Overview

The Social Work offered at Griffith University equips you with the tools to turn your passion into a rewarding career. You'll learn how to work effectively with individuals, families, and communities, helping people navigate complex challenges and advocating for human rights and social justice. With a strong foundation in ethics, human behaviour, social policy and programs, you'll graduate prepared to lead positive change across sectors such as mental health, child protection, aged care, disability services, homelessness, First Nations support and more.

Career opportunities

You'll be eligible for membership of the professional body - Australian Association of Social Workers and ready to begin a career in a wide range of social work settings across Australia. Potential roles include:

Social worker in hospitals and community health settings

Social worker in mental health services

Social worker in child safety services, including foster and residential care

Social worker in youth justice and youth homelessness

Community development, including natural disaster management

Domestic and family violence practitioner

Social worker in disability and aged care services

Project officer.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Services Structures

Human Development and Behaviour

Equity and Diversity

Case Management for Human Service and Health Professionals

Social Construction of Welfare

First Peoples and Social Justice

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-22 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00 , National

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International: We accept applications all year round

Language

English

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Credits

320 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Logan City, Australia
Gold Coast, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS 056919A

Eligibility to enrol in the Dissertation courses is determined by the Programme Director and will be subject to the following criteria:

achievement of a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 for all coursework after year 2 of the programme;

achievement of a minimum grade of 5.0 for 2002HSV Human Services Research; and

the resources available to support the candidature including the availability of appropriate supervision.

Other requirements:

International students applying to study on-campus in Australia will require a student visa or another type of visa which does not preclude them from studying in Australia.

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English.

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Tuition Fees

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36000 AUD / year

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12800 AUD / year

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Free

Additional Details

National students: Commonwealth supported places

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