Master of Social Work Program By University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

25,217 NZDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Dec, 2023Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

MSW

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Social Work degree requires candidates to complete a thesis on a full or part-time basis. The MSW is particularly aimed at practitioners with specialist practice, supervisory, management, or policy analysis and development responsibilities. The programme of study and research can be designed to meet your professional needs and interests. The degree may be awarded with Distinction or Merit. UC also offers the Master of Social Work (Applied) involving taught coursework. Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline. 

Program overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

MSW

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Social Work degree requires candidates to complete a thesis on a full or part-time basis. The MSW is particularly aimed at practitioners with specialist practice, supervisory, management, or policy analysis and development responsibilities. The programme of study and research can be designed to meet your professional needs and interests. The degree may be awarded with Distinction or Merit. UC also offers the Master of Social Work (Applied) involving taught coursework. Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline. 

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

3.3+
6.5+
90+
58+
176+
To enrol in the MSW, you must have completed one of the following:
  • a Bachelor of Social Work with First Class or Second Class Honours Division I
  • any bachelor’s degree and the Graduate Diploma in Social Work
  • any bachelor's degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work with a B+ Grade Point Average or above (or equivalent)
  • completed an approved qualifying course to the standard to the prerequisite courses.
01 Dec 2023
1 Year
Jan
Feb

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

7,419 NZD
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International Students

25,217 NZD
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Flexible yet focused, UC’s bachelor's degree qualifications equip you to solve the problems of the future. Whether you already have your career path mapped out, or are open to new possibilities, you can tailor your studies to suit your interests and goals.
You can focus on a particular career from day one, or follow new and exciting options as you discover them. Some qualifications are specialised, with most of your first-year courses already set into a programme, such as the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours or Bachelor of Laws.
Others allow much more flexibility, and even give you the chance to choose minors from other programmes, such as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Commerce. This means you can study diverse combinations of subjects and still complete your degree in three years.
As well as bachelor's degrees, UC also offers a number of undergraduate certificates and diplomas.

UC offers three types of master's degrees:

  • research master's
  • coursework master's
  • a combination of both


A research master's degree  advances your knowledge in the area of your previous studies, and enables you to conduct a significant piece of independent research (with supervision).

A coursework master’s (or taught master’s) degree provides a structured programme of taught courses at an advanced level. In some cases, a taught master’s can allow you to undertake study in a different professional area from that of your first degree (and so can facilitate a change of career focus). As well as the course component, many offer applied learning opportunities, such as an independent project or industry placement.

A number of UC’s master’s degrees allow for a combination of both courses and research.

Regardless of form, gaining a master’s degree is evidence of high academic attainment, specialist understanding and advanced critical evaluation, research, interpretation, and communication skills.

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