Social Work (Honours) / Law - 4787
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 312
UAC Code: 426000
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
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Program Description
This program qualifies students for the professional practice of both social work and law.
The Bachelor of Social Work with Honours (UNSW BSW Hons) offers you an innovative and accredited program leading to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The UNSW BSW Hons includes studies in the areas of social work practice, social and behavioural sciences, and contextual studies. The program includes a number of courses aimed at the development of research skills, including research design and methodology, and every student completes a piece of independent or directed research as part of the Honours requirement.
The UNSW BSW Hons draws on the extensive expertise and experience of qualified Social Work practitioners to deliver a unique combination of scholarly and practise-based courses. Students also undertake two separate field placements in Years 3 and 4 of the degree to gain the necessary practical experience.
The program is a 6.5 years full-time dual program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws BSW(Hons) LLB.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
- Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
- Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Law elective courses - 42 UOC
- Social Work courses - 168 UOC
- Total 312 UOC
Level 1
- ARTS1870 Rethinking the Social (6 UOC)
- ARTS1871 Cultural Experience (6 UOC)
- PSYC1001 Psychology 1A (6 UOC)
- SOCW1001 Introduction to Social Work (6 UOC)
- SOCW1004 Lifespan and Health (6 UOC)
- SRAP1000 Policy and Society (6 UOC)
- SRAP1001 Social Research and Society (6 UOC)
- SOCW3006 Socio Legal Practice (6 UOC)
- SOCW3009 Ethics and Reflective Practice (6 UOC)
- SOCW3010 Organisational Practice (6 UOC)
- SOCW3011 Level Three Placement (18 UOC)
- SRAP3000 Policy and Social Theory (6 UOC)
- SOCW4003 SOCW Practice Methods (6 UOC)
- SOCW4011 Evi/Prac Based Research (6 UOC)
- SOCW4012 Mental Health and Trauma (6 UOC)
- SOCW4013 Child and Family Practice (6 UOC)
- SOCW4014 Level 4 Placement (18 UOC)
- SOCW4015 Honours Research Thesis (6 UOC) or
- SOCW4016 Social Work Honours Portfolio (6 UOC)
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 SOCW4014 are the designated field education courses.
Sequencing
Students are advised that progression in the core of the BSW is determined by strict prerequisite requirements.
Participation and Enrolment Requirements
A Working with Children Check, a National Criminal Record Check, Green P Drivers Licence and Compliance with NSW Health Vaccination Requirements may be required. Please refer to Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) 4033 for further details.General Education Requirements
Honours
Honours will be awarded in the following classes, based on the student's WAM rounded to the nearest whole number:
- Honours Class I (selective WAM of 85 or higher)
- Honours Class II division 1, (selective WAM of 75-84)
- Honours Class II division 2 (selective WAM of 65-74)
- Honours Class III (selective WAM of 50-64)
Honours in Laws
High achieving students may be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the the new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).
Academic Rules
- enrol in the Bachelor of Social Work and complete 168 UOC;
- complete the core requirements
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.
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.
Important Information
The Academic Rules for the UNSW BSW Hons 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.
For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701.
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