Postgraduate handbook 2004
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Master of Social Work

This course, offered by the Department of Social Work, may be taken over one year full-time or two years part-time, by off-campus learning or on campus by negotiation. Students will be required to have a Bachelor of Social Work degree or other relevant degree with an approved fourth year of study at undergraduate, honours or diploma level with grades of credit average or above. Relevant work experience may also be considered. Evidence of this experience must accompany the candidate's application for entry into the program and be presented with the application in the form of two references which comment on the nature and extent of the experience, a full CV, plus a statement of up to 1000 words indicating the applicant's career objectives and reasons for applying for entry. Academic record, publications and work experience in the community and social services will be taken into account in selection.

Course structure

Students will be required to complete four 12-credit-point units. These units may be offered in either semester one or semester two. Please check availability of units prior to enrolment.

• SWM5110 Advanced casework practice
• SWM5120 Criminology and social work
• SWM5130 Social service organisations, their behaviour and management
• SWM5140 Policy, program planning and evaluation I
• SWM5150 Policy, program planning and evaluation II
• SWM5160 Child abuse, child protection and child in society
• SWM5170 Special research study
• SWM5180 Management of human resources in the social services
• SWM5190 Social work research
• SWM5200 Health and social work
• SWM5210 Globalisation and the politics of welfare
• SWM5220 Social work and aged care
• SWM5230 Social workers, politics and social action

SWM5140 and SWM5150 (Policy, program planning and evaluation I and II) are sequential units. Students enrolling in SWM5140 and SWM5150 usually take both parts in the same year. The two units may not be undertaken separately. Please check with the department prior to enrolment as to which units are available in any one year.
The minimum pass grade for units in the Master of Social Work is 60 C; ie a grade of credit or above is required in every unit.

Inquiries

Inquiries should be directed to the Department of Social Work, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, telephone (03) 9903 1136 or (03) 9903 2610, or fax (03) 9903 1153. Applications and information is available from http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/. For further inquiries, contact Professor Thea Brown, telephone (03) 9903 1139, email thea.brown@med.monash.edu.au. Website http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/postgraduate/msw.

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