Social Work (Professional)

To avoid delays in completing your programme and incurring unnecessary costs, follow the enrolment guide below.

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Master of Social Work (Professional) – MSW(Prof)

Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 take 60 points made up of the courses listed below.

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 721A   Theories and Skills in Social Work Practice (15 points)  
SOCWORK 722 Developing Social Work Professional Identity (30 points)
SOCWORK 723 Social Work in the New Zealand Context (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 721B 
 Theories and Skills in Social Work Practice (15 points)  
SOCWORK 724
 Applied Social Work Research Methods (15 points)
SOCWORK 725
 Supervised Field Placement I (30 points)

Year 2

Students who started full-time in Semester One, 2024 take the following courses in 2025:

Semester 1, 2025 (45 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 712
 Social Work in Statutory Settings (15 points)
SOCWORK 713
 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
SOCWORK 734A
 Professional Social Work Research in Practice (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (75 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCHLTH 732
 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)
SOCWORK 735
 Supervised Field Placement II (30 points)
SOCWORK 734B
 Professional Social Work Research in Practice (15 points)
SOCCHFAM 735 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)

Part-time

Year 1 

New students starting part-time in Semester One, 2025 take the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 721A Theories and Skills in Social Work Practice (15 points)
SOCWORK 723 Social Work in the New Zealand Context (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 721B 
 Theories and Skills in Social Work Practice (15 points)  
SOCWORK 724
 Applied Social Work Research Methods (15 points)

Year 2

Students who started part-time in Semester One, 2024 take the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (30 points)
Course Code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 722 Developing Social Work Professional Identity (30
points)
Semester 2, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 725 Supervised Field Placement I (30 points)

Year 3

Students who started part-time in Semester One, 2023 take the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 712
 Social Work in Statutory Settings (15 points)
SOCWORK 734A Professional Social Work Research in
Practice (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCHLTH 732
 Working with Grief and Loss (15 points)
SOCWORK 734B Professional Social Work Research in Practice
(15 points)

Year 4

Students who started part-time in Semester One, 2022:

Semester 1, 2025 (15 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 713
 The Social Work Discourse (15 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (45 points)
Course code Course name (points)
SOCWORK 735
  Supervised Field Placement II (30 points)
SOCCHFAM 735
 Intimate Partner Violence (15 points)

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