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Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)

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+ Award nomenclature

Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)
MSW (ProfQualif)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) (1708PQ)
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

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

Normal course duration

Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 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

    1. Successfully completed a recognised degree or equivalent
      INCLUDING
    2. the successful completion of a subject in each of the following areas:

    Subjects that are not satisfied in these pre-requisites will need to be completed prior to graduation as either single session subjects or as part of the Graduate Certificate in Human Services.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

    Course structure

    The Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

    Core subjects:

    HCS406 Social Work and Human Rights
    HCS507 Social Work Theory and Practice 1- Foundations of Practice (8 points)
    HCS508 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 - Micro Practice(8 points)
    HCS509 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 - Mezzo Level (8 points)
    HCS511 Social Work Theory and Practice 4 - Macro Practice and Professional Identity (8 points)
    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (16 points )
    HCS506 Social Work Education 2 (16 points)
    HCS518 Social Work Fields of Practice 1
    HCS519 Social Work Fields of Practice 2-Mandated Practice
    LAW531 Law for the Human Services
    SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
    SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice
    SWK504 Social Work Research

    Restricted Electives
    ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
    ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
    GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
    GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
    HCS510 Social Work Practice in Mental Health
    HCS522 Supervising social work and human service students 2
    HLT502 Ageing, Policy and Social Construction
    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    PAD591 Public Sector Management
    PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
    SWK414 International Social Development
    SWK402 Social Planning and Evaluation
    SWK404 Advanced Groupwork

    A limited number of other elective subjects, drawn from the existing bank of human services post-graduate subjects, are available to students following consultation with the Course Director.

    Field Education:
    There are 1000 hours of field education in this degree. This meets the requirement set by AASW.
    Field education helps students to develop and consolidate practice skills under the supervision of a qualified social worker. It provides opportunities to observe, question and model social work behaviour. Each placement is integrated with subjects covering social work theory and practice.
    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (16 Points)
    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2 (16 Points)

    Residential School
    Please note that the following subjects each have a five-day residential school component held at Wagga Wagga Campus
    HCS507 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 – Foundations of Practice
    HCS508 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 – Micro Practice
    HCS509 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 –Mezzo level Practice
    HCS511 Social Work Theory and Practice 4- Macro Practice and Professional Identity


    Enrolment pattern

    Part-time/Distance Program

    Year one

    Session 1

    HCS507 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 – Foundations of Practice
    HCS518 Social Work Fields of Practice 1

    Session 2

    HCS508 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 – Micro Practice
    SWK504 Research Methods

    Year two

    Session 3

    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (16 points commenced)
    HCS519 Social Work Fields of Practice 2-Mandated Practice

    Session 4

    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (completed)
    SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice

    Year three

    Session 5

    HCS509 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 –Mezzo level Practice
    SPE502 Social Policy

    Session 6

    HCS 406 Human Rights
    Restricted Elective

    Year four

    Session 7

    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2 (16 points commenced)
    LAW531 Law for the Human Services

    Session 8

    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2 (completed)
    HCS511 Social Work Theory and Practice 4- Macro Practice and Professional Identity

    * Students who have previously completed a subject or subjects deemed equivalent to LAW531 and/or HCS406 can substitute an Restricted Elective subject in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

    Full-time Distance

    Year one

    Session 1


    HCS507 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 – Foundations of Practice
    HCS518 Social Work Fields of Practice 1
    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (16 points) (commenced)
    HCS519 Social Work Fields of Practice 2-Mandated Practice

    Session 2

    HCS508 Social Work Theory and Practice 2 – Micro Practice
    SWK504 Research Methods
    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1 (completed)
    SWK423 Ethics and Social Work Practice

    Year two

    Session 3


    HCS509 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 –Mezzo level Practice
    SPE502 Social Policy
    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2 (16 points) (commenced)
    LAW531 Law for the Human Services

    Session 4

    HCS406 Human Rights
    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2 (completed)
    HCS511 Social Work Theory and Practice 4- Macro Practice and Professional Identity
    Restricted Elective

    * Students who have previously completed a subject or subjects deemed equivalent to LAW531 and/or HCS406 can substitute an Restricted Elective subject in consultation with the Course Coordinator

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    HCS507 Social Work Theory and Practice 1 - Foundations of Practice
    HCS508 Social Work theory and Practice 2 - Micro Practice
    HCS509 Social Work Theory and Practice 3 - Mezzo level Practice
    HCS511 Social Work Theory and Practice 4- Macro Practice and Professional Identity

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    HCS505 Social Work Field Education 1
    HCS506 Social Work Field Education 2

    Professional recognition

    The Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) degree has full accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers

    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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