Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Bachelor of Social Work


General information

Course abbreviation: BSocWk + Course code: 0004 + Coordinator: Associate Professor Chris Goddard

Admission requirements

The BSW is a two by two course. All social work graduates must complete a total of four full years of tertiary studies to be eligible to join the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The Monash course accepts students with a minimum of two completed years of a university degree, and adds two years of study (full-time or the equivalent part-time) focusing on core social work studies.
Applicants must also have undertaken university studies of at least one year in each of the following:

These prerequisites are prescribed by the AASW. Potential applicants are encouraged to consult with the department to ensure their planned studies meet these requirements.
The BSW is offered part-time and full-time, both on-campus and by off-campus distributed learning.

Units offered

All units are compulsory.

Third-year level
First semester
Second semester
Fourth-year level
First semester
Second semester

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Course coordinator: Professor Thea Brown
Students enrol for honours at the end of their fourth year of the Bachelor of Social Work, and must have obtained at least distinction grades in BSW units to the value of not less than 16 credit points at fourth-year level and an additional eight points at third-year or fourth-year level.
Honours is undertaken over two semesters and entails the completion of two 12-point units , one taken in each semester, and a dissertation valued at 24 points.

Honours

First semester
Second semester

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