Graduate Diploma and Master of Social Work

Course details

Three pre-requisite courses are designed to prepare the non-social work degree holders for entry into the Master programme. A supervised practicum is also required for graduates to apply their knowledge in an actual social service setting.

To graduate with the Master of Social Work, ten courses (six core and four electives) and a dissertation must be completed. However the dissertation may be substituted for the two electives offered. To graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Social Work, six core courses must be completed.

The electives included in the programme are identified to enhance the expertise of social work professionals by allowing for specialisation in specific settings and with specific client groups.If a student fails any course in the MSWK programme, he/she will have to repeat that course at its next presentation.

Pre-requisite Courses:
Social Work Practice I: Casework and Family Work
Social Work Practice II: Groupwork and
Community Work
Social Welfare Policy and Delivery Systems
Supervised Practicum (400 hours)

Core Courses:
Human Life-span and Social Ecology
Social Policy Analysis and Development
Social Administration and Planning
Theories and Principles of Supervision for Social
Work
Social Research and Programme Evaluation
Contemporary Social Work Issues and Practice

Electives (to pick 4 out of 8):
Advanced Clinical Practice I: Working with
Individuals
Advanced Clinical Practice II: Family Intervention
Addiction I: Substance Abuse
Addiction II: Behavioural Addictions
Theory and Practice of Gerontological Social
Work
Mental Health and Illness
Strategies for School Social Work
Professional and Personal Development and
Resilience

Dissertation or Two(2) Electives in lieu of Dissertation=Master of Social Work (MSWK)