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Social Work
UNSW Main Campus

Description

Social Work focuses on promoting social change, problem solving in human relationships and empowering people to enhance their well-being. Utilising theories of human behaviour, and social systems, Social Work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to practice of Social Work.


Studying Social Work at UNSW

The study of Social Work at UNSW is offered primarily through the School of Social Sciences and International Studies. Please refer to the table below for a list of postgraduate research opportunities.



Social Work can be studied as 

Specialisation At the Level of Plan
Social Work Research SOCWAR2353
   

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