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Bachelor of Social Work
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Objectives
Provides a professional education in the field of social work such that its graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Graduates are expected to develop skills in generic social work practice, as well as specialist skills to practise in regional, rural and remote social work practice settings. The curriculum is designed to develop social workers who are able to understand and meet the Practice Standards for Social Workers (AASW, 2003).
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Entry requirements
Minimum admission requirements apply to enter this course.
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Academic title
Bachelor of Social Work
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Course description
Related careers
Social Worker
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Bachelor of Social Work consists of 28 units (480 credit points), comprising 26 x 15 credit point units and 2 x 45 credit point (field placement) units. The first two years of the award will consist of 16 units (240 credit points) which include two foundation units from the Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (FRPS), FRPS cross-disciplinary units and specialist social work units. The final two years of the course will consist of 10 specialist social work units (150 credit points) and two social work field placements units (90 credit points) which enable and support the students to undertake 2 x 14 week social work field placements.
Students may have no more than 10 first year units (150 credit points) in their award.
Students who achieve a weighted average mark of 70+ are invited to undertake an honours project in their final (4th) year.
Year One - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
RPS1100 Communication for the Professions 15
SWK1103 Culture and Daily Life 15
SWK1106 Psychology for Social Work 15
SWK1110 Introduction to Professional Practice 15
Year One - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
RPS1120 Information and Communications Technology for the Professions 15
SWK1102 Philosophy, Knowledge and Ethics 15
SWK1107 Introduction to Australian Society 15
RPS1130 Rural, Regional and Remote Community Development 15
Year Two - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
SWK2104 Human Behaviourin the Social Environment 15
SWK2110 Ideological Frameworks for Practice 15
SWK2111 Aboriginal Histories of the Present 15
SWK2116 Gender, Families and Professional Practice 15
Year Two - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK2112 Australian Politics and Policy 15
SWK2113 Power and Privilege 15
SWK2114 Community Health and Well-being 15
SWK2115 Human Rights and Social Justice 15
Year Three - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
RPS3110 Applied Research Methods 15
SWK3110 Organisational Contexts 15
SWK3111 Social Work Theory and Practice 1: Professional Helping 15
SWK3120 Mental Health: An Addictions Focus 15
Year Three - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK3115 Field Placement 1 45
Plus
SWK3121 Social Work Theory and Practice 2: A Focus on Theories 15
Year Four - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
SWK4106 Social Policy 15
SWK4110 Legal and Ethical Practice 15
SWK4111 Social Work Theory and Practice 3: Collective Interventions 15
SWK4120 Social Work Project 15
Year Four - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK4115 Field Placement 2 45
Plus
SWK4121 Social Work Theory and Practice 4: Activism and Social Change 15
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