Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work

Course code: 3426 + Course abbreviation: BA/BSW + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Off-campus (Caulfield; Singapore)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work degrees. The degree not only provides a sound foundation for social work practice but also develops knowledge and skills in critical analysis in various arts disciplines.

Course objectives

Course objectives for the Bachelor of Arts are listed under ‘Single degrees’ in the Arts section of this handbook (need to check this). Course objectives for the Bachelor of Social Work are listed under ‘Single degrees’ earlier in this section of the handbook

Special requirements

Police checks

Organisations that host field/community placements require students to have a current police check regarding their suitability to undertake such placements. All enrolled and prospective students are advised that they will be required to obtain and pay for a police check prior to being accepted in this course. Police checks need to be renewed annually. However in some community partnered programs there may be a requirement to have a police check renewed every six months.

Course structure

The course is undertaken in the following sequence:

(a) the first year is comprised of arts units only

(b) the second year is comprised of five arts units and three social work units

(c) the third year includes three arts units (which complete the major sequence); the rest are social work units (including the first field placement)

(d) the final year is comprised of social work units only, including the second field placement.

Arts component

The arts component must include a major and minor study as follows:

arts discipline major (48 points).
arts discipline minor (24 points).
an additional arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points).
a further 12 points in arts units.

Social work component

All social work units are compulsory core units.

Course requirements

The normal pattern of study is for student to study four units per semester; in semesters where the field placement is undertaken, this is reduced to two units plus the placement.

First year

First semester

First-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
First-year arts unit discipline B (6 points)
First-year arts unit discipline C (6 points)
Extra arts unit (at any level) (6 points)

Second semester

First-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
First-year arts unit discipline B (6 points)
First-year arts unit discipline C (6 points)
Extra arts unit (at any level) (6 points)

Second year

First semester

Second-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
Second-year arts unit discipline B (6 points)
SWK3220 Social work in society
SWK3250 Social work perspectives on human development

Second semester

Second-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
Second-year arts unit discipline B (6 points)
Second or third-year arts unit discipline A* (6 points)
SWK3260 Social policy and social justice 1

Third year

First semester

Third-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
Third-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
SWK3230 Social work research
SWK3240 Working with individuals: theory and practice

Second semester

Third-year arts unit discipline A (6 points)
SWK3120 Working with families and groups: theory and practice
SWK3180 Fieldwork skills and practicum 1

Fourth year

First semester

SWK4410 Community work: theory and practice
SWK4420 Community health and mental health
SWK4430 Cross-cultural social work: theory and practice
SWK4440 Social work management: theory and practice

Second semester

SWK4450 Social policy and social justice II
SWK4460 Critical and creative social work theory and practice
SWK4560 Fieldwork skills and practicum II

* Requirements for majors/minors can vary. Students should refer to the 'Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/ for discipline-specific requirements.

Contact details

Telephone: +61 3 9903 2610, email: social.work@med.monash.edu.au or visit www.med.monash.edu.au/bsw/

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