Unit of Study SWRK4004 Social Work Honours Thesis II (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

SWRK4003 - Social Work Honours Thesis I

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has an assessment due in the last week of dual term. Details will be provided closer to the time.
Enrolment restriction

Students must be approved to enrol.

Unit description

This is the second of three Honours Thesis units which collectively provide students with an opportunity to engage in academic research in social work through the completion, under guidance, of a thesis. In this unit, students will be supported to refine their thesis topic, complete a research proposal, and plan for the timely completion of their project.

Unit content

With guidance from an academic supervisor, students will cover the following topics during this unit:

Formulating a research question
Applying an appropriate methodology
Writing a proposal
Working with collaborators
Gaining ethics approval
Planning for data collection

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Dual Term2	Dual Term2
Online	Dual Term2	Dual Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

synthesise literature and evidence to formulate a research question of relevance to social work

design a project that addresses a research question using appropriate methodology

plan the timely completion of a research project

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Project 150 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Proposal	SR

Teaching method

Project 150 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Proposal	SR

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Fee information

Domestic

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