Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

This program has a strong feminist foundation. You’ll explore how gender, class, race, disability, sexuality and colonial histories intersect. You will develop the skills to challenge discrimination and promote equity in practice.

You’ll also engage with Indigenous knowledges and histories. This program emphasises culturally safe, trauma-informed and community-led practice.

Throughout the degree, you will learn to:

• Support individuals and families experiencing complex social issues
• Engage in case management, family support and community-based practice
• Work in statutory and non-government contexts, including child protection and community services
• Advocate at individual, organisational and systemic levels
• Analyse and influence policy and legislative frameworks
• Use research and evidence to inform ethical and effective practice
• Facilitate community development and collective action

Graduates work across local, regional and global contexts in roles that combine direct practice, case management, advocacy and systemic reform. Social work practice extends beyond individual intervention to include policy analysis, community capacity-building and structural responses to poverty, discrimination and social exclusion.

Depending on your interests and expertise, career pathways may include:

• Community development and community organising
• Case management and complex support coordinator
• Family support and early intervention services
• Child protection and statutory practice
• Mental health and alcohol and other drug services
• Disability and NDIS services
• Housing and homelessness services
• Policy devleopment, advocacy and social reform
• Research and social planning
• Program design, managment and leadership
• Government advisory roles and public policy
• Education and workforce development

On completion of this degree, you’ll be able to work in roles such as:

• Child Protection Officer
• Family Support Practitioner
• Case Manager
• Community Development Officer
• Policy and Advocacy Officer
• Social Worker
• Mental Health Clinician
• Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
• Welfare or Support Services Coordinator

This degree prepares you to engage critically with the social, political and economic structures that shape people’s lives — enabling you to work at the intersection of direct practice, community action and systemic change.