Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare
By coursework
Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare
MChild&AdolesWelf
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| Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare (1716CA) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Normal course duration
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Applicants should hold a relevant degree or diploma from a university or college, or a qualification deemed to be equivalent.
Credit
Students may, upon application, be awarded credit for equivalent subjects completed at a master level up to a maximum of four subjects. Within this standard CSU credit limit of 50% credit in a master degree, students with experience in the field can gain credit for prior learning to a maximum of two subjects, and students who have completed the Graduate Diploma of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) will, upon admission, be awarded credit for four subjects.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Course structure
Core Subjects:
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
The Strands:
1. The Practice Strand
WEL418 Case Management
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
HCS505 Social Work Professional Field Education 1 (16)
1 restricted elective
2. The Coursework Strand
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
3 restricted electives
3. The Research/Dissertation Strand
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16)
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
2 restricted electives
Restricted Electives
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
SWK414 International Social Development
HCS510 Social Work and Mental Health Practice
WEL522 Addiction Studies
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
EED441 Constructions of Adolescence and their Educational Implications
PHL502 Law Ethics and Human Rights
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subject may have a residential school component.
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.
HCS505 Social Work Professional Field Education 1
Enrolment pattern
Practice Strand
Year 1
Session 1
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
Session 2
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
WEL418 Case Management
or
Restricted Elective 1
Year 2
Session 1
WEL418 Case Management
or
Restricted Elective 1
HCS505 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (start)
Session 2
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
HCS505 Professional Field Education 1 (16) (finish)
Coursework Strand
Year 1
Session 1
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Session 2
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
Year 2
Session 1
Restricted Elective 1
Restricted Elective 2
Session 2
SWK Human Services Research Methods
Restricted Elective 3
Research/Dissertation Strand
Year 1
Session 1
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
Restricted Elective 1
Session 2
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK Human Services Research Methods
Year 2
Session 1
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16) (start)
Session 2
Restricted Elective 2
Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16) (finish)
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.