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Master of Social Work (Advanced Practice)

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+ Award nomenclature

Master of Social Work (Advanced Practice)
MSocWk(AdPrac)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Master of Social Work (Advanced Practice) (1701PR)
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

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

Normal course duration

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

  • 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

    Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in Social Work.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

    Course structure

    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)

    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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