Program Overview
Introduction to the Bachelor of Social Work Program
The Bachelor of Social Work program is a professional program designed to prepare generalists who are knowledgeable of social work theories and can demonstrate skills related to practice, research, and social policy analysis.
Program Details
The Bachelor of Social Work Program at the Fort Garry Campus offers a three-year, two-year (concentrated) or part-time plan for social work students.
- Expected duration: 2 to 9 years
- Concentrated: 2 years (plus 48 credit hours of qualifying study)
- Full time: 3 years (plus qualifying year)
- Part time: up to 9 years Students are required to complete 123 credit hours of study.
Program Mission and Vision
Our BSW Mission
The Faculty of Social Work generalist BSW degree program prepares social work professionals to engage in practices designed to transform unjust social arrangements, advance human and environmental rights, promote diversity and enhance well-being.
Our BSW Vision
Social Work excellence towards just societies, connected communities, and enhanced well-being.
Accreditation and Delivery Options
The Bachelor of Social Work program is one of two accredited Social Work programs, and the only English language one in Manitoba. The program is offered at multiple locations and through multiple delivery methods to address the need for social workers from diverse backgrounds and educations.
Field Placements
Students learn firsthand how to provide professional practice through a social service delivery system. Students may be placed in a variety of agencies including schools, probation offices, child and family services, hospitals and ethnically sensitive services.
Admission Requirements
The Bachelor of Social Work is an advanced entry program, in which you must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of university-level study, including specific required coursework, with a minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.5 before you can be considered for admission.
Sample Course Offerings
- SWRK 1200 Introduction to Canadian Social Welfare
- SWRK 1220 Social Justice, Diversity and Human Rights
- SWRK 1240 Social Work and Professional Identity
- SWRK 1250 Human Behaviour, Family and Community Wellbeing: Theory and Practice
- SWRK 2000 Anti-Racist Social Work Practice
- SWRK 2010 Indigenization and Decolonization in Social Work
- SWRK 2020 Community Development and Social Work
- SWRK 2040 Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
- SWRK 3160 Feminist Perspectives in Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy
- SWRK 3180 Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees
- SWRK 3200 Social Work Practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
- SWRK 4254 Substance Use, Mental Health, and Social Work
Faculty of Social Work
The Faculty of Social Work is committed to working towards a world where there are no great inequalities of wealth or income, where economic and political power is more evenly distributed, where human need is the central value of distribution of society's resources, where diversity of culture is celebrated, where people have greater control over their own lives and where all persons are afforded maximum opportunity to enrich their physical, spiritual, psychological and intellectual well-being.
Research Areas
The Faculty of Social Work is involved in various research areas, including social justice, diversity, and human rights, with social work researchers collaborating with professionals across the world to promote social justice.
Tuition and Fees
Information about tuition and fee requirements associated with undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba is available.
Financial Aid and Awards
Social Work students are eligible for faculty-specific as well as university-wide funding opportunities.
Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar provides program requirements and detailed descriptions for required and elective courses throughout the Bachelor of Social Work program.
Other BSW Delivery Options
The Bachelor of Social Work program is offered at multiple locations and through multiple delivery methods, including:
- Distance Delivery
- Inner City Social Work Program
- Northern Social Work Program
Graduate Programs
The University of Manitoba also offers graduate programs in Social Work, including the Master of Social Work (MSW) and the PhD in Social Work.