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Faculty of Social work
Master of Social Work
Master of Social Work

Master of Social Work

  • ID:WLU010001
  • Level:Master's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent for our two-year full-time or combined MSW-MDiv programs.

  • BSW for our advanced standing programs.

  • B average in your last academic year.

  • Academic background includes at least four full social science credits and a half-credit course in research methodology.

  • Evidence of paid and/or voluntary experience in human service organizations is required. Two or more years of experience would be considered an asset.

English Requirements

  • The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):

    • TOEFL iBT: minimum score of 89, with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening).

    • Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 573.

  • The International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum score of 7.

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 60.

  • The Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment: minimum score of 70.

Course Information

The new Master of Social Work (MSW) curriculum is designed to be at the cutting edge of contemporary social work practice. Two years of planning and consultation with stakeholders have transformed our program vision and delivery.

Our curriculum emphasizes the development of critically reflexive practice skills through the ongoing integration of knowledge, theory and practice within a framework that promotes the advancement of equity, inclusivity, reflexivity and social justice. It is our anticipation that graduates of our program will walk alongside those with whom they work, in collaborative, inclusive, reflexive and caring ways and that they will stand up for what they believe is just. 

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Foundational Year

  • SK501: Approaches to Community Organizing and Group Practices

  • SK504: Research 1

  • SK507: Social Justice and Transformative Social Work Practices

  • SK522: Social Work Practice with Individuals

  • SK536: Integrating Theory and Practice (two-term, winter-spring course)

  • SK536: Integrating Theory and Practice (two-term, winter-spring course)

  • SK541: Foundational Field Education (two-term, winter-spring)

  • SK545: Introduction to Ethical Thought and Reflexive Practices 

  • Foundational elective*

  • SK665: Critical Indigenous Knowledges in Social Work

  • SK681: The Political and Organizational Contexts of Social Work Practice

Advanced Study Year

  • SK615: Research 2

  • SK649: Advanced Field Education (two-term, fall-winter)

  • Choose one of the following (depending on micro/macro nature of placement):

    • SK508: Reflective Group and Community Practice

    • SK621: Reflexive Practices

  • Choose one of the following:

    • SK651: Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals

    • SK690: Social Inequality, Poverty and Income Support: A Comparative Perspective

  • SK649: Advanced Field Education (two-term, fall-winter)

  • Two advanced electives*

*Elective offerings will be determined year to year.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • family and children’s services

  • adult and children’s mental health

  • social policy analysis and development

  • community development

  • case management

  • social agency administration

  • supervision

  • family counseling services

  • hospital social work

  • non-governmental organizations

  • school social work

  • community health agencies

  • private practice

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance

$624 per year

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