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Master of Social Policy (706AA)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2022 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
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About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
- Further study
Coordinator
Signe Ravn
Contact
Coordinator
Signe Ravn
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/7-master-of-social-policy
Overview
| Award title | Master of Social Policy |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2022 — Parkville |
| CRICOS code | 049598E |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
| AQF level | 9 |
| Credit points | 200 credit points |
| Duration | 24 months full-time or 48 months part-time |
The Master of Social Policy offers a curriculum that reflects cutting edge theory in a number of professional development fields. Graduates will be equipped with the skills necessary for advanced community sector management and policy making, including the skills to:
- analyse key areas of contemporary social policy: governance, inclusion\exclusion, social capital, globalisation etc;
- engage with the social dimensions of social policy: race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, age etc;
- understand social policy as a contested process and apply research skills to a range of organisational contexts; and
- draw on a range of disciplines and take a comparative and global focus.
Links to further information
Last updated: 4 December 2022