BSWUG3003 Social work practice in diverse contexts
This course will examine the impacts of colonisation, racism and oppression on diverse communities, including First Nations People and cross-cultural groups. Critical discourse analysis will be applied to explore the socioeconomic, cultural and language practices implicit in white privilege; and the beliefs, assumptions and institutions that support it. At the same time, the course will also explore Indigenous ways of knowing and how these are systemically marginalised in dominant discourses but ¿ nonetheless ¿ resiliently persist as potential forms and sites of resistance. A key aim of the course is to challenge students to think through `dominant¿ assumptions and beliefs that potentially contribute to the oppression of diverse and/or minority populations; identify ethical issues related to working with diverse populations and identify building blocks for cross-cultural practice frameworks that address the rights and meet the needs of service-users from diverse backgrounds.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $2,124
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $997
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.