Bachelor of Social Work
at Bond University, Queensland.
An AASW-accredited four-year social-work degree. Includes 1000 hours of supervised field education and leads to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Bond University Bachelor of Social Work. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | QTAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official QTAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Bond's three-semester calendar lets this AASW-accredited four-year degree be completed in less calendar time than a standard four-year program. First year builds foundations: human development across the lifespan, introduction to social work and social policy, sociology, and communication and interviewing skills. Small cohorts mean close mentoring and plenty of practice-based learning. The middle of the degree moves into theory and method: counselling and casework skills, working with individuals, families and groups, mental health, child protection and the legal and ethical context of practice. You begin supervised field education in agencies, building toward the placement hours required for accreditation. Bond's small classes suit the reflective, relational nature of the work. The final stage adds advanced practice, research and policy subjects and a second extended field placement, completing the supervised hours required for AASW eligibility. The accelerated calendar means graduates can reach professional practice sooner than peers at standard universities.
Example first-year subjects
- Introduction to Social Work
- Human Development Across the Lifespan
- Social Policy and Society
- Foundations of Sociology
- Communication and Interviewing Skills
- Ethics and Professional Practice
How you will be assessed
- Supervised field-education placement and reports
- Case-study and practice-skills assessments
- Essays on social policy and theory
- Reflective practice journals
- Role-plays and recorded interview assessments
- Group presentations and community-project tasks
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as registered social workers in child-protection, mental-health, hospital and family-support settings.
- Common destinations include state-government child-safety roles, community-health centres and not-for-profit support agencies.
- Many alumni progress into clinical specialty practice, policy roles or accredited mental-health social work after further study.
Professional accreditation
- AASW accredited
Typical first jobs
- Child-protection or child-safety officer
- Hospital or health social worker
- Mental-health or drug-and-alcohol support worker
- Family-support or domestic-violence caseworker
- Community-services or case-management officer
- Youth or disability support worker
- Policy or program officer in a welfare organisation
Graduate starting salary
$62,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates of this AASW-accredited degree are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers and professional practice, and Bond's calendar can shorten the time to graduation. Most enter direct-practice roles in child protection, mental health, hospitals and community services. Career progression includes senior-practitioner, team-leader and policy roles. Postgraduate options include accredited mental-health social work, a Master of Social Work (extending into specialist or clinical practice) and policy or research coursework.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- People committed to social justice and helping others
- Empathetic students who build trust easily
- Resilient learners who cope with emotionally hard work
- Reflective students who act on feedback about their practice
- Self-starters who want to reach professional practice sooner
It is probably not for you if
- Students uncomfortable with placement and emotional content
- People wanting a desk-based or purely theoretical degree
- Those who prefer maths-heavy or lab-based study
- Students who struggle with a fast, year-round study load
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Bond University handbook and on QTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/bond/bachelor-of-social-work.