坎特伯雷大学/The University of Canterbury

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Summary

The Master of Social Work degree requires candidates to complete a thesis on a full or part-time basis. The MSW is particularly aimed at practitioners with specialist practice, supervisory, management, or policy analysis and development responsibilities.

The programme of study and research can be designed to meet each candidate's professional needs and interests.

The degree may be awarded with Distinction or Merit.

The MSW degree requires candidates to complete a thesis on a full or part-time basis. It will take 12 months full-time or up to 36 months part-time. Students can begin their thesis at the beginning of any month.

Further study

UC also offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work.

Career opportunities

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.

Entry criteria

Candidates must have completed one of the following:

Bachelor of Social Work degree with First Class or Second Class honours Division 1, or
bachelor's degree and the Graduate Diploma in Social Work (if conferred before 2009), or
bachelor's degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work with a B+ average or above, or equivalent, or
completed a qualifying course prescribed by the Head of the Department of Social Work and Human Services, and approved by the Dean of Arts of a standard to the prerequisite courses.

The MSW by thesis is accessible only to those students who have obtained a professional qualification in Social Work. This means they have completed fieldwork requirements. For more details, contact the Social Work programme.

Other English language requirements: TOEFL PBT with a minimum score of 575 and TWE with a minimum score of 4.5; CCEL EAP Level 2 with a minimum B+ grade; CAE or CPE score of 176 with a minimum of 169 in reading, writing, listening and speaking; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE with an overall score of 64 and no PTE communicative skills score below 58.