The Master of Social Work - Professional Qualifying offered by the Southern Cross University is suited to applicants who have undertaken prior study in the social sciences, social welfare, psychology, or related fields. The course enables students to gain the skills, knowledge, and values to be strategic, ethical, and reflective social work practitioners in a wide range of organisational settings, including working with individuals, groups, and communities.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of this degree will qualify as social workers in Australia. Graduates may also be eligible to apply to work as social workers overseas.

Graduates will be suited to employment in a wide range of jobs in the health and community services sectors. These include positions that are designated solely for social work-qualified staff (e.g. in hospitals), as well as other human services jobs that are open to other graduates.?

Graduates may be employed in organizations such as Centrelink, public and private hospitals, child protection agencies, Australian Defence Force, domestic violence services, housing and homelessness agencies, aged care and disability services, mental health agencies, family counseling agencies, rehabilitation services, and private practice.