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Instruction offered by members of the Faculty of Social Work.
Note: Social Work 201 is open to all students; all other Social Work courses are restricted to BSW students only.
Note: Students must maintain concurrent registration in practica and related integrative seminars.
Note: In all BSW routes, students must complete all required 300-level core Social Work courses before registering in practica.
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Graduate Courses
Note: Not all options are offered every academic year. The number of options will vary across the programs and program locations.
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Social Work
621
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History and Foundation of the Profession
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An examination of the relationship between knowledge, values, ethics and power and how they shape interventions in social work.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
625
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Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
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A basic understanding of social work practice theory with respect to work with individuals, families and groups.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
627
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Practice with Organizations and Communities
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A basic understanding of social work practice theory with respect to work with organizations and communities.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
629
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Professional Communication and Interviewing
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Offers experiential learning aimed at developing basic professional competencies and practice skills along with critical self-reflection.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
632
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Social Policy and Social Justice
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An exploration of the social, political and economic forces, social movements and social structures that are transforming the Canadian welfare state and the practice of social work.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
633
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Foundational Field Practicum
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Direct and indirect social work practice opportunities with professional supervision.
Course Hours:
H(426 hours-2T)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Social Work
637
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Human Behaviour in the Environment
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Human development and diversity within a social work context.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
641
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Models of Practice
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Provides the conceptual and theoretical foundation for students to acquire the skills to practice in Social Work.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
645
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Issues in Social Work Research
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An overview of social work research topics and issues.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
651
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Policy as Context for Clinical Work
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Policies and their impacts on the delivery of clinical work will be examined.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
653
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Comparative Approaches to Change
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Various clinical change applications will be examined and critiqued.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
655
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Thesis Research
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An introduction to preparing a thesis proposal.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
657
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Clinical Social Work Applications
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Specific issues involved in the effective application of clinical approaches will be studied.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 653.
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
659
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Evidence and Clinical Practice
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Research as utilized in the clinical arena will be the focus of this course.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
665
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Influencing Policy Development
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The focus of this course is leadership in policy practice and in particular policy advocacy at all levels of policy (i.e., organizational, community, and provincial or national levels).
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
667
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Leadership Theories in Action
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Directed toward helping prepare leaders for “best practice” across the range of sectors and roles in which human service leaders work.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
669
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Leading Organizations and Communities
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A practical course that will emphasize networked and collaborative approaches to leadership in a global context.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 667.
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
671
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Social Policy
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Explores social welfare policy in Canada and in a globalizing world, the current roles of social welfare policy, and the roles they should have.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
673
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International Social Development
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Examines issues in international social development. There will be an emphasis on analysis of the social forces and conditions giving rise to different models of social development, and on what each of these alternative models tends to produce in terms of social welfare policies and programs.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
675
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Advanced International Social Work Modules
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This set of modules will give students tools for social change.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 673.
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
677
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Social Work Research for International and Community Methods
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International and Community Development Research is designed to provide methodological knowledge and skills specifically oriented to community-based practice abroad or in Canada
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
679
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Special Topics Seminar I
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Selected topics related to area of specialization or concentration.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
682
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Special Seminar II
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Selected topics related to an area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
E(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
693
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Research as a Foundation for Leadership
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This course will provide students with a working understanding for the study and nature of the theoretical and practical issues underlying the application of the research process to professional and leadership practice.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
695
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Becoming an Evidence-Based Leader
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Extends students’ abilities to identify, assess, and utilize research knowledge as a problem-solving tool in social work.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 693.
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
696
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Advanced Practicum
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Direct and indirect Social Work practice opportunities with professional supervision in student's area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
F(525 hours within two consecutive terms)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Faculty.
Notes:
Not open to students with credit in Social Work 687, 688 or 689. Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Social Work
697
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Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice
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Critical examination of the issues of diversity and the power relations that form common links among the experiences of oppression and marginalization in Canadian society.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
699
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Special Topics Seminar II
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Advanced selected topics related to area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work MSW students or consent of the Faculty.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
721
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Integrative Research Colloquia
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A concluding course offered as final component of student's course work. Allows doctoral students and the instructor to engage in a series of research colloquia, thereby facilitating critical analysis, feedback and synthesis of materials covered and skills learned in other course work. This process will help students to develop conceptual and methodological skills.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students. Social Work 721 can only be taken once all other required courses have been completed.
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Social Work
741
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Research Foundations: Epistemology and Professional Knowledge-Building
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An exploration of major philosophical issues that have shaped social work's diverse approaches to knowledge building and research methods. The relevance of this exploration to the student's area of interest is emphasized.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students only or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
743
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Theory, History and Philosophy: Values, Ethics and Professional Beliefs
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An exploration of the philosophical and ideological issues that have been historically important to the profession with respect to its conception of its ethics, mandate and practices. The relevance of this exploration to the student's area of interest in emphasized.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students only or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
745
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Research Methods I: Quantitative
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Quantitative methodological and design options in social work research.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students only or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
747
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Research Methods II: Qualitative
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Qualitative methodological and design options in social work research.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students only or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
749
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Quantitative Data Analysis
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Statistical analysis of quantitative data.
Course Hours:
H(2S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students only or consent of the Faculty.
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Social Work
799
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Special Topics Seminar
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Advanced selected topics related to the PhD focus area.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Notes:
Restricted to Social Work PhD students.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Courses of Instruction