Course code: 3426 + Off-campus (Caulfield) + Course fees: Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply (Australian residents)
The course is aimed at students who wish to qualify as professional social workers and who also wish to complete an arts degree. Students can enter the double degree after completing their VCE, although it is anticipated that many applicants will be mature age, some with experience in welfare. Graduates obtain work in family welfare, hospital social work, child protection and drug and alcohol counselling etc.
Applicants must have completed their VCE or equivalent and complete a BA/BSW application form. The form is available from the off-campus administration officer, telephone +61 3 9903 1136 or email social.work@med.monash.edu.au, or from the Monash University website. Selection takes account not only of academic achievements but also of references, the applicant's knowledge of social work and voluntary or paid experience in welfare.
In years 3 and 4 of the BA/BSW, students will be required to undertake a 14-week field placement in each year. A police check is required before the start of placements. These placements are a requirement of the accrediting body, the Australian Association of Social Workers, and provide an opportunity to develop social work skills in practice. Placements may be offered in a wide variety of human service agencies in Australia and in some instances overseas. Placements may be undertaken part-time, however 28 weeks in total must be undertaken during the degree.
Students are required to attend compulsory workshops for social work units. These workshops are held in February and June at the Caulfield campus.
Students complete an arts major (48 credit points), an arts minor (24 credit points) and two first year arts sequence units (24 credit points). Students must complete at least one year of studies of the individual, eg psychology or psychological studies, and at least one year of studies of society, eg sociology, history, economics, political science, anthropology. These studies should also include some studies of the history of Indigenous Australians. For information on the arts majors and minors, refer to the Bachelor of Arts entry (note that psychology can only be completed as a non-APS-accredited major within this degree). A course map is outlined below. Applicants should complete their unit choices at the time they apply. These will then be checked by the Social Work department. Queries relating to the BA may be directed to the student services officers at the Gippsland campus on +61 3 9902 6339. Queries relating to social work units may be directed to the social work off-campus administration officer on +61 3 9903 1136. Applicants may choose their arts major and minor from the range of arts units so long as they meet the requirements relating to studies of the individual and society.
Unit offerings are available under Bachelor of Arts.
Assessment requirements are spelt out under the arts units. Assessment in social work units involves assignments, take-home examinations, and role-plays or other practical assessments undertaken in workshops (see BSW entry in this book).
In the table below, credit points = cps.
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | |
Year
1 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
Arts minor (6 cps) |
Arts sequence (6 cps) |
Arts sequence (6 cps) |
Year
1 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
Arts minor (6 cps) |
Arts sequence (6 cps) |
Arts sequence (6 cps) |
Year
2 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
Arts minor (6 cps) |
SWK3220
Social work in society |
SWK3250 Social work perspectives on human development (6 cps) |
Year
2 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
Arts minor (6 cps) |
Arts major (6 cps) |
SWK3260 Social policy and social justice 1 (6 cps) |
Year
3 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
Arts major (6 cps) |
SWK3230
Social work research |
SWK3240 Working with individuals: theory and practice (6 cps) |
Year
3 |
Arts major (6 cps) |
SWK3120
Working with families |
SWK3180 Fieldwork skills and practice I (12 cps) | |
Year
4 |
SWK4420 Community health and mental health (6 cps) |
SWK4410 Community work: theory and practice (6 cps) |
SWK4430
Crosscultural social |
SWK4440 Social work manage-ment: theory and practice (6 cps) |
Year
4 |
SWK4450
Social policy |
SWK4660 Critical and creative social work: theory and practice (6 cps) |
SWK4560 Fieldwork skills and practice 2 (12 cps) |
Further informationFor further information, contact the administration officer of
social work on +61 3 99031136 or email social.work@med.monash.edu.au. Completed applicationsApplicants must fill out the department's specific form. Completed applications to be forwarded to the Off-Campus Administration Officer, Social Work Department, Box 197, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, Australia, by 31 October 2004. Late applications may be accepted - applicants are advised to check with the department. |
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