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Social Work/Arts - 4035

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 240
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Social Work (Major)
 
  

Program Description

The School of Social Sciences and International Studies offers a five-year double degree leading to the award of Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts (BSW BA). The BSW BA provides an opportunity for students to undertake all the courses required for the Bachelor of Social Work program, as well as 60 units of credit from the Bachelor of Arts program, including an approved major sequence of 54 units of credit (see the UNSW BA Program 3403 rules).

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The Bachelor of Social Work is designed to prepare students for the professional practice of social work including work in the wider field of welfare. The essence of social work is working with people, including individuals, couples, families, groups, organisations or communities and this will span people of any age, from any walk of life, or from any ethnic or racial background.

Program Structure

The program is as follows:

Year 1
PLUS

Sociology Elective:
PLUS
  • First year Psychology course (6 UOC)
  • 2 x BA Major Level 1 (12 UOC)
  • Level 1 Arts Elective (6 UOC)

Year 2
  • 2 x BA Major Upper Level (12 UOC)
  • General Education (6 UOC)
  • SOCW2007 Bridging (for students exempt from 1st year)

Year 3
  • 3 x BA Major Upper Level (18 UOC)
  • Research Elective (6 UOC)
  • General Education (6 UOC)

Year 4
  • 2 x BA Major Upper Level (12 UOC)
  • Upper Level Arts Elective (6 UOC)

Year 5
List of BA (Program 3403) Majors:
(Australian School of Business)
(Faculty of Science)
(Australian School of Business)
(Australian School of Business)
*Psychology (Faculty of Science)
a Major sequence in Psychology requires 60 UOC

 * denotes majors and minors offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. These are referred to as 'Externals'.

Program Requirements - Field Education
An integral aspect of the program is organised learning in the field, and this is a basic requirement for the professional recognition of the degree. In the field education courses, a field educator, usually in a social welfare agency, is responsible for a student learning to apply the principles of professional practice in an actual practice setting. From Year 3, a total of 140 seven-hour days are taken up in this way. Forty of these days are scheduled during academic recess periods. A student's two field education placements are in more than one type of practice setting. The settings vary and can include medical, psychiatric, local government, community health, community, family and child welfare, services to groups with disabilities, services to the aged, services to migrants, income security, and corrective services. Non-government social welfare agencies and all levels of government are utilised. For some students, their second field education placement may be located outside the Sydney metropolitan area.

Sample Program

Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts (BSW BA) - Sample Program - Example only
Practice UOC    
Social/Behavioural Sciences
UOC   
Contextual Studies
UOC
General Education
UOC
Arts
UOC    Total   
Year 1 - 48 units of credit
6
6
PSYC  
6
6
6
Arts Elective
6
 
BA Major
BA Major
 
6
6
 
48
Year 2 - 48 units of credit
 
6
6
6
6
6
Gen Ed
6
BA Major
BA Major
 
6
6
48
Year 3 - 48 units of credit
6
6
SOCW3004
6
Research Elective
6
Gen Ed
6
BA Major
BA Major
BA Major
6
6
6
48
Year 4 - 48 units of credit
6
12
6
SOCW3006
6
 
BA Major
BA Major
Arts Elective
6
6
6
48
Year 5 - 48 units of credit
6
6
24
SOCW4006
6
SOCW4004
6
48
 Total UOC
84
 
48
 
36
 
12
 
60
240
 


Academic Rules

General Education Requirements

To fulfil the University's General Education requirement students must complete 12 units of credit selected from courses outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if the major taken is convened outside the Faculty as listed above (for example, Economics).

Pass Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must obtain, normally over five years of study, a minimum of 240 units of credit in approved courses including:
    1. the prescribed sequences in Social Work courses and electives;
    2. a total of 48 Level 1 units of credit;
    3. no more than 12 Level 1 units of credit in any one sequence of study, from the UNSW BA (Program 3403) Rules, other than SOCW courses;
    4. a major sequence of 54 units of credit from the list of BA (Program 3403) Majors;
    5. 12 units of credit from the General Education program.
    6. The Pass degree Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts may be awarded with Distinction where a candidate has achieved a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75% in all courses completed since enrolment at UNSW which are credited towards the degree.

Honours Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Honours level in the Bachelor of Social Work or Bachelor of Arts, a student must have satisfactorily completed a prescribed period of extra study.
Entry to the Honours program is subject to resources and the Head of School's approval.
The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions and Class 3). Students who fail to obtain one of these classes may proceed to graduate with the Pass degree.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Important Information

The Academic Rules for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate programs and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

Professional Recognition

Graduates with the degree of Bachelor of Social Work from UNSW are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Further Information

Security Checks
It is a requirement that students who are undertaking placements in certain government departments and related organisation undergo a security check.

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