Handbook - Social Work (Honours) / Criminology & Criminal Justice

Overview

This program information only applies to students commencing 2024 onwards. Students commencing prior to 2024 should refer to the program rules for the year in which they started. The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (BSW Hons BCCJ) is a five-year double degree. The BSW … For more content click the Read More button below.

This program information only applies to students commencing 2024 onwards. Students commencing prior to 2024 should refer to the program rules for the year in which they started.

The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (BSW Hons BCCJ) is a five-year double degree. The BSW Hons BCCJ provides an opportunity for students to undertake courses required for the BSW Hons program, as well as the core program of study in Criminology & Criminal Justice, applied social research and policy analysis.

Stand Alone Programs

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Social Work (Honours)

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 240 UOC.

Social Work (Honours)

Core courses (168 UOC)

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Criminology & Criminal Justice Core (42 UOC)
Social Science Core (36 UOC) - see double counting and substitution rules below for SOSS1000, SOSS1001, and SOSS3003/SOSS3008
Prescribed Criminology Electives (18 UOC) - ARTS2871 will be counted as a Criminology Elective (see double counting rules below), and students will complete a further 12 UOC of Criminology Electives

Double Counting and Course Substitution

Two of the core courses (12 UOC) in Criminology and Criminal Justice, SOSS1000 and SOSS1001 are also part of the core for Social Work (Honours). Therefore these two courses will be double counted towards this double degree.
In addition, ARTS2871 will also double count towards the double degree as a core course for Social Work (Honours) and a Prescribed Criminology Elective for Criminology and Criminal Justice. Students will complete a further 12 UOC of Criminology Electives.
Students enrolled in this double degree must take SOSS3008 instead of SOSS3003. SOSS3008 (6 UOC) will be counted towards the requirement to take SOSS3003 in the Criminology and Criminal Justice disciplinary component.

Disciplinary Component - 4033 Social Work (Honours)168 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 168 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Level 1 Core Courses42 Units of Credit:

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

Culture, Experience and Change

Rethinking the Social

Introduction to Social Work

Lifespan, Health and Resilience

Policy and Society

Social Research and Society

Level 2 Core Courses36 Units of Credit:

Students must take 36 UOC of the following courses.

Power and Powerlessness

Introduction to Social Work Counselling and Assessment

Social Work Practice - Community Work

Culture, Identity and Diversity

Social Work Counselling with Individuals, Families and Groups

First Nations People and Social Work

Level 3 Core Courses42 Units of Credit:

Please advise the Work Integrated Learning Unit (ada-wil@unsw.edu.au) if you are enrolling in SOCW3013 and another 6 UOC course concurrently.

Socio-Legal Practice in Social Work Settings

Ethics and Reflective Practice

Organisational Practice

Social Work Practice Level 3 Placement A

Social Work Practice Level 3 Placement B

Globalisation and Policy Making

Level 4 Core Courses48 Units of Credit:

Students must take 48 UOC of the following courses.

Level 4 Core Courses

One of the following:

Disciplinary Component - 3422 Criminology & Criminal Justice96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Level 1 Criminology & Criminal Justice Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 1 Social Science Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 2 Criminology & Criminal Justice Core Courses18 Units of Credit:

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

Note: Students enrolled in the double degree Criminology and Criminal Justice/Law (4763) complete LAWS1021 and LAWS1022 and are excluded from CRIM2020 and CRIM2021. Students should enrol in substitute Criminology & Criminal Justice Prescribed electives at Level 2.

Criminal Law and Justice 1

Criminal Law and Justice 2

Explaining Crime

Level 2 Social Science Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 3 Criminology & Criminal Justice Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 3 Social Science Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Criminology & Criminal Justice Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

Power and Powerlessness

Issues in Policing

Indigenous Perspective in Criminal Justice

Disability in the Criminal Justice System

Crime, Politics and the Media

Explaining Punishment

Young People and Juvenile Justice

Crime and Punishment in Historical Perspective

Crime Prevention Policy

Violence and Victimisation

State Crime and Human Rights

Cybercrime and Technology-Facilitated Harms

Restorative Justice

The Criminal Trial

Public Health and Corrections

Issues in Drug Policy

Criminology Work Integrated Learning Placement

Criminology, Climate Change and the Environment

Criminological Aspects of Cyber Security

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Sample Programs

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4034 Social Work (Honours)/Criminology & Criminal Justice Sample Program

Additional Information

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Program Fees

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