Online BSW
Have an Alberta Social Work Diploma, a degree in another field, or two years of university education? Our Two-Year Online BSW is your path to a social work degree.
Fully online, full-time program.
Ready to become a professional social worker?
Advancing social justice and preparing for professional social work practice is at the core of our BSW. You will learn:
- Foundational knowledge and skills required for professional social work practice in a variety of contexts.
- Expand understanding and ability for professional practice with diverse peoples in advancing social justice and well-being in society.
- Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, being, and connecting.
- Develop a professional social work practice model encompassing theory and methods that include critical self-reflection.
- Apply skills and knowledge in a supervised professional social work setting in the community through practicum placements.
Is an Online BSW right for you?
Alberta Social Work Diploma
Core courses cover topics such as theory and practice in:
- an interconnected world, research, mental health, Indigenous peoples' histories, cultures, & healing practices, green & sustainable social work, and africentric social work practice.
- experiential learning through practicum.
- You'll complete a 400-hour practicum in the fall term of your final year often scheduled weekdays during business hours, 4 full days/week.
- Your practicum will typically be completed in-person, close to or in your home community, anywhere in Canada.
- Our field education team is dedicated to supporting you through your practicum journey.
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.
Non-social work courses are general arts (e.g., psychology, sociology) or science (e.g. statistics) courses at the junior or senior level.
University Transfer
Core courses cover topics such as theory and practice in:
- an interconnected world, advocacy for social justice, communication & relationship building, professional ethics, research, mental health, Indigenous peoples' histories, cultures, & healing practices, green & sustainable social work, and africentric social work practice.
- experiential learning through practicum.
- Starting in your first semester, you'll complete 300-hour of learning through community service and social justice initiatives.
- 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.
- Your practicum will typically be completed in-person, close to or in your home community, anywhere in Canada.
- Our field education team is dedicated to supporting you through your practicum journey.
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.