Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students.
We are no longer taking applications for this version of the course (R7N).
Course structure
The R7N Master of Social Work is currently in teach-out mode. If you wish to commence a Master's degree in Social Work, you should apply for the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) R7O.
Continuing students, please go to the archived page (link above) for the year you commenced or refer below.
Continuing full-time students:
During teach-out students currently enrolled in the Master of Social Work full‐time will continue in their existing degree as existing level 600 units will be taught next year.
Year 1 (2018)
This unit explores how social work theories and contexts inter-relate as a basis for a framework for identifying the purpose and practice of social work. Historically significant social work theories are examined in light of emerging trends that are reshaping…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | 5 Week Session Jun |
View all details for HGW512 Social Work Theories, Values and Frameworks for 21st Century Practice
Students are required to undertake a minimum of 500 hours of placement in a setting that is relevant to social work practice in order to experience a range of practice processes and tasks. Field educators are allocated to each student…
Credit Points: 37.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Cradle Coast | Semester 2 |
This unit provides an introduction to contemporary human services in Western society and the place of social work within that context. It traces the history of the welfare state in Australia from the nineteenth century to the new millennium with…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines research methodologies and policy processes that are utilised by social workers in working towards a more just, humane and inclusive society. Issues and case study approaches underpin learning in this unit. Using critical analysis and critical reflection,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
The unit focuses on key contexts of social work practice in the human services. By developing this understanding, you will gain knowledge of how you can practice effectively and influence these contexts to enhance outcomes for social work clients. Through…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Cradle Coast | Semester 1 |
View all details for HGW516 Contexts of Social Work Practice
The unit HGW517 Direct Practice 1 & Professional Communication provides a broad overview of social work theories and direct practice skills underpinning work with individuals and groups. There are two key points of focus in this unit: firstly, working with…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HGW517 Direct Practice 1 & Professional Communication
Year 2 (2019)
The unit HGW611 Direct Practice 2 consists of two parts:Working with individuals and families: builds on the professional communication skills and techniques taught in HGW517 and integrates them with an understanding how to respond to social suffering by undertaking psychosocial…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces students to a range of issues relating to the array of ideas, practical ways and traditions found in transformative, progressive and dialogical community work practice. The unit explores: the contested nature of the concept of community; critical…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the history and context of local, national and international relationships between Western culture and Non-Western cultures. The unit focuses on social work practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) communities.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HGW614 Intercultural Social Work Practice
This unit provides a solid foundation for working with involuntary clients and in multi-disciplinary teams. It emphasises the importance of human rights, consumer rights and participation. In particular, it focuses on the specialist fields of mental health and child protection…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit enables final year social work students to articulate and integrate their personal theoretical and philosophical approach to the realities of social work as political practice. Utilising explanations based in critical theory to inform and build reflexive practice aimed…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In Semester 2, students are required to undertake a minimum of 500 hours of placement in a setting that is relevant to social work practice in order to experience a range of practice tasks. Field educators are allocated to each…
Credit Points: 37.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Continuing part-time students:
Students completing Year 1 on a part‐time basis in 2018 will be able to continue their part‐time pathway in Year 2 in 2019/2020 by undertaking the schedule below.
2019
This unit introduces students to a range of issues relating to the array of ideas, practical ways and traditions found in transformative, progressive and dialogical community work practice. The unit explores: the contested nature of the concept of community; critical…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the history and context of local, national and international relationships between Western culture and Non-Western cultures. The unit focuses on social work practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) communities.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HGW614 Intercultural Social Work Practice
2020
This unit examines the intersection between trauma and justice and is informed by a commitment to social justice and a political ethic of care. At a macro level, you will learn how social workers can promote policy, legislation and practice…
Credit Points: 12.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
Cradle Coast | Semester 1 |
The final year Social Work Practicum is one of the capstone units in the Master of Social Work (Qualifying). Students undertake 500 hours (minimum) of placement in a setting that is relevant to social work practice. Placements are undertaken on…
Credit Points: 37.5
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | 16 Week Session Jul | ||||
Launceston | 16 Week Session Jul | ||||
Cradle Coast | 16 Week Session Jul |
View all details for HGW633 Professional Pathway Social Work Practicum
This capstone unit provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the integration of your learning that was applied to design and implement interventions, including research, across your entire social work degree including a specific focus on your final placement. You…
Credit Points: 25
Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Cradle Coast | Semester 2 |
View all details for HGW607 Social Work Exhibition and Social Work Thesis
Entry requirements
Eligibility
The R7N Master of Social Work is currently in teach-out mode. If you wish to commence a Master's degree in Social Work, you should apply for the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) R7O.
Continuing students, please go to the archived page (link above) for the year you commenced or refer to course structure above.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Annual Tuition Fee is inclusive of the compulsory Student Services and Amenities (SSA) fee. The SSA fee for 2017 is $294 AUD.
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): TBA *.
Course cost based on a rate of $31,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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