MSWQ

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

Note:

Students must attend a compulsory, 10-day on-campus component in Year 1 and a 10-day on-campus component in Year 2 of their program (i.e., 20 on-campus days in total), delivered at ACU's Brisbane and Melbourne campuses.


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

All students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must have:

a. Completed a Bachelor degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelor Degree in a related field which includes at least one year full-time study in the social and behavioural sciences.

These studies may include psychology, sociology, anthropology, policy studies, history, law, health and disability, nursing, disability studies, philosophy, Indigenous studies, culture and human diversity, media study, gender studies, social theory and population studies.

AND

b. The undergraduate degree must include study in human behaviour AND in sociology.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from:

  1. 100 cp Specified Units (Part A);
  2. 60 cp Professional Experience Units (Part B).

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.


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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete 100 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • SWTP620Social Work Theories, Context and Fields of Practice10 CP
  • SWTP622Social Work with Individuals10 CP
  • SWTP624Social Work with Children, Youth and Family10 CP
  • SWTP626Social Work with Groups10 CP
  • SWTP627Social Work with Communities10 CP
  • SWTP629Social Work Research10 CP
  • SWTP632Social Policy, Contemporary Issues and Social Work10 CP
  • SWTP633Social Work, Mental Health and Wellbeing10 CP
  • SWTP634Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Social Work10 CP
  • SWTP635Integration of Theory, Evidence and Ethics for Effective Practice10 CP

Complete 60 credit points for ALL of the following:

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