All students are required to attend compulsory intensive workshops.
Students Commencing in Semester 1
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 and pre-requisites 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. SWK201.
Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100) | CU | CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201) | CU |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced PSY140) | CO | IAS222 Global Sociology (replaces SOC145 from 2020) | CO |
IAS123 Sociological Perspectives (replaces SOC140 from 2020) (replaced by SWK104 from 2024) | CO | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
Year 2 |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaces ATI200 from 2020) | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology (replaced PSY202) | CO |
SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO | SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
SWK311 Social Policy | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
Year 3 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO |
SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO | SWK330 Field Education A (30cp) (replaced by SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) from 2024) | CO |
SWK315 Social Work Practice in Mental Health | CO | | |
SWK323 Legal Issues and Social Work (previously SWK403) | CO | | |
Year 4 |
SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | SWK316 Building Safe Communities (previously SWK401) | CO |
SWK430 Field Education B (30cp) (replaced by SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) from 2024) | CO | SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (previously SWK404) | CO |
| | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice (previously SWK405) | CO |
| | Elective 1 | E |
Students Commencing in Semester 2
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. SWK201.
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 Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100) | CU |
| | IAS222 Global Sociology (replaces SOC145 from 2020) | CO |
| | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
Year 2 |
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201) | CU | PSY203 Developmental Psychology (replaced PSY202) | CO |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced PSY140) | CO | SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO |
IAS123 Sociological Perspectives (replaces SOC140 from 2020) (replaced by SWK104 from 2024) | CO | SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day intensive) | CO |
Year 3 |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaces ATI200 from 2020) | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO |
SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO | SWK330 Field Education A (30cp) (replaced by SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) from 2024) | CO |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | | |
SWK311 Social Policy | CO | | |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK316 Building Safe Communities (previously SWK401) | CO |
SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO | SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (previously SWK404) | CO |
SWK315 Mental Health Social Work | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice (previously SWK405) | CO |
SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work (previously SWK403) | CO | Elective 1 | E |
Year 5 |
SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | | |
SWK430 Field Education B (30cp) (replaced by SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) from 2024) | CO | | |
Students commencing in Summer Semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in summer semester and enrolling in a standard load Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or 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.
Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
Year 1 |
| | | | CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100) | CU |
| | | | CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 | CU |
| | | | SWK102 Communication Skills | CO |
| | | | PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced PSY140) | CO |
Year 2 |
IAS123 Sociological Perspectives (replaces SOC140 from 2020) (replaced by SWK104 from 2024) | CO | SWK103 Social Work Skills A (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | | |
SWK101 Introduction to Human Services | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology (replaced PSY202) | CO | | |
IAS245 Indigenous Contemporary Perspectives (replaces ATI200 from 2020) | CO | SWK202 Dynamics of Group Work | CO | | |
Elective 1 | E | IAS222 Global Sociology (replaces SOC145 from 2020) | CO | | |
Year 3 |
SWK201 Human Service Organisations | CO | SWK203 Social Work Skills B (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | | |
SWK301 Working with and Developing Communities | CO | SWK302 Social Work Theory and Practice (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | | |
SWK311 Social Policy | CO | SWK314 Ethics, Rights and Social Justice | CO | | |
SWK313 Engaging with Individuals and Families in Partnership | CO | SWK316 Building Safe Communities (previously SWK401) | CO | | |
Year 4 |
SWK312 Social Research Methods | CO | SWK318 Skills for Regional and Remote Practice (previously SWK405) | CO | | |
SWK315 Mental Health Social Work | CO | SWK330 Field Education A (30cp) (replaced by SWK230 Field Education A (30cp) from 2024) | CO | | |
SWK323 Legal Issues in Social Work (previously SWK403) | CO | | | | |
SWK317 Dynamics of Loss and Grief (previously SWK404) | CO | | | | |
Year 5 |
SWK402 Integrated Methods in Social Work (contains 5-day intensive) | CO | | | | |
SWK430 Field Education B (30cp) (replaced by SWK470 Field Education B (30cp) from 2024) | CO | | | | |