Master of Social Work

at Griffith University

Program options
    

• Generalist Practice pathway
• Dissertation pathway
   

Pathways

Dissertation

Year 1

Students must complete the following courses:

• Social Work Theory for Practice - 7061HSV
• Foundations of Research Inquiry - 7001HSV (see Note 2) (Tri 3 online only)
• First Peoples and Social Justice (Advanced) - 7047HSV
• Dissertation Part 1 - 8200HSV_P1
• Social Work Field Placement 1 - 7034HSV
• Contemporary Debates in Social Work Practice - 7062HSV
   

Year 2

Students must complete the following courses:

• Social Work Theory for Practice - 7061HSV
• Foundations of Research Inquiry - 7001HSV (see Note 2) (Tri 3 online only)
• First Peoples and Social Justice (Advanced) - 7047HSV
• Dissertation Part 1 - 8200HSV_P1
• Social Work Field Placement 1 - 7034HSV
• Contemporary Debates in Social Work Practice - 7062HSV

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.
 

* This includes programs in human services, social sciences, behavioural sciences, counselling and psychological sciences.

$29,500 (80 CP)

Tuition fees

• An International student pays tuition fees.
• Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
• The tuition fee for students who commence their program prior to 2014 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student commenced the program.
   

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.