Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
University of Wollongong
About
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.
Structure
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) requires the successful completion of at least 96 credit points in accordance with the table below.
Year 1
Annual Session
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOWK916 | Professional Practice Placement I | 12 | Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021 |
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOWK924 | Professional Practice Placement II | 12 | Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021 |
Autumn Session
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
Institution
