A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Common (2 units) | 20 | Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 from 2024) (compulsory) Plus either: CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology (preferred for this course) or CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100 from 2024) (new title from 2016)
Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options. |
Core (16 units) | 170 | Compulsory Core units totalling 170 credit points from units detailed below:
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150 2022) SOC145 Global Sociology (external only) (replaced by IAS222 2020) SWK101 Introduction to Human Services (recoded from SWK141A 2016) SWK102 Communication Skills (recoded from SWK142B 2016) HCS260 Introduction to Humanitarian Practice (20cp) (previously SWK260) (Unit no longer available, refer below for Course Changes - 2020) PMO201 Project Management SWK201 Human Service Organisations (recoded from SWK243 2016) SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work (recoded from SWK242A 2016) HCS350 Professional Practice Placement (to be studied concurrently with HCS365) (previously SWK350) (field placement) (refer below for Course Changes - 2020) (last offered 2020) HCS365 From Theory to Practice: Aid and Development (to be studied concurrently with HCS350) (previously SWK365) SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities (recoded from SWK343 2016) SWK311 Social Policy (recoded from SWK341 2016) SWK312 Social Research Methods (recoded from SWK347A 2016) (new title 2018) SWK313 Engaging with Individuals/Families in Partnership (recoded from SWK351 2016) SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work (replaces SWK403 from 2019) (recoded from SWK459 2016) SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice (replaces SWK405 from 2019) (recoded from SWK440A 2016) |
| 30 | Specialist elective units totalling 30 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: IND150 Colonising Australia (recoded from ATI150 with new title from 2016) (replaced by IAS131 2020) PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B (replaced by PSY151 2022) ATI200 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaced by IAS245 2020) ATI210 Indigenous Governance and Leadership (replaced by IAS242 2020, not offered from 2024) CIK230 Indigenous Engagements: Land and Water (replaced by IAS254 2020) ATI330 Indigenous Networking and Collaboration (replaced by IAS351 2020) ATI331 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work (replaced by IAS352 2020) SWK316 Building Safe Communities (replaces SWK401 Building Safe Communities from 2019) (recoded from SWK454 2016) SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (replaces SWK404 from 2019) (recoded from SWK457 2016) |
Electives | 20 | Units totalling 20 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. Students may select units from any of the approved (specialisations/sequences) as electives, if desired.
When selecting electives choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 400 level, therefore units coded as SWK1xx, SWK2xx, SWK3xx and SWK4xx, would be first, second, third and fourth year units respectively. |
| 240 | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
If course commenced prior to 2013:
A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units.
A maximum of 30 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS".
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
PSY140 has been replaced by PSY150. Students that have completed PSY140 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY150.
PSY141 has been replaced by PSY151. Students that have completed PSY141 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY151.
COURSE CHANGES - 2020
Students that have completed HCS260 prior to 2020 need to complete HCS350 in 2020.
Students that need to complete HCS260 and HCS350 now complete HCS261 and HCS351.
COURSE CHANGES - 2018
SWK312 has a new title in 2018. Previously Social Work Research Methods, now Social Research Methods.
COURSE CHANGES - Unit Code Translation Table - 2016
HCS260 First Humanitarian Mission (Project) unit title change to Introduction to Humanitarian Practice.
HCS350 Second Humanitarian Mission (Field) unit title change to Professional Practice Placement (National/International).
Following is a summary of unit code changes from 2016. Students who have already completed a unit pre-2016 should not enrol in the equivalent recoded unit. ALL students should enrol in the latest unit code from 2016.
Pre-2016 Unit Code | 2016 Unit Code (recoded equivalent unit) |
SWK141A Introduction to Human Services | SWK101 Introduction to Human Services |
SWK142B Communication Skills | SWK102 Communication Skills |
SWK243 Human Service Organisations | SWK201 Human Service Organisations |
SWK242A Dynamics of Group Work | SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work |
SWK343 Working with the Developing Communities | SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities |
SWK341 Social Policy | SWK311 Social Policy |
SWK347A Social Work Research Methods | SWK312 Social Work Research Methods |
SWK351 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership |
SWK454 Building Safe Communities | SWK316 Building Safe Communities (replaces SWK401 Building Safe Communities from 2019) |
SWK459 Legal Issues in Social Work | SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work (replaces SWK403 from 2019) |
SWK457 Dynamics and Loss of Grief | SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (replaces SWK404 from 2019) |
SWK440A Skills for Regional and Remote Practice | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice (replaces SWK405 from 2019) |
ATI150 Indigenous Indigenous Knowledges and Experience: History and Colonisation | IND150 Colonising Australia |
COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2014
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies prior to 2014 will note there have been changes to this course. To ensure continuing students are not disadvantaged please note the following:
Change to Core Units:
*SWK260 Remote Humanitarian Project Experience has been recoded to HCS260 First Humanitarian Mission (Project).
*SWK350 Humanitarian Field Placement has been recoded to HCS350 Second Humanitarian Mission (Field).
*SWK365 Integrated Methods of Humanitarian and Community Studies has been recoded to HCS365 Integrated Methods of Humanitarian and Community Studies.
COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements - 2011
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies prior to 2011 will note there have been changes to this course. To ensure continuing students are not disadvantaged please note the following:
Change to Core Units:
HEA401 has been replaced by SWK365 Integrated Methods of Humanitarian and Community Studies. Students who have completed HEA401 prior to 2011 can count the unit as a core unit in leiu of SWK365 or can count HEA401 as an Elective unit, and count SWK365 as a Core unit.
As of 2011, *CUC106 is the preferred academic skills common unit for this course. Students who have completed CUC100 prior to 2012 or are transferring into the course from another Bachelor degree are not required to undertake CUC106.