| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-07-08 | - |
| 2024-02-26 | - |
Program Overview
The Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) from Charles Sturt University prepares students for a wide range of roles in the human services sector, including counseling, case management, and social policy formation. Graduates are equipped to work in diverse settings, including health, community services, and corrections, and are particularly well-suited for careers in rural and regional areas. Upgrading qualifications through this program can provide opportunities for career advancement for those already employed in the field.
Program Outline
Careers:
The Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) opens up the potential to pursue a diverse range of roles. You could work in counselling, case management, social administration and policy formation, social action and program planning, family work and rehabilitation, health, community services and corrections, disability advocacy, legal aid or research. If you're already employed in the human services sector, upgrading your qualifications can provide new opportunities to advance your career. While Charles Sturt University social work graduates can travel the world and work anywhere, they are often found at the heart of communities in rural and regional areas.
Charles Sturt University
Overview:
Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a public university in Australia. It offers a wide range of academic programs and services to students.
Academic entry requirements
Successful completion of a relevant three-year AQF Level 7 degree course that contains at least one year, or the equivalent, of full-time studies in the social and behavioural sciences, including content in each of the following areas: Communication for human services/critical thinking; Human development or life span psychology; and Sociology/social theory. The full year of prerequisite study and/or specified content must be completed prior to commencing study. Where prerequisite study has not been met, it can be completed: by single subject studies; and/or through the Graduate Certificate in Human Services, for students who are assessed as having already completed six months/four subjects of relevant content; and/or as part of another qualification at undergraduate or postgraduate level
Language requirements
International students who have not completed a Certificate IV or higher qualification in the English language consistent with the requirements for admission to an AQF Level 9 degree course in Australia must have a minimum score of 7.0 or higher in each component (listening, reading, writing and speaking) of the Academic IELTS test upon application.
