Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

BSW (Hons)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Brisbane
• 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

Completion requirements

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 (Part A);
2. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
3. 130 cp from Social Work units, including 10 cp unit (SWTP236) incorporating Community Engagement (Part C);
4. 60 cp from Field Education Units (30 cp at Honours level) (Part D);
5. 10 cp from Social Work Honours Units (Part E)
6. 40 cp from Allied Health Honours Units (Part F).

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 230 cp from units, and 10 cp from Core Curriculum units may exit from the course 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

Part A : Specified Foundation Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HLSC120	Indigenous Health and Culture	10
PSYC100	Foundations of Psychology	10
PSYC101	Applications of Psychology	10
PSYC200	Life Span Development	10
SOCS100	Introduction to Sociology	10
SOCS108	Contemporary Society and Change	10

Part B : University Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part C : Social Work Units

Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SWTP108	History, Purpose and Context of Social Work and Human Services	10
SWTP109	Human Rights and Social Justice in Social Work and Human Services	10
SWTP215	Ethics and Theories in Social Work	10
SWTP216	Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals	10
SWTP217	Social Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities	10
SWTP218	Social Work with Children, Youth and Families	10
SWTP236	Social Work and Community Practice	10
SWTP237	Mental Health and Social Work	10
SWTP238	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice	10
SWTP319	Group Work in Social Work Practice	10
SWTP339	Law and Social Work	10
SWTP416	Fields of Social Work and Best Practice	10
SWTP417	Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations	10

Part D : Field Education Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SWTP333	Social Work Field Education 1	30
SWTP444	Social Work Field Education 2	30

Part E : Social Work Honours Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SWTP420	Social Policy and Social Work (Honours)	10

Part F : Allied Health Honours Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ALHT411	Honours Literature Review for Allied Health	10
ALHT412	Honours Research Methods for Allied Health	10
ALHT413	Honours Research Project Implementation for Allied Health	10
ALHT414	Honours Thesis for Allied Health	10