Master of Social Work (MSW)

University of Northern British Columbia

The Master of Social Work program is available on a full- or part-time basis and can be completed by thesis or practicum. The MSW builds on the BSW by offering students an integrated research/policy/practice concentration in one of the key thematic areas: social work in northern and remote areas Indigenous peoples women and the human services and community practice and research. The aim of the MSW is to provide students with advanced social work research, policy, and practice skills. It is designed to enable students to pursue independent studies that will help them undertake a variety of responsibilities in management, policy formulation, program consultation, planning, advanced social work, clinical practice, and research within the human services.For full-time students entering from a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, this MSW program consists of a minimum two-year (24 month) program of courses and practica. A thesis or practicum report is required following completion of coursework. An oral defense is required for the thesis. This route normally includes 66 credit hours, consisting of 33 credit hours in each of the two years.

Faculty of Human and Health Sciences