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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work

BA/BSW

320 cp

Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Sydney (Strathfield), 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. Definitions

“Bachelor of Arts Major”: an approved sequence of units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area totalling at least 80 cp in prescribed units, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.|

“Bachelor of Arts Minor” an approved sequence of units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area totalling at least 40 cp in prescribed units, including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

To qualify for the Pass degrees, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

  1. 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
    1. 80 cp from any Bachelor of Arts Major;
    2. 40 cp from a Behavioural Science Minor;
    3. 20 cp from SOCI100 Introduction to Sociology and SOCI234 Sociological Theory and Practice16;
    4. 20 cp from any other units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings to the Bachelor of Arts degree, including at least 10 cp as one Mission-focused Unit;
  2. 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Social Work degree, consisting of:
    1. 120 cp from Core Units;
    2. 40 cp from Field Placements Units.

3. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

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

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16 For SOCI234, prerequisite SOCI107 Sociological Research Methods: Qualitative Methods, is waived for BA/BSW students.