Master of Social Work - Dissertation

This professional qualifying postgraduate program provides you with a social work qualification that allows entry into the profession. It is specifically designed for graduates holding degrees with some social and behavioural science components. The program equips you with the knowledge, skills, values and ethical foundations for social work practice in contemporary social policy and human service contexts.

This degree prepares graduates for practice in a range of social work roles including working with individuals, groups and families, community work, advocacy, research, planning and policy development and management and administration. The frameworks for practice incorporated in the program are designed to ensure graduates are effective, ethical, and innovative thinkers, communicators, problem-solvers, change facilitators and leaders. There are career opportunities for social workers in government, non-government and private sector agencies with jobs in hospital and community health settings, youth work, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, child and family welfare, child protection, youth and adult offending, employment and income support, aged care, community development, family support, disability services, services for women, multicultural services and many other social welfare organisations.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Social Work, a student must hold a relevant three-year degree in a related field (other than social work) which includes at least one year of full-time studies in social sciences (studies of the individual and society) or equivalent.

A minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 7.0 , OR
a minimum score of 580 on TOEFL, OR
an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 92 (no score less than 22)