Master of Social Work - Course

About this programme

The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a nationally-accredited program that prepares students for advanced professional practice in social work. The course-based route is appropriate for students who intend to provide direct service in the field. Students are required to attend the residency attached to their program, which may be in Calgary or Edmonton. Students holding an accredited Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree are admitted directly into a 24-month course-based MSW program. Students admitted to the MSW with a non-social work degree complete 9 foundation courses (in 12 months) followed by the 24-month program. Students entering the course-based MSW through the laddered pathway must apply to and complete the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work Practice (ASWP) (12 units) and apply to and complete one of the certificates: Graduate Certificate in Clinical Social Work Practice (CSWP) , Graduate Certificate in International and Community Development (ICD), Social Work , or Graduate Certificate in Leadership in the Human Services (LHS), Social Work (12 units) in any order. Admission to the MSW program is not guaranteed. Upon admission to the MSW, students receive laddering credit for the 24 units of coursework completed in the two certificate programs and complete the final component (12 units) of this full-time degree. Students completing the laddered pathway will receive a parchment for each credential earned in the pathway. Unless otherwise approved by the Faculty of Social Work, there can be no more than two years between the start of each credential in the