Bachelor of Social Work

Study plan for students enrolling from 2016 onwards Year 1 Semester 1 CP SCLG1001 Introduction to Sociology 1 6 3 x Junior units of study from Arts (Table A or B) 18 Semester 2 CP SCLG1002 Introduction to Sociology 2 6 3 x Junior units of study from Arts (Table A or B) 18 Year 2 Semester 1 CP KOCR2603 Indigenous Health and Communities 6 SCPL2601 Australian Social Policy 6 SCWK2007 Life Course Perspectives on Development 6 1 Intermediate or Senior Arts unit of study (Table A or B) 6 Semester 2 CP SCWK2008 Social Work and Mental Health 6 SCWK2006 Research Skills for Social Work 6 2 x Intermediate or Senior units of study from Arts (Table A or B) 12 Year 3 Semester 1 CP SCWK3006 Issue-Based Learning Unit 1 8 SCWK3007 Issue-Based Learning Unit 2 8 SCWK3008 Professional Practice 8 Semester 2 CP

SCWK3005 Field Education 1

24 For Honours Students only: SCWK3009 Social Work Preliminary Honours 6 SCWK3010 Field Education 1 Honours 18 Year 4 Semester 1 CP SCWK4003 Issue-Based Learning Unit 3 9 SCWK4005 Field Education 2A 15 Semester 2 CP SCWK4002 Integrative Studies 402 6 SCWK4004 Issue-Based Learning Unit 4 9 SCWK4006 Field Education 2B* 9 *For Honours Students, instead of SCWK4006: SCWK4007 Field Education 2B Honours 3 SCWK4008 Social Work Research Dissertation 6

For the award of the Bachelor of Social Work, students complete 192 credit points (cp). In the first year, you will undertake two core sociology units of study (12cp) and six units of study from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (36cp). The second year comprises core studies in sociology, research, psychology and Indigenous studies, with three elective units of study to be chosen from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The third and fourth years of the course involve extensive field education placements (60 days in Year 3 and 80 days in Year 4) and issue-based learning (IBL) units of study.