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Social Work/Arts - 4035

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 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. 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 42 units of credit (see List A of the BA 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
  • Psychology elective
  • Sociology elective
  • 2 x Arts Major Level 1
  • 1 x Arts Level 1 elective

Year 2
  • 1 x Arts Upper Level elective
  • 1 x Arts Major Upper Level
  • 2 x General Education
  • SOCW2007 Bridging (for students exempt from 1st year)

Year 3
  • 2 x Arts Major Upper Level
  • 2 x Arts Upper Level electives
  • 2 x General Education

Year 4
  • 2 x Arts Major Upper Level
  • Research elective

Year 5

Sample Program

Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts
Sample Program
 Year    Practice UOC    
Social/
Behavioural
Sciences  
UOC   
Contextual
Studies
UOC
General
Education
UOC Arts  UOC    Total   
 1
6
6
SOCA
PSYC
6
6
6
Elective 6    
Major
Major  
6
6
48
 2    
6
6
6
6
6
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
3
3
Elective
Major   
6
6
48
 3
6
6
SOCW3004 6
Gen Ed
Gen Ed
3
3
Major
Major
Electives(x2)
6
6
12
48
 4
6
12
6
SOCW3006
Research
Elective
6
6
    Major
Major
6
6
48
 5
6
6
24
SOCW4006 6 SOCW4004 6         48
Total    84   48   36   12   60 240

Academic Rules

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 Lists A, B or C of the BA Rules, other than SOCW courses;

4. a major sequence of 42 units of credit from List A of the BA Rules;

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.

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

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.

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.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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