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Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/ Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/ Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/ Bachelor of Social Work

  • ID:UWS610006
  • Level:5-Year Double Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest   

  • TOEFL internet-based score :Total score 82, Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE):  58 overall; No communication skills less than 50               

Course Information

This dual degree combines a critical perspective on theories and practices from social work as well as criminology. 

This is an applied degree pathway which links theory to practice, and contains two field education placements. There will be a strong focus on practice for students who wish to pursue a career in social work, community corrections, or other sectors of the criminal justice system, including private providers as well as the not-for-profit sector.

The two professionally-supervised field placements you will undertake total to 1008 hours.

Please note that students participating in placement programs must meet the government requirements, e.g. Working with Children Check, National Criminal Record check. Any students participating in placement with programs in NSW Health facilities will need to comply with its Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases policy prior to placement.

This program is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and graduates are eligible for membership of the AASW.

CRICOS Code: 088186B

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Year 1

AUTUMN SESSION

  • The Individual in Society

  • Understanding Society

  • Mental Health in the Community

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice

Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • People, Place and Social Difference

  • Context of Human Services

  • Human Services Intervention Strategies

  • Working with Cultural Differences

Credit Points, 40

Year 2

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Investigating and Communicating Social Problems

  • Community Work & Development

  • Working with Individuals and Families

Fields of Practice 1

 Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • Ethics in the Social Sciences

  • Human Rights, Human Services and the Law

  • Group Work in Social Work

  • Crime, Deviance and Society

Credit Points, 40

Year 3

  • AUTUMN SESSION

  • Applied Social Research

  • Family Violence: Policy and Practice

  • Field Education 1

 Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • Assessment and Treatment of Offenders

  • Prisons, Punishment and Criminal Justice

  • Child Abuse as a Social Issue

  • Creating Criminal Justice Solutions

Credit Points, 40

Year 4

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Lifespan Development and the Human Services

  • Perspectives in Criminology

  • Youth Justice and Practice

Select one elective

Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • Social Work and Social Policy

  • Community Management and Organisations

  • Community and Social Action

  • Managing Offenders in the Community

Students may exit at this point with a Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice,  

Credit Points, 40

Year 5

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Social Work and Health

  • Ideologies of Practice in Social Work

  • Practice skills for social work

  • Professional Decision Making in Social Work

Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

Field Education 2

Note: Subject WELF 4005 Field Education 2 may be offered in 2H session.

Contemporary Social Work Practice

 Credit Points, 40

 Total Credit Points, 400

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As a Criminal and Community Justice and Social Work graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:

  • Juvenile Justice and probation (Community Corrections)
  • Counselling
  • Group work
  • Community work and community development
  • Research and social policy

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) per year

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