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Social Work (Qualifying)

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 16 November 2023.
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Unit of study table

Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Students complete 96 credit points of units of study, comprising:
(a) 84 credit points of core units;
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units in their final semester; and
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

SCWK5008
Re-Imagining Child and Family Social Work
6  
SCWK5020
Social Work Theory and Practice
6  
SCWK5011
Violence Against Women
6  
SCWK5050
Practice Learning 1
12 P 24 credit points
SCWK5007
Diversity and Inclusivity in Ageing
6  
SCWK6050
Practice Learning 2
12 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
SCWK6023
Practice with Indigenous Australians
6  
SCWK6051
Human and Social Development
6  
SCWK6052
Community and Environmental Change
6  
SCWK6902
Social Research
6  
SCWK6948
Social Policy Frameworks
6  
SCWK6952
Critical Perspectives on Mental Health
6  

Elective units

SCWK5009
Poverty and Social Exclusion

6  
SCWK5012
Health and Inequality

6  
SCWK6918
Critical Leadership and Society
6  
SCWK6944
Dying, Death and Mourning
6  
SCWK6949
Global Social Policy
6  

Capstone unit

SCWK5003
Integration of Learning
6 P 72 credit points
SCWK6055
Social Work Masters Dissertation
12 P 72 credit points including SCWK6902

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
20/11/2023 SCWK5007 title published as:
Social Perspectives on Ageing
SCWK5007 title amended to:
Diversity and Inclusivity in Ageing