
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Community Developer
Community Psychologist
Community Safety Coordinator
Community Support Worker
Community Welfare Officer
Consultant
Counselling Psychologist
Counsellor
Demographer
Developmental Psychologist
Disability Support Carer
Educational Psychologist
Family Support Worker
Forensic Psychologist
Foster Care Worker
Guidance Officer
Health Psychologist
Individual Support Worker
Intelligence Analyst
Migrant and Multicultural Affairs Officer
Organisational Psychologist
Policy Advisor
Psychiatry Registrar
Research Assistant
School Psychologist
Sport Psychologist
Social Planner
Social Worker
Sociologist
Student Advisor
Urban Planner
Youth Worker
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au
Australian Defence Force
defencejobs.gov.au
Australian Federal Police afp.gov.au
Australian Government Attorney-General’s
Department ag.gov.au
Australian Institute of Family Studies
aifs.gov.au
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
aihw.gov.au
Australian Secret Intelligence Service
asis.gov.au
Department of Human Services
humanservices.gov.au
Defence Science and Technology
Organisation dsto.defence.gov.au
Department for Communities and Social
Inclusion dcsi.sa.gov.au
Department of Education and Training
education.vic.gov.au
Department of Employment
employment.gov.au
Department of Social Services dss.gov.au
Department of Health health.gov.au
Department of Human Services Victoria
dhs.vic.gov.au
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Department of Immigration and Border
Protection immi.gov.au
Department of Justice NSW
justice.nsw.gov.au
Victoria Police police.vic.gov.au
Private
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Air Services Australia
airservicesaustralia.com
Boys Town boystown.com.au
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
commbank.com.au
Deloitte deloitte.com
EY ey.com
Hudson hudson.com
Konekt konekt.com.au
Minda Inc mindainc.com.au
Randstad randstad.com.au
SHL Global shl.com
SkillsPlus skillsplus.com.au
Yooralla yooralla.com.au
Wesfarmers wesfarmers.com.au
Westpac westpac.com.au
Not for Profit
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Anglicare Victoria anglicarevic.org.au
Australian Home Care ahcs.org.au
Beyondblue beyondblue.org.au
Child and Family Services Ballarat Inc
cafs.org.au
Latrobe Community Health Service
lchs.com.au
Marillac marillac.com.au
Melbourne City Mission
melbournecitymission.org.au
Melbourne Homeless Services
melbourne.homeless.org.au
Mind Australia mindaustralia.org.au
Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre
maprc.org.au
Northern Health nh.org.au
On the line ontheline.org.au
monash.edu/careers
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OzChild ozchild.org.au
Peninsula Support Services pss.org.au
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
petermac.org
Southern Health southernhealth.org.au
TaskForce taskforce.org.au
The Bronte Centre
thebrontefoundation.com.au
Youth Support Advocacy Service
ysas.org.au
The Smith Family thesmithfamily.com.au
YMCA ymca.org.au
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International
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For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
Industry specific
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Australian Association of Social Workers
aasw.asn.au
Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
accp.org.au
Australian Human Resources Institute
(AHRI) ahri.com.au
Australian Psychological Society
psychology.org.au
Career Development Association of
Australia cdaa.org.au
Centre for Community Welfare Training
acwa.asn.au
Centre for Research on Social Inclusion
crsi.mq.edu.au
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation
of Australia pacfa.org.au
Past and Present Women Police
Association of Victoria police.vic.gov.au
The Australian Counselling Association
(ACA) theaca.net.au
The Australian Sociological Association
tasa.org.au/home/index.php
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Helpful Links:
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Psychxchange psychxchange.com.au
Lifeline lifeline.org.au
Reed Health Care reedglobal.com
HACjobs hacjobs.com.au
ethicaljobs.com.au
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Philosophy Society
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Philosophy
Monash Postgraduate Association
mpa.monash.edu.au
Monash Student Association (Clayton)
msa.monash.edu.au
Monash Student Union Caulfield
monsucaulfield.org.au
Monash Student Union Peninsula
monsupeninsula.org.au
Monash Union of Berwick Students
mubs.com.au
Careers, Leadership and Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/students/career-connect