Social Work (BSW) at Dalhousie University

Help people overcome challenges to reach their full potential. Social workers help people overcome challenges to reach their full potential, while advocating for social justice, human rights, and fair access to health and social services. Choosing a career in social work will allow you to practice in a variety of settings with people of all ages from all backgrounds.

Faculty: Health  |  Department: School of Social Work  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Dalhousie's School of Social Work believes that a commitment to social justice is the foundation of social work education and practice. Here you’ll be exposed to courses that embrace a critical and anti-oppressive approach to social policy, professional values, theoretical perspectives, and practice methods.

Career pathways

Upon graduation you will be equipped to practice social work professionally and advance social justice across a wide range of fields. How you end up making the world a better place is really up to you. Graduates of Dalhousie’s BSW program have gone on to work in the following settings: community mental and physical health outreach programs

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