Master of Social Work
Curriculum Structure
We offer both two-year full-time and three-year part-time study options. All students need to complete the foundation core curriculum, the advanced concentration curriculum, and the 1000 hours field education. The foundation core curriculum comprises of ten compulsory courses. The advanced concentration curriculum comprises of two concentration core courses and two elective course. The field education comprises of 100 hours of pre-placement workshop, a foundation field placement, and an advanced field placement.
We have five concentrations in our advanced concentration curriculum. Students are required to declare their concentrations before they enter into the advanced concentration curriculum:
- Children & youth
- Family social work
- Gerontology
- Health & mental health
- Policy, research & management

Compulsory Courses | |
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SOWK6002 | Social policy and administration |
SOWK6003 | Social work research |
SOWK6243 | Social services management |
SOWK6303 | Human behavior and social environment I |
SOWK6304 | Human behavior and social environment II |
SOWK6305 | The Law, ethics and social work |
SOWK6306 | Theory and practice of social work - Casework |
SOWK6307 | Theory and practice of social work - Groupwork |
SOWK6308 | Theory and practice of social work - Community development |
SOWK7002 | Social science theories for social work |
Field Placement | |
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SOWK6225 | Field placement I |
SOWK6231 | Field placement II |
SOWK6300 | Pre-placement workshop |
Dissertation | |
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SOWK6021 | Dissertation |