Bachelor of Arts - Dual Degree with the Bachelor of Social Work at Australian Catholic University
Degree Structure
Bachelor of Arts - dual program - a typical full-time course pattern
| Year | First semester | Second semester |
Year 1 (ANU) | SOCY 1st year course (6u) POLS 1st year course (6u) PSYC1003 Introduction to Psychology 1 (core)(6u) Arts 1st year elective course (6u) | SOCY or POLS 1st year course (6u) PSYC1004 Introduction to Psychology 2 (core) (6u) Arts 1st year elective course (12u) |
Year 2 (ANU/ACU) | ANU - Arts later year courses (12u) which must include one later year SOCY course | ANU - Arts later year courses (24u) ACU - (2 week Intensive mode - mid July) SWPT314 Social Work & the Law |
Year 3 (ANU/ACU) | ANU - Arts later year courses (12u) | ACU - SWPT310 Social Work Field Placement 1 + SWPT311Social Work Practice with Children, Young People & Families |
Year 4 (ACU) | SWPT400 Public Policy for Social Workers + SWPT412 Individual & Community: Risk & Resilience + SWPT401 Social Work Practice with Communities + SWPT411 Social Work Practice with Individuals & Groups 2 | SWPT403 Social Work Field Placement 2 + SWPT404 Organisational Practice + SWPT402 Social Work & Mental Health |
The Pass Degree
Award Completion Requirements
Students are required to complete a total of 96 Arts units from ANU and 160 credit points from ACU remembering that 20 ACU cps equals 12 ANU units. This is the equivalent of 192 ANU units.
The full dual degree program requirements must be completed before admission to either of the respective degrees. In order to meet the requirements of professional association accreditation a student may not exit the ANU Bachelor of Arts degree ahead of completing all dual program requirements, except by means of a course transfer to the single standard Bachelor of Arts (code 3100) degree. Consequently a student who wishes to complete their study after 3 years will be required to transfer to graduate with a standard Bachelor of Arts. Full credit will be given for any successfully completed ACU courses. The Bachelor of Arts from ANU will only be conferred after the completion of the full dual degree.
Full-time status
Students when studying at both universities in any given semester or year are considered to be "concurrently" enrolled. Students should try to undertake their studies on a full-time basis at either university each semester or year. The ability to maintain full-time status at either university will provide students with normal concessions for travel etc.
Concurrent enrolment has implication for student parking permits on ANU campus. For further information please refer to the Student Enrolment and Administrative Procedures (SEAP) Guide.
The Degree with Honours
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
