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Overview

This program is for students commencing from 2016. Students commencing prior to 2016 should refer to the program rules for the year they started. 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 … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program
4033
Social Work (Honours)
Program
3420
Social Research and Policy

Double Degree Structure
264 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 264 UOC.

  • 4044 - Social Work (Honours) / Social Research and Policy
  • 3420 - Social Research and Policy
  • 4033 - Social Work (Honours)

Major specialisations
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students complete 60 UOC from any of the Internal or *External majors below. Students must declare their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2.

Note on external majors
*Human Resource Management, *International Business, and *Marketing: Students who choose any of these majors are required to complete 12 UOC of Prescribed Arts and Social Sciences Electives.

ATSIC1
60 UOC
Indigenous Studies
COMDF1
60 UOC
Global Development
ECONA1
60 UOC
Economics
ENVPE1
60 UOC
Environmental Humanities
IBUSA1
48 UOC
International Business
MARKA1
48 UOC
Marketing
MECTC1
60 UOC
Media, Culture and Technology
MGMTH1
48 UOC
Human Resource Management
POLSG1
60 UOC
Politics and International Relations
SOCAD1
60 UOC
Sociology and Anthropology

Level 1 Core Courses
4033 - Social Work (Honours)

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

PSYC1001
6 UOC
Psychology 1A
SOCW1001
6 UOC
Introduction to Social Work
SOCW1004
6 UOC
Lifespan, Health and Resilience
SOSS1000
6 UOC
Policy and Society
SOSS1001
6 UOC
Social Research and Society
ARTS1870
6 UOC
Rethinking the Social
ARTS1753
6 UOC
Culture, Experience and Change

Level 2 Core Courses
4033 - Social Work (Honours)

Students must take 36 UOC of the following courses.

SOCW2003
6 UOC
Introduction to Social Work Counselling and Assessment
SOCW2006
6 UOC
Social Work Practice - Community Work
SOCW2008
6 UOC
Culture, Identity and Diversity
SOCW2009
6 UOC
Social Work Counselling with Individuals, Families and Groups
SOCW2100
6 UOC
Aboriginal People and Social Work
ARTS2871
6 UOC
Power and Powerlessness

Level 3 Core Courses
4033 - Social Work (Honours)

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

SOCW3006
6 UOC
Socio-Legal Practice in Social Work Settings
SOCW3009
6 UOC
Ethics and Reflective Practice
SOCW3010
6 UOC
Organisational Practice
SOCW3012
12 UOC
Social Work Practice Level 3 Placement A
SOCW3013
6 UOC
Social Work Practice Level 3 Placement B
SOSS3003
6 UOC
Policy Analysis

Level 4 Core Courses
4033 - Social Work (Honours)

Students must take 48 UOC of the following courses.

SOCW4003
6 UOC
Advanced Social Work Practice Methods
SOCW4011
6 UOC
Evidence and Practice Based Research
SOCW4012
6 UOC
Social Work Practice in Mental Health and Trauma
SOCW4013
6 UOC
Child and Family Welfare Practice
SOCW4017
6 UOC
Social Work Practice Level 4 Placement A
SOCW4018
12 UOC
Social Work Practice Level 4 Placement B

Level 1 Core Courses
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

SOSS1000
6 UOC
Policy and Society
SOSS1001
6 UOC
Social Research and Society

Level 2 Core Courses
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

SOSS2001
6 UOC
Qualitative Social Research
CDEV1112
6 UOC
Creating Your Career: Employability for the Future
ARTS2871
6 UOC
Power and Powerlessness

Level 3 Core Courses
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

SOSS3001
6 UOC
Quantitative Social Research
SOSS3002
6 UOC
Social Research and Policy Project
SOSS3003
6 UOC
Policy Analysis
SOSS3006
6 UOC
Social Research and Policy in the Workplace

Social Research & Policy Prescribed Elective
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students take 6 UOC from the following list of courses.

Note: Students may take other courses with the approval of the Program Convenor.

ARTS1210
6 UOC
Concepts of Asia
ARTS1211
6 UOC
Australia's Asian Context
ARTS1750
6 UOC
Introduction to Global Development
ARTS1753
6 UOC
Culture, Experience and Change
ARTS1810
6 UOC
Foundations of Politics and International Relations
ARTS2240
6 UOC
Environment, Sustainability and Development
ARTS2751
6 UOC
International Development
ARTS2752
6 UOC
Local Politics of Development
ARTS2845
6 UOC
Sex, Human Rights and Justice
ARTS2870
6 UOC
Citizens, Action and Dissent
ARTS2872
6 UOC
Living and dying
ARTS2873
6 UOC
Doing Fieldwork: Ethnography in Place
ARTS2876
6 UOC
Understanding the Self
ARTS2877
6 UOC
Technologies, Culture, Society
COMM1000
6 UOC
Creating Social Change: From Innovation to Impact

Double Counting

Four courses (24 UOC) of the core courses in Social Research & Policy, SRAP1000, SRAP1001, SRAP3003 and ARTS2871 are also part of the core for Social Work (Honours). Therefore these four courses will be double counted towards this double degree.A further 12 UOC of the core courses in Social Research … For more content click the Read More button below.

Maturity Requirements
3420 - Social Research and Policy

You must complete at least 24 UOC before enrolling in Level 2 courses.You must complete at least 24 UOC in your major before enrolling in Level 3 courses.

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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4044 Social Work (Honours)/Social Research and Policy Sample Program

Additional Information

Further Information
Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice.

Program Fees

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