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Higher Education Providers

AASW Accredited Programs

AASW Accredited Social Work programs by State and Higher Education Provider that provide a graduate with eligibility for membership of the AASW.

EXPLANATION NOTE:
(DATE) listed after each courserefers to the commencement date for the program
Distance education availableis based on data that has been supplied by the Higher Education Provider as part of the annual reporting process. Please refer to the individual Higher Education Provider to confirm whether this mode of learning is available. Distance education means the course is provided 'online'/off campus.
*Provisionally accreditedThe accreditation ascribed to a social work program that has not met one or more of the standards articulated in the ASWEAS and/or to a new program which has not yet delivered its first graduates. Provisional accreditation does not impact graduates of a course with this status. Graduates have the same eligibility and standing as graduates fully accredited programs.
StateUniversityDescription
ACTAustralian Catholic University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1995)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1995)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009)
NSWCharles Sturt University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1992) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
  • (1992) distance education available
  • Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) (2008) distance education available
University of New England
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2008) distance education available
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2011) distance education available
University of New South Wales
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1965)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Law (1988)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (1999)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2013)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (2013)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Social Science (2021)
University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1991)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
The University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1970)
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (1970)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2011)
Western Sydney University (formerly University of Western Sydney)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1996)
  • Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/ Bachelor of Social Work
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2016)
University of Wollongong
  • Bachelor of Social Work/ Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2015)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2018)
Australian Catholic University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2004)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2015)
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (2004)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009)
Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2014)
  • Bachelor of Social Work/ Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2014)
Excelsia College
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2020) * Provisionally accredited
NTCharles Darwin University
  • Bachelor of Social Work / Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1995) distance education available
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2020) Provisionally accredited
QLDCQUniversity
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2001) distance education available
Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2005) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2005)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2007) distance education available
  • Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice (2019)
James Cook University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1978) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1978)
  • Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) (2009) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work - JCU Brisbane Campus - Provisionally accredited (2021)
Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2007)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) 2007
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work (2007)
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) (2007)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009)
Southern Cross University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2020) - * Provisionally accredited distance education available
  • Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) (2013) distance education available
The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1965)
  • Master of Social Work Studies (2008)
University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2008)
  • Bachelor of Social Work / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice (2020)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2011)
Australian Catholic University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2006)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2015)
  • Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Social Work (2006)
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (2006)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009)
University of Southern Queensland
  • Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2022) Provisionally accredited​​
SAFlinders University
  • Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Social work (Honours) (2015)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (External) (2021) * Provisionally accredited
  • Master of Social Work (Graduate entry) (2008) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work and Social Planning (1974)*(*please note the above degree is phasing out, with no new student intake offered)
University of South Australia
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1975)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1975)
  • Master of Social Work (2009)
TASUniversity of Tasmania
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1984)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1984)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2010)
VICDeakin University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1994) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1994)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009) distance education available
La Trobe University
  • Master of Social Work (2009)
  • Bachelor of Human Services / Master of Social Work (2010)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (2020) Provisionally accredited
Monash University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1974) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1974)
  • Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Health Sciences (2002)
  • Bachelor of Social Work/Bachelor of Arts (2002)​
*please note the above courses are being disestablished, with no new student intake offered
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009) distance education available
RMIT University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1976)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (1976)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2006)
The University of Melbourne
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2008)
Federation University
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2014)
Victoria University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1990)
Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2020)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2021) - * Provisionally accredited
Institute of Health and Management Pty. Ltd (IHM)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2022) - * Provisionally accredited
Acknowledge Education
  • Bachelor of Social Work (2020) - * Provisionally accredited - No Intake
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2022) -* Provisionally accredited
Curtin University (formerly Curtin University of Technology)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1982)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2019)
Edith Cowan University
  • Bachelor of Social Work (1998) distance education available
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (1998)
The University of Western Australia
  • Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (2009)