BSW (Hons)
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
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.
Admission requirements
New South Wales
To be eligible 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 minimum grade point average of 5.0 on the ACU seven-point scale.
Queensland
To be eligible 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 minimum grade point average of 5.0 on the ACU seven-point scale.
ACT
To be eligible 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 minimum grade point average of 5.0 on the ACU seven-point scale.
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.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp Specified Foundation Units (Part A);
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
- 100 cp from Social Work units, including 10 cp unit (SWTP335) incorporating Community Engagement (Part C);
- 60 cp from Practice Education Units (30 cp at Honours level) (Part D);
- 40 cp from Social Work Skills Units (Part E);
- 10 cp from Social Work Honours Units (Part F);
- 40 cp from Allied Health Honours Units (Part G),
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed 220 to 230cp from the Bachelor of Social Work units excluding the Core Curriculum units and 10 to 20cp from the Core Curriculum units may exit with the following qualification:
- Bachelor of Human Services
Progression requirements
The Honours program is incorporated into the final two years of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.
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
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:
- HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP
- PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
- SOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 CP
- SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
Complete exactly 100 credit points from the following:
- SWTP108Purpose and Context of Social Work and Human Services10 CP
- SWTP109Human Rights and Social Justice in Social Work and Human Services10 CP
- SWTP215Ethics and Theories in Social Work10 CP
- SWTP218Social Work with Children, Youth and Families10 CP
- SWTP237Mental Health and Social Work10 CP
- SWTP238Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice10 CP
- SWTP339Law and Social Work10 CP
- SWTP417Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations10 CP
- SWTP213Race and Identity: Anti-Racist Social Work Practice10 CP
- SWTP335Social Work Practice Skills with Communities10 CP
Part D.1 OR Part D.2
Part D.1 : Practice Education Units
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
- SWTP333Social Work Field Education 130 CP
- SWTP445Social Work Field Education 2 (Honours)30 CP
Part D.2 : Practice Education Units
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
- SWTP323Field Informal Learning20 CP
- SWTP324Field and Practice Integration10 CP
- SWTP445Social Work Field Education 2 (Honours)30 CP
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- SWTP110Professional Communication Skills in Social Work10 CP
- SWTP216Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals10 CP
- SWTP221Social Work Practice Skills with Groups10 CP
- SWTP425Advanced Practice Skills in Social Work10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- SWTP420Social Policy and Social Work (Honours)10 CP
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- ALHT411Honours Literature Review for Allied Health10 CP
- ALHT412Honours Research Methods for Allied Health10 CP
- ALHT413Honours Research Project Implementation for Allied Health10 CP
- ALHT414Honours Thesis for Allied Health10 CP
