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
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
As a Criminal and Community Justice and Social Work graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
OSHC: 629 ($) per year
