Social Work (Three-Year Program) (B.S.W.)

90 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Field Practicum

Students in the three-year B.S.W. program complete a field placement during their second and third years, two days per week, in different settings each year. Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits to begin the second year (U2) field placement, comprised of all U1 required SWRK courses and any combination of SWRK complementary, non-SWRK complementary and/or elective courses totaling 24 credits. Students must have completed a minimum number of 54 credits to begin the third year (U3) field placement, comprised of all U1 and U2 required SWRK courses, and any combination of SWRK complementary, non-SWRK complementary and/or elective courses totaling 54 credits.

Required Courses (63 credits)

U1

  • SWRK 219 Anti-Oppression Social Work Practice (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • SWRK 220 History and Philosophy of Social Work (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • SWRK 221 Public Social Services in Canada (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SWRK 222 Introduction to Practicum (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 224 Human Development Across the Lifespan (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall

U2

  • SWRK 319 Critical Thought and Ethics in Social Work (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SWRK 320 Practice with Individuals and Families 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SWRK 321 Introduction to Practice with Groups (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • SWRK 322 Field Practice 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 323 Field Practice 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 326 Practice with Individuals and Families 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • SWRK 327 Approaches to Community Practice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 344 Integrative Seminar 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • SWRK 353 Introduction to Mental Health Practice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

U3

  • SWRK 420 Advanced Field Practice 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 421 Advanced Field Practice 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • SWRK 422 Integrative Seminar 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • SWRK 423 Social Work Research (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SWRK 428 Social Policy and Administration (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SWRK 445 First Peoples and Social Work (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • SWRK 527 Advanced Social Work Practice in Quebec (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (21 credits)

9 credits of Social Work (SWRK) courses. 12 credits of non-Social Work courses.

Elective Courses (6 credits)

6 credits of non-Social Work courses.

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