Program Overview

Social Work (Direct Entry College/University Transfer)

Honours Degree Overview

The Social Work program is designed to prepare students to be critical practitioners who seek social transformation. The College/University Transfer stream accepts applicants with a community college diploma in Social Service Work, Community Work, Child and Youth Work, other diplomas, and/or university credits.

Program Structure

Most College Transfer students holding a Social Service Worker diploma will enter the BSW program at the second-year level. The program is structured as follows:

• Year 2:
  • SOWK 2050 Identity, Diversity and Anti-Discriminatory Practice
  • SOWK 2060 Social Justice Work with Groups, Communities and Social Movements
  • SOWK 2070 Indigenous Understandings in Social Work Theory and Practice
  • Courses Outside the Major
• Year 3:
  • SOWK 3041 Communication
  • SOWK 3060 Integrated Social Work Practice
  • SOWK 3070 Foundations of Social Work Research
  • SOWK 3110 Policy Frameworks
  • Courses Outside the Major
  • Social Work Electives
• Year 4:
  • SOWK 4000 Practicum in Social Work I
  • SOWK 4001 Practicum in Social Work II
  • SOWK 4020 Issues in the Study of the Welfare State: Power, Organization and Bureaucracy*
  • Social Work Electives *SOWK 4020 is a practicum co-requisite. It can only be taken when you are on placement.

Program Details

The final year of the program includes 700 hours of placement in the community, providing students with hands-on experience in applying theory to practice. The School of Social Work aims to prepare students to be critical practitioners who seek social transformation.