Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

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.

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 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale.

2. Completion Requirements - Honours Degree

To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp Specified Foundation Units;
  2. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
  3. 130 cp from Social Work units, including 10 cp unit (SWTP236) incorporating Community Engagement;
  4. 60 cp from Field Education Units (30 cp at Honours level);
  5. 50 cp from Honours Units.

The Honours program is incorporated into the final two years of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.

3. 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.

4. Exit Point

A student who has successfully completed 240 cp from Specified units, including Core Curriculum units may exit from the course with the following qualification:
Bachelor of Human Services.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Specified Foundation Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I)
HLSC120 10 Indigenous Health and Culture Nil
PSYC100 10 Foundations of Psychology Nil
PSYC101 10 Applications of Psychology Nil
PSYC200 10 Lifespan Development PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology (P)
SOCS100 10 Introduction to Sociology Nil
SOCS108 10 Contemporary Society and Change Nil

Social Work Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I)
SWTP108 10 Purpose and Context of Social Work Nil
SWTP109 10 Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Work and Human Services Nil
SWTP215 10 Ethics and Theories in Social Work Nil
SWTP216 10 Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals Nil
SWTP217 10 Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Nil
SWTP218 10 Social Work with Children, Youth and Families Nil
SWTP236 10 Social Work and Community Practice SWTP316 Social Work and Community Practice (I)
SWTP237 10 Mental Health and Social Work SWTP217 Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (P);
SWTP317 Mental Health and Social Work (I)
SWTP238 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice SWTP318 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice (I)
SWTP319 10 Group Work in Social Work Practice SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1 (P)
SWTP339 10 Law and Social Work SWTP333 Social Work Field Education 1 (P);
SWTP219 Law and Social Work (I)
SWTP416 10 Fields of Social Work Practice SWTP333 Social Work Field Education 1 (P) or SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2 (P)
SWTP417 10 Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations SWTP220 Field Education in Social Work 1 OR SWTP333 Social Work Field Education 1 (P)

University Core Curriculum Units

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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 Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I)
SWTP333 30 Social Work Field Education 1 SWTP215 Ethics and Theories in Social Work, SWTP216 Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals, SWTP217 Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities, SWTP218 Social Work with Children, Youth and Families, SWTP238 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice (P)
SWTP445 20 Social Work Field Education 2 for Honours All Year 3 units, SWTP416 Fields of Social Work Practice, SWTP421 Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations (Honours) (P)

Honours Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I)
ALHT404 10 Honours Research Project Implementation Nil
ALHT405 10 Honours Research Design Nil
ALHT4XX 10 Honours Dissertation Part A SWTP406 Honours Dissertation (I)
ALHT4XX 10 Honours Dissertation Part B SWTP406 Honours Dissertation (I)
SWTP420 10 Social Policy and Social Work (Honours) SWTP321 Field Education in Social Work 2 or SWTP333 Social Work Field Education 1 (P)

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