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The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) (MSW(Q)) is aimed at graduates of Social Sciences and other Human Services programs who wish to achieve a professional qualification in social work. It combines the academic rigour, including research training required for a Masters level qualification, with 1008 hours of field education. The combination of blended and work-based learning is a distinguishing feature of this degree.Accreditation This course is provisionally accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Western Sydney University seeks to enhance student learning experiences by enabling students to engage in the culture, expectations and practices of their profession or discipline. This course includes a placement or other community-based unpaid practical experience.

The Master of Teaching (Birth – 5 Years / Birth – 12 Years) is a post graduate initial teaching qualification. It provides students with the flexibility of a teaching qualification for early childhood or a combined early childhood and primary teaching qualification. Students can choose to focus on teaching in the prior to school areas with an early exit point of a Master of Teaching (Birth – 5 Years) or they can undertake an additional six months of study to complete a teaching qualification for early childhood and primary school teaching with the Master of Teaching (Birth – 12 Years). This course would be appropriate for people wanting to work as a qualified teacher in preschool and early childhood services and also in a primary school setting.Accreditation The Master of Teaching (Birth-5 years/ Birth-12 years) is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing a recognised and relevant bachelor degree. It has been accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) as meeting all initial teacher education accreditation standards including the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Teacher level. This course has also been approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing an appropriate bachelor’s degree. It prepares graduates for careers in primary school settings and other educational fields in New South Wales for professional program accreditation with NSW Education Standards Authority. The degree provides deep engagement in primary education, on campus and in schools, through innovative approaches to teaching and learning. It involves students in engaged learning and work integrated learning, through placements in agencies and schools. There are two exit points, the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) and Master of Educational Studies, for students not seeking a professional teaching qualification.Accreditation The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing a relevant bachelor`s degree. It has been professionally accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority. Graduates will meet the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers.

The Master of Arts Translation and Interpreting Studies provides both practical and theoretical training in interpreting and translation. It aims to equip students with knowledge of the theoretical aspects that underpin interpreting and translation, including linguistics, and with the research techniques necessary to conduct a small research project in the area of interpreting and translation. It also focuses on practical interpreting and translation skills. The course is suitable for practising interpreters and translators and for very proficient bilinguals wanting to develop or improve their skills, and who wish to contribute to the body of knowledge on interpreting and translation by conducting innovative research. Subject to demand, the following languages are available: Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Vietnamese and Spanish.

The Master of Interpreting and Translation provides suitably qualified graduates with training in interpreting and translation leading to eligibility to sit for certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Interpreter and Translator level. The Master of Arts Translation and Interpreting Studies is also available as an exit award for students who are unable to pass 102562 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG) and who undertake an additional PG unit instead. The Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation, the Graduate Diploma in Interpreting Studies, and the Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies are available as early exit points from this course. Subject to demand, the following languages are available: Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Vietnamese and Spanish.Accreditation This course is an Endorsed Qualification for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Interpreter and Translator level (formerly Level 3). Students who wish to sit for NAATI Certification must pass the unit 102562 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG). Students who are unable to pass this unit will be able to graduate with the Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting Studies as an alternative exit, provided they pass an alternative unit of 10 credit points.

The Master of Education (Leadership) critically examines recent developments in theory, policy, practice and methodologies for research for educational leadership across early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, TAFE, community-based and other professional settings. We recognise that leadership emerges and is enacted in diverse ways and in relationships and is crucial for fostering change and educational transformation, and that educational leaders are responsible for developing the leadership capacities of others. Students will develop knowledge of research principles and practices in educational leadership and review and evaluate theory and scholarship. They will apply concepts and theories to new bodies of knowledge and practice. They will design original evidence-based investigations, and analyse and synthesise a range of data about complex problems in order to reframe problems and generate solutions. They will develop and evaluate innovations to improve learning outcomes in workplace settings, communicate their findings to diverse audiences and contribute to scholarship in educational leadership. This course is delivered through a combination of online and intensive on-campus teaching methods.Applicants for admission into the Master of Education (Leadership) must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in teaching/education, political science, policy studies, health, human welfare studies and services, or behavioural science. An undergraduate degree in teaching includes the historical 2-3 year Diploma of Teaching/Education prior to 1987.

The Master of Education (Social Ecology) examines recent developments in inter-relationships between the personal, social, environmental and spiritual domains. It works with an understanding that everything we do as individuals affects others; that we are parts of the systems in which we live and take responsibility for. Students will develop an advanced understanding of social-ecological theory and apply it using critical thinking, creative practice and effective communication. They will develop an understanding of research principles and methods appropriate to the field to justify and interpret social-ecological insights, contribute to scholarship in the field and make it available to a non-specialised audience. This course is delivered through a combination of online and intensive on campus teaching methods.Applicants for admission into the Master of Education (Social Ecology) must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline and 2 years full time equivalent of professional work experience in environmental studies, communication, media studies, public health or society and culture Or

The Master of Inclusive Education is a post-initial teaching qualification designed to allow teachers to apply their learning to their current workplace and interests in the rapidly changing landscape of inclusive education and person-centred practice. Through a deep examination of current research and theory, teachers not only develop the skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively with students, their families and other professionals but themselves become practitioner researchers. Available to teachers from Australia and overseas, qualified primary and secondary teachers with the Master of Inclusive Education are recognised as Special Education teachers for K-12 by the NSW Department of Education.Accreditation Qualified primary or secondary teachers who complete the Master of Inclusive Education will become recognised Special Education teachers across K-12 with the NSW Department of Education.Applicants for admission into the Master of Inclusive Education must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in teaching/education that leads to a professional teaching qualification. An undergraduate degree in teaching includes the historical 2-3 year Diploma of Teaching/Education prior to 1987.

This course is offered at the Parramatta City campus. However, some units may be offered at other campuses or by alternative modes of delivery.The Master of Planning is a two year course in urban and regional planning. The degree equips the students with professional and scholarly education to take a leadership role in statutory town planning practice as well as policy development. This course has a strong emphasis on research rooted in social sciences and in the fast growing Greater Western Sydney Region. The coursework includes learning and training in history and theory, governance, professional practice, economic development, sustainability, transport planning, spatial analysis, and legal frameworks for planning.Accreditation The Master of Planning is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).