The PhD program offered in the Faculty of Arts enables students to complete extensive, independent research under the supervision of an expert academic. When completed, this research must make a valuable contribution to the current body of knowledge on their chosen topic.

Entry Requirements

The minimum qualifications for admission to PhD candidature are:

a four year Australian or New Zealand bachelor's degree with an overall result of H2A or above (normally with a research component in the fourth year)or

an Australian or New Zealand master's preliminary qualification with a significant research component and with an overall result of H2A or above or

an Australian or New Zealand coursework master's degree with a significant research component graded at Distinction or above, and an overall result of Distinction or above or

an Australian or New Zealand research master's degree with an overall result of H2A or above or

a qualification considered equivalent to one of the above.

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Textbooks

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Social workers promote positive development for individuals, families, communities and society. In particular, social work focuses on improving the lives of people who are disadvantaged in our society.

The Monash courses offer subjects in the theory and practice of social work with individuals, families and communities as well as fieldwork skills. They also cover subjects in management, research and policy; all subjects are taught to encourage critical and reflective practice.

Entry Requirements

Two full years of an undergraduate degree, including one unit in studies of the individual and one unit in studies of society

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

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A Monash Honours degree is a mark of high achievement. It provides students with the opportunity to develop research skills beyond the research components of a Bachelor's degree.
A small number of students are offered a place in the honours program at the completion of the third year of the BSW. This option is for students looking to enhance their research abilities and gain greater depths to their understanding of key issues within a specialised field of social work.Honours students are required to complete three subjects in addition to the usual subjects offered in their final year. These subjects are honours research methods, honours project seminar and honours dissertation.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

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These qualifications, combined, will make you stand out from the crowd when it comes to choosing a career.

Complementing your social work studies with an arts degree gives you the opportunity to explore ideas around social justice and politics with a keen critical eye. We offer more than 50 distinct study areas in everything from bioethics to women's studies. Whatever you choose, you will learn the kind of transferable skills that are equally applicable to a profession in social work - communication, research, analysis, persuasiveness, and the ability to change and grow.

The course aims to develop skills necessary for research by studying the methodological, theoretical and ethical issues that underpin social work research. You are provided with the same learning and practice opportunities as students in the pass degree. In the honours program, you are expected to develop and complete a research project that will include a critical literature review, ethics approval, and a 10,000-12,000 word thesis.

Our arts degree is flexible, so you can build your ideal course. There are no compulsory units. Choose from our broad suite of studies and complete at least one major, one minor and a first-year sequence

Entry Requirements

For both on and off campus applicants -
TAFE
A minimum of Certificate IV will be considered and admission will be based on academic merit.
University
Applicants are considered on the basis of VCE or equivalent results.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

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A Monash Honours degree is a mark of high achievement. It provides students with the opportunity to develop research skills beyond the research components of a Bachelor's degree. A small number of Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (BA/BSW) students may be offered a place in the honours program at the completion of the third year of the BA/BSW. This option is for students looking to enhance their research abilities and gain greater depths to their understanding of key issues within a specialised field of social work. Honours students are required to complete three subjects in addition to the usual subjects offered in their final year. These subjects are honours research methods, honours project seminar and honours dissertation

Entry Requirements

Distinction average in 3rd year Bachelor of Social Work units completed at Monash University

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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