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Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work (Advanced Standing) – Albury-Wodonga (HBSWAW), Bendigo (RBSWBE), Melbourne (Bundoora) (HBSWAS), Mildura (HSBSWM)

From 2010 this course will only be available for continuing students at Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo and Melbourne (Bundoora). Those wishing to study social work at these campuses should apply for the Master of Social Work (Graduate Entry). The Bachelor of Social Work (Advanced Standing) will be offered at the Mildura campus in 2010.

The course qualifies graduates for entry into the profession of social work. The degree is recognised by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Students will develop the knowledge, values and skills appropriate to understanding the needs commonly experienced by individuals, families, groups and communities and the appropriate responses for personal and social adjustment, and social development.

The degree prepares students to practise in a wide range of social work roles, including direct service, research, administration and social policy and planning. Subjects offered are a mix of theoretical, practical and field-based studies. This reflects the nature of social work within contemporary society which demands that a competent social work graduate understands their practice in terms of ideas about individuals, groups and communities, knowledge of how society operates, the values of the profession, and has a range of practice skills. The course includes 70 days (in each year) of placement in a professional social work agency.

The curriculum of the course is based on a philosophy of social justice, and is taught within an adult-learning model. Students are encouraged to relate their relevant experiences to the theories and practice presented in the program.

Course structure

The course is offered as a two-year (advanced standing) degree for applicants with at least two years of approved university study. Further advanced standing may be offered to suitably qualified applicants.

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.

At Mildura this course is taught in block mode only, i.e. four consecutive days of lectures, seminars and tutorials, in approximately 10 blocks, across two semesters in each of the two years. Students will be required to attend some lectures, seminars and tutorial out of normal University hours (generally weekends).

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