Bachelor of Social Work

You are invited to a free information session to find out more about the Bachelor of Social Work at The University of Auckland. Find out how you can become a registered social worker, what it is like to study at the Faculty of Education and about your varied career opportunities within the field of social work.
(4 November, 26 November)

Programme Highlights

• This degree is recognised by the Social Workers Registration Board. You'll be able to apply for social work registration, thereby enhancing your career and salary prospects.
• The only social work degree in New Zealand that allows you to major in an area of interest from your second year onwards.
• Get real experience on supervised field placements in social work agencies

2008 Bachelor of Social Work & Bachelor of Human Services (2MB)

What you'll be studying

In the first year you will:

• be introduced to work in social and human services
• study psychology and sociology for human services, cultural diversity, the impact of the Treaty of Waitangi on New Zealand's social services, and the nature and context of social work as a profession
• study a course from the General Education schedule, allowing you to pursue other interests outside your field of study.
  

Over the next three years, you will:

• build on your theoretical knowledge base with the addition of courses in the theory and practice of social work, including the policy environment and law and the state
• develop your knowledge about working with children and families in diverse cultural communities
• major in either Child and Family Practice, Youth Services Practice or Health Social Work Practice
  
• do two field placements in different settings
• study another course from the General Education schedule.
  

View the full list of courses

Note: If you hold a recognised New Zealand diploma in social work or a similar qualification, you may be eligible for some credit toward The University of Auckland's Bachelor of Social Work.

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Choose your career...

As a qualified social worker, you'll have a choice of challenging and rewarding careers in a wide range of fields from health, child and family services, child protection and justice, to youth, mental health, disability services, probation service and community organisations. You might work in direct service with clients, or in policy, research or teaching.

A shortage of qualified social workers in a number of countries, particularly New Zealand, Australia and the UK, means you'll have many job opportunities.

Interested in further study?

If you want to take your studies further, our programmes can lead you all the way to masters and doctorate level to optimise your career and salary prospects.

Supplementary Information

Supplementary Information Form (Undergraduate awards and Graduate Diplomas in Teaching) (346kB)