Course results for Master of Social Work

Challenge yourself to build on your social work knowledge and experience. You’ll deep dive into current research and practices. Strengthen your ethical foundations. Improve the lives of vulnerable individuals and families. Includes supervised placements.

Build on your knowledge of social and behavioural science and prepare for work as a social worker. Explore the ethical foundations for social work while you expand your knowledge. Understand contemporary social policy and human service applications.

Practice a wide range of skills, support continued resilience and facilitate effective communication across varied contexts in a holistic, supervised environment. Graduates qualify for membership with the Australian Counselling Association.

Do you consider yourself a caring, compassionate person? Make these qualities your career. Gain the skills care for those facing hardships. Learn what’s considered best protocol in the standards set by the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Prepare for a senior role in the disability field. This short masters degree will give you a holistic view of the industry, so you can work in program management or policy development. Develop new leadership skills that allow you to push for positive change.

Get ready to lead a team within the disability support sector. Explore disability theory and practice, before specialising in policy, trauma responsiveness or research. Find career opportunities in human services, the government, or the NDIS.

Get qualified to practice as a developmental educator. Learn how to deliver people-first disability support programs in a range of settings. Understand the policies that will impact your clients. Complete an essential clinical placement. 

Work as a rehabilitation counsellor, perhaps in government, insurance, private or not-for-profit rehabilitation services. Put your theory into practice through fieldwork, and applied counselling and research methods.

Expand on patient-clinician communication, health literacy and social determinants in the area of community and urgent care. Explore evidence-based approaches for prevention and mitigation. Develop your own management plans so that you can lead.

Take a dual focus towards policy and social research. Learn how policy is shaped, before gaining skills to design and deliver your own. Use research to address sustainable communities, welfare, immigration, population health and more.