Course code: 1731 + Gippsland, off-campus learning
The Bachelor of Social Welfare provides academic and vocational education for graduates seeking employment in a wide variety of welfare and community situations, both urban and rural. The course teaches and develops values and skills appropriate to working with individuals, families, groups and communities at interpersonal, group, organisational, departmental, research and policy levels. The course establishes a sound academic base for postgraduate study while also preparing students for management in the social and community services field.
Please refer to `Entry requirements' under `Arts regulations and definitions' earlier in this section.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements, all applicants are required to complete a social welfare course administration form. This form can be obtained from the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences. Applicants will be short-listed on the basis of information contained in this form, for a more detailed selection process. Applicants are strongly advised that academic criteria are not the only ones for entry into the course. Factors such as work and life experience, personal qualities and maturity are also taken into account.
This course is recognised by the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers.
Students must complete the following:
(a) a social welfare sequence (84 points) comprising of; GSC1303, GSC1304,
GSC1305, GSC2303, GSC2304, GSC2310, GSC2311, GSC3303, GSC3304, GSC3306, GSC3307
(b) six compulsory supporting units (36 points) comprising of; GSC1201,
GSC1202, GSC1711*, GSC1712*, AIS1010, GSC1601# or GSC1602
(c) a further 24 points in arts
(d) a total of 144 points.
Students must select their arts elective units from the following disciplines:
Australian Indigenous studies, behavioural studies, community studies,
psychology or sociology. It is recommended that students use their elective
units to complete an arts minor.
* Students wishing to complete a minor in psychology will need to complete
the first-year psychology units PSY1011 (Psychology 1A) and PSY1022
(Psychology 1B), instead of GSC1711 and GSC1712.
# Students are required to select either GSC1601 or GSC1602 as their
first-level core unit. Students who intend to undertake studies in psychology
are advised to take GSC1602 rather than GSC1601 as their research methods core
unit, as GSC1601 and PSY2051 are a prohibited combination.
While all social welfare units offer weekend school classes, in some experientially based units the focus of group learning combines a compulsory weekend school and group work with fellow students in their own locality. University staff will facilitate the establishment and maintenance of such area study groups.
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