GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The University of Canberra's Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is a three-year qualifying degree (16 study blocks) for graduates who hold a bachelor's degree in a related field such as psychology, allied health, counselling, education or sociology, with prior study in social science and human behaviour. It is delivered online, with in-person attendance required only for placement.
Students complete 1,000 hours of field education across two supervised placements. The program is undergoing provisional accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers rather than holding full accreditation, which applicants should weigh, since AASW eligibility is what allows practice as an accredited social worker. Recognition of prior learning of up to 25 percent is available to social welfare and community services graduates. It suits career changers moving into aged care, disability, child and family, mental health, justice or policy work.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Units
- Social Work in Global
- 12012Regional and Local contexts PG
- 12013Working with Diverse Communities PG
- 12014Psychosocial Health Across the Lifecycle PG
- 12015Ethical and Legal Contexts of Social Work Practice PG
- 12016Theoretical Approaches to Social Work Practice PG
- 12017Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice PG
- Policy Development
- 12018Leadership and Organisational Practice PG
- 12019Trauma Informed Social Work Practice PG
- Working with Families
- 12020Children and Young People PG
- 12021Groupwork Practice in Social Work PG
- 12022Field Education Placement 1 PG
- 12023Field Education Placement 2 PG
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be eligible for the Master of Social Work (Qualifying), applicants must meet the following criteria: . 1. Completion of an Australian bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in a related field and completed at least one year of full-time study, or part-time equivalent, at a minimum of AQF Level 7 in social sciences and human behaviour. . Examples of related fields of study in social sciences and human behaviour include: . - Psychology, research, and policy studies . - Allied health, including midwifery, occupational therapy, nursing, audiology, health promotion, physiotherapy, and pharmacy . - Counselling and therapeutic studies including play therapy, rehabilitation, drug and alcohol work, counselling, art therapy, music therapy, and disability and inclusion . - Social Science, Sociology and Humanities . - Clinical areas such as child development, medicine, emergency services, and working with older people . - Education and teaching . - Indigenous studies, culture and human diversity, media, gender studies, social theory and population studies . - Human resource management and marketing studies, including diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, leadership and coaching, managing people and change management, negotiation, regulations and ethics . - History, human geography and art.
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