Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Integrated Honours
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
BSocWk(Hons)
Bachelor of Social Work
BSocWk
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| Bachelor of Social Work (1502SW) |
|---|
| On Campus | Dubbo |
| Port Macquarie |
| Wagga Wagga |
| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Normal course duration
Bachelor of Social Work
Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Bachelor of Social Work
Admission to the program will be through the UAC and VTAC systems or the University Admissions Office. Some students may be admitted through the Koori Admission program or other Indigenous University preparation programs. For those students entering from secondary school it is assumed that any one 2 unit subject in English has been successfully completed in the Higher School Certificate.
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Students may apply to enter the Honours program on completion of the first three years of the Bachelor of Social Work (full-time equivalent). Acceptance into the program is subject to the approval of a Social Work Honours Committee. Normally students should have grades of credit or better in the Social Work subjects already completed.
Credit
Bachelor of Social Work
No special arragements apply.
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
No special arrangements apply.
Graduation requirement
Bachelor of Social Work
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 272 points.
Course structure
The course consists of 26 subjects for the Pass degree (256 points) and 27 subjects including one 16 point Social Work Honours Project/Dissertation (272 points) for the Honours degree.
Pass Degree Subjects:
Foundation:
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1S
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
SOC102 Social Inequality
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
LAW221 Law for the Human Services 2
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
SOC308 Community Analysis
Social Work Theory and Practice Subjects
HCS102 Communication and Human Services
HCS111 Introduction to Social Welfare
HCS103 Fields of Practice
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 (16)
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 (16)
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 (16)
HCS310 Mental Health Practice
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
HCS405 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 (16)
Social Policy/Politics/Economics
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Field Education:
There are 980 hours of field education in this degree. This meets the requirement set by AASW.
Field education helps students to develop and consolidate practice skills under the supervision of a qualified social worker. It provides opportunities to observe, question and model social work behaviour. Each practicum is integrated with subjects covering social work theory and practice.
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16)
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16)
Restricted Electives
GER102 Gerontology Theory & Research
GER204 Aging & Professional Practice
HCS205 Child Abuse & Child Protection
HST310 Drugs & Alcohol: Historical Perspective
JST104 Foundations in Criminology
JST204 Crime Delinquency & Soc Welfare
JST212 Juvenile Justice 1 - Context
JST215 Juvenile Justice 2 - Practice
LES101 Introduction to Leisure & Health
LES110 Foundation of Leisure Activity
LES102 Leisure Programming with Diverse Populations
LES202 Community Leisure & Health Issue
LES302 Leisure and Social Relations
POL205 Political Ideas
SOC215 Gender, Family and Society
SOC108 Sociology of Health & Health Care
SOC217 Fame and Social Control
SOC218 Policy Power & Social Action
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC315 Immigration & Settlement Policy
WEL116 Drugs, Alcohol & Gambling 1
WEL229 Drugs, Alcohol & Gambling Studies 2
WEL217 Social Dimensions of Disability
WEL228 Disability Issues for Fam
Additional Honours component
In addition to the pass program, students in the Honours program complete a dissertation of 16 points (HCS408 Social Work Honours Project/Dissertation) in the final year of the program. Honours students may conduct an investigation in any area in which the Honours Committee can provide adequate supervision and for which written approval has been given. The following general areas provide a guide, but they are not prescriptive:
- Aboriginality
- Children and Families
- Community Work
- Corrections
- Disability
- Drug and Alcohol
- Hospital Social Work
- Ideology and Social Work
- Mental Health
- Rural Issues
- Rural Service Delivery
- Social Policy and Administration
- Women's Issues
- Social Work Theory and Practice
+ Residential School
+ Workplace Learning
Enrolment pattern
Bachelor of Social Work
Proposed Enrolment Patterns
Full-time On Campus, Wagga Wagga
Year 1
Session 1
HCS102 Communication and Human Services
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1
Session 2
HCS103 Fields of Practice
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
SOC102 Social Inequality
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
Year 2
Session 3
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 (16)
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
Session 4
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 (16)
HCS310 Mental Health Practice
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
Year 3
Session 5
LAW221 Law for the Human Services 2
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 (16)
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Commence)
Session 6
SOC308 Community Analysis
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Complete)
[ ] Elective 1
Year 4
Session 7
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Commence)
[ ] Elective 2
Session 8
HCS405 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 (16)
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Complete)
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
Full-time On Campus, Dubbo and Port Macquarie
Year 1
Session 1
HCS102 Communication and Human Services
TAFE Studies (3 CSU subjects equivalent)
Session 2
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
TAFE Studies (2 CSU subjects equivalent)
Year 2
Session 3
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 (16)
TAFE Studies (2 CSU subjects equivalent)
Session 4
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 (16)
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
TAFE Studies (1 CSU subject equivalent)
Students may exit at the end of Year 2 with the TAFE awarded Diploma of Community Services Work
Year 3
Session 5
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 (16)
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Commence)
Session 6
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
SOC308 Community Analysis
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Complete)
Year 4
Session 7
LAW221 Law for the Human Services 2
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Commence)
Session 8
HCS405 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 (16)
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Complete)
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
Part time/Distance Wagga Wagga Campus
Year 1
Session 1
HCS102 Communication and Human Services
HCS111 Introduction to Human Services
Session 2
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1
HCS103 Fields of Practice
Year 2
Session 3
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
Session 4
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
SOC102 Social Inequality
Year 3
Session 5
HCS204 Research Methods
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
Session 6
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
HCS310 Mental Health Practice
Year 4
Session 7
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 (16)
Session 8
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 (16)
Year 5
Session 9
LAW221 Law for the Human Services 2
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Commence)
Session 10
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Complete)
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
Year 6
Session 11
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 (16)
Session 12
SOC308 Community Analysis
[ ] Elective 1
Year 7
Session 13
HCS321 Child Welfare Practice
[ ] Elective 2
Session 14
HCS404 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 (16)
Year 8
Session 15
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Commence)
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Session 16
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (16) (Complete)
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
4 Year Course - Full-time mode/Part-time Year 3 and 4, Port Macquarie
Year 1
Session 1
HCS102 Communication and Human Services (8)
TAFE Studies (3 CSU subjects equivalent)
Session 2
SOC101 Introductory Sociology (8)
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology (8)
TAFE Studies (2 CSU subjects equivalent)
Year 2
Session 3
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 (16)
TAFE Studies (2 CSU subjects equivalent)
Session 4
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy (8)
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 (16)
TAFE Studies (1 CSU subject equivalent)
Students may exit at the end of Year 2 with the TAFE awarded Diploma of Community Services Work. The structure from here is a part-time structure.
Year 3
Session 5
LAW221 Law for the Human Services (8)
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Commence)
Session 6
SWK Ethics and Social Work Practice (8)
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (Complete)
Year 4
Session 7
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 (16)
Session 8
HCS310 Mental Health Practice (8)
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing (8)
Year 5
Session 9
HCS204 Research Methods (8)
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies (8)
Session 10
HCS405 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 (16)
Year 6
Session 11
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice (8)
HCS402 Professional Field Education (16) (Commence)
Session 12
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights (8)
HCS402 Professional Field Education (16) (Complete)
Articulated Program Part-time plus Fast Track Enrolment, Port Macquarie
Year 1
Session 1
HCS102 Communication and Human Services
Session 2
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
PSY113 Children and Adolescent Psychology
Year 2
Session 3
HCS206 Social Work Theory and Practice 1
Session 4
HCS207 Social Work Theory and Practice 2
SPE211 Foundations in Social Policy
Year 3
Session 5
HCS204 Research Methods
HCS304 Social Work Theory and Practice 3
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (Commence)
Session 6
PSY216 Psychology of Ageing
HCS310 Mental Health Practice
SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
HCS303 Professional Field Education 1 (Complete)
Year 4
Session 7
LAW221 Law for the Human Services
WEL218 Developing Cross Cultural Competencies
SPE401 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (Commence)
Session 8
HCS405 Social Work Theory and Practice 4
HCS402 Professional Field Education 2 (Complete)
HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
Professional recognition
This course is approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Graduates will be eligible for full accreditation with AASW.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.