Master of Social Work (MSW)

The program information below was valid for the winter 2021 term (January 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.

• Admit term(s) 
  • Fall
• Delivery mode 
  • Online
• Length of program 
  • Full-time: one year
  • Part-time: two years
• Program type 
  • Master's
  • Professional
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Coursework

• Minimum requirements 
  • Minimum 75% average in the final two years of study (equivalent to last 20 half-credit courses).
  • Completion of a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited Social Work program. If an applicant’s BSW degree is from a country other than Canada, the applicant is required to show proof that their degree is recognized as being equivalent to a Canadian Bachelor of Social Work Degree.
  • Successful completion of one full-course equivalent in Research Methodology and Statistics; that is, a half course in Research Methodology and a half course in Statistics, or one full course which includes both. There is no specific minimum mark requirement.
• Application materials 
  • Résumé
  • Supplementary information form
  • Transcript(s)
• References 
  • Number of references:  3
  • Type of references: 

    2 must be professional and the third may be academic or professional.

• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Coursework option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Required courses
  • SWK 600R Diversity and Health (week-long, on-campus Summer Institute block course, in August at the beginning of the program)
  • SWK 601R Health Policy (week-long, on-campus Summer Institute block course, in July or August (TBD) at the end of the program)
  • SWK 602R Social Work Practice in Health
  • SWK 603R Critical Exploration of Supervision and Leadership Roles for Social Worker
  • SWK 604R Evaluation of Health and Human Service Programs
  • SWK 605R Knowledge Mobilization and Evidence-Based Practice
• Elective courses
  • SWK 608R Health Issues and Ethics
  • SWK 609R Social Work Practice in Mental Health
  • SWK 672R International Context of Practice (Mexico); Experimental Learning
  • SWK 690R Special Topics in Social Work
• Students are required to take 2 elective courses one of which must be either SWK 608R or SWK 609R.
• Students must complete all credits at a minimum 75% overall average including the compulsory and elective credits required in order to graduate from the program.

Link(s) to courses

• Social Work (SWK) courses

Academic Integrity Workshop

Master's Seminar Presentation

• The Master's Seminar Presentation (or Capstone) is graded credit/no-credit.

Master's Seminar

• The Master’s Seminar (or Integration Seminar) is graded credit/no-credit, students must obtain a passing credit.

Graduate Studies Practicum

• The program includes a field education experience component of at least 462 hours (minimum of two 7-hour days per week) of supervised practice in an approved agency (normally other than the student’s place of employment).
• The Practicum is graded credit/no-credit, students must obtain a passing credit.