Bachelor of Social Work

Advanced communication skills and relationship building. Get ready for a career in social work by unpacking Australian social services and systems.

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One-on-One Mentorship

About the Course

Get ready for a career in social work. You’ll unpack Australian social services and systems. Learn to advocate for clients and support them through crisis. Challenge social issues like violence and exclusion. Includes mentoring and industry placements.

Course Entry Requirements

ATAR - 65.60 or equivalent Inherent requirements - There are inherent requirements that must be met in order to successfully complete this degree. Inherent requirements are fundamental skills, capabilities and knowledge that students must be able to demonstrate in order to achieve the essential learning outcomes of the degree, while maintaining the academic integrity of the degree. Please read and understand the inherent requirements specific to the Bachelor of Social Work before applying. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.

Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.

Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.

Course Structure

Recommended study pattern

Year 1

SWK1000 Landscape of Social Work and Human Services

PSY1102 Interpersonal Skills

HSW1500 Collective Action and Community Development

FNA1001 First Nations Philosophy and Perspectives

SWK1400 Working in Partnership with Children, Youth and Families

NUR1203 Cultural Safety and Professional Practice

SWK1100 Decolonising Social Work and Human Services: Critical Social Work in a Global Context

PSY1010 Foundation Psychology A

Year 2

SWK2100 Challenging Ableism: Diversity, Difference and Disability

SWK2010 Human Rights, Legal Issues and Ethical Practice

SWK2200 Intersectionality as a Critical Practice Tool

PSY2030 Developmental Psychology

SWK2300 Health as a Social Idea

SWK2000 Application of Theories and Frameworks in Social Work Practice

2 x Electives

Year 3

SWH3300 Critical Approaches to Mental Health, Mental Illness and Psychosocial Disability

SWK3100 Professional Practice 1: Building Relationships

SWH3400 Research for the Human Sciences

SWK3000 Field Placement 1

SWK3200 Contemporary Pressures: Navigating Domestic and Family Violence

1 x Elective

Award requirements

Completion of 32 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section plus completion of required practical placements.

Exit points

Diploma of Human Services and Development.

On completion of this program, students should be able to:

Apply a synthesis of relevant evidence-informed knowledge, theory and skills in order to authentically practice as a Social Worker who privileges the voice, agency and human worth of all global citizens.
Articulate, embrace and draw on advanced communication skills when building relationships with individuals, groups and communities, inclusive of oral and written skills but also information technologies.
Co-develop, work collaboratively and actively contribute to respectful and just relationships with individuals, families and communities, ensuring cultural safety, environmental justice and well-being.
Assemble engagement and intervention strategies at micro, meso and macro levels that critically respond to social need using socio-political analysis and anti-oppressive practice; driving activism for social justice and human rights utilising critical theories, critical analysis and contextual knowledge.
Celebrate and promote diversity and difference in society as evidenced by authentic Social Work practice that disrupts, actively challenges, and redresses violence, discrimination, stigma, social exclusion and othering.
Design, integrate, implement, and evaluate research that informs and shapes critical Social Work practice, community development and societal engagement in search of a just society that demonstrates genuine respect for human rights and well-being.