Courses
Below you will find descriptions for courses offered in this field of study. You will find a general overview of the topics covered and any prerequisite course(s) or grade requirements, credit value and exclusions.
Some courses are listed as exclusionary to one another. This means that students may not take both courses as designated.
Not all courses are offered each year. Please consult the current timetable for this year’s offering. For further information please contact the department.
Course Descriptions
REQUIRED COURSES
YEAR ONE FOUNDATION YEAR (NON BSW ENTRY) FULL-TIME CAMPUS ONLY
SLWK 5001.03 Social Work Theory for Critical Practice
SLWK 5002.03 Canadian Social Welfare and Policy Analysis: Historical and Contemporary Contexts
SLWK 5003.03 Critical Clinical Practice Foundations for Social Work Intervention
SLWK 6001.03: Theories and Practices of Anti-Oppressive Social Work in Diverse and Intersecting Communities
SLWK 7400.03: Integrated Approaches for Social Work Practice
SLWK 5004.03 Field Work and Seminar
2 Electives - .06
Total credit hours = 24
REQUIRED COURSES
YEAR TWO: ADVANCED YEAR (BSW ENTRY) CAMPUS/DISTANCE
SLWK 6341.03: Critical Perspectives on Social Work Practice Intervention
SLWK 6381.03: Social Policy Issues and Analysis for Practice
SLWK 7001.06: Social Work Practice Research
SLWK 6540.03 Critical Approaches to Mental Health and Addiction in Social Work Practice
SLWK 6002.03 Critical Clinical Practice and Intervention in Social Work
SLWK 6415.03: Field Work and Seminar
SLWK 9000.00: Master's Thesis .06 and 1 Elective .03
or
3 Electives - .09 (One elective must be at the School of Social Work if taken course based rather than thesis based option).
Total credit hours = 30
Elective Course Descriptions
A. Standing Electives
SLWK 5110.03: Africentric Perspectives in Social Work
SLWK 5160.03: Aboriginal Perspectives on Service Delivery and Practice
SLWK 5380.03: (dis)Ability: Policy and Practice
SLWK 6003.03: Queering Social Work: Sexual and Gender Diversity
SLWK 6363.03: Postmodern and Narrative Social Work Practice
SLWK 7410.03: Social Work in Health Systems
B. Rotating Electives
SLWK 5120.03: International Social Work
SLWK 5130.03: Critical Perspectives on Ageing and Practice
SLWK 6365.03: Community and Socio-Economic Development
SLWK 6370.03: Advanced Practice Skills
SLWK 6385.03: Community and Social Change Analysis
SLWK 6500.03: Interventions with Families
SLWK 6510.03: Women, Social Policy and Social Citizenship
SLWK 6520.03: Current Issues and Trends in Social Work Supervision
SLWK 6530.03: HIV/AIDS and Social Work Practice
C. Independent Study (Two allowed)
SLWK 5830.03: Independent Study
SLWK 5831.03: Independent Study