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Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Become a social worker in just two years* with UniSQ and embark on a career as a change agent in society. You’ll be prepared to enter an in-demand profession and work with people who are experiencing emotional, social, and economic challenges.
The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) can be the start of a new career in social work and can build on your existing skills to make a difference in society.
Develop effective communication, creative thinking, and solution-based skills and get 1000 hours of hands-on experience during field placements to prepare you for professional practice. Graduates can work clinically with individuals and families or in counselling, advocacy, community engagement, disability services, social action, and international development.
You will be able to practice as a critical ally with marginalised people and communities, and foster cultural safety, be culturally responsive and be able to work alongside First Nations peoples.
Choose either a professional or research pathway in your final year to tailor the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) to your desired career path.
The professional pathway is unique to the UniSQ MSW(Q) degree and allows you to select between bespoke social work elective courses to gain deeper knowledge of particular areas of interest.
The research pathway advances your research capability and involves an independent research project that produces a thesis and the possibility of undertaking a PhD in the future.

Campus Information

Ipswich

The city offers an ideal lifestyle, combining heritage charm with the benefits of a modern, exciting metropolitan lifestyle. It’s Queensland's fastest growing city, and also home to the youngest demographic in south-east Queensland.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 25

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

The University of Southern Queensland has forged a reputation as a strong performer in the Australian higher education sector, providing education worldwide through an extensive online presence and from three physical locations in Toowoomba, Springfield and Ipswich. For three years in a row, we've been ranked No. 1 in Australia for graduate starting salary and almost 80% of our students gain full-time employment on completing their degree. We are focused on developing industry-relevant programs and work-ready graduates and driving economic and social development.

We are a regional university at the heart of our community and aim to bridge the gap in attainment rates between regional and remote students and metropolitan students; drive productivity for the regions; and undertake research with impact in key areas of focus, including space and defence, health, agriculture and regional development. Our community and industry relationships enrich the experiences of our students and provide the workforce of the future for our regions, which are on a strong growth trajectory.

Through our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we recently received the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Athena Swan Bronze Award - an initiative which will drive positive and lasting change in progressing gender equity. Women have historically been, and continue to be, significantly under-represented at the University in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medical (STEMM) disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mathematics and Information Technology.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years of PSW

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry requirements

Admission is by online application and interview
3-year bachelor degree or equivalent plus at least 5 years experience in their field

Applicants with a bachelor's degree with honors, or a master's degree, may consider applying for admission to the Doctor of Professional Studies program.

English Language Proficiency tests should not be older than two years upon application.

Approved test
Category 1
(IELTS (Academic 5.5 no component lower than 5)

Category 2
(IELTS (Academic 6.0 no component lower than 5.5) Category 3
(IELTS (Academic 6.5 no component lower than 6) Category 4
(IELTS (Academic 7.0 no component lower than 7.0) Category 5
(IELTS (Academic 7.5 no component lower than 7.0; no less than 8.0 in speaking and listening)
TOEFL (paper based) 525 (or better)
(with a minimum Test of Written English Score of TWE 4.5) 550 (or better)
(with a minimum Test of Written English Score of TWE 4.5) 570
(with a minimum Test of Written English score TWE 5) 600
(with a minimum Test of Written English score of TWE 5) Not accepted because of teacher registration requirements in Queensland
TOEFL (electronic or computer based) 213 (or better)
(with essay rating of at least 4.5) 213 (or better)
(with essay rating of at least 4.5) 230
(with an essay rating of at least 5) 250
(with an essay rating of at least 5)
Pearson (PTE Academic) 50 (or better)
(with no communicative score less than 50) 50 (or better)
(with no communicative score less than 50) 58 (or better)
(with no communicative score less than 58) 65
(with no communicative score less than 65)

University of Southern Queensland

Toowoomba , Queensland ,Australia