Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 2 core courses, 20 required courses and 4 electives.
• Successfully complete 2 field education placements (SWK301 Social Work Field Education 1 and SWK404 Social Work Field Education 2).
• Complete no more than 10 introductory level courses including core courses.
• Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Business or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

In order to commence field education placement you must:

• Hold a valid Suitability Card (Blue Card), throughout the duration of your program, which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the field education component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
• Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
• Travel to attend field education placements.
• Please note, while all endeavours will be made to place students in a given semester, this is not guaranteed and students may need to enrol at a later time should a position in an agency be unavailable in the preferred semester.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.

Core courses

1 required course: 
COR109 Gender and Culture
PLUS select 1 core course from:
COR110 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
COR111 Indigenous Australia and the State

Introductory courses

4 required courses:
PSY100 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People
SCS110 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS130 International Community Development and Global Justice
SCS172 Community Development and Social Action

Advanced courses

16 required courses:
SCS225 Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis Counselling
SCS230 Developing your Social Work Practice Framework
SCS235 Gender and Culture
SCS251 Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis Counselling
SCS266 Community Development and Social Action
SCS276 Developing your Social Work Practice Framework
SCS277 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
SCS278 Ethics and Professional Practice
SCS285 Developing your Social Work Practice Framework
SCS290 Social Research
SWK301 Introduction to Creative Writing
SWK302 Creative Writing D: Paperback Hero
SWK401 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
SWK402 Creative Writing B: Novel Ideas
SWK404 Editing for the Communications Professional
SWK407 The Writer and the Law

Elective courses

Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Those students interested in Critical studies in Indigenous and identity issues are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS210 News Writing: Print and Broadcast
SCS295 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book

Those students interested in Community Development are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS211 Creativity and Literature: Chaucer to Romantics
ENP236 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns
SCS201 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review

Those students interested in Direct Practice are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS180 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
SCS265 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature

TOTAL UNITS 384

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Social Work Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Core courses (2)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Healthy Brain Ageing

PLUS select 1 core course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR110 Neurocognition and Mental Health
COR111 Stress-related Disorders

Required introductory courses (4)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
PSY100 Lifestyle Factors and Mental Health
SCS110 Foundations of Sustainability
SCS130 Empowering Individuals for Sustainability
SCS172 Communicating Sustainability

Required advanced courses (16)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS225 Sustainability Problem Solving
SCS230 Social Work and Human Services Practice
SCS235 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
SCS251 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS266 Introduction to Psychology A
SCS276 Introduction to Psychology B
SCS277 Masters of Social Work Field Education 1
SCS278 Master of Social Work Field Education 2
SCS285 Social Research
SCS290 Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis Counselling
SWK301 Working With Families
SWK302 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SWK401 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People
SWK402 Community Development and Social Action
SWK404 Critical Social Policy Analysis
SWK407 Critical Social Work Practice

Elective courses (4)

Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Those students interested in Critical studies in Indigenous and identity issues are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS210 Masters of Social Work Field Education 1
SCS295 Master of Social Work Field Education 2

Those students interested in Community Development are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS211 Critical Social Work in Health
ENP236 International Community Development and Global Justice
SCS201 Indigenous Australia and the State

Those students interested in Direct Practice are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS180 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS265 Ethics and Professional Practice

TOTAL UNITS 384