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 196-021 Social Work Honours Thesis

Note

Students undertaking the three-year program will commence the thesis in the Semester Two of Third Year and complete it in the summer semester of the following, or Fourth Year. Students undertaking the accelerated program will commence the thesis in the summer semester of the Third Year and complete it in Semester One of the Third Year.

Credit Points

37.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Fiona McDermott

Prerequisites

Admission to the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours), see Honours entry.

Semester

Year long (view timetable)

Contact

Regular meetings with the supervisor

Subject Description

This subject focuses on the study of research methods and their application to an agreed social work related topic.

Assessment

A thesis of 12,000 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • G Bouma, The Research Process. OUP 1993.
  • A Kellehear, The Unobtrusive Researcher: A Guide to Methods. Allen & Unwin 1993.


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