Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Post Admission Requirements
Course Handbook Notes
Internal and Mixed-mode attendance for students enrolled through Townsville.
JCU Cairns-based and External students who commence Trimester 3 will be required to travel to Townsville to attend up to 5 days of compulsory workshops, as described in the Post Admissions Requirements.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate understanding of an advanced and integrated body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying values, ethics, theories, research principles and methods, professional practice and workplace contexts in the social work discipline
2.
Reflect critically on the unique, complex and contemporary relationships between social work and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their diverse histories and cultures
3.
Reflect critically on the impact of complex social, political and historical issues on environmental and social sustainability in Australia and internationally, with a focus on the tropics
4.
Investigate, analyse critically and transform complex social systems, institutions, structures, processes, practices and inequities
5.
Consolidate, synthesise, research and evaluate recent developments in social policy and evidence to devise practical and knowledge solutions that reduce social barriers, inequalities and injustice
6.
Interpret and communicate, to specialist and non-specialist audiences, theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions in the social work discipline through advanced literacy, numeracy and technological skills
7.
Apply knowledge of research principles, methods, techniques and tools to develop a research-based project or piece of scholarship.
8.
Manage service provision and professional practice to engage with and enable individuals, groups and communities to achieve social and environmental justice
9.
Apply and adapt expert and specialised professional practice knowledge and skills, autonomously and in collaboration with others, to address social barriers, inequity and injustice across diverse contexts
10.
Demonstrate creativity and initiative, and expert judgement and adaptability in engagement, planning, decision-making, problem-solving, provision and evaluation of specialist advice and functions, to achieve practice, organisational, policy and/or system level outcomes
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Demonstrate high-level responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional development.
Structure
Structure
Core Subjects48 Credit Points
Credit
Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.
Credit Expiry & Other Restrictions
Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 15 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Maximum Credit Allowed & Currency
24 credit points* for students applying for credit from another AASW accredited Masters AQF level 9 program.
12 credit points* for students entering from an AQF 7, three year social welfare program.
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