3426 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work

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. The arts component must include a major and a minor study. Students complete two semesters of study of 'the individual' (eg psychology, behavioural studies) and two semesters of 'society' (eg sociology, anthropology, gender studies, philosophy, politics, Australian studies and at least one unit in Australian Indigenous studies).

This course requires students to undertake off-campus placements.

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 objectives for the Bachelor of Arts are listed under 'Single degrees' in the Arts section of this handbook. Course objectives for the Bachelor of Social Work are listed under 'Single degrees' in this section of the handbook.

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.

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 in the Arts section of this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Social Work

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.