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Non Award Courses
- Certificate of Higher Education
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- Extended Community Practice for Pharmacists - Training Component 1 and 2
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Undergraduate Courses
- Diploma of Business [Pathway]
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- Bachelor of Physiotherapy
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- Bachelor of Social Work
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- Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) [Embedded]
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- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
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- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science (Honours) [End-on]
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- Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) [Embedded]
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Postgraduate Courses
- Graduate Certificate of Accounting [Exit only]
- Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval
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- Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
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- Graduate Diploma of Accounting [Exit only]
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- Graduate Diploma of Data Science
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- Graduate Diploma of Information Technology [Exit only]
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- Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation
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- Graduate Diploma of Science
- Graduate Diploma of Surgical Anatomy
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- Master of Business Administration
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- Master of Business Administration Global
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- Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
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- Master of Information Technology
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- Master of Marine Biology
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- Master of Public Health
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- Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Master of Rehabilitation
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- Master of Science
- Master of Science (Professional)
- Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)
- Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
- Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary)
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Research Courses
- Doctor of Education [Research]
- Doctor of Health Professional Education [Research]
- Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Building)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Arts)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
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- Master of Philosophy (Creative Arts)
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- Master of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies)
- Master of Philosophy (Health)
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- Master of Philosophy (Information Technology)
- Master of Philosophy (Management and Commerce)
- Master of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
- Master of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
- Master of Philosophy (Society and Culture)
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Non Award Courses
Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2024 |
Course code | 112510 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional accreditation status | This is an AASW-accredited qualification. It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Arts, Society and Education |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (Units 3/4,C) |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c – Schedule II of the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Admissions Policy. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Post admission requirements | On-campus attendance requirement: The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) requires all students to demonstrate that they have attended 20 days on campus face-to-face throughout their entire course. Students need to be aware that meeting the AASW attendance requirements does not mitigate the attendance requirements for specific subjects within this course. Throughout this course more than 20 days attendance face-to-face on campus may be required. Honours: The embedded honours degree is available only to students admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work at this university. A student may be invited by the College Dean to undertake the embedded honours degree if the student has satisfied the College requirements relating to the selection of subjects and the standard of academic achievement necessary to undertake the honours degree. Under approved circumstances students may enrol in Honours part-time. Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Bachelor of Social Work, graduates will demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Social Work. |
Reasonable adjustments | All ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
PL1001:03 The Political World: An Introduction to Political Science
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
WS1005:03 Human Rights, Social Justice, and the Law
WS1006:03 Foundations of Social Work
WS1007:03 Lifespan Development and Psychology for Social Welfare Practice
WS1008:03 Social Policy and Social Work
:03 Deviance, Crime and Society
SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigeneity and Multiculturalism
Level 2
WS2009:03 Foundations of Social Work Research
WS2010:03 Women, Power and Society
SY2100:03 Migration, Ethnicity and Belonging
WS2121:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice
WS2510:03 Interpersonal Skills
WS2511:03 Professional Ethics
WS2512:03 Organisational Practice
WS2513:03 Community Work
Level 3
WS3025:03 Group Work
WS3027:03 Working with Children and Families
WS3214:03 Eco Social Justice
WS3503:09 Field Education 1
WS3515:03 Professional Skills for Social Work Practice
WS3513:03 Developing Research Proposals
Level 4
WS4005:03 Conducting Research and Program Evaluation
WS4504:09 Field Education 2
WS4514:03 Advanced Social Work Theory
WS4503:03 Social Work and Mental Health
WS4511:03 Professional Identity and Social Work Practice
WS4812:03 Social Work Practice in Contemporary Contexts
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Cairns | Internal or mixed-mode attendance |
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Townsville | Internal or mixed-mode attendance |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 11 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Yes Further information about placements can be found at: Coursework Enrolment Procedure. Students may be required to undertake placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled at their own expense. |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Graduates are eligible for full membership of AASW. Student preliminary membership is available. |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Diploma: Maximum 24 credit points (unspecified credit) at various year levels Advanced Diploma: Maximum 27 credit points. 24 credit points (unspecified credit – at various year levels) PLUS 3 credit points (specified - WS1006:03 Self in Professional Helping). Credit will not be granted for Field Education 2 (). |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK |
Approved abbreviation | BSW |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Students who successfully complete the entry requirements for the embedded honours program will be eligible to apply for entry to the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) [Embedded] after three years. |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Honours
Honours availability | Available as an Embedded honours program |
Eligibility | By invitation of the College Dean Normally at least a credit grade in four level 2 or level 3 social work subjects; and at least a distinction grade in at least two level 2 or level 3 social work subjects (including WS3513 Research Proposal Seminar) is required in the bachelor degree. |