Edmonton Blended BSW

Open to post-secondary transfer and after degree students.

Applications open Oct. 1

Why Blended?

Choose our Edmonton blended program if you’re looking for more of an on-campus, student-life experience and value face-to-face connection, with colleagues and professors for mentoring, motivation and networking.

Address and contact information

Campus

Our downtown campus is conveniently located in Enterprise Square (10230 Jasper Avenue) at the Bay/Enterprise Square station (light rail transit).

Edmonton campus students, have access to UCalgary student service supports as well as UAlberta student services, including the library system, recreation, health and wellness services, and student bus pass.

Learn more about the UCalgary student experience

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Schedule

The Blended BSW is a 20-month, full-time program. On average, you should plan to dedicate at least 30–35 hours per week to your studies.

You'll begin your studies in the Fall semester and take courses year-round, including the Spring semester.

View the Curriculum Plan for details

Blended learning

On-campus classes run one full day per week in three-hour blocks.

Online classes follow a similar format to on-campus courses with daytime and evening options.

Social work option courses are delivered online and vary in format: some run in live (synchronous), 5-day intensive blocks, while others are held as live evening classes (Mon. to Thu.) or on Sat. mornings.

Technical Requirements

Online Social Work courses are a mix of synchronous class time and asynchronous learning (reading, watching, and preparing material in your own time) using a variety of tools.

There are technology requirements and recommendations for online learning, including internet connectivity.

Choose up to 2 BSW options when you apply: Calgary Blended, Edmonton Blended, or Online

The Edmonton campus is in the old Hudson’s Bay building — a big player in colonization. Now they do smudging in the social work department it feels like decolonizing from the inside out.

Shea Gerrie

Edmonton Blended BSW Student

For those admitted to the BSW without prior formal social work education, SOWK 201 is a program requirement. We recommend completing it before or during the application cycle.

Core courses in the BSW program cover topics such as theory and practice in an interconnected world; research; mental health; Indigenous peoples' histories, cultures, & healing practices; green and sustainable social work; and africentric social work practice.

Field education remains at the heart of social work education, and your practicum will typically be completed in-person.

Starting in your first semester, you’ll complete 300 hours of learning through a Community Engaged Practicum.
You'll also complete a 400-hour practicum in the winter term of your final year often scheduled weekdays during business hours, 4 full days/week.
Our field education team is dedicated to supporting you through your practicum journey.
Learn more about Field Education in the BSW.

Through social work option courses, you may study topics such as:

addictions and recovery, human sexuality, gerontology, intimate partner violence, loss and grief, mental health and trauma, social work in health care or child welfare settings, and social work with immigrants and refugees.
>> View the Curriculum Plan for details