Bachelor of Community Welfare
Townsville, Cairns, Mackay
Note: BCW students should be aware that they may be subject to police checks of criminal convictions if this is policy of the agency in which they are placed for field education placement (at level 3).
level 1
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| PY1104:03 | Psychology for Social Welfare Practice (Sem 2) (Cairns students do PY1101) |
| SY1001:03 | Introduction to Sociology (Sem 1) |
| WS1001:03 | Introduction to Social Policy (Sem 1) |
| WS1002:03 | Dimensions of Human Experience (Sem 1) |
| WS1003:03 | Issues in Social Policy (Sem 2) |
| WS1004:03 | Understanding Professional Helping (Sem 2) |
| Plus | |
| 6 units from Arts subjects. | |
| Townsville students may choose PY1101 instead of PY1104 in core subjects and, if interested in keeping open the option of transfer into a Psychology degree, should take PY1102 and AN1001. | |
| SY1002 may be taken instead of SY1001. | |
level 2
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| SS2004:03 | Researching Social Issues (Sem 1) |
| WS2012:03 | Human Rights and Social Justice (Sem 1) |
| WS2014:04 | Community and Organisational Practice (Sem 2) |
| WS2016:04 | Field Education Project (Sem 2) |
| WS2019:06 | Practice for Social Justice: Skills and Ethics (Sem 1) |
| WS2020:04 | Working across Cultures (Sem 2) |
level 3
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| WS3011:03 | Politics of Community Work (Sem 1) |
| WS3012:03 | Managing Community Organisations (Sem 2) |
| WS3013:03 | Community Practice (Sem 1) |
| WS3014:03 | Socio-environmentalism and Community Work (Sem 2) |
| WS3015:06 | Action for Social Justice (Full year) |
| WS3016:06 | Field Placement (Full year) |
level 4
| WS4003:12 | Community Welfare Honours Literature Review and Proposal (Sem 1/2) |
| WS4004:12 | Community Welfare Honours Thesis (Sem 1/2) |