3864 - Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | BSW(Hons) |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 057146M |
| Managing faculty | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Caulfield, Singapore) On-campus (Caulfield) |
| Total credit points required | 120 |
| Duration (years) | 2 years FT, 4 years PT. To complete the degree requirements, it is necessary for students to overload in their final year of study if undertaking full time study or overload in years three and four if undertaking part time study. |
| Contact details | Telephone: +61 3 9903 2610, email: social.work@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/bsw/ |
Description
The Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Social Work aims to develop skills necessary for research by studying the methodological, theoretical and ethical issues that underpin social work research. Students are provided with the same learning opportunities as the Bachelor of Social Work. However, the honours program also aims to reward academic excellence. It provides opportunities for those students who receive high marks at third year level in Bachelor of Social Work or Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Social Work and who wish to pursue research studies within the structure of the Bachelor of Social Work. Students in the honours program are expected to develop and complete a research project which will include a critical literature review and ethics approval where indicated.
Objectives
On completion of the honours program students are expected to be able to:
- have an understanding of the theoretical, methodological and ethical issues that underpin research
- have developed the skills and knowledge students need to develop a research project and write a research report
- understand the nature of the research process including the formulation of research questions and the development of an appropriate research paradigm
- be able to articulate a range of quantitative and qualitative research frameworks utilised in social research
- utilise data analysis methods associated with the various research framework
- develop a completed relevant ethics application
- understand the structure needed to write a research report
- present a research proposal to other students and staff and learn from the feedback received
- complete a thesis of approximately 10,000 words
- develop the ability to undertake further research in other contexts.
Requirements
All units are compulsory and in addition to the units for the Bachelor of Social Work.
Third-year level
First semester
- SWK3220 Social work in society
- SWK3230 Social work research
- SWK3240 Working with individuals: theory and practice
- SWK3250 Social work perspectives on human development
Second semester
- SWK3120 Working with families and groups: theory and practice
- SWK3180 Fieldwork skills and practicum I
- SWK3260 Social policy and social justice I
Fourth-year level
First semester
- SWK4001 Honours research methods
- SWK4410 Community work: theory and practice
- SWK4420 The individual, health and society
- SWK4430 Cross-cultural social work: theory and practice
- SWK4440 Social work management: theory and practice
Second semester
- SWK4002 Honours project seminar
- SWK4003 Social work honours dissertation
- SWK4450 Social policy and social justice II
- SWK4460 Critical and creative social work: theory and practice
- SWK4560 Fieldwork skills and practicum II
Award(s) received on completion
The honours degree of Bachelor of Social Work
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