Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Excelsia University College

Applicants may be admitted to the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) if they have previously successfully completed a relevant bachelor (AQF Level 7) degree course that contains at least one year, or the equivalent (8 units) of full-time studies in the social and behavioural sciences, as required by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Units from the following broad fields may be considered - Psychology, Sociology, History, Media and arts, Community and welfare studies, Human development, Gender studies, Nursing, allied health, Anthropology, Law, Counselling, Philosophy, Politics. Applicants may be admitted to the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) if they have successfully completed a relevant bachelor (AQF Level 7) degree course with 4 units from the above list and the Graduate Certificate in Social Science or Graduate Diploma of Social Science. The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is available to international students, subject to satisfying the aforementioned admission criteria. In addition to meeting the educational prerequisites above, international applicants who have not completed an educational qualification in English must provide proof of proficiency in English through internationally recognised tests such as IELTS or through satisfactory completion of an approved course at one of the Colleges partner language colleges.