Master of Social Work (Qualified Social Worker Entry)

Program of Study

To qualify for the Master of Social Work (Qualified Social Worker Entry), a student must complete a minimum of 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Should a compulsory topic be unavailable owing to exceptional circumstances, an alternative will be approved.

Core topic

 SOAD9206  Social Work Research in Practice Settings  (4.5 units)

And select seven topics (31.5 units) from second level topics of the following:

Option topics

 POAD8014  Public Policy  (4.5 units)
 POAD8139  Organisational Politics, Culture and Management  (4.5 units)
 POAD9135  Project Management  (4.5 units)
 SOAD8005  Global Child Welfare  (4.5 units)
 SOAD8011  Understanding Addictions  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9002  Individual Study (4.5 units)
 SOAD9059  Trauma and Resilience  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9060  Social Work Theories in Diverse Context  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9103  Mental Health through the Lifecourse  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9109  Social Development  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9110  Complexities in Work with Children and Families  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9207  Integrity in Social Work Practice (4.5 units)
 SOAD9213  Social Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9217  Social Work in the Disability Sector  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9219  Social Work in the Justice System  (4.5 units)
 SOAD9226  Social Work with Groups and Communities  (4.5 units)