* Compulsory Student Services Fee
Academic Requirements
NCEA Level 3 comprised of 60 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher and 20 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher, including:
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Candidates aged 20 or over who do not meet these entry requirements may be considered for special admission. In such cases entry will be dependent on whether candidates demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success in the programme.
All applicants must have a level of English sufficient to be able to study at this level. Those students whose first language is not English should have:
The Bachelor of Social Work qualification will provide you with the core professional competencies and attributes required to enter the social work profession.
In doing so, you will be awarded a provisional registration at the level of a beginning practitioner. This is the first step to becoming a fully registered social worker after completing two years of supervised practice.
Field placement is a significant element in this programme which will enable you to get firsthand experience through voluntary work and supervised placements in a social service agency.
You will also develop a range of flexible skills and professional attributes which will position you well to be responsive to and to work collaboratively within the increasingly complex and interdisciplinary social service and health communities.
The skills you can during this degree are also applicable across a wide range of roles.
This programme is suitable for those who wish to develop a career as professionally qualified and registered social worker.
Graduates will be qualified to work in a range of social work positions in statutory organisations (CYFS, Justice), Health (tertiary, primary and community) and Not for Profit Social Service agencies.
You could have a career in the area of student advocacy, elderly care, at the marae, working with refugee families, at the court, or in the community.
