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Become highly sought-after to play a vital part in building a socially just society and addressing inequality. As a certified social worker, you'll demonstrate dedication to societal welfare while possessing advanced skills to assist and empower individuals, families, groups, and communities in gaining fair access to opportunities. You'll develop expertise to drive change for marginalized populations and alleviate social exclusion. Additionally, you'll help relieve personal suffering while guiding people toward greater life control and personal growth. At UQ, you can customize your social work journey, gaining fundamental and specialized training in health/aging, youth/family services, and mental health. Your specialized coursework, research projects, and fieldwork will complement essential training in social work theory, policy development, and research methods. Learn from distinguished instructors about legal frameworks, ethical standards, human growth, and core social work philosophies. The program includes 1,000 hours of supervised clinical placements across diverse settings like hospitals and social service agencies, with options for rural, interstate, or international placements during your final year.
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C).
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
TOEFL PB - Overall 600, listening 59, reading 59, writing 64/6.
Pearsons - Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 5 plus a minimum grade of A in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
OET is not accepted.