Social Services

You enrol on a year-by-year basis and will normally complete each year’s programme before moving ahead to the next year. Students intending to study part-time should discuss their programme of study with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences before enrolling.

Year One (120 points)

HDCO100 Human Development
PHIL103 Critical Reasoning
PSYC102 Social and Developmental Psychology
SOCP102 Introduction to Social Policy
SOCW101 Introduction to the Social Work Profession
SOCW102 Introduction to Social Work Theory
SOCY101 Introduction to Sociology
TTWA150 Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An introduction to the Treaty of Waitangi

Year Two (120 points)

SOCP206 Social Policy and Social Issues
SOCW201 Social Work Issues
SOCW202 Social Work Approaches
SOCY222 Sociology of the Family
SSRP202 The Practice of Social Science Research
Elective 20 points at 200 level or above in any subject

Year Three (120 points)

SOCP302 Social Policy
SOCP303 Analysis of Social Policy Issues
SOCW200 Social Work Placement 1
SSRP307 Techniques for Social Science
Research: Quantitative Analysis
Elective 20 points at 200 level or above chosen from Anthropology, Human Development, Psychology, Social Policy, Sociology or Tikanga Mäori
Elective 20 points at 200 level or above in any subject

Year Four (120 points)

SOCW203 Community Development
SOCW204 Social Justice, Ethics and Law
SOCW301 Social Work Decision Making
SOCW302 Bicultural and Multicultural Social Work Practices
SOCW400 Social Work Placement 2

Practical Experience

Placement in a work environment is an essential component of the BSW. In the third and fourth year of study students develop practical experience through work placements in a social service agency. Detailed information on papers may be found at www.waikato.ac.nz/social-work/.

New Zealand University Entrance, or an equivalent qualification.

You will also have to submit a police clearance check form. Applicants will be interviewed by at least two members of a selection panel.

English Language Requirements
If you are an overseas student or a new resident and English is not your first language, please note that study at tertiary level requires both written and oral participation.

You will be required to have an IELTS score of 5.5 or TOEFL score of 500.

• Enrolment is with the University of Waikato and fees are payable to them. Refer www.waikato.ac.nz/go/fees

The standard published fee is applicable for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents only.

An international fee is payable for non New Zealand citizens/permanent residents.

• Bachelor of Social Work

Social worker in a range of different social service settings including district health boards, family service center, government agencies and more.