The Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) is a four-year degree when studied full time, with an integrated honours component.
Becoming a social worker is a genuinely transformative experience. Not only will you be able to significantly change and enhance others’ lives, but you’ll also be actively shaping happier, healthier relationships and communities.
This internationally recognised degree focuses on the very real and very important outcomes of social work – giving you the practical skills to make a difference, with direct guidance from industry professionals and current social workers. You’ll gain experience across diverse human services such as mental health, social work counselling, community work, sociology, psychology, and working with Indigenous communities. This degree will set you up for a successful and rewarding career that is projected to grow by 23.2% by 2026.^
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- UNSW is ranked 2nd in Australia and 27th globally for Social Sciences according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
- Prioritise career success – UNSW won the Australian Financial Review’s Most Employable Students Award in 2024
- Accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Be supported by our diverse, open and inclusive Arts, Design & Architecture community
- Learn through research-informed teaching
- Practical classes and two work placements
- Benefit from strong social work industry connections
- Increased employability with an honour’s qualification
- Join a global Top 20 university (QS World University Rankings, 2024)