Bachelor of Social Work (Pass and Honours)
BSW
BSW (Hons)
BSW (Hons)
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 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
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
ACT
- Prerequisites: English Major (142+) or English as an Additional Language (142+)
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Advanced) or English (Standard)(Band 4) or English as a Second Language (Band 4)
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4,SA)
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp Foundation Units;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
- 150 cp from Social Work units, including 20 cp units incorporating community engagement;
- 50 cp from Field Education;
- 30 cp from Elective Units.
3. Admission Requirements - Honours Degree
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.75 on the ACU seven point scale.
4. Completion Requirements - Honours Degree
To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp Foundation Units;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
- 120 cp from Social Work units, including 20 cp units incorporating community engagement;
- 50 cp from Field Education (20 cp at Honours level);
- 60 cp from Honours units.
The Honours program is incorporated into the final year of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.
5. Progression Requirements
Students need to normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level).
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Click here for Unit Descriptions
Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Foundation Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics |
PSYC100 | 10 | Foundations of Psychology |
PSYC101 | 10 | Applications of Psychology |
PSYC200 | 10 | Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
SOCS100 | 10 | Introduction to Sociology |
SOCS108 | 10 | Contemporary Society and Change |
Social Work Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SWTP108 | 10 | History, Purpose and Context of Social Work |
SWTP109 | 10 | Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Work and Human Services |
SWTP215 | 10 | Ethics and Theories in Social Work |
SWTP216 | 10 | Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals |
SWTP217 | 10 | Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities |
SWTP218 | 10 | Social Work with Children, Youth and Families |
SWTP219 | 10 | Law and Social Work |
SWTP316 | 10 | Social Work and Community Practice (Pre: SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2 |
SWTP317 | 10 | Mental Health and Social Work (Pre: SWTP217 Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities, SWTP318 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work) |
SWTP318 | 10 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice (Pre: SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1) |
SWTP319 | 10 | Group Work in Social Work Practice (Pre: SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1) |
SWTP320 | 10 | Research in Social Work |
SWTP415 | 10 | Social Policy and Social Work |
SWTP416 | 10 | Fields of Social Work Practice (Pre: SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2) |
SWTP417 | 10 | Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations (Pre: SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1) |
University Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
Field Education Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SWTP220 | 10 | Field Education in Social Work 1 (Pre: All Year 1 units, SWTP215 Ethics and Theories in Social Work, SWTP216 Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals) |
SWTP321 | 20 | Field Education in Social Work 2 (Pre: All Year 2 units, SWTP318 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice) |
SWTP418 | 20 | Field Education in Social Work 3 (Pre: SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2, SWTP417 Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations) |
SWTP419 | 20 | Field Education in Social Work Honours (Pre: SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2, SWTP421 Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations (Honours)) |
Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ALHT404 | 10 | Honours Research Project Implementation |
ALHT405 | 10 | Honours Research Design |
ALHT406 | 20 | Honours Dissertation |
SWTP420 | 10 | Social Policy and Social Work (Honours) |
SWTP421 | 10 | Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations (Honours) (Pre: SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1) |
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422464
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422464