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Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

BSW(Hons)

200 cp

Minimum duration: 2 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. Admission Requirements Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed 80 cp of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree or equivalent with at least a credit average.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree2

To qualify for the honours degree a student must complete:

  1. the requirements for the pass degree; and;
  2. 40 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.

Schedule of Honours Units

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

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
SWTP405 10 Honours Research Seminar
(Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Education 1)

and

(a)

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
SWTP406 10 Social Work Honours Thesis A (Full-time)
(Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Education 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research)
SWTP407 20 Social Work Honours Thesis B (Full-time)
(Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Education 1. Co: SWTP313 Social Work Research)

or

(b)

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
SWTP414 10

Social Work Honours Thesis 1 (Part-time)
(Pre: SWTP310 Social Work Field Education 1, SWTP313 Social Work Research)

SWTP410 10 Social Work Honours Thesis 2 (Part-time)
(Pre: SWTP414 Social Work Honours Thesis 1 (Part-time) )
SWTP413 10 Social Work Honours Thesis 3 (Part-time)
(Pre: SWTP410 Social Work Honours Thesis 2 (Part-time))


1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2 The Honours program is integrated into the final year of the Bachelor of Social Work degree (total of 120 cp).