This program is no longer accepting new applicants.

The information below is for current students only.

This dual degree program of Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Social Work is offered in conjunction with the Australian Catholic University, Canberra Campus.

The aim of the dual degree program is to provide an education in social work that is informed by a critical understanding of the social science disciplines and that is oriented to the professional values and practice of the social work profession.

Education in social work will inform professional practice in its purpose of:

• protecting vulnerable members of society
• empowering individuals to determine and change the conditions in which they live
• facilitating the participation of individuals, families, groups and communities in the decisions affecting their lives
• helping change social institutions and policies which constrain development
• contributing to a more equitable distribution of resources in society.

None but there may be prerequisites or levels of assumed knowledge for individual subjects particularly science and language subjects.