Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Course overview Be an advocate for social justice and human rights. Make a real difference to the lives of people in need. Excel in your career in one of the fastest growing professions. You might be a new graduate looking for a clear career path or an experienced social worker wanting to take the next step in your professional life. Or perhaps you are ready for a career change and want to step into social work. Whatever your background, we'll prepare you to work across human and community services in government bodies, non-government organisations, community and health services and more. You'll become confident working with migrants, people with alcohol, drug and mental health problems and in palliative care, child protection, youth services and much more. You'll be exposed to challenging real life situations through 140 days during your studies in social work settings, being mentored by experienced professionals in the field. Then, once you graduate, you can go on to be a qualified social worker, take up management positions or work in national or international policy development. A wide range of scholarships are also available for students to provide you with financial support. Visit our Scholarship page for details. This is an Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited qualification, and is an entry qualification into the social work profession. It has been deemed to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards. This program does not follow the standard published academic calendar (Academic Calendar ). Professional Experience Professional experience field education placements take place at the end of both the first and second years. This professional experience provides the minimum supervised practice requirement (2 x 70 days = 140 days). However, some applicants may be able to apply for credit/RPL for some or the entire first field education placement if they have completed a 70 day supervised field placement during their undergraduate studies. A wide range of scholarships are also available for students to provide you with financial support. Visit our Scholarship page for details. Credits/Recognition of Prior Learning Credit transfer will be in accordance with the AASW Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (2020). Further information about credit transfer or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can be found through contacting the Program Coordinator. Delivery format The program will be delivered sequentially, that is, one course at a time over a period of 6-8 weeks per course. Learning materials and activities will be available for each course online via the FedUni moodle and there will be fortnightly seminars on Fridays for each course. Seminars will be held on-campus from 9.30am - 3.30pm on Fridays (each course outline and moodle will set out the dates of seminars in advance). IT requirements To do this course you'll need a fast and reliable computer and access to high-speed internet. Expect to use about 5GB of data per month for every unit you're doing. Find out more about the minimum IT requirements for studying with us. Got questions? Call us on 1800 333 864, start a live chat or submit an enquiry . Student support The support we offer is second to none. Need academic help? No problem. Extra access or financial assistance? Let's see what we can do. View our student services . The fine print The commencement of all courses is subject to available funding and enrolment quotas. Everything in this course overview is correct at the time of being published. However, the University reserves the right to alter any course, procedure or fee. Please check for changes before you apply or enrol. Federation University uses Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding (for eligible students) to deliver training. School department Social Work, Community & Human Services Course co-ordinator Lauren Zeuschner Read more