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The Bachelor of Social Work is a professionally accredited degree which allows students to meet the requirements for eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers. The degree offers students the opportunity to study the core elements of social work with a focus on issues relevant to the Northern Territory. A key element of student's learning is the requirement to undertake two 70 day placements in the third and fourth years of study.
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Police check: students must have cleared a Police Check before they can undertake placements. Students whose Police Checks are not cleared will not be able to undertake placements and will not therefore be able to complete the requirements of the course. |
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| Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.
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| For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.
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Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided by using one of the following links:
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For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
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The course comprises common units, core units, specialist electives and elective units. The first two years provide foundation knowledge for social work, including psychology, sociology, organisational context and communication skills.
Later years include units in social work theory and practice, research methods, skills for working with individuals, groups and communities, legal aspects, specialised areas of practice and two 70 day field education placements.
Due to professional accrediting regulations, external students are required to attend 5 days of face to face teaching in third and fourth year. |
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A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points as detailed below.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements | Common
(2 units) | 20 | Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory Regional and Indigenous Issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two Academic Communication Units:
CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC100 Academic Literacies (recommended for this course) or
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
Select Common Units to find out more about the units and Advanced Standing options | Core
(22 units) | 220 | Compulsory Core units totalling 220 credit points as detailed below:
NUR240 Lifespan Development (previously NUR104)
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B
SOC140 Sociological Perspectives
SOC145 Global Sociology
SWK141A Introduction to Human Services
SWK142B Communication Skills
SWK242A Dynamics of Group work
SWK243 Human Service Organisations
SWK340 Social Work Theory and Practice
SWK341 Social Policy
SWK343 Working with and Developing Communities
SWK347A Social Work Research Methods
SWK348 Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice
SWK351 Engaging with Individuals/Families in Partnership
SWK366 Field Education A
SWK440A Skills for Regional and Remote Practice
SWK458 Integrated Methods of Social Work
SWK459 Legal Issues in Social Work
SWK466 Field Education B
HEA401 Culture in Practice
HEA402 Informing Practice with Evidence | Specialist Electives
(2 units) | 20 | Specialist Elective units totalling 20 credit points selected from the list of available Specialist Elective units detailed below:
Students pursing a Bachelor Pass level award
SWK454 Building Safe Communities
SWK457 Dynamics of Loss and Grief
SNP405 Mental Health in the Community (last offered in 2008)
NUR327 Community Mental Health (previously SNP405)
Students pursing a Bachelor Honours level award
SWK465 Independent Course of Study (last offered 2010)
HON445 Honours A
HON446 Honours B | Electives
(6 units) | 60 | Units totalling 60 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University: |  | 320 | Total Credit Points |
Of the total 320 credit points: - Not more than 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
- A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units
- Not more than 40 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PC"
COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2011
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work prior to 2011 will note that the Course Structure above indicates some change to the course requirements in relation to Specialist Elective units. As of 2011 students will have the option to complete an Honour option in this course. Eligible students who have achieved a Grade Point Average of 5 (GPA), credit or higher across all third level SWKxxx units completed in year 3 will be invited to complete the award with an Honours award. Students must have successfully completed SWK347A, Research Methods, to eligible for the Honours stream. The Honours option is a repeatable unit with students completing a proposal, and an ethics application in Semester One. In the second semester of enrolment students will complete a presentation and submit a Thesis. A GPA of 5 (credit or higher) must be achieved to progress to Semester Two. The thesis will be 10000 words in length (the range within social work programmes in Australia is 8000 – 15000 words with. Typically an honours thesis at CDU is 10000 words). Students failing to achieve a GPA 5 (credit or higher) in Semester One will not be able to continue the Honours option in Semester 2 and will complete the non-Honours option Specialist Elective. Students who have already completed core unit NUR104 are not required to do the replacement unit NUR240. Students who have completed unit SNP405 prior to 2011can count this unit as a specialist elective.
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Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:
Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873 |
- Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
- Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
- Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.
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Students Commencing in Semester 1Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010. The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan: ♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study; ♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and ♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. SWK243.
Elective units may be selected from any undergraduate higher education units on offer (in any discipline).
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Year 1 | | CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | CUC107 Northern Perspectives | CU | | SWK141A Introduction to Social Work | CO | SWK142B Communication Skills | CO | | PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B | CO | | SOC140 Sociological Perspectives | CO | SOC145 Global Sociology | CO | Year 2 | | SWK243 Human Service Organisations | CO | SWK242A Dynamics of Groupwork | CO | | Elective 1 – 100 level | E | NUR104 Lifespan Development | CO | | Elective 2 – 200 level | E | Elective 4 – 100/200 level | E | | Elective 3 – 200/300 level | E | Elective 5 – 200/300 level | E | Year 3 | | SWK341 Social Policy | CO | SWK366 Field Education A | CO | | SWK343 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK340 Social Work Theory and Practice (runs in Study Period 2) | CO | | SWK347A Social Work Research Methods | CO | SWK348 Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice | CO | | SWK351 Engaging with Individuals/Families in Partnership | CO | Elective 6 – 300 level | E | Year 4 | | HEA402 Informing Practice with Evidence | CO | HEA401 Culture in Practice | CO | | SWK458 Integrated Methods in Social Work | CO | SWK466 Field Education B | CO | | SWK459 Legal Issues and Social Work | CO | SWK440A Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO | | Specialist Elective 1 | SE | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
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Students Commencing in Semester 2Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010. The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan: ♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study; ♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and ♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. SWK243. Elective units may be selected from any undergraduate higher education units on offer (in any discipline).
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Year 1 | | | CUC107 Northern Perspectives | CU | | | SWK142B Communication Skills | CO | | | Elective 1 – 100 level | E | | | SOC145 Global Sociology | CO | Year 2 | | CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | SWK242A Dynamics of Groupwork | CO | | SWK141A Introduction to Social Work | CO | NUR104 Lifespan Development | CO | | PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B | CO | | SOC140 Sociological Perspectives | CO | Elective 2 – 200 level | E | Year 3 | | SWK243 Human Service Organisations | CO | SWK366 Field Education A | CO | | SWK351 Engaging with Individuals/Families in Partnership | CO | SWK340 Social Work Theory and Practice (runs in Study Period 2) | CO | | Elective 3 – 100/200 level | E | SWK348 Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice | CO | | Elective 4 – 200/300 level | E | Elective 5 – 300 level | E | Year 4 | | SWK341 Social Policy | CO | HEA401 Culture in Practice | CO | | SWK343 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK466 Field Education B | CO | | SWK347A Social Work Research Methods | CO | SWK440A Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | CO | | Elective 6 – 200/300 level | E | Specialist Elective 2 | SE | Year 5 | | HEA402 Informing Practice with Evidence | CO | | | | SWK458 Integrated Methods in Social Work | CO | | | | SWK459 Legal Issues and Social Work | CO | | | | Specialist Elective 1 | SE | | |
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Students Commencing in Summer Semester
Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010. The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan: ♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study; ♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and ♦ check the assumed knowledge for eac
h unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. SWK243.
Elective units may be selected from any undergraduate higher education units on offer (in any discipline).
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | Calendar Year 1 | | | | | CUC100 Academic Literacies | CU | | | | | CUC107 Northern Perspectives | CU | | | | | PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | Calendar Year 2 | | SWK141A Introduction to Social Work | CO | PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B | CO | | | | SOC140 Sociological Perspectives | CO | SWK142B Communication Skills | CO | | | | Elective 1 – 100 level | E | SOC145 Global Sociology | CO | | | Calendar Year 3 | | SWK243 Human Service Organisations | CO | NUR104 Lifespan Development | CO | | | | SWK351 Engaging with Individuals/Families in Partnership | CO | SWK242A Dynamics of Groupwork | CO | | | | Elective 2 – 100/200 level | E | Elective 4 – 200/300 level | E | | | | Elective 3 – 200 level | E | | | | | Calendar Year 4 | | SWK341 Social Policy | CO | SWK366 Field Education A | CO | | | | SWK343 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK340 Social Work Theory and Practice (runs in Study Period 2) | CO | | | | SWK347A Social Work Research Methods | CO | SWK348 Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice | CO | | | | Elective 5 – 200/300 level | E | Elective 6 – 300 level | E | | | Calendar Year 5 | | HEA402 Informing Practice with Evidence | CO | HEA401 Culture in Practice | CO | | | | SWK458 Integrated Methods in Social Work | CO | SWK466 Field Education B | CO | | | | SWK459 Legal Issues and Social Work | CO | SWK440A Rural and Remote Practice | CO | | | | Specialist Elective 1 | SE | Specialist Elective 2 | SE |
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Eligibility for membership for the Australian Association of Social Workers. |
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As an accredited social worker graduates are able to take up a range of career options in both the government and non government sectors. Fields of practice include: child protection, health, mental health, justice, alcohol and other drug services, family support, aged care, employment services etc. |
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