Course and Subject Handbook 2015

Course and Subject Handbook 2015 Course Information Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work

Information valid for students commencing in 2015.

Course code	112510
Version	1
Professional Accreditation Status	This course is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Graduates are eligible for full membership of AASW. Student preliminary membership is available.
Course type	Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)
Division	Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	English
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.
Additional selection requirements	Nil
Special admission requirements	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students.
Post admission requirements	Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Blue Card Services

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	96 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Course learning outcomes	On successful completion of the Bachelor of Social Work, graduates will demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in: The underlying values, ethics, theories, professional practice and workplace contexts in the social work discipline The unique, complex and contemporary relationships between social work and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their diverse histories and cultures The impact of social, political and historical issues on environmental and social sustainability in Australia and internationally, with a focus on the tropics. Graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work will be able to: Review critically and analyse social systems, institutions, structures, processes, practices and inequities Consolidate, synthesise and evaluate social policy and evidence to devise practical and knowledge solutions that reduce social barriers, inequalities and injustice Communicate social work knowledge processes, practice and ethics clearly and coherently through well-developed literacy, numeracy and technological skills to a range of audiences Manage service provision and professional practice to engage with and enable individuals, groups and communities to achieve social and environmental justice Apply and adapt well-developed professional practice knowledge and skills, autonomously and in collaboration with others, to address social barriers, inequity and injustice across diverse contexts Demonstrate initiative and well-developed judgement in engagement, planning, decision-making, problem-solving and provision and evaluation of specialist advice and functions, to achieve practice, organisational and/or policy outcomes Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional development.

Course Structure

Level 1 (First Year)

Teaching Period 1 (First Half Year)

PL1001:03 The Political World: An Introduction to Political Science

WS1006:03 Self in Professional Helping

Choose option: Select one option from the four options specified in List 1 below

Choose option: Select one option from the remaining three options specified in List 1 below

Teaching Period 2 (Second Half Year)

WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Issues

SS1103:03 An Introduction to Social Science Research Practices

Choose option: Select one option from the remaining two options specified in List 1 below

Choose option: Select the remaining option specified in List 1 below

List 1 – specified Level 1 Options

Select 3 credit points of any undergraduate subjects
Select 3 credit points of any undergraduate subjects
Select SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology (TP1) or CY1001:03 Deviance, Crime and Society (TP2)
Select PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology 1(TP1) or PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology 2 (TP2) or PY1105:03 Psychology for Social Welfare Practice (Distance Education) (TP2)

Level 2 (Second Year)

Teaching Period 1 (First Half Year)

WS2121:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice

WS2510:03 Interpersonal Practice

WS2511:03 Professional Values and Ethics

Choose option: Select 3 credit points from one of the following option lists:

Select 3 credit points of undergraduate level 2 or 3 subjects or

Select 3 credit points of any IA subjects or

Select 3 credit points of specified WC, SY or CY subjects – please refer to List 2 below

List 2 – specified WC, SY or CY subjects

WC2001:03 Australian Women’s Studies

CY2001:03 Perspectives on Criminology

CY2002:03 Youth Deviance

SY2001:03 New Forms of Work, Organisation and Career

SY2010:03 Sociology of Health and Medicine

SY2022:03 Family, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Society

Teaching Period 2 (Second Half Year)

WS2512:03 Organisational Practice

WS2513:03 Community Work

Choose option: Select 3 credit points from one of the remaining option lists above

Choose option: Select 3 credit points from the last remaining option list above

Level 3 (Third Year)

Teaching Period 1 (First Half Year)

WS3503:09 Field Education 1

WS3515:03 Social Work and Welfare Practice

Teaching Period 2 (Second Half Year)

WS3025:03 Group Work

WS3214:03 Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice

PL3002:03 Policy Analysis and Management or IA2016:03 Australian Indigenous Politics

Choose option : Select 3 credit points of any undergraduate subjects or WS3513 if wishing to enter the graduate honours program upon completion of this course

Level 4 (Fourth Year)

Teaching Period 1 (First Half Year)

WS4005:03 Social Inquiry Analysis

WS4514:03 Theories for Social Work Practice

WS4503:03 Social Work and Mental Health

Choose option: Select 3 credit points of undergraduate level 2 or 3 subjects

Teaching Period 2 (Second Half Year)

WS4504:09 Field Education 2

WS4511:03 Professional Development for Social Work Practice

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
Cairns
Mackay	Flexible delivery only
Townsville	Internal and Flexible Delivery

Candidature

Expected time to complete	4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	11 years
Maximum leave of absence	3 years

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	Yes Further information about placements can be found at: Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. Students may be required to undertake placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled at their own expense.
Special assessment requirements	Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy.
Accreditation requirements	Graduates are eligible for full membership of AASW. Student preliminary membership is available.
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Advanced Standing

Eligibility	Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	63 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Diploma: Maximum 24 credit points (unspecified credit) at various year levels Advanced Diploma: Maximum 27 credit points. 24 credit points (unspecified credit – at various year levels) PLUS 3 credit points (specified - WS1006:03 Self in Professional Helping)

Award Details

Award title	BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
Approved abbreviation	BSW
Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable - this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability

Available as an additional 24 credit points of study [end-on]

Eligibility

By invitation of the College Dean

Normally at least a credit grade in four level 2 or level 3 social work

subjects; and at least a distinction grade in at least two level 2 or

level 3 social work subjects is required in the bachelor degree.