Bachelor of Social Work
at Griffith University, Queensland.
A four-year social work degree at the Gold Coast, Logan and online, with 1,000 hours of placement. QTAC did not publish a lowest selection rank for 2026; the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) was 74.45 at the Gold Coast in 2025. Assumed knowledge is English.
Lowest selection rank
Griffith has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students learn about human behaviour, equity, counselling, community work and leadership, and gain experience through field placements supervised by qualified social workers. Some courses run in intensive block format. A Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) adds advanced research, theory and evidence-based practice.
Placement and industry experience
Students complete 1,000 hours of professional practice placements in Years 3 and 4, which must be completed within a full-time load even for part-time students. Online students also complete these mandatory placements.
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.
Typical first jobs
- Front-line child safety officer with the Queensland Department of Child Safety
- Family and domestic-violence case worker at a community service
- Hospital social worker in Queensland Health services
- Mental-health clinician at community mental-health services
- NDIS support coordinator or local-area coordinator
- Youth worker or homelessness case worker
- Aged-care or disability social worker
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates work in child protection, health, mental health and community services. The honours degree suits students interested in research and policy.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students with lived or volunteer experience in community services
- Empathic listeners who can hold tough conversations
- People with strong self-awareness and capacity to debrief
- Patient writers who can produce reflective and case-based writing
- Self-starters who pursue advocacy and policy interests
It is probably not for you if
- Students seeking a corporate or desk-only role
- Those uncomfortable with emotional content and vicarious trauma
- People wanting a maths-heavy or lab-based course
- Students unable to complete 1000 hours of placement
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Griffith University website and on QTAC before applying.