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Help work towards a socially just and equitable society
If you want to help people and you feel passionate about social justice and human rights, social work is for you. You can now study social work online with some on-campus attendance required, or totally on-campus.
Griffith social work degrees have been designed to develop high quality social work practitioners with competence in all core areas. You'll develop critical thinking skills grounded in the values and ethics of the profession — promoting social justice, diversity, equity, and a commitment to the rights and needs of the people with whom you work.
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Study social work at Griffith
Pursue a career that improves quality of life
Social workers are trained to understand people, putting their skills to work for the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.
You'll study society and social arrangements, human services provision, counselling, and human behaviour and development, as well as specialised social work courses. You'll have the advantage of being taught by expert staff with experience in all areas of the social work profession. Many of our lecturers have won university awards for their outstanding teaching.
Extensive social work field placements
You'll complete two field placements as part of your Bachelor of Social Work degree, completing a minimum of 500 hours per placement to give you the opportunities to put your academic knowledge and skills into practice.
You'll be supervised by a qualified social worker for the duration of the field placement.
Study on-campus or online
Our social work bachelor degrees are taught at both our Logan and Gold Coast campuses or through external study (mostly online with some on-campus attendance required for intensive courses).
Inspiring overseas experiences
Social work student Melissa Cootes took part in a slums outreach program in India that supports children to attend schools and mentors them through to university, hoping education will alleviate the poverty of more than one person.
Zoe Gill
Zoe Gill had been a social worker for 15 years when she enrolled in a Master of Social Work at Griffith University.
Already a leader within her industry, Zoe took on the degree as a personal challenge. She felt like ‘something was missing’, and that something was a qualification commensurate with her substantial lived experience.
What impressed Zoe about Griffith was how much her supervisors really cared as they guided her through the university system. Zoe saw her lecturers, tutors and convenors bringing social work values into education.
“They cared about me as a social worker would: They saw me, my whole life and my professional experience,” Zoe said.

Joyce Odokopira
Griffith Social Work Graduate
Joyce Odokopira was a refugee with her sisters in Kenya before being relocated to Brisbane in 2003. She recently completed a Bachelor of Social Work at Griffith's Logan campus. `Now I have a chance to complete my degree and give back to the community—maybe by working with refugees or in child protection.'

Study options
Degrees | Campus | OP |
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Bachelor of Child and Family Studies | Gold Coast Logan Other |
15 |
Bachelor of Social Work | Logan |
14 |
Bachelor of Social Work | Gold Coast Other |
14 |
Graduate Certificate in Disability Inclusion | Online |
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Graduate Certificate in First Peoples Community Practice | Other |
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Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice | Online |
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Master of Mental Health Practice | Other |
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Master of Social Work | Gold Coast Logan Other |
Expand your qualifications and your career options with our range of double degrees. As a double degree graduate, you’ll have a special skill set that will help you stand out with future employers.
Double Degrees | Campus | OP |
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Bachelor of Psychological Science/Master of Mental Health Practice | Gold Coast Other |
14 |
Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice | Other |
It is important to check the degree requirements including placement requirements, before you apply.
Career outcomes
Opportunities for a challenging, fulfilling career
Social work is committed to ethical practice, human rights and social justice
Griffith graduates enter the workforce as qualified social workers ready to assist individuals, families, groups and communities in a broad range of roles including:
- Casework
- Counselling
- Advocacy
You'll be well prepared for work that makes a difference in:
- Child protection
- Youth work
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services
- Child and family welfare
- Youth and adult offending
- Disability
- Hospital and community health settings
- Mental health
- Employment and income support
- Working with older people or with migrants and refugees
Life at Griffith
You can gain more than just a degree at Griffith. With plenty of opportunities to balance life and study, you can make memories and mates to last a lifetime.

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