BA and Bachelor of Social Work - Cultural Studies in Darlington Australia | The University of Sydney

This five-year program provides an extensive and adaptable combined degree that certifies you as an accredited social worker, while enabling you to broaden your qualifications with complementary majors and minors alongside the Bachelor of Social Work. Although the combined degree mandates a major or minor in Sociology, or a minor in Social Policy, you have the flexibility to select additional majors or minors in diverse fields like diversity studies, gender studies, Indigenous studies, or philosophy. The curriculum integrates social sciences, social policy, and social work theory and practice, with a particular focus on Australian and international social welfare studies. During the final two years, all students complete the professional social work component, featuring two supervised fieldwork placements in various settings under expert practitioners. The program establishes field education learning goals and cultivates values, skills, and knowledge to progress from foundational to professional competency, meeting the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Practice Standards.

The Cultural Studies major introduces critical methodologies for examining diverse cultural forms and practices. This discipline approaches culture not merely as artistic or textual outputs like literature or films, but as a vibrant, intricately structured way of living. The major helps you grasp the intricacies of daily life and how habits, texts, objects, and beliefs are socially organized and imbued with significance. It offers analytical tools to examine the production, circulation, and exchange of cultural practices and meanings. This major pairs well with studies in Humanities, Social Sciences, Media and Communications, Education, and Law. You'll develop into a perceptive and engaged critical thinker regarding contemporary cultural debates and everyday phenomena.