Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 2 core courses, 20 required courses and 4 electives.
• Successfully complete 2 field education placements (SWK301 Social Work Field Education 1 and SWK404 Social Work Field Education 2).
• Complete no more than 10 introductory level courses including core courses.
• Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Business or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

In order to commence field education placement you must:

• Hold a valid Suitability Card (Blue Card), throughout the duration of your program, which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the field education component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
• Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
• Travel to attend field education placements.
• Please note, while all endeavours will be made to place students in a given semester, this is not guaranteed and students may need to enrol at a later time should a position in an agency be unavailable in the preferred semester.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.

Core courses

1 required course: 
COR109 Social Psychology
PLUS select 1 core course from:
COR110 Motivation and Emotion
COR111 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss

Introductory courses

4 required courses:
PSY100 Positive Psychology for Counselling
SCS110 Advanced Methods in Psychology
SCS130 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
SCS172 Developmental and Family Counselling

Advanced courses

16 required courses:
SCS225 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
SCS230 Abnormal Psychology
SCS235 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
SCS251 Counselling Development and Supervision 1
SCS266 Counselling Placement 1
SCS276 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
SCS277 Personality and Assessment
SCS278 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
SCS285 Counselling Placement 2
SCS290 Human Associative Learning
SWK301 Adult Development and Ageing
SWK302 Discovering Management
SWK401 Accounting for Business
SWK402 Introduction to Data Science
SWK404 Programming Fundamentals
SWK407 Exploring Business Research

Elective courses

Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Those students interested in Critical studies in Indigenous and identity issues are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS210 Introduction to Systems Design
SCS295 Computer Networks

Those students interested in Community Development are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS211 Business Law
ENP236 Database Design
SCS201 Strategic Management

Those students interested in Direct Practice are strongly advised to take the following as electives:
SCS180 Database Programming
SCS265 Systems Analysis and Design

TOTAL UNITS 384

Study Plan

The Bachelor of Social Work Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Core courses (2)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR109 Think Health

PLUS select 1 core course from:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
COR110 Human Physiology
COR111 Chemistry

Required introductory courses (4)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
PSY100 Haematology
SCS110 Cell Biology
SCS130 Foundations in Medical Science
SCS172 Advanced Haematology

Required advanced courses (16)

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS225 Histology
SCS230 Medical Laboratory Placement 1
SCS235 Blood Banking and Transfusion Sciences
SCS251 Human Pathophysiology
SCS266 Biochemistry
SCS276 Microbiology
SCS277 Medical Laboratory Placement 2
SCS278 Medical Microbiology
SCS285 Medical Biochemistry
SCS290 Introduction to Criminology
SWK301 Introductory Counselling Skills
SWK302 Introduction to Psychology A
SWK401 Current Directions in Psychology
SWK402 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
SWK404 Group Processes and Practice
SWK407 Introduction to Psychology B

Elective courses (4)

Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Those students interested in Critical studies in Indigenous and identity issues are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS210 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SCS295 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications

Those students interested in Community Development are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS211 Research Methods in Psychology A
ENP236 Physiological Psychology
SCS201 Introduction to Human Development

Those students interested in Direct Practice are strongly advised to take the following as electives:

Course	Semester of offer	Units	Requisites
SCS180 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
SCS265 Research Methods in Psychology B

TOTAL UNITS 384