Bachelor of Social Work

Australian Catholic University - MacKillop Campus

Bachelor's degree

In Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney (Australia)

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Description

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The four-year Bachelor of Social Work degree is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS). ACU’s program is an Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)-accredited qualification and includes the completion of 1000 hours of supervised field education and training,
The ACU Bachelor of Social Work will produce graduates who:

Practice with courage, compassion, creativity and integrity,
Have a strong sense of professional identity as Social workers,
Are dedicated to social justice and human rights,
Have a strong ethical base for practice,
Engage proactively with uncertainty to create opportunities for social change

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Brisbane (Australia)
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Canberra (Australia)
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Sydney (Australia)
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About this course

ACU Bachelor of Social Work graduates are regarded by employers as ‘ready’ to begin social work practice in a variety of areas such as community development, group work, family work, case-management, policy analysis and development, research, social action and program planning. Social workers may also work in different areas of practice such as:

Family work
Youth and child welfare services
Medical and health services
Disability services
Psychiatric and general mental health
Community services
Aged care
Income support
Mediation
Research

English Major (142+) or English as an Additional Language (142+)
English (Advanced) or English (Standard)(Band 4) or English as a Second Language (Band 4)

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Subjects

  • Social Work
  • Human Rights
  • Psychology
  • Foundations of Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Culture
  • Indigenous health
  • Health and culture
  • History
  • Applications Of Psychology
  • Contemporary

Course programme

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • PSYC100 Foundations of psychology
  • SOCS100 Introduction to sociology
  • HLSC120 Indigenous health and culture
  • SWTP108 History, purpose and context of social work
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • PSYC101 Applications of psychology
  • SOCS108 Contemporary society and change
  • SWTP109 Human rights, social justice and social work
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
Year 2 - Semester 1
  • PSYC200 Lifespan development (Pre: PSYC100, PSYC101)
  • SWTP215 Ethics and theories for social work
  • SWTP216 Social work skills in practice with individuals
  • SWTP217 Social work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Year 2 - Semester 2
  • SWTP218 Social work with children, youth and families
  • SWTP236 Social Work and Community Practice + 35 hrs Community Engagement
  • SWTP238 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice
  • SWTP237 Mental Health and Social Work (Pre SWTP217)
Year 3 - Semester 1
  • SWTP333 (New Unit) Social Work Field Education 1 30 cp (Pre All Year 1 units and SWTP215, SWTP216, SWTP217, SWTP218, SWTP238)
  • SWTP320 Research in Social Work
Year 3 - Semester 2
  • SWTP319 Group work in social work practice (Pre: SWTP333)
  • Elective
  • UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100)
  • SWTP339 Law and Social Work (Pre: SWTP333)
Year 4 - Semester 1
  • SWTP415 Social policy and social work (Pre: SWTP333)
  • Elective
  • SWTP416 Fields of social work practice (Pre: SWTP333)
  • SWTP417 Collaborative and interdisciplinary social work practice in organisations (Pre: SWTP333)
Year 4 - Semester 2
  • SWTP444 (New Unit) Social Work Field Education 2 (Pre All 3rd year units)

Additional information

Start dates

Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Canberra
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Strathfield
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs - Average first year fee: $6680 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

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  • Social Work Undergraduate Degrees
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Bachelor of Social Work

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