Bachelor of Social Work
Griffith University - Gold Coast
Overview
If you feel passionate about social justice and human rights, social work is the profession for you.
In this degree, you’ll study society, human services provision, counselling, human behaviour and development, policy and practice as well as specialised social work courses. Placements will be sourced in your area of choice or workplace where possible. Students have also previously completed international field placements in Cambodia with UNICEF and Save the Children, and in Indonesia, with potential opportunities for placements and visiting communities in India.
Note: Distance education students must be available to attend three 5-day face-to-face courses at the Gold Coast campus throughout the program.
Majors
Areas of study
Social work.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Social worker in a variety of fields, including child welfare and families, health and mental health, counselling, youth and adolescents, disability services, older persons, employment and income support, policy development and research; working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse cultures, including migrants and refugees.
Social work continues to have strong projected job growth with health care and social assistance one of Australia’s leading employment sectors. Growth in this sector is largely driven by the NDIS (Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme) and an ageing population.
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 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 97.90 | 99.90 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 76.55 | 81.10 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 60.30 | 68.30 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Griffith University website for admission criteria information.
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.
University
Griffith University
Campus
Gold Coast
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
60.30
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: 8 years
Course Link
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- State
- QLD
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 365
- Campuses
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