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Bachelor of Social Work (Pass and Honours)
BSW
160 cp (Pass)
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time31.
200 cp (Honours)
Minimum duration: 2.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
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. 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:
- 120 cp from Core Units;
- 40 cp from Field Placements Units.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree32
To qualify for the Honours degree a student must complete:
- the requirements for the Pass degree; and;
- 40 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SWTP308 | 10 | Introduction to Social Work |
| SWTP309 | 10 | Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice (Co: SWTP312 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 1) |
| SWTP311 | 10 | Social Work with Children, Young People and Families (Pre: SWTP312 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 1) |
| SWTP312 | 10 | Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 1 (Co: SWTP309 Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice) |
| SWTP313 | 10 | Social Work Research |
| SWTP314 | 10 | Social Work and Law |
| SWTP400 | 10 | Public Policy for Social Workers (Pre: SWTP308 Introduction to Social Work and SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1) |
| SWTP401 | 10 | Social Work Practice with Communities (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1) |
| SWTP402 | 10 | Social Work and Mental Health |
| SWTP404 | 10 | Organisational Practice |
| SWTP411 | 10 | Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 2 (Pre: SWTP312 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 1) |
| SWTP412 | 10 | Individual and Community Risk and Resilience |
Field Placement Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SWTP310 | 20 | Social Work Field Placement 1 (Pre: SWPT308 Introduction to Social Work, SWTP309 Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice and SWTP312 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Groups 1) |
| SWTP403 | 20 | Social Work Field Placement 2 (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1 and SWTP313 Social Work Research and SWTP401 Social Work Practice with Communities) |
Schedule of Honours Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SWTP405 | 10 | Honours Research Seminar (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1) |
and
a.
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SWTP406 | 10 | Social Work Honours Thesis A (Full-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
| SWTP407 | 20 | Social Work Honours Thesis B (Full-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
or
b.
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| SWTP408 | 5 | Social Work Honours Thesis A (Part-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
| SWTP409 | 5 | Social Work Honours Thesis B (Part-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
| SWTP410 | 10 | Social Work Honours Thesis C (Part-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
| SWTP413 | 10 | Social Work Honours Thesis D (Part-time) (Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Placement 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research) |
31 After completion of at least a Bachelor degree or two-thirds of a recognised Bachelor's degree (which includes foundational studies in psychology and sociology or equivalent).
32 The Honours program is integrated into the final year of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.
