Go to Courses and units

Social Work Exhibition and Social Work Thesis unit (HGW426)

eStudent Enquire

Unit year 2025

View previous years unit information

Quick Help

Location: Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston

Introduction

This capstone unit provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the integration of your learning that was applied to design and implement interventions, including research, across your entire social work degree including a specific focus on your final placement. You will reflect on the knowledge, skills and values you integrated to develop and implement these interventions. You will undertake analysis of the outcomes of your practice – relying on evidence you collected during your studies in social work – and you will consider the implications of these findings for contributing to sustainable practice and service and policy improvements. Professional pathways students are challenged to design and exhibit creative strategies to communicate the results of their practices that reflect the integration of their learning. Research pathways students are challenged to tell a compelling narrative of their research in a thesis.

Summary

Unit name Social Work Exhibition and Social Work Thesis
Unit code HGW426
Credit points 25
College/School Health
Social Work Program
Discipline Social Work
Coordinator Professor Milena Heinsch
Delivered By
Level Honours

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Cradle Coast Semester 2 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students Available to Domestic Students
Hobart Semester 2 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
Launceston Semester 2 This unit is available through on-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students
  • Key:
  • This unit is available through on-campus delivery On-campus
  • This unit is available through off-campus delivery Off-Campus
  • Available to International Students International students
  • Available to Domestic Students Domestic students
Note

Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 2 20/7/2025 18/8/2025 7/9/2025 25/10/2025

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2025 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2025 will be available from the 1st October 2024. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

About Census Dates

Learning Outcomes

  • Use collaborative, cooperative and culturally accountable approaches to implement innovative and sustainable interventions and strategies to ongoing social, cultural, political, economic and environmental problems.
  • Interpret project and research findings and consider their implications for sustainable practice, service and policy improvements.
  • Design the presentation of social work project and research outcomes in a succinct manner, including using creative and culturally relevant strategies such as displaying project artefacts, posters, sketches, story-telling, physical objects, film and digital media.

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
090501 $4,248.00 $1,993.00 $2,328.00 $4,880.00
  • Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
  • HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility3
  • FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility4

1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

If you have any questions in relation to the fees, please contact UniConnect or more information is available on StudyAssist.

Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.

Requisites

Prerequisites

HGW423, HGW424, HGW431

Concurrent Prerequisites

HGW433 or HGW425

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Professional Pathway:

Weekly online learning activities (3 hours), weekly prescribed reading (2 hours), two face-to-face intensives (6 hours each). 80% attendance is required to meet accreditation standards.

Research Pathway:

Weekly online learning activities and readings (1 hour), weekly thesis supervision meeting (1 hour), workshop at the beginning of the semester (3 hours), thesis writing. 

AssessmentOral Presentation of Progress towards Assessment 2 (Professional Pathway)|Oral Presentation of Thesis Plan and Research Findings (Research Pathway)|Thesis (Research Pathway) (100% of total mark)|Written Critical Reflection (Professional Pathway) (20%)|Recorded Creative presentation – (Professional Pathway) (80%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

All readings will be available via the units Reading List
Recommended

All readings will be available via the units Reading List

The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.