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Master of Social Work Program Information

The Master of Social Work program structure ensures that students have the knowledge and skills required to meet accreditation standards while continuing to allow for specialization. The program offers students flexibility in designing a program that meets their learning objectives.

Program Overview

The M.S.W. is an advanced specialized degree built upon the more generalist B.S.W. degree. Considerable attention is given to issues of educational equity. In addition to treating these matters as course content, every effort is made to ensure that people from marginalized groups have access to the M.S.W. program.

Purpose and Goals

The purpose of this initiative is to achieve equity in professional education so that no person shall be denied educational opportunities or benefit for reasons unrelated to ability. In fulfilment of this goal, the aim is to correct the conditions of disadvantage in professional education experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples in Canada, persons with disabilities, immigrants and refugees to Canada, LGBTTQ and persons who are members of a visible minority in Canada.

Admission Information

Admission to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide. Admission requirements for Master's students are found in the Master's Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.

M.S.W. Admission Requirements

• Possession of a B.S.W. degree (convocated) or a minimum of a four-year undergraduate degree other than a B.S.W. (convocated) by June 30 of the application year, from an accredited program or its equivalent, which is recognized by the University of Manitoba.
• A minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 (B) is required in the last 60 credit hours of university study.
• If courses have been taken subsequent to the degree as a Special Student and/or Occasional Student and/or in a subsequent degree or a Pre-Master program, they will be calculated into the Grade Point Average as part of the last 60 credit hours.
• Applicants who self-identify as members of one or more of the Educational Equity priority groups, and who possess a Grade Point Average between 2.5 and 2.99, will be reviewed for special consideration. Applicants with Grade Point Averages below 2.5 will not be considered.

Degree Requirements

Advanced M.S.W. Program

The credit hour requirement is 27 credit hours in the course-based option and 24 credit hours in the thesis option. Students may take the M.S.W. program on a full-time or part-time basis.

• The program requires at least 12-18 months of full-time study (students who choose the thesis option may require more time depending on the nature of their research).
• Expected Time to Graduate: 2-4 years

Advanced Course Requirements

All Advanced MSW students must:

• Complete four core courses (12 credit hours)
• Complete additional specialized social work courses (9 credit hours)
• Complete 3 credit hours of electives (which may be taken with Social Work or other departments)
• Students choose either the course-based option, which includes the completion of SWRK 7180 and SWRK 7190, or the thesis option (GRAD 7000).

Foundation M.S.W. Program

Students who have completed a four-year undergraduate degree, but do not have a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree from an accredited program or its equivalent, will be admitted into the first and foundation year of the M.S.W. program.

• This first year will be 18 credit hours of foundation level courses and 6 credit hours of field work.
• To complete and receive the M.S.W. degree, students must complete both the year one foundation level courses and the year two advanced level courses of the M.S.W. Program.
• The program requires at least one year of full-time study to complete the foundation level courses and at least another 12-18 months of full-time study for the advanced level courses of the M.S.W. Program (students who choose the thesis option may require more time depending on the nature of their research).
• Expected Time to Graduate: 2-4 years

Foundation Course Requirements

All Foundation MSW students must:

• Complete 4 courses (18 credit hours)
• Complete field practice (6 credit hours)

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 'GRAD' courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.

• Students must meet with their faculty advisor to select and approve the courses before registering.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Supplementary Regulations

Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.

• All students must successfully complete:
  • GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student's research or within the student's first year, whichever comes first; and
  • GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
• unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
• Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.

General Regulations

All students must:

• maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).

Courses

Social Work

• SWRK 7002: Foundation in Social Work Practice and the Profession (3 cr)
• SWRK 7004: Social Work Practice Seminar (6 cr)
• SWRK 7006: Field Practice (6 cr)
• SWRK 7008: Social Work and Indigenous People (3 cr)
• SWRK 7012: Quantitative Data Analysis for Social Work Research (3 cr)
• SWRK 7014: Qualitative Research in Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7030: Foundations of Social Welfare in Canada (3 cr)
• SWRK 7032: Policy Analysis and Advocacy in Social Work Practice (3 cr)
• SWRK 7180: Advanced Field Practice (0 cr)
• SWRK 7190: Integrating Theory and Research in Advanced Field Practice (3 cr)
• SWRK 7220: Selected Topics in Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7230: Problem Seminar (3 cr)
• SWRK 7280: Readings in Social Work and Social Welfare Research (3 cr)
• SWRK 7300: Clinical Evaluation of Social Work Interventions (3 cr)
• SWRK 7430: Evaluation Research in Social Work Practice (3 cr)
• SWRK 7440: Policy Analysis in Social Work Practice (3 cr)
• SWRK 7450: Advanced Research Methods 1 (3 cr)
• SWRK 7460: Advanced Research Methods 2 (3 cr)
• SWRK 7470: Advanced Research Methods 3 (3 cr)
• SWRK 7520: Dissertation Seminar (0 cr)
• SWRK 7530: Critical Issues in Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7600: Critical Perspectives and Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7620: Paradigms, Methodologies, and Methods for Social Work Research (3 cr)
• SWRK 7630: Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (3 cr)
• SWRK 7640: Application and Critique of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (3 cr)
• SWRK 7650: Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups (3 cr)
• SWRK 7660: Social Work Perspectives on Practice with Networks, Neighbourhoods and Communities (3 cr)
• SWRK 7670: Community Mobilization: Application of Concepts in Social Work Practice with Groups, Networks and Communities (3 cr)
• SWRK 7700: Grounding Our Foundation in Indigenous Knowledges and Social Work (0 cr)
• SWRK 7710: Remembering Our Histories (3 cr)
• SWRK 7720: Critical Theory and Indigenous Peoples (3 cr)
• SWRK 7730: Indigenous Research Methodologies and Knowledge Development (3 cr)
• SWRK 7740: Indigenous Peoples, Identity, and Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7750: Indigeneity, Power, Privilege, and Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 7760: Project/Thesis Seminar 1 (0 cr)
• SWRK 7770: Social Challenges and Indigenous Helping Practices (3 cr)
• SWRK 7780: Social Work, Social Challenges, and Indigenous Peoples (3 cr)
• SWRK 7790: Project/Thesis Seminar 2 (0 cr)
• SWRK 7800: Indigenism (3 cr)
• SWRK 7810: Indigenous Ways of Assessment and Evaluation (3 cr)
• SWRK 7820: Project Seminar 3 (3 cr)
• SWRK 8010: Perspectives on Knowledge for Social Work (3 cr)
• SWRK 8020: Development of the Social Work Profession (3 cr)
• SWRK 8030: Advanced Qualitative Research in Social Work (6 cr)
• SWRK 8040: Advanced Quantitative Research in Social Work (6 cr)
• SWRK 8100: Social Work Past and Present: Trends, Institutions and Practices (3 cr)
• SWRK 8200: Indigenizing and Decolonizing the Global Academy: The Role of Social Work Education and Practice (3 cr)