BSW (Hons)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

New South Wales

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale.

Queensland

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale.

ACT

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale.

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp Specified Foundation Units (Part A);
  2. 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
  3. 130 cp from Social Work units, including 10 cp unit (SWTP236) incorporating Community Engagement (Part C);
  4. 60 cp from Field Education Units (30 cp at Honours level) (Part D);
  5. 10 cp from Social Work Honours Units (Part E)
  6. 40 cp from Allied Health Honours Units (Part F).

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 230 cp from units, and 10 cp from Core Curriculum units may exit from the course with the following qualification:

Bachelor of Human Services.

Progression requirements

The Honours program is incorporated into the final two years of the Bachelor of Social Work degree.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP
  • PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC101Applications of Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
  • SOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 CP
  • SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:

  • SWTP108Purpose and Context of Social Work and Human Services10 CP
  • SWTP109Human Rights and Social Justice in Social Work and Human Services10 CP
  • SWTP215Ethics and Theories in Social Work10 CP
  • SWTP216Social Work Skills in Practice with Individuals10 CP
  • SWTP218Social Work with Children, Youth and Families10 CP
  • SWTP236Social Work and Community Practice10 CP
  • SWTP237Mental Health and Social Work10 CP
  • SWTP238Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work Practice10 CP
  • SWTP319Group Work in Social Work Practice10 CP
  • SWTP339Law and Social Work10 CP
  • SWTP416Fields of Social Work and Best Practice10 CP
  • SWTP417Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Social Work Practice in Organisations10 CP
  • SWTP213Race and Identity: Anti-Racist Social Work Practice10 CP

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • SWTP333Social Work Field Education 130 CP
  • SWTP445Social Work Field Education 2 (Honours)30 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • SWTP420Social Policy and Social Work (Honours)10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ALHT411Honours Literature Review for Allied Health10 CP
  • ALHT412Honours Research Methods for Allied Health10 CP
  • ALHT413Honours Research Project Implementation for Allied Health10 CP
  • ALHT414Honours Thesis for Allied Health10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

Year 1 (2022) and Year 2 (2023) of this course map show units completed as part of the Bachelor of Social Work; Year 3 (2024) and Year 4 (2025) of this course map show subsequent units to be completed as part of the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours).

  • Specified Foundation UnitsPSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 cp
  • Specified Foundation UnitsSOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 cp
  • Specified Foundation UnitsHLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 cp
  • Social Work UnitsSWTP108Purpose and Context of Social Work and Human Services10 cp
  • Specified Foundation UnitsPSYC101Applications of Psychology10 cp
  • Specified Foundation UnitsSOCS101Global Society and Change10 cp
  • Social Work UnitsSWTP109Human Rights and Social Justice in Social Work and Human Services10 cp
  • University Core Curriculum UnitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

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