Comments about Bachelor of Social Work Honours - On Campus - Bunbury - Western Australia
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Objectives
An Honours degree is a fourth year of study at undergraduate level for students who have show a strong academic ability in their bachelor degree, an aptitude for and ability to undertake research. Students will undertake a research thesis in an area of interest related to rural, regional and remote social work practice. The thesis will display a capacity to develop a conceptual framework of understanding in relation to the topic area, research and review the academic and research literature in relation to the topic area, design an appropriate research methodology to collect relevant data in relation to the topic, analysis the data in relation to its relevance to future social work understandings and practice.
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Entry requirements
Course average of 70% or better in first five semesters of the Bachelor of Social Work. Special admission requirements Admission to this course is by invitation only
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Academic title
Bachelor of Social Work Honours
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Course description
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) is undertaken in the final 18 months of a four-year undergraduate qualifying social work degree. Students initially enrol in the Bachelor of Social Work. Students in the BSocWk with a WAM of 70+ and a demonstrated ability to work independently will have been invited to enter the honours program at the end of Semester 5, provided the program has been able to offer a suitable topic supervisor. Students enrolled in the BSocWk (Hons) enter with Advanced Standing from the BSocWk. Students undertake a research preparation unit in Semester 6 and thesis units in Semesters 7 and 8, during which time they are supported to finalise their thesis for submission. The thesis is marked by two independent examiners.
Year One - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
RPS1100 Communication for the Professions 15
SWK1103 Culture and Daily Life 15
SWK1110 Introduction to Professional Practice 15
SWK1106 Psychology for Social Work 15
Year One - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
RPS1120 Information and Communications Technology for the Professions 15
SWK1102 Philosophy, Knowledge and Ethics 15
SWK1107 Introduction to Australian Society 15
RPS1130 Rural, Regional and Remote Community Development 15
Year Two - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
SWK2104 Human Behaviour in the Social Environment 15
SWK2110 Ideological Frameworks for Practice 15
SWK2111 Aboriginal Histories of the Present 15
SWK2116 Gender, Families and Professional Practice 15
Year Two - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK2112 Australian Politics and Policy 15
SWK2113 Power and Privilege 15
SWK2114 Community Health and Well-being 15
SWK2115 Human Rights and Social Justice 15
Year Three - Semester 1 Points
RPS3110 Applied Research Methods 15
SWK3110 Organisational Contexts 15
SWK3111 Social Work Theory and Practice 1: Professional Helping 15
SWK3120 Mental Health: An Addictions Focus 15
Year Three - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK3115 Field Placement 1 45
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20
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SWK3121 Social Work Theory and Practice 2: A Focus on Theories 15
Year Four - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
SWK4110 Legal and Ethical Practice 15
SWK4111 Social Work Theory and Practice 3: Collective Interventions 15
SWK4207 Honours Thesis 1 15
Year Four - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
SWK4115 Field Placement 2 45
SWK4208 Thesis Unit 2 15
