Master of Social Work The University of Western Australia

Overview

The Master of Social Work programme from The University of Western Australia is led by highly qualified, experienced, research-active and accessible experts in the field, with strong ties to the profession and community services and you will benefit from our research-led teaching, based on up-to-date data allowing you to apply the most relevant theory to your social work practice.

The Master of Social Work is the most established Masters course in WA, with Social Work being first taught at UWA in 1965.

Career opportunities:

Social workers work with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities to create positive outcomes and to empower marginalised or disenfranchised members of society. They promote change at individual, family, community and policy levels.

Careers to consider in addition to the health and welfare sectors:

• Aged care worker: provide personal, physical and emotional support to older people who need assistance with everyday living

• Correctional services officer: aid in the rehabilitation and counselling of offenders

• Domestic violence victim services officer: counsel, investigate and report on incidences of domestic violence

• Disability services officer: provide support for people in the community with intellectual, physical, social and emotional disabilities

• Social planner: a pivotal role in creating liveable, sustainable communities; social planners create strategic policy and action that policy in order to meet the needs and wants of the people

• School based: assisting students individually or in group contexts, psychosocial education and counselling 

Accreditation

• The Master of Social Work is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers and graduates are eligible to apply for membership.