Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

A double degree in social work (with honours) and arts can springboard you into an exciting career that fits your personality and aspirations.

Social work is one of the fastest growing areas of employment in the fields of health, mental health, education, and child and family welfare. As a social worker, you will be able to work in clinical or practice settings, in policy writing, program evaluation and development and research. Graduates work in schools, child and family welfare, corrections, Centrelink, and community and multicultural agencies.

As a Monash honours student, you will develop outstanding research training, and have additional skills that are sought after by employers. You will have fantastic prospects for gaining employment after graduation.

Professional recognitions

Australian

This course has been accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Why study Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work?

These qualifications, combined, will make you stand out from the crowd when it comes to choosing a career.

An honours degree in social work will provide you with the opportunity to develop research skills beyond the requirements of a bachelor's degree. You will be able to delve deeper into topics such as family dynamics, the benefits of community work and the impact of social policy on society.

Complementing your social work studies with an arts degree gives you the opportunity to explore ideas around social justice and politics with a keen critical eye. We offer more than 50 distinct study areas in everything from bioethics to women's studies. Whatever you choose, you will learn the kind of transferable skills that are equally applicable to a profession in social work - communication, research, analysis, persuasiveness, and the ability to change and grow.

The course aims to develop skills necessary for research by studying the methodological, theoretical and ethical issues that underpin social work research. You are provided with the same learning and practice opportunities as students in the pass degree. In the honours program, you are expected to develop and complete a research project that will include a critical literature review, ethics approval, and a 10,000-12,000 word thesis.

Our arts degree is flexible, so you can build your ideal course. There are no compulsory units. Choose from our broad suite of studies and complete at least one major, one minor and a first-year sequence.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • 80.85 (Caulfield)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

4 years full-time
8 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 5,868 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time, part-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
  • Multi-modal at Caulfield: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3426

CRICOS code: 075413C

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   On-campus: Jeff Berenger +61 3 9903 5061
Off-campus: Terri Wall +61 3 9903 1047
social.work@monash.edu
http://www.monash.edu.au/socialwork

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

4 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 24,870 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
  • Multi-modal at Caulfield: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3426

CRICOS code: 075413C

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Single degree options

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

For both on and off campus applicants -

TAFE

A minimum of Certificate IV will be considered and admission will be based on academic merit.

University

Applicants are considered on the basis of VCE or equivalent results.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

Special application requirements

All off campus applicants, must apply directly to the Department of Social Work and complete the Social Work application Form, see the

Social Work Application Form

Applications close on 31st October.

There are no additional requirements for international students.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS; Police check: Students must complete a National Police Records Check before undertaking clinical placements. Working With Children Check: Students must hold a Working With Children Check before undertaking clinical placements. Failure to hold satisfactory checks may result in students being unable to complete this course.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Caulfield
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP 80.85

Applications

Applications for off-campus studies should be made online by completing the Social Work Application Form

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for non-school-leavers

For both on and off campus applicants -

TAFE

A minimum of Certificate IV will be considered and admission will be based on academic merit.

University

Applicants are considered on the basis of VCE or equivalent results.

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL.

English requirements for international students

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

a minimum overall IELTS test score of at least 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 90 with at least 22 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

All off campus applicants, must apply directly to the Department of Social Work and complete the Social Work application Form, see the

Social Work Application Form

Applications close on 31st October.

There are no additional requirements for international students.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS; Police check: Students must complete a National Police Records Check before undertaking clinical placements. Working With Children Check: Students must hold a Working With Children Check before undertaking clinical placements. Failure to hold satisfactory checks may result in students being unable to complete this course.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Caulfield
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 9

Applications

Semester one (March)

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

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.