24 monthsProgramme duration
31,840 AUDTuition Fee/year
2Scholarships
Feb, MayStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Social Work
Degree
MSW
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Overview
- Become a social worker in just two years* with UniSQ and embark on a career as a change agent in society. You’ll be prepared to enter an in-demand profession and work with people who are experiencing emotional, social, and economic challenges.
- The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) can be the start of a new career in social work and can build on your existing skills to make a difference in society.
- Develop effective communication, creative thinking, and solution-based skills and get 1000 hours of hands-on experience during field placements to prepare you for professional practice. Graduates can work clinically with individuals and families or in counselling, advocacy, community engagement, disability services, social action, and international development.
- You will be able to practice as a critical ally with marginalised people and communities, and foster cultural safety, be culturally responsive and be able to work alongside First Nations peoples.
- Choose either a professional or research pathway in your final year to tailor the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) to your desired career path.
- The professional pathway is unique to the UniSQ MSW(Q) degree and allows you to select between bespoke social work elective courses to gain deeper knowledge of particular areas of interest.
- The research pathway advances your research capability and involves an independent research project that produces a thesis and the possibility of undertaking a PhD in the future.
* If studying full-time.
Professional accreditation
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). UniSQ graduates will be eligible for membership with AASW.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Social Work
Degree
MSW
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Overview
- Become a social worker in just two years* with UniSQ and embark on a career as a change agent in society. You’ll be prepared to enter an in-demand profession and work with people who are experiencing emotional, social, and economic challenges.
- The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) can be the start of a new career in social work and can build on your existing skills to make a difference in society.
- Develop effective communication, creative thinking, and solution-based skills and get 1000 hours of hands-on experience during field placements to prepare you for professional practice. Graduates can work clinically with individuals and families or in counselling, advocacy, community engagement, disability services, social action, and international development.
- You will be able to practice as a critical ally with marginalised people and communities, and foster cultural safety, be culturally responsive and be able to work alongside First Nations peoples.
- Choose either a professional or research pathway in your final year to tailor the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) to your desired career path.
- The professional pathway is unique to the UniSQ MSW(Q) degree and allows you to select between bespoke social work elective courses to gain deeper knowledge of particular areas of interest.
- The research pathway advances your research capability and involves an independent research project that produces a thesis and the possibility of undertaking a PhD in the future.
* If studying full-time.
Professional accreditation
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). UniSQ graduates will be eligible for membership with AASW.
Admission Requirements
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65+
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- Completion of an Australian university three-year bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a minimum of one year of Social Science subjects.
- Participate in an interview with a panel of staff from the Social Work and Human Services discipline in the School of Psychology and Wellbeing.
- Additional requirements apply before you start any industry placements.
2 Years
Feb
May
Tuition fees
Domestic
28,320 AUD
International
31,840 AUD
Scholarships
International Student Support Scholarship 2027
International Student Support Scholarship 2027
All
Open
Value
10% tuition fee waiver
Deadline
31 Dec 2027
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
University of Southern Queensland
Value
15% tuition fee waiver
Deadline
31 Dec 2027
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
University of Southern Queensland
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