Overview

As a social worker you will improve individual and community wellbeing by addressing challenges such as inequality, discrimination, violence and other types of harassment. An embedded honours programme is available from third year for high-achieving students.

Career

Our graduates from Bachelor of Social Work from Australian Catholic University (ACU) have pursued careers in:

community development

group work

mental health

hospital social work

child protection

family work

case management

policy analysis and development

research

social action

programme planning

community welfare sector

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applications of Psychology

Contemporary Society and Change

Human Rights and Social Justice in Social Work and Human Services

Ethics and Theories in Social Work

Life Span Development

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , International

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Domestic school leavers: application varies based on the campus the programme is offered. Domestic non-school leavers: same deadline as international students

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Credits

320 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Social Work View 54 other Bachelors in Social Work in Australia

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

94

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 084790C

Applicants require the equivalent of an Australian Year 12 Certificate. Applicants must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy and require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0 (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (Schedule 3).

Honours

The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) program is embedded into years 3 and 4 of the Bachelor of Social Work (Pass) program. To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Social Work pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.5 on the ACU seven point scale.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

32392 AUD / year

≈ 32392 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13464 AUD / year

≈ 13464 AUD / year

Additional Details

National: Commonwealth supported

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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