Overview

Key Facts

As a qualified social worker, you'll have a commitment to the well-being of society and be highly skilled to intervene with and support individuals, families, groups and communities to achieve equitable access to opportunities and resources.

With this bachelor of Social Work (Honours) at University of Queensland you'll have the skills to stimulate action to change the social circumstances of individuals and groups who are socially excluded. You'll also work to reduce personal pain and distress and provide direction for individual development and control over life situations.

UQ lets you forge your own path in social work, undergoing foundation and advanced practice in the areas of health and ageing, children, youth and families, and mental health. Your focused learning, research and placement opportunities will be combined with core knowledge and skills in social work, social policy and research. You'll learn from award-winning educators about the law, human development, professional ethics and the principles and ideas that guide social workers.

You'll also undertake 1000 hours of supervised placement in a range of clinical settings, including hospitals and a variety of public and private agencies. Plus you may complete a rural, interstate or international placement in your final year.

Programme Structure

Courses

Human Development and Social Work

Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Moral and Ethical Foundations of Social Work

Social Work and the Legal Context

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-08 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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Credits

64 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brisbane, Australia

Disciplines

Social Work Sociology View 76 other Bachelors in Sociology 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

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General requirements

CRICOS CODE: 085539F

Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C).

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45792 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

10549 AUD / year

≈ 10549 AUD / year

Living costs

Brisbane

Australia

1402 - 2528 AUD / month

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Scholarships Information

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