Bachelor of Social Work with Honours
at University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
UTAS's four-year Bachelor of Social Work with Honours (course code A4S), fully accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers as an entry qualification to the profession. Applications go directly to UTAS; check the UTAS course page for current entry scores.
Lowest selection rank
UTAS 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.
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
- Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Typical first jobs
- Child safety officer at the Department for Communities Tasmania
- Social worker at Royal Hobart Hospital or Launceston General Hospital
- Family support worker at Anglicare Tasmania or Colony 47
- Mental-health social worker at the Tasmanian Health Service
- Community development officer in a Tasmanian local council
- Case worker at Mission Australia, Salvation Army or Relationships Australia Tasmania
Graduate starting salary
$70,000 - $82,000 per year
Source: health.tas.gov.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You want a vocational pathway into community-services or hospital social work in Tasmania
- You are emotionally resilient and committed to ethical practice
- You can manage 1000 hours of placement across two distinct settings
- You are interested in Aboriginal health, rural and remote practice or mental health
- You enjoy critical reflection and group supervision
It is probably not for you if
- You expect a clinical-medical pathway like nursing
- You cannot work with vulnerable people and adversity day to day
- You want a research-only or policy-only degree
- You cannot meet Working with Vulnerable People and immunisation requirements
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the University of Tasmania website before applying.