Master of Social Work (Advanced Practice)

To graduate from the Master of Social Work (Advance Practice), students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Students completing the coursework option must complete two core subjects (16 points) and restricted electives (48 points).
Students completing the dissertation option must complete three core subjects (24 points), the dissertation (16 points) and three restricted electives (24 points).

The Strands:

1. The Coursework Strand
Students must complete:
Core Subjects
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
SWK501 Advanced Social Work Practice Theory
and
Restricted electives totalling 48 points

2. The Research/Dissertation Strand
Students must complete:
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
SWK501 Advanced Social Work Practice Theory
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16)
and
Restricted electives totalling 24 points

Restricted Electives
HCS510 Social Work and Mental Health Practice
HRM502 Human Resource Management
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
HLT502 Ageing,Policy and Social Construction
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
LES501 Issues in Leisure and Health
LES510 Project Management/Community Leisure and Health
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
SPE501 Advanced Social Policy Analysis and Planning (16 points)
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
SWK414 International Social Development
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
WEL522 Addiction Studies
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare

Enrolment pattern

Coursework Strand

Year 1
Session 1
SWK501 Advanced Social Work Practice Theory
Restricted Elective 1

Session 2
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Restricted Elective 2

Year 2
Session 1
Restricted Elective 3
Restricted Elective 4

Session 2
Restricted Elective 5
Restricted Elective 6

Research/Dissertation Strand

Year 1
Session 1
SWK501 Andvanced Social Work Practice Theory
Restricted Elective 1

Session 2
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Restricted Elective 2

Year 2
Session 1
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (start) (16)

Session 2
Restricted Elective 3
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (finish) (16)

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