Social Work Field Education (Honours)

Course aim

To enable the student to develop competent professional practice which reflects the advanced integration of
social work values, knowledge and skills, and to apply research knowledge and skills to the organisational
context.

Course content

Students will be provided with the opportunity to advance and consolidate their social work skills, practice and
knowledge and will demonstrate their application of research skills and knowledge through the completion of a
research project related to their organisational setting.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Satisfactory completion of or concurrent enrolment in all previous courses in the Bachelor of Social Work. Students are required to have undertaken a criminal history screening through the Department of Families and Communities 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.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Interview, Placement, Portfolio

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.375
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.