The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (BSW Hons BSRP) is a 5.5-year Dual degree. The BSW Hons BSRP provides an opportunity for students to undertake the courses required for the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) program, as well as the core program of study in social science, policy analysis and research methods, including a major in a particular social science discipline.

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) program 4033 and the Bachelor of Social Research & Policy program 3420.


Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (168 UOC) are:

Dual Mode with Bachelor of Social Research & Policy - General Education Requirement

Because both Dual programs are internal to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences the General Education (GE) Exemption for Dual programs does not apply.

For students completing the BSW (Hons) in this Dual mode a Social Research & Policy Prescribed Elective is replaced with an approved GE course to meet 6 UOC of the GE requirement. The other 6 UOC is to be taken by replacing ARTS1870 Rethinking the Social with an approved GE course. This completes the 12 UOC GE requirement.

Double Counting in Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) and Bachelor of Social Research & Policy

24 UOC of the core courses in Social Research & Policy, SRAP1000, SRAP1001, SRAP2002 and SRAP3000 are also part of the core for Social Work (Honours). Therefore these four SRAP courses will be double counted towards this dual degree.

A further 12 UOC of the core courses in Social Research & Policy, SRAP3006 and SRAP3005 have similar content to SOCW3011 and SOCW3009 respectively. Therefore these two SRAP courses will be substituted with 12 UOC of Social Research & Policy Prescribed Electives.

Directed or independent research is integrated into SOCW4010 to meet the requirements of both AQF Level 8 Bachelors degree with Honours and the AASW.

Field Education

An integral aspect of the program core 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 level 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. SOCW3011 and SOCW4010 are the designated field education courses.

General Education

Any course offered outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

University Medal

An honours student in this program may be nominated for a University Medal in line with the University Medal Policy http://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/medalspolicy.pdf and Procedures http://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/medalsprocedure.pdf.

Academic Rules

Dual Mode

To qualify for the award of the degree at Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) level, a student must:

Honours

Honours is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3).

• Honours Class I (WAM of 85 or higher)
  
• Honours Class II Division 1, (WAM of 75-84)
  
• Honours Class II Division 2 (WAM of 65-74)
  
• Honours Class III (WAM of 50-64)

Exit Strategies

Students unable to meet the requirements of either SOCW3011 or SOCW4010 may exit the program and enrol in the Bachelor of Welfare Studies. It should be noted that this program does not provide eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Security Checks

It is a requirement that students who are undertaking placements in certain government departments and related organisations undergo a criminal record check.

Professional Recognition

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

Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Research & Policy in Dual Mode

Program Structure

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (120 UOC) are:

Core

Compulsory courses (42 UOC) made up of:

Level 1

Prescribed Social Research and Policy electives

Students should choose three courses from the following list:

Or an appropriate course as agreed to by the Program Convenor.

Streams

54 units of credit from any of the Internal Streams or External Streams (denoted with '*') listed below.

External Streams

Economics: Students in a dual award program are required to to complete an additional 6 UOC (one course).

Human Resource Management, International Business, and Marketing: Students who choose any of these streams are required to complete 6 UOC of Prescribed Faculty Elective.

Prescribed Social Research and Policy Elective

A Prescribed Social Research and Policy Elective is any course chosen by the student from the list of Social Research and Policy offerings of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

General Education

Any course offered outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Award with Distinction

High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 in each program and who have completed at least 48 UOC in each program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

High achieving Bachelor of Social Research and Policy students (in Single or Dual mode) who have successfully completed all program requirements may apply for admission to honours in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504 or the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) 4507 if undertaking the Social Research and Policy honours stream. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) program 4507

Dual Mode

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy, a student must:

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

The Academic Rules for the BSW Hons BSRP 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.

Contact the Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice.
Tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
Email: arts@unsw.edu.au
Location: Room G1 Ground Floor, Morven Brown building (C20)
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
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