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Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work

  • ID:ACU610005
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Fees (AUD)

Estimated Total/program:
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60
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100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requrements

  • Applicants require the equivalent of an Australian Year 12 Certificate.

English Requrements

  •  7.0 minimum overall score (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands)

Course Information

If you’re interested in human rights, social justice, and changing lives for the better, then you should consider social work. As a social worker you will improve individual and community wellbeing by addressing challenges such as inequality, discrimination, violence and other types of harassment. An embedded honours program is available from third year for high-achieving students.

CRICOS Code: 084790C

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Year 1 - Semester 1, PSYC100

  • Foundations of psychology, SOCS100

  • Introduction to sociology, HLSC120

  • Indigenous health and culture, SWTP108

  • Purpose and context of social work

Year 1 - Semester 2, PSYC101

  • Applications of psychology, SOCS108

  • Contemporary society and change, SWTP109

  • Human rights, social justice and social work, UNCC100

  • Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society

Year 2 - Semester 1, PSYC200

  • Lifespan development

  • (Pre: PSYC100, PSYC101), SWTP215

  • Ethics and theories for social work, SWTP216

  • Social work skills in practice with individuals, SWTP217

  • Social work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Year 2 - Semester 2, SWTP218

  • Social work with children, youth and families, SWTP236

  • Social Work and Community Practice + 35 hrs Community Engagement, SWTP238

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice, SWTP237

  • Mental Health and Social Work

  • (Pre SWTP217)

Year 3 - Semester 1, SWTP333 (New Unit)

  • Social Work Field Education 1 30 cp

  • (Pre All Year 1 units and SWTP215, SWTP216, SWTP217, SWTP218, SWTP238), SWTP320 Research in Social Work

Year 3 - Semester 2, SWTP319

  • Group work in social work practice

  • (Pre: SWTP333), Elective, UNCC300

  • Justice and Change in a Global World

  • (Pre: UNCC100), SWTP339

  • Law and Social Work

  • (Pre: SWTP333)

Year 4 - Semester 1, SWTP415

  • Social policy and social work

  • (Pre: SWTP321 or SWTP333), Elective, SWTP416

  • Fields of social work and Best Practice

  • (Pre: SWTP333), SWTP417

  • Collaborative and interdisciplinary social work practice in organisations

  • (Pre: SWTP220 OR SWTP333)

Year 4 - Semester 2, SWTP444 (New Unit)

  • Social Work Field Education 2

  • (Pre All 3rd year units), Elective

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • community development

  • group work

  • mental health

  • hospital social work

  • child protection

  • family work

  • case management

  • policy analysis and development

  • research

  • social action

  • program planning

  • community welfare sector

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year

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