Start or advance your career that has people at its heart. Change lives and communities for the better.
Join the university with more than 30 years of experience delivering social work education. Study alongside experts in their field, such as Dr Belinda Cash, who received the Distinguished Member Award from the Australian Association of Gerontology in recognition of her outstanding service to the industry. Choose a course accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council or the Australian Association of Social Worker.
From bachelor’s degrees to move you from a job to a career, to graduate certificates to upskill in as little as six months and master’s to take your knowledge to that advanced level – we have a course to get you where you want to go. And when you study with Australia’s most experienced online uni,* your degree works around you. Study, work, life – you can do it all with Charles Sturt.
*Department of Education, Skills and Employment Higher Education Statistics

#1 in Australia for social work undergrads who get jobs

85% of our grads are employed full-time within 4 months of graduating.
Good Universities Guide 2022/23

Scholarships

Professional Placement Equity Grant
Get financial assistance to attend workplace learning experiences.
Charles Sturt Foundation Rural Relief Scholarship
A scholarship to help you attend or complete university if you have been affected by the recent floods and ongoing drought conditions.
Residential School Equity Grant
Get financial assistance to attend a compulsory intensive school if your course includes one.

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“I originally wanted to study a social work course immediately after I finished high school. But, as is often the case, life took me in another direction. One filled with a range of career adventures, from real estate to teaching and financial planning, then finally retail management. But there came a time in my life when social workers provided me with invaluable support. A time when I most needed help. They inspired me to pay it forward, so I decided to go back to uni and study social work.”
Sarah McPhail
Bachelor of Social Work