Head: Mr Max Liddell
Thea Brown Child abuse; management of social and community services; labour force planning; local government.
Robert Carew Poverty; casework; groupwork; social work theory and knowledge.
Heather Fraser Child abuse; young women and substitute care; social work supervision; feminist approaches to social work practice.
Chris Goddard Child abuse; child sexual abuse; child protection; family violence; child welfare and children's rights.
Lesley Hewitt Sexual assault; family violence; women and social work.
Max Liddell Child abuse; homeless youth; policy; program development; administration; program evaluations.
Rosemary Sheehan Child abuse; health; management information systems.
Desma Strong Cross-cultural social work; ethics in social work; school social work.
Chris Trotter Corrections; family counselling; casework.
The postgraduate degrees aim to provide an opportunity for human service and welfare professionals to enhance and develop their professional skills and knowledge and to make links between practice in the field and more academic knowledge and theory.
The degrees aim to provide for the needs of managers and policy developers as well as for social workers or others involved in direct work with clients. They also aim to cater for human service professionals who work as middle managers and as supervisors.
It should be noted that the Master of Social Work coursework degree can be undertaken on-campus or via distance education.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Human Services) and the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Community Education) programs will not be offered in 1998. For further details please telephone 9903 2369.
Postgraduate coordinator: Associate Professor Chris Goddard
Course code: 0020
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Applicants for this degree must have a Bachelor of Social Work degree (four-year degree with a distinction average), or an arts or social sciences honours degree at H1 or H2A level, or the equivalent. Applicants who do not have an honours degree need to present evidence of research experience and methodology.
Course code: 0019
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
The department offers a Master of Social Work by research. Students are required to complete a major thesis of 40,000-60,000 words.
Students will be required preferably to have a Bachelor of Social Work degree or other relevant degree with an approved fourth year of study at undergraduate or honours level with grades of distinction average or above. Applicants who do not have an honours degree need to present evidence of research experience and methodology. Academic record and work experience in the social services will be taken into account in selection.
On campus
Course code: 0019
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students $A12,000 pa
Distance education
Course code: 1645
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students to be advised
The course may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time course occupies twelve months and the part-time course is normally completed in twenty-four months. Students are required to complete four twelve-point units.
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. Candidates with a three-year bachelors degree in a relevant discipline with credit grades in the third part of the major or in the last year of the degree, plus a minimum of three years of relevant experience at senior level, 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. The following may also be taken into account for applicants who do not have a four-year degree: relevant publications, community service at senior level or other relevant qualifications. Academic record and work experience in the social services will be taken into account in selection.
The degree aims to provide an opportunity for human service and welfare professionals to enhance and develop their professional skills and knowledge and to make links between practice in the field and more academic knowledge and theory.