Course details

Summary

Learn advanced approaches and interventions in social work practice. Develop your knowledge, skills and experience in critiquing and undertaking social work research to enhance your practice.

Programme overview

The Master of Social Work prepares you for advanced professional responsibility in social work.

You will learn advanced approaches and interventions in social work practice, and develop knowledge, skills and experience in critiquing and undertaking social work research to enhance your practice.

The programme enables social work practitioners to undertake further study in subjects related to their professional practice and then undertake research in an area of special interest.

This postgraduate programme is for qualified social workers. If you are looking for a postgraduate programme to become a qualified social worker see: Master of Social Work (Professional).

Programme structure

Research Masters 120 points

120 points: Thesis (SOCWORK 796)

or

30 points from a range of elective courses in Education Professional Studies, Education, Professional Counselling, Professional Supervision, Social Work, Social Work Child and Family Practice, Social Work Health Practice, and Social Work Youth Practice.

90 points: Research Portfolio (SOCWORK 797)

Research Masters 240 points

120 points from a range of courses in Education Professional Studies, Education, Professional Counselling, Professional Supervision, Social Work, Social Work Child and Family Practice, Social Work Health Practice, and Social Work Youth Practice.

120 points: Thesis (SOCWORK 796)

or

150 points from a range of courses in Education Professional Studies, Education, Professional Counselling, Professional Supervision, Social Work, Social Work Child and Family Practice, Social Work Health Practice, and Social Work Youth Practice.

90 points: Research Portfolio (SOCWORK 797)

Where could this programme take you?

If you are a qualified social worker, this programme will enable you to inquire into an area of interest and prepare you for advanced professional responsibility in your practice.

Jobs related to this programme

• Community development worker
• Hospital/medical social worker
• Industrial relations officer
• Policy analyst
• Probation officer
• Social researcher
• Social worker
• Youth worker

Further study options

• Doctor of Education
• Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

Research 120 points: You must have completed one year of postgraduate study in social work, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar institution). You will need a GPE of 5.0.

Research 240 points: You must have completed an undergraduate degree in social work at a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 5.0.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.