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For more information about these courses, see the Faculty of Social Work website: .
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Social Work
600
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Social Justice and Theory in Advanced Social Work Practice
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Examines concepts of culture, identities, oppression and social differentiation in relationship to theories of social justice, at all levels of professional practice.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program or the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work Practice.
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Social Work
602
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Research and Philosophy in Advanced Social Work Practice
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Explores social work research through examination of various paradigms, methods and approaches (eg., qualitative, quantitative, Indigenous methodologies, mixed methods, participatory action research, arts-based), and methods and applies social work research to practice.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program or the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work Practice.
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Social Work
604
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Advanced Practice Theories in Context
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Examines theoretical models, philosophical frameworks and ethical foundations of social work practice as a means to facilitate change while locating social work’s development and current practice in historical, economic, political, socio-cultural and environmental contexts.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 600 and 602.
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Social Work
606
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Advanced Policy Practice in Context
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Explores the influences of public policy on the lives, relationships, and well-being of individuals, families, groups and communities, while examining the relationship between social justice in the policy-making process and the role of social workers in creating and shaping policy.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 600 and 602.
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Social Work
610
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Advanced Topics in Clinical Social Work I
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Examines multiple social work theories, models, and approaches to clinical practice. Clinical social work practice is situated within in historical, economic, political, social and cultural contexts. Critical perspectives, issues of power and intersectionality are discussed in relation to contemporary issues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in Clinical Social Work Practice or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Social Work Practice.
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Social Work
612
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Advanced Topics in Clinical Practice and Research I
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Application of evidence-based and anti-oppression modalities and best practices towards supporting and helping individuals, groups, families and communities.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in Clinical Social Work Practice or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Social Work Practice.
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Social Work
614
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Advanced Topics in Clinical Social Work II
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Examines issues in clinical practice with diverse populations, including Indigenous, Francophone and newcomer populations. Specific treatment modalities and techniques are critiqued and examined in depth.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 610 and 612.
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Social Work
616
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Advanced Topics in Clinical Practice and Research II
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Considers complicating factors in applying best, promising and ethical practices and techniques in clinical practice with diverse populations. Students will advocate for the needs of diverse and specific populations, including Indigenous persons and groups marginalized by structural inequities. Students will develop and use self-care practice.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 610 and 612.
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Social Work
620
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Advanced Topics in International and Community Development I
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Examines the role of social work and social workers in international and community development work at home and abroad. Theoretical foundations are examined alongside global influences in relation to historical, economic, political, social and cultural contexts. Critical perspectives, contemporary issues and research debates in social development, internationalization and globalization are discussed.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in International and Community Development or the Graduate Certificate in International and Community Development.
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Social Work
621
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History and Foundation of the Profession
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An examination of the relationship between knowledge, values, ethics and power and how they shape interventions in social work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
622
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Advanced Topics in Practice and Research in International and Community Development I
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Application of theories and concepts of international social work and community development to practice, with a focus on promoting change and challenging structured inequalities. Development of skills, strategies and tools for engaging in international social work and community development in international and North American settings.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in International and Community Development or the Graduate Certificate in International and Community Development.
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Social Work
624
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Advanced Topics in International and Community Development II
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Examination of various approaches, strategies, and perspectives for taking action as a social worker in international and community development settings, and growing a professional toolkit of resources and techniques to engage in this work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 620 and 622.
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Social Work
625
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Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups
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A basic understanding of social work practice theory with respect to work with individuals, families and groups.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
626
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Advanced Topics in Practice and Research in International and Community Development II
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Designing, creating and evaluating international and community development projects that integrate theory, research, and best practices. Development of greater self-awareness of the role, values, and skills of a social worker engaging in international and community development work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 620 and 622.
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Social Work
627
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Practice with Organizations and Communities
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An advanced understanding of social work practice theory with respect to work with organizations and communities.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
629
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Professional Communication and Interviewing
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Offers experiential learning aimed at developing basic professional competencies and practice skills along with critical self-reflection, including attention to issues of social work ethics, power and intersectionality.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
632
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Social Policy and Social Justice
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An exploration of the social, political economic and environmental forces, social movements and social structures that are transforming the Canadian welfare state and the practice of social work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
633
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Foundational Field Practicum
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Direct and indirect social work practice opportunities as students integrate course material/theoretical orientations into practice with professional supervision.
Course Hours:
3 units; (426 hours-2T)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Social Work
637
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Human Behaviour in the Environment
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Human development and diversity within a social work context.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
640
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Advanced Topics in Leadership in the Human Services I
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Examines multiple theories, models and approaches of leadership in the human services. The historical, political, economic, social, and cultural influences impacting human service organizations are examined. Critical perspectives, contemporary issues, and research debates are discussed.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in Leadership in the Human Services or the Graduate Certificate in Leadership in the Human Services.
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Social Work
641
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Models of Practice
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Provides the conceptual and theoretical foundation for students to acquire advance practice skills in Social Work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
642
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Advanced Topics in Practice and Research in Leadership in the Human Services I
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Through a critical social work lens, students will integrate leadership theories, models, and approaches in organizational and community practice. Students apply evidence-based tools and strategies in assessment, evaluation, intervention, innovation, evaluation, change, and collaboration to develop a professional model of social work leadership.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW with specialization in Leadership in the Human Services or the Graduate Certificate in Leadership in the Human Services.
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Social Work
644
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Advanced Topics in Leadership in the Human Services II
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Examines issues of diversity, culture, power and oppression in organizational and community practice. The changing roles of leadership in complex systems and changing contexts will be examined. Explores the influences of policy on the human service organization and the practice of leadership in this setting.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 640 and 642.
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Social Work
645
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Issues in Social Work Research
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An overview of social work research topics and issues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
646
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Advanced Practice and Research in Leadership in the Human Services II
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Enhances skills in facilitation, social work ethics, managing conflict, and fostering relationships in working with individuals, groups and communities. Integration of practice-based research to inform best practices, policy development and social change.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 640 and 642.
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Social Work
651
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Policy as Context for Clinical Work
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Policies and their impacts on the delivery of clinical work will be examined.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
653
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Comparative Approaches to Change
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Various clinical change applications will be examined and critiqued.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
655
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Thesis Research
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An introduction to preparing a thesis proposal.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
657
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Clinical Social Work Applications
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Specific issues involved in the effective application of clinical approaches will be studied.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 653 and admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
659
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Evidence and Clinical Practice
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Research as utilized in the clinical arena will be the focus of this course.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
660
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Advanced Practicum
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Direct and indirect Social Work practice opportunities with professional supervision in student's area of specialization.
Course Hours:
6 units; (500 hours)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program and Social Work 600, 602, 604 and 606.
Corequisite(s):
Social Work 662.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Social Work
662
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Integrative Seminar
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Integration of theory, research applications/evaluation and professional social work practice in the student's area of specialization; and preparation of a capstone exit requirement.
Course Hours:
6 units; (6S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the course-based MSW program and Social Work 600, 602, 604 and 606.
Corequisite(s):
Social Work 660.
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Social Work
665
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Influencing Policy Development
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Focuses on leadership in policy practice and in particular policy advocacy at all levels of policy (i.e., organizational, community, and provincial or national levels).
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
667
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Leadership Theories in Action
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Directed toward helping prepare leaders for “best practice” across the range of sectors and roles in which human service leaders work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
669
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Leading Organizations and Communities
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A practical course that will emphasize networked and collaborative approaches to leadership in a global context.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 667 and admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
670
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Advanced Methods and Epistemology in Social Work Research
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Enhances skills in understanding the foundations of social work research, including ontologies and epistemologies, and their fit with research topics and methods.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the thesis-based MSW program and Social Work 600, 602, 604 and 606.
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Social Work
671
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Social Policy
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Explores social welfare policy in Canada and in a globalizing world, the current roles of social welfare policy, and the roles they should have.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
672
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Thesis Research Development
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Builds skills for social work thesis research development, including determining key components of the research process, such as integration of a substantive topic and corresponding research approach.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the thesis-based MSW program and Social Work 600, 602, 604 and 606.
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Social Work
673
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International Social Development
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Examines issues in international social development. There will be an emphasis on analysis of the social forces and conditions giving rise to different models of social development, and on what each of these alternative models tends to produce in terms of social welfare policies and programs.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
675
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Advanced International Social Work Modules
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This set of modules will give students tools for social change.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 673 and admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
677
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Social Work Research for International and Community Methods
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International and Community Development Research is designed to provide methodological knowledge and skills specifically oriented to community-based practice abroad or in Canada.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
679
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Special Topics Seminar I
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Selected topics related to area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
682
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Special Seminar II
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Selected topics related to an area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
0.75 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
693
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Research as a Foundation for Leadership
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This course will provide students with a working understanding for the study and nature of the theoretical and practical issues underlying the application of the research process to professional and leadership practice.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
695
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Becoming an Evidence-Based Leader
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Extends students’ abilities to identify, assess, and utilize research knowledge as a problem-solving tool in social work.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Social Work 693 and admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
696
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Advanced Practicum
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Direct and indirect Social Work practice opportunities with professional supervision in student's area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
6 units; (525 hours within two consecutive terms)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Social Work
697
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Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice
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Critical examination of the issues of diversity and the power relations that form common links among the experiences of oppression and marginalization in Canadian society.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
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Social Work
699
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Special Topics Seminar II
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Advanced selected topics related to area of specialization or interest.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the MSW program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Social Work
721
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Integrative Research Colloquia
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A concluding course offered as final component of student's course work. Allows doctoral students and the instructor to engage in a series of research colloquia, thereby facilitating critical analysis, feedback and synthesis of materials covered and skills learned in other course work. This process will help students to develop conceptual and methodological skills.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
741
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Research Foundations: Epistemology and Professional Knowledge-Building
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An exploration of major philosophical issues that have shaped social work's diverse approaches to knowledge building and research methods. The relevance of this exploration to the student's area of interest is emphasized.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
743
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Theory, History and Philosophy: Values, Ethics and Professional Beliefs
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An exploration of the philosophical and ideological issues that have been historically important to the profession with respect to its conception of its ethics, mandate and practices. The relevance of this exploration to the student's area of interest in emphasized.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
745
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Research Methods I: Quantitative
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Quantitative methodological and design options in social work research.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
747
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Research Methods II: Qualitative
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Qualitative methodological and design options in social work research.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
749
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Quantitative Data Analysis
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Statistical analysis of quantitative data.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
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Social Work
799
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Special Topics Seminar
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Advanced selected topics related to the PhD focus area.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Social Work PhD program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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