Griffith University

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Want to help people? Feel passionate about social justice and human rights - then social work is the right profession for you. This program gives you the flexibility to advance your professional practice skills or to complete a dissertation. On your way to a satisfying career, you will study specialized social work courses, society and social arrangements, human behaviour and development, human services provision and counselling approaches and techniques to name a few core study areas. Field placements will give you the chance to put your academic knowledge and skills into practice, develop new ones and sample social work practice in the real world. You will become highly proficient in all core areas of social work theory and practice, develop critical thinking and reflective skills and be prepared for practice grounded in the values and ethics of the profession - social justice, diversity, equity and a commitment to the rights and needs of the people with whom you work.