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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

Honours degrees

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Human Services – Albury-Wodonga (HZHSHW), Bendigo (HZHSHB), Melbourne (Bundoora) (HZHSH)

This course is only available for continuing students. Those wishing to study social work and/or human services should apply for the Bachelor of Human Services and Master of Social Work.

(03) 9479 5815 (Melbourne (Bundoora))

(02) 6024 9802 (Albury-Wodonga)

(03) 5444 7411 (Bendigo)

Duration: 4 years

Honours will be offered to those students who have achieved results of a high academic standard at the end of the third year of the Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Human Services on the basis of that year’s study. In addition to specified subject requirements, honours students are required to prepare a research proposal and then write and submit an honours thesis of 10,000-12,000-words by the end of the honours year.

Course structure

Students are required to undertake a course of studies equivalent to that listed below. From time to time students may be required to attend some lectures and seminars in block mode and/or out of normal University hours.

Teaching period Subject code Subject title Credit points
TE-SEM-1 HLT3IPA Interdisciplinary Professional Practice 15
TE-SEM-1 SWP4HOA Social Work Honours A 20
TE-SEM-1 SWP4IFG Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups B 20
TE-SEM-1 SWP4SPP Social Policy and Practice B 20
TE-WK-38-51 SWP4FPP Field Education and Program Planning 55
TE-WK-31-37 SWP4FOP Fields of Social Work Practice B 15
TE-SEM-2 SWP4HOB Social Work Honours B 20

Grades awarded to students successfully completing honours are H1, H2A, H2B or H3.