Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor

Stott's College Bachelor of Social Work is based on the principles of human rights, social justice, and human dignity and is designed to develop your knowledge and skills for enabling positive social change with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organisations.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Course Code

104833E

Study Mode

In person

Domestic Fees

$11,825 per year / $23,850 total

International Fees

$52,400 per year / $105,000 total

About this course

Stott's College Bachelor of Social Work is based on the principles of human rights, social justice, and human dignity and is designed to develop your knowledge and skills for enabling positive social change with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organisations. This four-year course encompasses core curriculum on society and human behaviour, welfare systems and services, social policy and research, law and ethics, diversity and theories and skills for social work practice. This course is informed by trends in international and local contexts exposing you to a contemporary curriculum situated in a wide range of fields of practice such as ageing and disability, child and family, mental health, and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The content in this course also includes methods of social work practice such as, counselling, developing social policy and research, group work, and community development. In this course you will learn to critique and respond to social injustices, reflect on your practice, and develop yourself as a professional social worker.

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 at Stott's College and begin your journey towards a career full of meaning and purpose.

Entry requirements

FOR ENTRY INTO FIRST YEAR

Completed Year 12 or equivalent. The minimum age is 18 years old.

You must also have achieved ONE of the following:

VCE or equivalent with a score of no less than 30 in EAL or other English course; OR
Successful completion of a Diploma (minimum 1 year) or an Advanced Diploma course taught in English in Australia AND have passed an AE internal English test; OR
Successful completion of 1 year of a Bachelor degree or higher taught in Australia AND have passed an AE internal English test; OR
Official Academic IELTS test scores with an overall score of 7.0 and a minimum of 7.0 in each band or equivalent. It is possible to combine the results of two tests from the same provider to achieve the requirement, as long as the tests are within 6 months. For example, you could use scores from two IELTS tests to meet the requirement for English proficiency across the four IELTS components.

Please note: You are not required to sit an AE internal English test, if you have completed a full Bachelor or more than 1 year of a Higher Education course.

For further information, please refer to our Intentional Students Admissions policy on our website.

Study locations

Melbourne City Campus

Career pathways

Upon completion of the course, you are eligible for the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) full membership. For more information, please visit the AASW website.

Occupational titles for graduates with this qualification may include:
* Social Worker
* Program Coordinator
* Child Protection Officer
* Mental Health Practitioner
* Family Counsellor
* School Counsellor
* Case Manager
* Youth Worker
* Juvenile Justice Officer
* Child and Family Practitioner
* Community Development Worker

Course structure

This qualification requires the successful completion of 480 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)

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