Learn from award-winning educators and leaders in teaching and research.
Benefit from a program created in consultation with professionals in the field.
Develop your skills and experience through supervised practical placements in organisations including not-for-profits, community service organisations and private practices.
Launch your career in social work or upgrade your existing experience in human services to become a qualified social worker, accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Career pathways
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
Social worker (child protection)
Social worker (community development)
Social worker (correctional services)
Social worker (disability services)
Social worker (drug and alcohol services)
Social worker (health services)
Social worker (migrant and refugee services)
Social worker (private practice)
Social worker (youth work and youth justice)
Graduate outcomes
Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Social Work courses at The University of Queensland (UQ).