As a graduate, you have specialised skills for challenging and complex practice in a variety of settings including mental health, drug and alcohol prevention, and disabilities, and in the development and delivery of community services, counselling, and family-centred intervention. You can choose elective units in areas of psychology and social work including family and youth services, community practice, and international social work. A social work honours program based on GPA is available at the end of third year. This course is an Australian Association of Social Workers accredited qualification. Registration to practise as a psychologist requires further study.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee and Year 12 Early Offer Scheme.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work at QUT.
There are additional course requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. These requirements may have associated costs. Information is available from qut.edu.au/study.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
95.10
85.65
72.20
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.20
86.95
75.95
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
14
<5*
<5*
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18
0
<5*
0
37
Percentage of all students
37.8%
<5*
<5*
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48.7%
0.0%
<5*
0.0%
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Social worker in mental health, counselling, child protection, family welfare, program development, drug and alcohol prevention, disability and community services.
Refer to Bachelor of Social Work.
5 years Full time