Social workers need contemporary skills to respond meaningfully to social problems. Our Master of Social Work (Qualifying) has been designed with direct industry input to reflect current and emerging practice trends in the profession.
Now more than ever compassionate and engaged social workers are needed to help improve the life and wellbeing of people and to combat societal inequality. Social workers need contemporary skills to respond meaningfully to social problems. Our Master of Social Work (Qualifying) has been designed with direct industry input to reflect current and emerging practice trends in the profession.
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is a professionally accredited qualification, awarded full accreditation by the Australian Association of Social Workers. It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards.
The masters-level course has specialisation options, and you will engage with distinctive Tasmanian, national, and international contexts. Threaded through the course is a focus on decolonising, Indigenising, sustainability, collaboration, and innovation in social work, ensuring that as a graduate, you are well-equipped for new and diverse roles in changing workplaces.
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) prepares students for generalist social work practice, helping them to develop core knowledge, skills and values that can be applied across practice settings, fields and methods of social work practice. Across your studies, you’ll complete a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised professional field education placement.
We’re dedicated to providing every student with a hands-on education and an unforgettable adventure. From our vibrant cities to the stillness of our World Heritage areas, our island is a place of contrasts – and we embrace its character in everything we do.
Our purpose
Arts and culture have been a part of the fabric of the University of Tasmania since its founding in 1890.
This portal is a window to the vast and wide-ranging art and cultural activities from the University. We provide experiences to observe, explore and reflect on historically significant artefacts and art objects that help us to understand the world and our place in it.
As the caretakers to a constellation of museums, galleries and exhibitions across our colleges and campuses, our role is to conserve and display the collection in ways that inspire new routes of inquiry.
This portal is coordinated by the Library and Cultural Collections department in close collaboration with the University’s academic divisions, students, and community, and the broader cultural sector.
Collections care
The University is a custodian to over 100,000 objects across more than 20 collections.
Teaching through collections
Our collections of fine art, artefact, scientific and historical items foster object-based learning.
Exhibition and cultural programming
We organise exhibitions, campus displays, talks, and symposia, among other programs, that strengthen arts and culture.
Arts engagement with the community
Our projects are accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds – whether for study, curiosity or enjoyment.
Develop cultural and creative skills
Using creative pedagogy, we enhance transferrable skills such as critical looking, communication and creative thinking.
Who we are
At the University of Tasmania, creative thinking is a way of being. We honour our collective pasts and the objects that connect us to them, while engendering conversations about our present and future.
The UOW Masters of Social Work (Qualifying) will equip you with the knowledge and skills to make important contributions to the betterment of people and communities. You’ll be ready to promote social change and development and make a difference
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) course is a mid-year entry, fast-track option to becoming a social worker for those who already hold a bachelor degree in a related area.
Master of Social Work is a two-year program and the students need to receive a bachelor’s s degree from the university. The Master of Social Work students will study in foundational knowledge about social policy, human behaviour, research, and clinical and macro practice.
Our Master of Social Work will allow you to gain insights into the diverse roles social workers undertake, encompassing direct practice, social policy, education and research, community development, counselling, and organisational planning.
Turn your passion for helping people and addressing social and community issues into a rewarding career with accredited qualifications in social work. As a social worker, you'll play a key role in developing a society based on social justice and in alleviating disadvantage.Â
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