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Bachelor of Social Work

UndergraduateUNE-SWK-DEG2025

Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake

Become an accredited social worker and empower individuals and communities

Learn to make a positive impact on clients' lives. You’ll study social welfare theory, engage in field education, and gain insight into social problems. Explore sociology. Build counselling and case management skills. Get ready for the challenge of social work.

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Study method
Online & on-campus
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
4 years full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
30

Indicative first year fee

$9,312

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
CSP available
Yes

Bachelor of Social Work

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Career opportunities

Our social work graduates are in demand in Australia and overseas for rewarding and challenging careers. Choose the direction you want to take, with strong projected future growth in the field. With its emphasis on skill development and continuing lifelong education, a social work degree from UNE can open doorways to careers in counselling, case management, management, research, policy development, politics and community planning.  

Social workers are employed in a diverse range of government, non-government and community agencies such as:  

  • hospitals and community health centres 
  • early intervention, child protection programs and family support services 
  • schools 
  • justice systems 
  • housing services 
  • mental health 
  • disability and aged care services. 

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