Bachelor of Social Work (Whyalla)

Degree Level Undergraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
WBSW

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 78.45 (for 2014)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 75.00 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.

Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.

To be eligible for selection, applicants are required to have:

Completed the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE); and
- completed 200 credits of subjects;
- achieved a grade of C* or better in the Personal Learning Plan, 20 credits of literacy, 10 credits of numeracy and the Research Project at Stage 2;
- achieved a grade C- or better in an additional 60 credits at Stage 2;
- obtained a competitive ATAR.
* For Stage 2 subjects a grade of C- or better is required

OR:
- completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, obtaining a minimum score of 24 points and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed an award from TAFE or from another registered training organisation at AQF Certificate IV level or above and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- completed the University Foundation Studies program.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None
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Aim

The Bachelor of Social Work qualifies individuals who are equipped with the intellectual ethical and professional methods to undertake professional social work in a range of contexts.

Content & Structure

Graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work degree will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the political, behavioural and social sciences, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of social work and social policy and be able to function as reflexive practitioners within the human service context.

The students will complete 144 units of study comprising 81 units of core studies, social policy and social work theory, 4.5 units of free elective, 31.5 units of practice skills and 27 units of field placements.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Human Service Provision	WELF 1014	4.5
Communication Skills in Social Work and Human Services	WELF 1019	4.5
The Social World	SOCU 1003	4.5
Psychology 1A	BEHL 1003	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Governance and Citizenship in Australia	POLI 1008	4.5
Group Work	BEHL 2009	4.5
Free Elective		4.5	Note(s): 5
Psychology 1B	BEHL 1004	4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Human Service Intervention	WELF 2012	4.5
Working with Community	WELF 2010	4.5
Social Enquiry Methods	HUMS 1004	4.5
Interviewing Skills in Social Work and Human Services	WELF 2020	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Australian Social Policy	POLI 1012	4.5
Social Work Practice Strategies	WELF 2009	4.5
Human Service Workers and the Law	JUST 2005	4.5
Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing	WELF 2019	4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Social Work Field Education 1	WELF 3011	13.5
Indigenous Australians and the Human Services	WELF 2015	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Advanced Practice in Social Work	WELF 3021	4.5
Contemporary Practice Approaches	WELF 3007	4.5
Working with Human Service Organisations	WELF 3023	4.5
Policy Practice	POLI 2027	4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Professional Practice in the Workplace	WELF 4032	4.5
Child Centred Practice	WELF 4030	4.5
Rural Social Work	WELF 4004	4.5
Complexity in Practice	WELF 4031	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2	WELF 4019	13.5
Professional Development	WELF 4016	4.5
FOURTH YEAR (WITH HONOURS)
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Applied Social Research (Honours)	WELF 4033	4.5
Honours Dissertation A	WELF 4026	13.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2	WELF 4019	13.5
Honours Dissertation B	WELF 4027	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Students who have completed a TAFE Diploma in Community Services are eligible for 18 units of credit. Students who have completed a TAFE Advanced Diploma in Community Services are eligible for 36 units of credit.

2. Students who have successfully completed a University of South Australia Associate Degree in Correctional Administration (MTCA) are eligible for 36 units of credit.

Notes

1. The program is designed to graduate professional social workers who can function effectively in demanding environments. It satisfies professional and employer requirements through its content and its assessment processes. Students are advised that the program does require consistent participation in a wide range of potentially challenging classroom, assessment and field activities.

2. The program is four years of full-time study but may also be studied part-time.

3. Field Education consists of 1000 hours of supervised placement to be undertaken during the third and fourth years. Students are advised that they will be required to attend field education placements generally but not exclusively during normal working hours in both teaching and non teaching weeks, for between 3 and 5 days per week. All students are required to have undertaken a national criminal history check and screening through the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) for working with Children, Aged and Vulnerable people and to have completed a 1 day Child Safe Environments Course. Some placements may require students to hold a current drivers licence and recognised First Aid Certificate. Students are strongly encouraged to undertake one international, overseas placement.

4. Where a Whyalla student wishes to transfer to Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services) at Magill, recognition will be given for the first two years of the award for the Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services). (These programs have significant commonality in the first two years.)

5. All students complete at least one freely chosen Free Elective as part of their undergraduate program. See undergraduate elective courses

6. The program may be awarded with honours. Students are selected into the Honours stream in accordance with University policy.