Master of Social Work (Research) for 2010

Course overview

The degree provides health and welfare professionals with the opportunity to explore original ideas and research questions. Students will undertake independent research on a topic of interest and develop their critical, conceptual and analytical skills. They are required to complete to submit a major thesis for examination which will communicate the results of research carried out by the candidate under supervision. The thesis will demonstrate the candidate's ability to complete independent research of high quality. Specialist areas of research include casework, child abuse and protection, community health and services, corrections, ethnic welfare, family and children's courts, family intervention, family violence, policy development, poverty, residential care, women and social work, the welfare lobby, drug law reform, child abuse and the media, and aged care.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

	Domestic students	International students
Attendance type	On-campus at Caulfield: full-time, part-time On-campus at Clayton: full-time, part-time On-campus at Notting Hill: full-time Off-campus: part-time	On-campus at Caulfield: full-time On-campus at Clayton: full-time On-campus at Notting Hill: full-time Off-campus: part-time
Intakes	Throughout the year	Throughout the year
Course Content	2010 University handbook entry for this course	2010 University handbook entry for this course
Duration	2 years full-time, 4 years part-time	2 years
Fees for 2010 Fees are subject to change annually.	Commonwealth supported place (CSP) Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course. Research Training Scheme (RTS) RTS places are available to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens.	International fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year $22,600 AUD
CRICOS code	Not applicable	038580F
Monash course code	2698	2698
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact	Research Degrees Office, telephone +61 3 9905 4313; email research.degrees@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/	Research Degrees Office, telephone +61 3 9905 4313; email research.degrees@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have either a bachelors degree with honours 1 or 2A in a relevant field; a masters degree in a relevant field which contains a significant research component; or approved equivalent qualifications and/or experience.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty. Contact information can be found by visiting the Monash faculties website

Semester two (July)

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty. Contact information can be found by visiting the Monash faculties website

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking; TOEFL 580 with a TWE score of at least 4.5; Computer-based TOEFL, a minimum score of 237 with an ER of at least 4.5; or an internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of 90 with at least 22 in the written section, and no section lower than 20.