Master of Arts (Health and Social Wellbeing)

The Master of Arts (Health and Social Wellbeing) qualification requires the completion of 12 subjects for a total of 72 credit points, comprising 8 core subjects and 4 elective subjects (or 3 elective subjects if HSW950 Research Project, worth 12 credit points, is also taken as an elective).

Tuition fees are $35,700 for domestic students and $43,200 for international students. FEE-HELP is available to eligible Australian citizens. Tuition fees, non-tuition fees, and refunds are governed by NTI's Fees, Charges and Refunds Policy.

Yes, it is possible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Health and Social Wellbeing or Graduate Diploma of Health and Social Wellbeing. Additionally, applicants who are not eligible for direct entry to the Master's course but are eligible for the Graduate Certificate can transition to the Master's degree upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate.

The course can be completed in 18 months of full-time study or from 2 years part-time (for domestic students only). It can be completed within three semesters of full-time study or four or more semesters of part-time study.

Graduates will be able to demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of interdisciplinary approaches to health and social wellbeing, critically analyse complex health issues, design evidence-based interventions for individual, organisational, and community needs, communicate complex knowledge effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences, demonstrate ethical and culturally appropriate leadership capabilities, and apply theoretical, ethical, and practice-based knowledge to diverse and new contexts with reflective practice, compassion, innovation, autonomy and expert judgement.