Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This course offers a curriculum that reflects cutting edge theory in a number of professional development fields. Graduates will be equipped with the skills necessary for advanced community sector management and policy making, including the skills to: analyse key areas of contemporary social policy: governance, inclusion\exclusion, social capital, globalisation etc; engage with the social dimensions of social policy: race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, age etc; understand social policy as a contested process and apply research skills to a range of organisational contexts; draw on a range of disciplines and take a comparative and global focus. Students who complete this course should develop a number of generic skills that should help them with future study and employment. They will enhance their skills in: research: through competent use of advanced information sources and retrieval of appropriate information; critical and theoretical thinking: through presentation of research papers, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgements and arguments from conflicting evidence, and by critical analysis; time management and planning: through managing and organising workloads; team work: through small group discussions. Due to diverse teaching and research, and a partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence social research team, graduates find themselves highly sought for policy design and analysis roles in federal and state government and community sector management.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria - For the 200 point program: applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree with a major area of study related to social policy with a grade average of at least H2B (70 per cent) in the relevant subjects, or equivalent; or an undergraduate degree in any field with an overall grade average of at least H2B (70 per cent) and at least one year of full time documented relevant professional work experience, or equivalent. For the 100-point program: they must have obtained an honours degree with a major area of study related to social policy with a grade average of at least H2B (70 per cent) in the relevant subjects, or equivalent; or an undergraduate degree in any field and at least two years of full time documented relevant professional work experience, or equivalent. International applicants must fulfill the following English language requirements: IELTS (academic English only) score of 6.5 (no band less than 6.0); TOEFL (paper-based test) score of 577 plus TWE 4.5; TOEFL (computer-based test) score of 233 plus 4.5 essay rating; TOEFL (internet-based test) score of 79 (writing 21, speaking 18, reading 13 and listening 13); Pearson Test of English (academic) score of 58-64 inclusive and no communicative skill below 50.

Kualifikasi

Magister (S2)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

University of Melbourne

Mengenai University of Melbourne