Delivery Mode: On Campus/Blended
Accreditation: 
Units: 26
Course Duration: 4 Years
CRICOS Course Code: 108842E
The Bachelor of Social Work emphasizes the wellbeing and building of relationships with individuals, families, and communities and linking the local with the global. The Bachelor of Social Work explores social care, health and wellness programs and initiatives that seek to locate and create systems and relationships that are preventative and educative in nature.
Graduates of the BSW will be able to influence local, national, and global social policy impacting all peoples and communities. The IHM Bachelor of Social Work offers significant interaction between students, their peers, social work academics, and social work/human services agencies that will provide the knowledge, skills and professional relationship building required to produce the quality and practice-ready graduates that are required by the social work profession.
The learning outcomes of the BSW course are founded on the AASW principles of human dignity and worth, social justice and fairness, and social workers working with and on behalf of individuals, families, groups, and communities to:
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is designed to sequence and stage learning across core units through major streams, providing a scaffolding approach to knowledge and skill development as well as increasing complexity in assessments and professional reflection. The design of the BSW is influenced by the course objectives, graduate qualities, and application of knowledge and abilities, all of which lead to field education placements and professional results and accreditation for individual students.
The curriculum framework includes major streams embedded across the program including:
The BSW program requires four years of full-time study.
Yes, all graduates can apply for membership of the AASW.
The AASW is the Australian Association of Social Workers. It is the professional association responsible for accrediting all social work courses in Australia and providing professional development, registration, and other resources.
There is no prerequisite experience required, but students must have passed Year 12 or a Certificate 4 or the equivalent.
English language entry requires a score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 on the IELTS or an equivalent test.
The BSW program consists of 24 academic units and two practical placements. These are all compulsory units.
The program has two intakes per year, beginning in March and July. The first intake will take place in July 2022.
Credit transfers are determined based on each student’s previous studies from a relevant Bachelor’s degree (social sciences). The BSW Course Coordinator can assist you with any credit-related queries.
If you already possess a three-year BSW from another country, you may apply for credit for Year 1 and 2 of the IHM BSW (16 Units) and then complete Year 3 and 4. To discuss this possibility, contact the BSW Course Coordinator.
Hybrid or mixed mode, 70% on campus lectures and tutorials and 30% online, this means about 8 weeks per semester on camps and 4 weeks online studies.
Yes, it is accredited by the AASW for all graduate from 2022, see AASW accreditation web page Accrediated Courses
When you graduate with the IHM Bachelor of Social Work, you then register to become a member of the AASW in Australia.
There are many opportunities as a case worker, support worker, community worker, working in hospitals, community health centres, working in family services and family violence support, working in aged care, children’s services and also mental health services.
Students will be required to purchase some textbooks or e-books, the cost of these would probably be about $300 per year.
No, graduates of the IHM Bachelor of Social Work can register with the AASW in the same way as a graduate of a MSW. Some people study an MSW Because they already have a sociology or psychology degree.
Yes, you can defer your admission for 1 semester (6 months) or 2 semesters (12 months) and automatically enrol in the next intake.
Yes, there are 2 social work field placements, one in Year 3 of the BSW for 500 hours (15-20 weeks) and a final placement in Year 4 of 500 hours (15-20 weeks)
The IHM Bachelor of Social Work educates social workers in generalist social work practices (case work, support work, crisis interventions) and mental health work as well as international human rights, community development and societal change and social research.
The benefits are that students receive a comprehensive education in sociology, psychology, social work theories, social work practices and community development. Graduates on a BSW can work in many different fields of social work practices in many countries.
The IHM Bachelor of Social Work intakes are in July and March of every year.
There are no scholarships or internships available for social work studies in Australia. IHM provides most of the reading materials for the BSW online, so expenses are a minimum and students have plenty of space to study on campus with support from School of Social Work academic staff.
Standard entry requirements for the BSW include Year 12 completion or Certificate IV completion or equivalent, studied in English, work and/or volunteer experience in human services will be considered alongside education requirements.
Generally, an English proficiency test will not be required under the following situations:
After completing the course, you will get employed in the fields of:
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Face to Face Delivery
| Annual Fee : | AUD $20,000.00 |
| Administration (Non-Tuition) Fee : | AUD $250.00 (Non Refundable) |
Fees are subject to change annually.
Pay upfront and Save 10%.
Applicable for International (1 year fee) and full-fee students. Not applicable for funding students.
Payment plans for the Bachelor of Social Work course are available.
i. Semester 1 fees paid on enrolment = AUD 10,250
ii. Semester 2 fees paid prior to the end of semester 1
iii. Semester 3 fees paid prior to the end of semester 2
iv. Semester 4 fees paid prior to the end of semester 3
The payment process for a particular course will continue until the 8th semester of the program.
*Books, equipment, and other materials are required to undertake the program and their cost is not included in the tuition fee.
*The Bachelor of Social Work course is accredited by AASW.
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