Admissions information for international students
Bachelor of Social Work

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

Applicants must have completed a minimum of two years of a university degree.

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

TAFE

TAFE graduates who have no other qualifications are not accepted into the Bachelor of Social Work. It is suggested that such applicants consider applying for the Bachelor of Arts degree (refer to the entry in this booklet) or for the Bachelor of Arts/Social Work.

University

Applicants need to have completed the equivalent of two years of an undergraduate degree, with units completed in studies of individual behaviour (such as psychology and behavioural studies) and of aspects of how society functions (such as sociology, anthropology, criminology, philosophy, political science). A unit of Australian Indigenous studies is required. Relevant work experience is also required.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

N/A

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

Applicants must go to the

Bachelor of Social Work Application Formand fufil the extra requirements information: answers to course-specific social work questions (3 in total) and referee reports.

Applications close on 31st October.

International students must initially complete two years of full-time study in an arts degree or equivalent. Students must have undertaken two units in studies of the individual (for example, units in psychology, behavioural neuroscience or personality) and in studies of society (for example, units in sociology, politics, anthropology). Some study of Australian Indigenous studies is preferred.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.