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Doctor of Social Work

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+ Award nomenclature

Doctor of Social Work
DSW

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Doctor of Social Work (1911SW)
On Campus Wagga Wagga
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Maximum completion Doctorate = 8.0 maximum

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

    • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    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.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    A Master of Social Work or equivalent qualification will gain 32 points of unspecified credits

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    The course consists of four core subjects (64 points), restricted electives (32 points) and a dissertation (96 points) as follows:

    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)

    Restricted electives (32 points) chosen from:

    SPE501 Advanced Social Policy Analysis and Planning (16)
    HCS510 Social Work and Mental Health Practice
    WEL522 Addiction Studies
    MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
    PHL502 Law Ethics and Human Rights
    GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
    HLT502 Ageing, Policy and Social Construction

    Doctoral dissertation

    Either
    SWK707 Dissertation (96 points) part-time
    Or
    SWK706 Dissertation (96 points) full-time

    Enrolment pattern

    Part-Time

    Session 1
    SWK702 Advanced Human Services Research (16 points)

    Session 2
    SWK701 Social Work Practice (16 points)

    Session 3
    Restricted Electives (16 points)

    Session 4
    Restricted Electives (16 points)

    Session 5
    SWK703 Social Work research critique and publication (16 points)

    Session 6
    SWK704 Dissertation development (16 points)

    Session 7
    SWK707 Dissertation (96 points) (commenced)

    Session 8
    SWK707 Dissertation (continued)

    Session 9
    SWK707 Dissertation (continued)

    Session 10
    SWK707 Dissertation (continued)

    Session 11
    SWK707 Dissertation (continued)

    Session 12
    SWK707 Dissertation (completed)

    Full-time

    Session 1
    SWK702 Advanced Human Services Research (16 points)
    Restricted Electives (16 points)

    Session 2
    SWK701 Social Work Practice (16 points)
    Restricted Electives (16 points)

    Session 3
    SWK703 Social Work research critique and publication (16 points)
    SWK704 Dissertation development (16 points)

    Session 4
    SWK706 Dissertation (96 points) (commenced)

    Session 5
    SWK706 Dissertation (continued)

    Session 6
    SWK706 Dissertation (completed)

    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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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