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Edith Cowan University (ECU)

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Bachelor of Social Work Honours

  • Bachelor (Honours)

This course is for students who are enrolled in ECU's Bachelor of Social Work. Applications are by invitation only based on a students academic performance in the first three years of their course.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Course Code
K42, 060895C
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

This course is for students who are enrolled in ECU's Bachelor of Social Work. Applications are by invitation only based on a students academic performance in the first three years of their course.

The Bachelor of Social Work Honours is developed for students wishing to undertake a research thesis in an area of interest related to rural, regional and remote social work practice. The thesis will display a capacity to develop a conceptual framework of understanding in relation to the topic area, research and review the academic and research literature in relation to the topic area, design an appropriate research methodology to collect relevant data in relation to the topic, and analyse the data in relation to its relevance to future social work understandings and practice.
This is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Study locations

Bunbury

Online

What you will learn

  • Apply advanced social work knowledge and research skills to a range of theoretical and practical problems relevant to social work practice, policy and research.
  • Communicate advanced social work knowledge and values in a variety of professional practice, policy and research contexts coherently and with independence.
  • Demonstrate a global outlook with knowledge of and respect for the history and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultural diversity.
  • Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional social work practice, policy and research.
  • Think creatively to identify and anticipate challenges and generate social work responses to develop new understanding through research projects.
  • Think critically to review, analyse and synthesise social work knowledge and address issues relevant to social work practice, policy and research with intellectual independence.
  • Use digital technologies and social work databases to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
  • Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values in social work practice, policy and research.

Career pathways

Community Development Officer, Mental Health Worker, Human Service Manager, Child Protection Officer, Youth Worker, Policy Research Officer, Hospital Social Worker, Community Health Worker, Family Support Worker, Disability Advocate

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Social Work courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).
86.7%
Overall satisfaction
80%
Skill scale
82.2%
Teaching scale
57.1%
Employed full-time