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Master of Social Work (MSW) at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Social Work is accredited by CASWE and is the only accredited MSW in Saskatchewan. It links social research, direct practice, social policy development and social administration.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Work  |  Duration: 2 years full-time (maximum 5 years thesis route, 6 years field education route)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Students choose a thesis route (two research courses, three electives, thesis proposal and thesis) or a field education route (six courses including two research courses, plus an integrative field education seminar and placement).

Career pathways

Management, policy formulation, program consultation, planning, research and advanced direct practice in human services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree with a minimum 70% GPA and at least two years of employment in a social work position after the BSW (earlier human service employment may count). A prior undergraduate or graduate course in research methods is required. A letter of intent with stated areas of social research and two confidential letters of reference are required; preference goes to applicants with human services experience. Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (master's): a graduating average of at least 70% from a four-year baccalaureate (or equivalent); all graduate programs are competitive. International applicants need proof of English proficiency unless exempt.

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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