Undergraduate Studies

Bachelor of Social Work

Program Requirements

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CMU’s Bachelor of Social Work is a four-year, 120 credit hour degree program. Students will complete a minimum of 27 credit hours (one year of study) before receiving final admission to the program. The remaining 93 credit hours (three years of study) will be completed after receiving final admission to the program.

The course requirements for the Bachelor of Social Work at CMU are as follows:

 

*Please Note: The courses required for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program are indicated with asterisks. For Fall 2024 applicants, SWRK-1000 is recommended for admission and must be completed within the first year of the program.

 

Common Curriculum Requirements
INTD 1000 Ways of Knowing 1
Theology (6 credit hours)
Humanities (3 credit hours)
Social Science (3 credit hours)

(Met by PSYC 1010 or PSYC 1020; see Ancillary Course Requirements below)
Science (6 credit hours)

(3 credit hours met by BIOL 1010 or BIOL/GEOG/IDS 2010; see Ancillary Course Requirements below)
Anabaptist Content (3 credit hours)
Indigenous Content (3 credit hours)

(Met by INDS 1050 or HIST/INDS 2040; see Ancillary Course Requirements below)
Making (3 credit hours)
Ways of Knowing 2 (6 credit hours)
Academic Writing Requirement
 

Social Work Course Requirements
SWRK 1000 Exploring Social Work Practice *
SWRK/SOCI/POLS 2000 Social Welfare or
SWRK-2010 Welfare in Canada: Origins and Current Challenges
SWRK/PSYC 2410 Counseling Techniques or
SWRK-2420 Listening to and Supporting Others
SWRK 2200 Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment I
SWRK 2730 Research Methods in Social Work
SWRK 3200 Decolonizing Human Behaviour in the Social Environment II
SWRK 3210 Indigenous People and Social Work Practice
SWRK 3400 Critical Praxis and Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice for Groups, Organizations and Communities
SWRK 3610 Trauma Informed Social Work or
SWRK/PSYC-3600 Trauma and Resilience
SWRK 3800 Holistic Ethical Practice
SWRK 3900 Social Work Field Practicum I
SWRK 3910 Social Work Field Seminar I
SWRK 4000 Social Work Today
SWRK 4400 Family Foundations
SWRK 4900 Social Work Field Practicum II
SWRK 4910 Social Work Field Seminar II
12 Credit Hours of the Following:
  • SWRK-2221 Social Work and Restorative Justice
  • SWRK-3120 Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace
  • SWRK-3220 Criminology/Victimology and Social Work Practice
  • SWRK-3300 Environmental Justice and Social Work Practice
  • SWRK-3410 Social Work Practice: Theories for Practice with Individuals
  • SWRK-3420 Gerontological Social Work Practice
  • SWRK-3430 Theories of Addiction, Models of Care
  • SWRK-3440 Disability, Madness, and Social Work
  • SWRK-3450 2SLGBTQIA+ and Social Work Practice
  • SWRK-3460 Immigration, Refugees, and Newcomers
  • SWRK-4010 Gender, Patriarchy, and the Indian Act: How a Legal Framework has
  • Impacted Indigenous Identities
  • SWRK-4410 Engaging the World
 

Ancillary Course Requirements
BIOL 1010 The Evolutionary and Ecological Revolution or
BIOL/GEOG/IDS-2010 Introduction to Global Health
PSYC 1010 Introduction to Psychology I: Foundations *
PSYC 1020 Introduction to Psychology II: Individuals and Interactions *
INDS 1050 Indigenous Peoples of Canada or
HIST/INDS 2040 History of Indigenous Peoples of Canada *
ENVS/GEOG 1030 Introduction to Environmental Studies
3 Credit Hours of the Following:
  • PCTS 2262 Conflict, Faith, and Community
  • PCTS/IDS 2443 Conflict and Development Issues in Indigenous Communities
  • SOCI 2020 Communities and Organizations
  • ENVS/PCTS 2620 Ecological Peacebuilding
 

Electives
Electives outside of Social Work, as required, to reach a total of 120 credit hours.

 

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