Course Overview If your passion is human rights and social justice, and changing lives for the better this course is for you. Our four-year BSW informed by trends in international and local contexts where social work takes place has a contemporary curriculum designed to develop your knowledge and skills for creating meaningful change with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organisations. Importantly, as you undertake your studies you will learn to critique and respond to social injustices, reflect on your practice, and develop yourself as a professional social worker.
In addition, careers in social work are growing with Job Skills Australia suggesting that
future job opportunities within the social work field will grow by 23.2% by 2026
.
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) has been designed and developed by Acknowledge Education, a leading Institute of Higher Education (PRV 12146). The
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)
delivers the course on behalf of Acknowledge Education.
Social Work is a wonderful profession focused on bringing about real change in the lives of the people and communities with which we work. Social Work is a career that has a real impact on the world. Come and join us to begin your journey towards a career full of meaning and purpose.
Course Description The Bachelor of Social Work course will be conducted over eleven trimesters: three trimesters in each academic year, with three concurrent units in each trimester. Full-time students will complete the course in four years' time.
The course will require you to complete two separate placements at an approved field education agency, for a combined total of 1000 hours. These placements are consistent with the requirements set out by the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS) (ASWEAS March 2020 V 2.2 Updated August 2023)
Standards & Guidelines | AASW
and adhere to the placement guidelines and protocols.
Course Structure This qualification requires the successful completion of 4
2
0 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below
comprising
25 Core units and 3 Elective units.
Introductory Social Work (INT)
BSWINT101 Introduction to Sociology
BSWINT102 Introduction to Social Work
BSWINT103 Working with Diversity
BSWINT104 Human Development Across the Lifespan
BSWINT105 Foundations of Psychology
BSWINT106 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Systems, Policy and Social Justice (SPS)
BSWSPS101 Australian Society, Welfare Systems and Services
BSWSPS102 Human Rights and Social Justice
BSWSPS303 Developing Social Policy
Health and Well-Being (HLT)
BSWHLT201 Mental Health and Wellbeing
BSWHLT202 Health, Ageing and Disability
Professional Practice (PRP)
BSWPRP101 Social Work Theories for Practice 1
BSWPRP202 Skills for Social Work Practice 1
BSWPRP203 Social Work Theories for Practice 2
BSWPRP204 Skills for Social Work Practice 2
BSWPRP205 Social Workers and the Law
BSWPRP306 Skills for Social Work Practice 3
BSWPRP307 Transition to Professional Practice
BSWPRP309 Field education 1
BSWPRP409 Field Education 2
Applied Social Work Research (SWR)
BSWSWR301 Social Research Methods
BSWSWR402 Social Work Thesis/Project (elective)
Social Work Practice in Context (SWP)
BSWSWP201 Child Wellbeing and Protection
BSWSWP202 Group Work
BSWSWP203 Community Development
BSWSWP304 Working with Families
BSWSWP305/SWP405 Domestic Violence (elective)
BSWSWP306/SWP406 Young People and Crime (elective)
BSWSWP307/SWP407 Alcohol and Other Drugs (elective)
BSWSWP308/SWP408 Grief, Loss and Trauma (elective)
BSWSWP309/SWP409 Working with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants (elective)
BSWSWP310/SWP410 Digital Technology in Social Work (elective)