Introductory courses (12) 144 units

COU176 Life Crisis
COU180 Group Processes and Practice
CRM101 Therapeutic Communication Skills
CRM102 Introduction to Criminology
CRM103 Understanding Crime
CRM105 Punishment and Corrections
JST101 Policing
SCS101 Justice and the Australian Legal System
SCS110 Foundations of Human Behaviour
SCS130 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
SWK100 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
SWK172 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories

Developing courses (10) 120 units

CRM204 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
CRM205 Applied Crime Prevention
CRM206 Criminal Law
SCS225 Professional Development
SWK200 Social Research
SWK202 Social Work Practice in Various Organisational Settings
SWK251 Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing
SWK277 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
SWK278 Working With Children, Youth and Families
SWK286 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions

Graduate courses (10) 168 units

CRM304 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
CRM308 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
CRM309 Diversity, Crime and Justice
SWK300 Working with Victims and Offenders(36 units)
SWK302 Social Work Field Education 1
SWK304 Community Development and Social Action
SWK306 Direct Practice 1
SWK400 Direct Practice 2(36 units)
SWK401 Social Work Field Education 2
SWK407 Critical Social Policy Analysis

Discipline elective courses (4) 48 units

Select 4 discipline elective courses (48 units) from:

CRM201 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
JST202 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
CRM203 International Justice and Human Rights
CRM302 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
CRM305 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
CRM307 Professional Placement
CRM310 Crime Research Methods

Note: CRM307 is a recommended course for students wishing to enrol in the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice
(Honours) program.

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all UniSC courses are available on every UniSC campus.

In order to graduate you must:

• Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
• Successfully complete 2 field education placements for a total of 1000 hours(SWK300 Social Work Field Education 1 and SWK400 Social Work Field Education 2) in different settings
• Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total
• All students are required to complete a minimum of 140 hours (equivalent to 20 full days) of face-to-face classroom-based learning, the focus of which is professional practice skills. At least 35 hours (equivalent to 5 full days) of face-to-face professional skills learning must occur before the first placement.
• Professional skill competencies that must be demonstrated in classroom learning include but are not limited to: advanced oral communication skills and professional documentation; assessment, engagement and decision-making with individuals and groups; developing the personal and professional insight and emotional intelligence required for effective use of self as a professional.
• CRM307 is a recommended course for students wishing to enrol in the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice (Honours) program.

In order to commence field education placement you must:

• Hold a valid 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 at your own expense
• 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
• Have all required mandatory vaccines

Program notes

• For Sippy Downs students some courses in this program will be taught at the Sunshine Coast Heath Institute
• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
• Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
• It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
• As part of your UniSC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
• Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.

WIL notes

• It is a Queensland Government requirement that students undertaking a placement within a clinical setting are fit tested annually for an approved respirator. Clinical settings include hospitals, residential aged care facilities, residential disability care facilities, prison health services, youth detention health services, community health care settings, and vaccination clinics. If the Fit Testing requirement applies to placement activity within your Program, it will appear in your mandatory checks on Sonia Online. In accordance with Australian Standards, you must be clean shaven for your fit test. Facial hair that lies along the sealing surface of a tight-fitting respirator prevents an effective seal. Therefore, it is a requirement that there is no hair growth between the skin and the facepiece sealing surface in order to achieve a fit. At this stage, there is no exemption in Queensland to this requirement for religious or other reasons and UniSC is unable to waive this requirement.

• It is no longer a requirement that students in Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Criminology and Justice are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

  Please note that some placement host organisations have chosen to continue requiring COVID-19 vaccination. If you are not fully vaccinated, it is important to know that placement opportunities in your program may be limited and may result in a delay to your placement.

  UniSC still strongly recommends that all students undertaking placement are fully vaccinated and provide evidence of this vaccination status to the University.

• For more information on mandatory requirements refer to Social Work - Placement.