University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work Students with professer Hieu Ngo

The Faculty of Social Work

Welcome! We are Canada's largest school of social work, offering online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate education to students across Canada from our campuses in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. 


Upcoming Conferences

Transforming Masculinities and Empowering Women Experiencing Multiple Violences: New Horizons for Practitioners
May 13 to 16, 2025 - Mexico City | Online

The 12th International Spirituality Conference
June 18 - 21st, 2025, University of Calgary 

International Indigenous Voices in Social Work
August 12-15, 2025, University of Calgary


Making Change Together Transforming the Field Education Landscape (TFEL) Event Series

Making Change Together Transforming the Field Education Landscape (TFEL) Event Series

March 17-21

Join us for a series of engaging events celebrating field education and sustainability. Connect with fellow practitioners, educators, and students while exploring innovative approaches to field education.  


News from the Faculty of Social Work

Annual Social Work Research Symposium

Making change together: where community wisdom meets academic research

Annual Social Work Research Symposium rethinks the relationship between universities and communities 

 Thomas Tri, Faculty of Social Work, Canadian Regional Award recipient

Four UCalgary students named McCall MacBain Scholarship finalists

Further two students named as regional award winners

CJSW 90.9 FM radio's recording studio, one of the CA3 partners.

UCalgary teams up with community partners for sustainability podcast

Faculty of Social Work’s project explores green social work

2024 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards group photo of the award recipients with Elder Charlie Fox, Lieutenant Governor Lakhani, Premier Danielle Smith and Minister Muhammad Yaseen on October 3, 2024.

Three Faculty of Social Work members receive 2024 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards 

Annual awards celebrate Albertans born abroad who have enriched the province in diverse ways

2025 Teaching Awards recipients, Cari Gulbrandsen and Angela Judge-Stasiak

Meet the exemplary educators who are this year's Teaching Awards recipients

The 10th year of the University of Calgary Teaching Awards honours recipients for their excellent contributions to teaching and learning

2025 FSW Research Symposium

Social work research symposium focuses on building healthier communities

Faculty of Social Work’s event showcases researchers, students, and community partners, and invites you to rethink what health really means 

 

Upcoming events


Image of two women in a meeting environment promoting University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work Professional Development

Professional Development

Upcoming courses, seminars and workshops.

See Course Information