Overview

This degree can provide you with the knowledge and skills to become a professional social work practitioner. You will have the opportunity to study in-depth human behaviour and complex social processes. Social work draws on knowledge from a range of disciplines including economics, health, philosophy, politics, psychology and sociology. The course focuses on how people understand each other, and the interactions between people, their communities and society.

Majors

Social Work

Potential Career Outcomes

Social worker, counsellor, case worker, program officer/coordinator, outreach worker, mental health worker, community development worker

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2021.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer97.6099.20
Median rank to receive an offer82.6584.48
Lowest rank to receive an offer71.3572.50

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Curtin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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