We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xmkym (Musqueam). Specific course sequencing for each cohort will be provided after admission to the program. The Application Summary: this PDF is generated after you complete your. WebThe MSW at UBC can be achieved within one of three fields of practice: Health and social care; Family and Children's Services; Social and International Development. Our aim is to graduate students with foundational social work knowledge and skills, who demonstrate competencies in specialized fields of study in order to navigate increasingly complex service systems. For detailed program schedules: Field education (i.e. Masters in Social Work is available 15+ universities in Canada , including top universities like McGill, UBC, McMaster, etc. Attendance at both Summer Institutes is mandatory in order to graduate. A list of required documents is listed in the MSW Application Checklist below. Regular Track programs require a bachelors degree; Advanced Standing programs require a BSW degree. Your interests in particular placements are also taken into consideration. The BSW is offered through an accessible and inclusive curriculum, in a learning environment that fosters caring and ethical social work practice within a local and global context. With the exception of field courses, course exemptions may be granted based on prior graduate-level university courses up to a maximum of two half-credit core courses for the MSW Regular Track programs, and a maximum of one half-credit core courses for the Advanced Standing full-time and part-time programs. Social Work Masters Programs (MSW WebAs an MSW student, you will complete a 450-hour Field Placement (Practicum) at a social work agency in your home community. For more information seecourse descriptions. Each placement cycle, the Field Education Office recruits placements from interested social agencies. Two or more years of experience is strongly recommended. All students in the Full-Time and Part-Time MSW degree must complete all credits at a minimum 75% overall average including the compulsory and elective credits required in order to graduate from the program. Confirmation of hours from the assigned MSW field instructor and/or field coordinator. Core elective in the field of practice (6 credits), A thesis requires the completion of a 6-credit dissertation in addition to the completion of the regular (30 credit) course requirements, The student is required to arrange their own supervisor within the School; it is up to individual faculty members to make their own decision to supervise a students thesis, based on the research topic and the students academic preparedness for writing a thesis, The students work for the thesis is guided by a committee of two faculty members whose research areas are relevant to the students thesis topic, The student has a role in selection of the committee which normally is established in the Fall term, the struggle for human rights and community development, the social implications of climate change, poverty and globalization, the work of truth and reconciliation commissions, 6 credits of other electives (courses from any part of the social work curriculum or from another UBC department may, upon approval, be taken for the elective credits), 3 credits of advanced integrative seminar, SOWK 553C Quantitative Methods in SW Research, or, SOWK 554C Qualitative Methods in SW Research, or, SOWK 559 Advanced Integrative Seminar (3 credits), SOWK 522 Family Mediation & Conflict Resolution (online), SOWK 526 SW Practice with Individuals and Couples, SOWK 572A Child and Family Policy and Practice, SOWK 571 International Social Development, one SOWK440/450 course or a 400 level SPPH course from the.