Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare
MChild&AdolesWelf
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare (1715CA) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Applicants should hold a relevant degree from a university or college or the Graduate Certificate in Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) and substantial experience, or a qualification deemed to be equivalent.
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Students may, upon application, be awarded credit for equivalent subjects completed at a master level up to a maximum of six 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 one subject. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare) will be admitted to the Master of Child and Adolescxent Welfare but without credit. The Graduate Certificate and substantial experience shall allow for admission to the Masters degree.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Course structure
Core Subjects:
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
LAW401 Legal Issue in Child and Adolescent Welfare
The Strands:
1. The Practice Strand
WEL418 Case Management
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
HCS505 Social Work Professional Field Education 1 (16)
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
and
1 restricted elective
2. The Coursework Strand
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
SPE501 Advanced Social Poliucy Analysis and Planning (16)
HCS531 Leading Human Service Development (16)
3. The Research/Dissertation Strand
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16)
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
and
1 restricted Elective
Restricted Electives
WEL418 Case Management
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
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
SSC503 Rural Populations and Places
Enrolment pattern
Practice Strand
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Session 2 (60)
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Year 2
Session 1 (30)
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
Session 2 (60)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
Year 3
Session 1 (30)
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
HCS505 Professional Field Education 1
Session 2 (60)
Elective
HCS505 Professional Field Education 1 (continued)
Coursework Strand
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Session 2 (60)
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Year 2
Session 1 (30)
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
Session 2 (60)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
Year 3
Session 1 (30)
SPE501 Advanced Social Policy Analysis & Planning (16)
Session 2 (60)
HCS531 Leading Human Service Development (16)
Research/Dissertation Strand
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
HCS513 Understanding Children from Adversity
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
Session 2 (60)
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods
Year 2
Session 1 (30)
HCS521 Practice leadership in Human Services (16)
Year 2
Session 2 (60)
WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities
WEL418 Case Management
Year 3
Session 1 (30)
WEL508 Social Policy Reading Subject
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16) (start)
Session 2 (60)
Restricted Elective 2
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16) (finish)
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subject may have a residential school component.
WEL423 Counselling Theory and Practice
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.
HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1
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.