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Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
Testamur Title of Degree: | Master of Social Work (Qualifying) |
Abbreviation: | MSocWork(Qual) |
UOW Course Code: | 459 |
CRICOS Code: | 094540E |
Total Credit Points: | 96 |
Duration: | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring* |
Delivery Mode: | Flexible |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | South Western Sydney / 935140 |
* There will be no Spring session intake at Wollongong campus in 2020.
Overview
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is aimed at graduates who are working in the community services sector, or who wish to work in that sector, and who want a professionally accredited, advanced qualification. Graduates who can demonstrate at least a year of social science content related to the individual and society, from bachelor degrees such as Social Science, Arts, Community Welfare, Education, Nursing, Policy Studies, Psychology or Sociology are welcome to apply.
The curriculum for practice through which students will become social work practitioners throughout their years of their study and beyond has been the basis for the development of social work at UOW.
The program will equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and ethical foundations to engage in practice for individual, social and collective wellbeing from a social justice perspective.
Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critically review social work theories and frameworks. | ||||||
| 2 | Integrate advanced knowledge of the human services system, the law and concepts of human rights and social justice to the social work approach. | ||||||
| 3 | Design, implement, justify and articulate social work interventions at the individual, group, family, community and societal level and plan effectively across human service systems. | ||||||
| 4 | Assess different value systems and ethical frameworks and reflect critically on your professional practice. | ||||||
| 5 | Evaluate using social work values and ethical frameworks your decision‐making processes and judgments with the complexity of practice. | ||||||
Course Structure
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) requires the successful completion of at least 96 credit points in accordance with the table below.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Annual Session | |||
| SOWK916 | Professional Practice Placement I | 12 | Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021 |
| Autumn Session | |||
| SOWK910 | Critically Reflective Social Work Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| SOWK912 | Diversity in Social Work Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| SOWK915 | Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families | 6 | Autumn |
| Spring Session | |||
| SOWK913 | Human Service Systems and Policy Development | 6 | Spring |
| SOWK914 | Law, Ethics and Social Justice in Social Work Practice | 6 | Spring |
| SOWK917 | Working with Children, Young People and Families | 6 | Spring |
| Year 2 | |||
| Annual Session | |||
| SOWK924 | Professional Practice Placement II | 12 | Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021 |
| Autumn Session | |||
| SOWK920 | Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples & Communities | 6 | Autumn |
| SOWK921 | Social Change through Group and Community Work | 6 | Autumn |
| SOWK923 | Contemporary Responses to Mental Health and Disability | 6 | Autumn |
| Spring Session | |||
| SOWK925 | Research and Evaluation in Social Work | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SOWK926 | Social Work and Health Care | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SOWK927 | Advanced Social Work Practice | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.
Compulsory Work Placement / Online Components
This course contains a total of 1000 hours of compulsory work-based placements, to be complete over the course of the degree. This course may also contain compulsory components to be completed online.
Professional Recognition / Accreditation
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is provisionally accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards 2012 (ASWEAS). All graduates of this course have the same standing as graduates from all other AASW accredited courses and are eligible for membership of the AASW, which is required by many employers.
Graduates will also be required to meet AASW English language requirements for migration and/or employment purposes.
Other Information
For further information email: askuow@uow.edu.au