Overview

Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and Indigenous knowledges, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing (global definition of social work). Social work at Western Sydney University has a strong commitment to cultural diversity and Indigenous rights. 

Majors

Areas of study

Social work.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Community centres, services for migrants and refugees, child welfare and child rights organisation, housing and homelessness services, health and mental health. A job in social work can be all these areas as well as in large government organisations and not-for-profit human service providers in fields such as working with the elderly, with people with a disability, working with other community organisations to provide accessible services.

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 offer95.399.95
Median rank to receive an offer82.5592.55
Lowest rank to receive an offer80.685.6

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Western Sydney 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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