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Master of Indigenous Social Work at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Indigenous Social Work prepares clinical practitioners with an emphasis on working with First Nation individuals, families, groups and communities. It trains social workers in traditional Indigenous cultural methods for therapy and healing, including for people affected by residential school abuse and intergenerational trauma. It is accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education, is the only program of its kind in Saskatchewan, and is delivered on the Saskatoon campus.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Work  |  Department: First Nations University of Canada  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

The program includes a week-long cultural camp course guided by Elders, a critical framework course on the effects of colonization, community service learning and research opportunities, and a field-based clinical internship.

Career pathways

Registered mental health therapist, counselling, social policy and public service, research and consulting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree or a Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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