Master of Social Work

RMIT has been teaching social work for over 40 years, and our programs continue to reflect up-to-date ideas about social work and its place in a changing world. Our graduates are resilient, outspoken members of society who advocate a fairer world for all. Field education forms a large component of the social work course. You'll undertake 140 days of work placements within human and community service organisations.

You will engage with a wide variety of fields of social work practice throughout your studies. Your studies will commence with courses that introduce you to professional practice frameworks and develop your interpersonal and communication skills, culminating in a capstone experience which orients you to your future professional practice. 

Coursework is designed to prepare you for two work integrated learning experiences, in which you will undertake two 70-day placements working alongside social work practitioners in a range of organisations.