The Bachelor of Social Work program is comprised of 60 credits of coursework for students entering with a bachelor's degree, and 66 credits for those entering the program after completing 60 credits (or more) in the Faculty of Arts. The program integrates academic work with supervised social work practice in a social agency. Academic work includes study of social work practice methods; social policies; human behaviour in individuals, families, groups, and communities; research methods in social work.
Bachelor of Social Work
| Lower-Level Prerequisites | |
| SOWK_V 200 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 201 | 3 |
| Third Year1 | |
| SOWK_V 305 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 335 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 305 and/or 335 | 6 additional credits |
| SOWK_V 310 | 6 |
| SOWK_V 315 | 6 |
| SOWK_V 316 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 325 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 337 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 33 |
| Fourth Year | |
| SOWK_V 400 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 405 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 415 | 6 |
| SOWK_V 416 | 3 |
| SOWK_V 420 | 3 |
| Electives | 92, 4 or 15 3, 4 |
| Total Credits | 272 or 333 |
| 1 Third- and fourth-year SOWK_V courses are open to B.S.W. students only. | |
| 2 A minimum of 9 elective credits are required for students who enter the BSW with a bachelor’s degree. | |
| 3 A minimum of 15 elective credits are required for students who enter the BSW with 60 or more credits but without a bachelor’s degree. | |
| 4 Students are recommended to complete electives through SOWK_V 440 or courses offered through the Faculty of Arts, preferably in the social sciences and humanities. | |