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Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

ProviderThe University of Queensland
Course code: SIA-196179UniversityStudy area: Society and CultureCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Social work is an exciting and rewarding career if you are interested in working with people and in addressing social and community issues and problems. As a social worker, you will play a key role in developing a society based on social justice and in alleviating disadvantage. Social workers stimulate action to change the social circumstances of individuals and groups who are socially excluded. They also work to reduce personal pain and distress and provide direction for individual development and control over life situations. The program is particularly suited for new graduates looking for a clearly defined career path as a social worker or people working in human services wanting to upgrade their skills to...

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

To be eligible for entry, you'll need: A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), with one year full-time equivalent study in social and behavioural sciences.

  • You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

Entry is competitive with a limited intake capacity.

  • Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications: Relevant disciplines include anthropology, community development, counselling, criminology, human services, Indigenous studies, international relations, political science, psychological sciences, psychology, sociology.
English requirement
IELTS Academic 7, no band below 7

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesMalaysia
Common pathwayFoundation background · Diploma background
Target levelBachelor degree
Offer fieldsComputer Science · Accounting
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MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Computer Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.83/4.0top band · approx. top 5%
2
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.96/4.0top band · approx. top 5%
3
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of CommerceBachelor degree · Accounting · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 4.0/4.04.00 · top band · approx. top 5%
4
MalaysiaDiploma background
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · Electrical Engineering · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.77/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
5
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Computer ScienceBachelor degree · Data Science · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 4.0/4.04.00 · top band · approx. top 5%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

Refer to the institution course handbook.

References

Official course, fees, admissions, English, curriculum and related sources.

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