B Social Work*

University of New England


CampusType of
place		UAC codeCourse duration 2008 UAI
cut-off		Indicative annual
tuition fee
Armidale CSP  391666  4F/8P nc HECS
CSP - Commonwealth-supported place (used to be called HECS: includes upfront HECS payment and deferred payment through HECS-HELP).
nc - new course, cut-off not available.

Assumed knowledge: Any two units of English.

Additional selection criteria: Criminal Records Check: Some agencies, including the NSW Department of Health and the NSW Department of Community Services have a policy that all staff, including students undertaking placements, in positions dealing with children and other vulnerable people must undergo a criminal record check. This check will be conducted by the NSW Police and will be coordinated by the fieldwork placement agency.

Major studies: Human society and its environment.

Practical Experience: To be eligible for membership with the Australia Association of Social Workers(AASW), social work students are required to undertake a minimum of 960 hours (140 x 7 hour days) practical fieldwork during their training, with a minimum placement being 40 days, 2 days per week with a block of at least 2 x 5 day weeks. The AASW also require 5 face-to-face teaching days for every FTE semester a student undertakes. Therefore a 5 day residential school will be attended during fieldwork placements.

Career opportunities: Examples include social worker.

Additional information: The B Social Work provides graduates with the theoretical and practical skills required to work as a professional social worker and eligibility to become a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (upon accreditation). Social Workers typically work with disadvantaged and marginalised individuals, groups, and communities within a social justice framework in counselling, advocacy, and the enhancement of quality of life. Social workers work toward addressing barriers, inequality and injustices faced by many groups and sub-groups in our community. Social work education is grounded within a framework that examines the nexus of human behaviour and complex social interactions. While covering all the core requirements of a professional social work degree, the B Social Work at UNE provides students with a rural focussed program, with additional focus on Indigenous peoples, child protection and law. This four year program draws together the fields of psychology, sociology, counselling, Indigenous studies and law with social work theory and practice. The B Social Work is available to students to study either on campus, off campus or mixed mode to suit their own study needs over their candidature.

* subject to approval.

Cost of programs
Visit the University’s website for individual fees www.une.edu.au/for/current-students/costs/stufees.php

Honours
Honours is available as an additional year (or part-time equivalent) to meritorious students in most UNE courses