Social Work (Professional)
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Master of Social Work (Professional) – MSW(Prof)
FULL-TIME
Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| 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 1, 2024
| 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 1, 2025
| 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 1, 2024
| 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 1, 2023
| 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 |
SWorking 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 1, 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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