Ready for a career with purpose and meaning?
One year, full-time and two-year part-time programs for students with a Bachelor of Social Work.
Two-year programs for students with a degree in another discipline.
Pathways to a Master of Social Work
Our dynamic course-based Master of Social Work program is designed to support social workers with advanced skills and a wide range of specialties. There are three ways to enter this exciting new program.
With a Bachelor of Social Work.
If you have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) you can choose to study full or part-time.
- Complete a full-time, course-based degree in just 12 months.
- If you have a Bachelor of Social Work degree, you can complete this course-based degree in two years.
- This option has the same requirements, but allows you to balance work/life, cost over a longer time-frame. Find out more
MSW Application Deadline: November 1, 2019 (11:59 pm)
With a degree in another discipline.
If you have a degree from another faculty, you can still apply for to the MSW program, however you'll you'll need to complete a "foundation" year of social work education first.
- Complete a full-time, intensive course-based degree in 24 months, including a foundation year.
- Balance your life, work and budget with this part-time MSW, which you would complete this course-based degree in two years. This option has the same requirements, but allows you to balance work/life, cost over a longer time-frame.
MSW Application Deadline: November 1, 2019 (11:59 pm)
Graduate Certificates
Our graduate certificates provide stand-alone, graduate credentials for social workers with a Bachelor of Social Work. These certificates support your practice with education in areas most requested by social workers. You can apply to the MSW program after completing one graduate certificate.
Graduate certificate application deadline: March 15, 2019
Ready for the next step? Discover the full range of programs we offer across Alberta in our campuses in Southern Alberta, Calgary and Central and Northern Alberta.
Join The World's Fastest Growing Profession
Around the world, governments are discovering that every dollar invested in social work yields a $3 savings in social spending* while building a better society. Your University of Calgary Master of Social Work opens the door to a wide range of careers, including the health-care system, government agencies, organizational leadership and international development.
We offer a wide range of flexible, nationally-accredited, programs designed to help you reach your potential.
What will I study? Social Work Specializations
Clinical Social Work Practice
Learn to conduct therapeutic assessments and interventions with individuals, families and groups in a range of settings. You'll learn to conceptualize client problems and solutions in a framework that values each client's life context.
Learn to conduct therapeutic assessments and interventions with individuals, families and groups in a range of settings. You'll learn to conceptualize client problems and solutions in a framework that values each client's life context.
International and Community Development
Learn social work practice for international agencies or for local and international community settings.
Learn social work practice for international agencies or for local and international community settings.
Leadership in the Human Services
Learn current theories and practices in leadership within a variety of organizational contexts as well as program planning, implementation, and evaluation; policy analysis and development; organizational dynamics and change; supervision; community capacity building, social action and advocacy.
Learn current theories and practices in leadership within a variety of organizational contexts as well as program planning, implementation, and evaluation; policy analysis and development; organizational dynamics and change; supervision; community capacity building, social action and advocacy.
People are sometimes surprised when I tell them I have a social work degree, but social work and law is a powerful combination. My social work training provides me with a better understanding of complex social issues, which I apply in my work every day in the justice system.
About the Faculty of Social Work
For 50 years we have been recognized as one of Canada's best social work schools and a leader in innovative education and research. We are consistently ranked among the top 15 schools in North America for research productivity. We are a hub of positive disruption seeking new answers to society's biggest issues, focused on innovation and excellence. We champion diversity, equity and social justice for all.
Become a UCalgary Social Worker. Make a difference in the world.
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Have questions about our programs? Our team of academic advisors, social work students, and career specialists are waiting to help you.
Our team of social work students, academic advisors and career specialists are waiting to help you.