Overview

Key features

The Master of Social Work MSW Advanced program at University of Victoria, British Columbia is intended to broaden social work practitioners’ understanding of the social, cultural, political and practical implications of their work. It is offered through a combination of an on-campus institute at the beginning of the program and distance education.

Social Work Advanced Program Objectives:

Building skills and knowledge for socially just social work practice in the context of colonization, transnationalism, neoliberalism and Indigenous resurgence;
Promoting and enhancing skills and knowledge for socially just social work practice through the integration of students' own experiences and critical engagement with and analysis of social work knowledge and practice;
Advancing transformative knowledge and practice through the interrogation of dominant social work histories, structures, theories and actions;
Developing skills for critical, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and decolonizing knowledge production, application, evaluation and the articulation of new understandings to theorize practice;
Centering Indigenous social work knowledges and practices and research by Indigenous peoples;
Cultivating critical reflexivity to account for and address the impact of identity, positionality and intersectionality on social work knowledge and practice;
Engaging in collaborative and decolonizing relationships; and
Developing skills for critical, anti-oppressive and decolonizing social policy analysis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Policy Context of Practice

Contemporary Debates and Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work

Knowledge and Inquiry: Re-Theorizing Social Work

Transnational Social Work

Research Methodologies

Indigenous Resistance, Resurgence and Revitalization for Helpers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Victoria, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

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General requirements

All candidates for the MSW program must meet all general requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, as well as the specific requirements of the School of Social Work. Entry into the MSW Advanced Program and MSW Indigenous Specialization requires a BSW degree from an accredited School of Social Work and entry into the MSW Foundation program requires an undergraduate degree from a recognized degree-granting institution.

All programs require a minimum GPA of 6.0 (B+) or higher. Human service experience is required for all program entries. Detailed application information is available on the School of Social Work website.

All application materials, must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions and Records Office through the online application.
Entry to the program is on a competitive basis, and enrolment may be restricted in any given year.

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Tuition Fees

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5602 CAD / year

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4442 CAD / year

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Living costs

Victoria

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1490 - 2092 CAD / month

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