Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work

5 years full time
6 years full time with Honours

This professional qualification is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and satisfies all academic requirements for professional recognition as a social worker. The combined degree offers you the opportunity to mix this professional qualification in Social Work with majors offered through the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students can undertake studies in Arts subjects which may complement the Bachelor of Social Work, such as sociology and social policy, gender studies or philosophy.

If you are interested in a career as a social, youth, health, welfare or community worker, or in the areas of crisis work, residential care, administration, research, policy development or counselling, this degree offers you the skills and knowledge to achieve your goals.

Students undertake integrated studies in social sciences, social policy and social work theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on Australian and comparative social welfare studies. In the last two years of the degree students undertake the professional social work program, which includes fieldwork placements supervised by highly skilled and experienced practitioners in a variety of settings. These placings are an essential part of the learning experience.

There are many ways to structure your degree. Below we’ve given you just one example:

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work - Degree Requirements