Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Duration:
Fulltime 2 Years
Intakes:
- March
- July
Required Score:
- IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 7.0, with no individual band less than 7.0.
- PTE Academic: Overall score of 65, with no communicative skill score less than 65.
EMPOWER COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUPPORTIVE PRACTICE.
Gain a strong foundation in social work, equipping you with the theories, knowledge, and skills to support individuals, families, groups, and communities.
- Join one of Australia’s top 25 high-growth industries, with social work projected to grow 23% by 2026.*
- Get first-hand industry experience with placements in settings such as schools, hospitals, community service and health organisations, corrections and mental health providers.
- Develop essential skills in communication, advocacy, problem-solving, and teamwork.
- Be ready to explore diverse employment opportunities upon graduation.
- Graduate with provisional accreditation from the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
About the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
As a social worker, you’ll provide support and assistance to people and families in need. La Trobe’s Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) gives you the clinical knowledge and hands-on skills to launch your career.
You’ll learn from world-renowned academics about promoting human rights and the importance of social justice. Our diverse range of subjects provide foundations in both psychology and sociology. Two 14-week placements enable you to put your knowledge and skills into practice and gain professional experience within leading health and welfare organisations in Victoria.
You’ll learn:
- Sociology and society
- Discover the cultural changes that shaped Australian society and how individuals connect with each other.
- Introductory psychology
- Study they key areas of psychology and explore how diverse contexts affect individuals in different ways. Discover how your brain helps to create your behaviour, and how your brain and behaviour change across your lifespan.
- Human services
- Explore the values, ethics and practice of social work and human services.
- Social work and inequality
- Study the issues of inequality and their impact on people’s wellbeing.
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) intended learning outcomes
- Practice Social Work in a holistic, ethical and critically reflective manner
- Articulate a professional social work identity, both independently and as a member or leader of a team in a multidisciplinary work environment
- Apply complex theoretical and technical social work knowledge and skills to critically analyse multifaceted situations to empower individuals, groups and communities
- Advocate for progressive social change including global political concerns around environmental challenges particularly as they impact human rights, social and economic justice for those most vulnerable
- Articulate Western and First Nations worldviews with a critical appraisal of ongoing impacts of colonisation and identify benefits of First Nations relational ways of knowing for all
- Design, implement and evaluate consumer and community informed research, projects and programs and creatively influence innovative future practice, social reform and policy
- Critically evaluate knowledge and social work practice using appropriate technologies to support continued professional development and ethical practice
- Communicate knowledge, research and practice effectively to a wide variety of audiences using a variety of media
- Plan, execute and interpret the findings of project work or research with independence
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) career opportunities
Graduates can find employment in private industries and the public sector, including:
- Community health centres and hospitals
- Work alongside other health professionals to provide practical support, counselling, information and emotional support to clients.
- Government departments and non-government agencies
- Provide case management, counselling and advocacy for clients, including children and families.
- Mental health and disability services
- Provide recovery-oriented practice and support, advocate for policy changes, raise awareness on social issues and connect clients with human services.
Scholarships Information:
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