Doctor of Social Work
DSW
Coursework professional doctorate
Fees apply
The Doctor of Social
Work meets the needs of social work professionals aspiring to the highest
levels within their discipline. The program is designed for professionals who
wish to extend their levels of professional practice, explore theoretical and
practice issues within the profession and to acquire advanced research skills.
Enrolment through
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Off-shore (tutorial)
Course completion
2 years minimum/8 years
maximum
Admission criteria
Admission to Part 1 (Master of Social Work (coursework version))
Candidates for
admission to the master component of the program shall have an undergraduate
degree in social work.
Admission to Part 2 (Doctor of Social Work)
Candidates for admission to the doctoral component of the program shall:
1. have completed the Master of Social Work (coursework version) or a Master of Social Work or equivalent from another institution; and
2. have achieved a credit average in their master level study. This means that a grade lower than a credit may be offset with a grade higher than a credit.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 192 points, comprising 64 points for the
completion of the Master of Social Work by coursework and 128 points for the
doctoral component.
Articulation
This course articulates
with the coursework version of the Master of Social Work.
Course structure
Coursework – Master component
Students undertaking the CSU Master degree must complete the following course structure:
1) four core subjects (32 points):
SWK501 Advanced Social Work Practice Theory
SWK502 Issues in Advanced Social Work Practice
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
WEL416 Changing Human Services Organisations
2) one restricted elective (8 points) from:
SWK404 Advanced Group Work
SWK406 Advanced Human Services Planning
3) one subject (8 points) from:
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PHL409 Theories of Justice
4) and two subjects (16 points) from:
SWK414 International Social Development
SWK503 Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
SWK407 Relationships in Context
WEL418 Case Management
WEL509 Women and Social Policy
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
SWK404 Advanced Group Work
SWK406 Advanced Human Services Planning
Note: Students
undertaking the coursework and dissertation version of the course are not
eligible for admission to the professional doctorate.
Doctoral coursework component
Students complete the following four core subjects:
SWK701 Social Work in Practice (16 points)
SWK702 Advanced Human Services Research (16 points)
SWK703 Social work research critique and
publication (16 points)
SWK704 Dissertation development (16 points)
Doctoral dissertation
Students complete the following subjects:
SWK705 Dissertation (64 points) full-time
SWK715 Dissertation (64 points) part-time
Enrolment pattern
Part-time
Master component
Session 1
SWK501 Advanced Social Work Practice Theory
and one from:
SWK414 International Social Development
SWK503 Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
SWK407 Relationships in Context
WEL418 Case Management
WEL509 Women and Social Policy
WEL508 Social Policy reading Subject
Session 2
SWK502 Issues in Advanced Social Work Practice
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Session 3
SWK404 Advanced Group Work
or
SWK406 Advanced Human Services Planning
and one from:
SWK414 International Social Development
SWK503 Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
SWK407 Relationships in Context
WEL418 Case Management
WEL509 Women and Social Policy
WEL508 Social Policy reading Subject
Session 4
WEL416 Changing Human Services Organisations
and one from:
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
PHL409 Theories of Justice
Doctoral component
Session 5
SWK702 Advanced Human Services Research (16 points)
Session 6
SWK701 Social Work Practice (16 points)
Session 7
SWK703 Social Work research critique and publication (16 points)
Session 8
SWK704 Dissertation development (16 points)
Session 9
SWK715 Dissertation (64 points) (commenced)
Session 10
SWK715 Dissertation (continued)
Session 11
SWK715 Dissertation (continued)
Session 12
SWK715 Dissertation (completed)
Full-time (for doctoral component)
Session 5
SWK702 Advanced Human Services Research (16
points)
SWK701 Social Work Practice (16 points)
Session 6
SWK703 Social Work research critique and publication (16 points)
SWK704 Dissertation development (16 points)
Session 7
SWK705 Dissertation (64 points) (commenced)
Session 8
SWK705 Dissertation (completed)
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Associate Professor Margaret Alston
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Telephone: (02) 6933 2783
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2792
Email:
malston@csu.edu.au