如果您是社会工作和人类服务方面的资深从业者，则该学位为您提供了丰富和预科您的专业实践并在专业或社区环境中进行研究的机会。研究领域包括：社会工作实践，社会政策，计划评估，残疾，智力残疾，老龄化，青年和家庭福利以及心理健康。该学位提供综合性研究计划，并在第一年提供辅助课程。通过核心和选修课的组合，您将获得设计和进行研究，文献综述技术，批判性分析和撰写出版物的知识和技能，以及将这些技能应用于临床专业项目的机会。您将对自己设计的研究问题进行独立而持续的调查，最终将提交一篇论文以审查60,000个单词。
If you are an experienced practitioner in social work and human services, this degree gives you an opportunity to enrich and extend your professional practice and undertake research in professional or community settings. Areas of study include: social work practice, social policy, program evaluation, disability, intellectual disability, ageing, youth and family welfare, and mental health. The degree offers an integrated program of research with supporting coursework in the first year. Through a combination of core and elective subjects, you will gain knowledge and skills in designing and conducting research, literature review techniques, critical analysis and writing for publication, as well as opportunities to apply these skills in clinically-based professional projects.<br>Mastery of a substantial body of knowledge at the frontier of a field of research or learning, including knowledge that constitutes an original contribution of direct relevance to the profession<br>Ability to provide a critical appraisal of relevant literature and available research, to appreciate and understand the relationship of the investigations undertaken by the candidate to the wider field of knowledge in which these investigations are located, and to draw out the contribution to knowledge made by these investigations<br>Knowledge and understanding of the methodological techniques relevant to the field of research as well as identify and allow for any shortcomings associated with these techniques<br>A satisfactory level of literary presentation reflecting an ability to communicate in a clear, concise and authoritative manner appropriate to the field of research and to the professional area to which it is addressed<br>This degree will allow you to pursue professional roles in academic research, higher education, the legal sector, or the public health sector.