Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

at Western Sydney University

Year 1        
 

• Social Work Practice Methods 1
• Social Work Practice Methods 2
• Theories and Knowledges for Social Work
• Indigenous Australia: History, Knowledge and Professional Practice
• Critical Social Work Practice
• Leadership in Organisations
• Power and Marginalisation
• Research for Social Work Practice

Year 2        
 

• Social Work (Qualifying) Field Education 1
• Contextualised Practice
• Theories of Difference and Diversity
• Social Work (Qualifying) Field Education 2
• Integrated Project

Admission
 

• Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in the areas of Health, Education or Society and Culture, with a minimum of eight (8) subjects completed in Social Sciences or Psychology
  
  Or
   
• Applicants must have completed the Western Sydney University Postgraduate Bridging Program (Social Work) program.

International Student
Fees: AUD $28,080*

With a Master of Social Work (Qualifying), there are so many ways to influence the world you'll live in.
 

• Become a caseworker/manager and make a difference in the areas of child protection, drug and alcohol services or community health
• Take on an exciting research role
• Become a counsellor and change the lives of people struggling with emotional issues
• Influence the development of social policy
• Get involved in Human Services and help Improve aged care, communities, education providers and transport services