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Start Date
February
July

Campus
Magill

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
MBSW

SATAC Code
444111 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 67.00 (for 2024)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 67.00 (for 2025)
TAFE/RTO (Guaranteed): DIP
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

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.

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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
Child Development WELF 1020 4.5 Note(s): 8
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Governance and Citizenship in Australia POLI 1008 4.5
Group Work BEHL 2009 4.5
Applied Psychology BEHL 1005 4.5
Working with Community WELF 2010 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Human Service Intervention WELF 2012 4.5
Australian Social Policy POLI 1012 4.5
Social Research Methods HUMS 2047 4.5
Interviewing Skills in Social Work and Human Services WELF 2020 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing WELF 2019 4.5
Please select one of the below options
Elective 4.5
OR
MINOR 4.5 Rule(s): 5
Preparation for Field Placement WELF 2009 4.5 Note(s): 3,4
Human Service Workers and the Law JUST 2005 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Aboriginal Australians and the Human Services WELF 2015 4.5
Social Work Field Education 1 WELF 3011 13.5 Rule(s): 1,2,3,4
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Advanced Social Work Theory and Practice WELF 3030 4.5
Working with Human Service Organisations WELF 3023 4.5
Policy Practice POLI 2027 4.5
Child Centred Practice WELF 4030 4.5 Note(s): 8
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Leading and Managing in Human Service Organisations WELF 4032 4.5
Social Work with Older People HUMS 4001 4.5
Trauma Informed Practice WELF 3031 4.5
Please select one of the below options
Elective 4.5
OR
MINOR 4.5 Rule(s): 5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2 WELF 4019 13.5 Rule(s): 1,2,3,4
Professional Development WELF 4016 4.5

Professional accreditation and recognition

Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

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