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B. Arts (ANU)/Bachelor of Social Work (ACU)

 

BA/BSW

160 cp (Social Work component)

Minimum duration (Social Work component):  2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.[1]

Jointly offered at            Canberra Campus ACT and

                                     Australian National University

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

 

1.         REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PASS DEGREE

 

1.1         To quality for the Bachelor of Arts component, a student will complete sixteen units (the equivalent of 96 cp at ANU) in accordance with the requirements specified by the Faculty of Arts of Australian National University for the dual degree. 

 

1.2        To qualify for the Bachelor of Social Work component, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

 

(a)        120 cp from Core units;

(b)        40cp from Field Placements units.

 

2.         REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE HONOURS DEGREE[2]

To qualify for the Honours degree a student must satisfy the requirements set out in the rules for Honours in the relevant single degree.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

 

CORE UNITS

SWTP101         10        Introduction to Social Work

SWTP102         10        Social Work across the Life Span

SWTP104         10        Social Work and Law

SWTP105         10        Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice

SWTP106         10        Social Work and Mental Health (Pre: SWTP105 Theoretical    Frameworks for Social Work Practice)

SWTP107         10        Social Work Practice with Individuals (Co:SWTP105 Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work)

SWTP201         10        Public Policy for Social Workers (Pre: SWTP101 Introduction to Social Work Theory and Research 1 and SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1)

SWTP202          10        Social Work Research (Pre: SWTP101 Introduction to Social Work Theory and Research 1 and SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1)

SWTP204         10        Organisational Practice (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP203 Social Work Field Placement 2)

SWTP205         10        Social Work Practice with Communities (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1)

SWTP206         10        Social Work Elective 2 (Pre: SWTP201 Public Policy for Social Workers)

SWTP207         10        Social Work Practice with Groups and Families (Pre: SWTP107 Social Work Practice with Individuals)

FIELD PLACEMENT UNITS

SWTP103           20        Social Work Field Placement 1 (Pre: SWPT101 Introduction to Social Work, SWTP105 Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice and SWTP107 Social Work Practice for Individuals)

SWTP203           20        Social Work Field Placement 2 (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1, SWTP202 Social Work Research and SWTP205 Social Work Practice with Communities)



[1]  Additional to requirements for Bachelor of Arts (ANU) component of the dual degree.

[2] The Honours program is integrated into the final year of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.