The Bachelor of Social Work at Ara is a four-year degree designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and professional values required for social work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. The programme emphasizes bi-culturalism, anti-oppressive practice, critical thinking, and professionalism. Each year includes integrated practice courses linked to real-world agencies, with substantial field placements in later years. Graduates become eligible to apply for provisional registration as social workers.

Course Content

• Cultural Contexts 1a (Level 5)

• Cultural Contexts 1b (Level 5)

• Integrated Practice 1 (Level 5)

• Research For Practice 1 (Level 5)

• Social Policy 1 (Level 5)

• Theory For Practice 1 (Level 5)

• Cultural Contexts 2a (Level 6)

• Cultural Contexts 2b (Level 6)

• Integrated Practice 2 (Level 6)

• Research For Practice 2 (Level 6)

• Social Policy 2 (Level 6)

• Theory For Practice 2 (Level 6)

• Cultural Contexts 3 (Level 7)

• Cultural Contexts 4 (Level 7)

• Integrated Practice 3 (Level 7)

• Integrated Practice 4 (Level 7)

• Research For Practice 3 (Level 7)

• Research For Practice 4 (Level 7)

• Social Policy 3 (Level 7)

• Social Policy 4 (Level 7)

• Theory For Practice 3 (Level 7)

• Theory For Practice 4 (Level 7)