BSW (Hons)
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Canberra
- Strathfield
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
Course map
The overall Honours grade for this course will be determined based on a weighted average of the marks attained in the following units: ALHT411, ALHT412 and ALHT414.