Start date
February

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
WBSW

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 21,300 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2014

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
045413G

Aim

The aim of the Bachelor of Social Work is to prepare students for entry level professional practice in social work. The program is designed to establish a sound foundation knowledge from the political, behavioural and social sciences as a basis for in depth knowledge of social work theory and its application to practice. Learning through the field education component of the program establishes the linkage between classroom teaching and the development of practice skills, competence and professional identity.

Content & Structure

The 144-unit program provides a sound knowledge of the political and social context of human service provision, and of behavioural and social sciences as a foundation for social work practice. Supervised work placements with social workers accompanied by university based study provides students in the final two years of the program with opportunities to develop practice skills, competence and a professional identity.

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
Sociology 1 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
Organisation of Human Service Delivery WELF 1016 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 (Honours)
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Applied Social Research WELF 1011 4.5
Honours Dissertation A WELF 4026 13.5
Professional Development WELF 4016 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Social Work Field Education 2 WELF 4019 13.5
Honours Dissertation B WELF 4027 4.5

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