Bachelor of Social Work Pass and Honours

Bachelor of Social Work (Pass and Honours)

BSW

160 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration:  2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.[1]

200 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration:   2.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.¹

Available at                     Brisbane Campus Qld

                                     Canberra Campus ACT

                                     Strathfield Campus NSW

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

To qualify for the Pass degree, 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 complete:

(a)                 the requirements for the Pass degree; and;

(b)        40 cp from the Schedule of Honours units.

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)

SCHEDULE OF HONOURS UNITS

SWTP200              10         Honours Research Seminar (SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1)

(a)    SWTP209      10         Social Work Honours Thesis A (full-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)

        SWTP211      20         Social Work Honours Thesis B (full-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)

      or

(b)   SWTP208        5          Social Work Honours Thesis A (part-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)

        SWTP210      5          Social Work Honours Thesis B (part-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)

        SWTP212    10         Social Work Honours Thesis C (part-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)

        SWTP214    10         Social Work Honours Thesis D (part-time) (Pre: SWTP103 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP202 Social Work Research)