Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This curriculum meets AASW requirements and builds on Monash Social Work areas of strength, especially in gender studies, sustainability, child wellbeing and health. The degree includes considerable emphasis on community engagement and leadership, and provides opportunities to work with organisations to complete projects and research. The MSW (Qualifying) is a coursework degree with theoretical, skills development and supervised professional practice units. The course provides opportunities for group-based research and integration of theory and practice. Theoretical content builds on knowledge acquired by graduates in previous higher education, while social work skills components and professional practice units introduce students to contemporary social work practice. Social work has been identified as one of the fastest growing professions and it provides a wide range of employment opportunities. For example, Monash graduates find work as family counsellors, child protection workers and school counsellors. They work in hospitals and community health centres, mental health services and palliative care programs. They work in youth services, neighbourhood houses and in services for migrants and refugees. They work with youth and adult offenders, and with people who have drug and alcohol problems. They also work in community development, in policy development and in management in human service organisations.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised University. The AASW also requires applicants for social work courses to have completed undergraduate studies of the individual and society prior to their entry into a social work degree. The Monash Department of Social Work stipulates that prerequisite undergraduate studies must include the successful completion of two semesters in studies of the individual and two semesters in studies of society. Studies of the individual would include units in psychology, human development, genetics, personality, psychopathology, or studies of individual theorists in these areas. Studies of society include subjects like sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history, gender studies, politics, and multicultural studies. A test of relevance will be applied in the sense that these studies would need to be relevant to the practice of contemporary Social Work. They must have achieved the following English language proficiency test results: IELTS (minimum test score of 6.5 overall; no individual band less than 6.0); Paper-based TOEFL (minimum test score of 580; a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5); Internet-based TOEFL (a score of at least 90 overall; a Writing score of at least 22; no score lower than 20 on the other sections of the test); Cambridge English CAE (A grade); Cambridge English CEP (C grade).

Kualifikasi

Magister (S2)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

Monash University