Social Work - Indigenous Knowledges

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University of Manitoba

Canada , Winnipeg

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

CAD 100

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines9-Jan-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 6,324 / term

Next Intake 9-Jan-2023

Social Work - Indigenous Knowledges

About

Program details

The foundational material of this program gives particular attention to knowledges, perspectives, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples that will support graduates to work from both Indigenous and critical social work theory perspectives.

Expected duration: 2-4 years

The MSW-IK program provides two entry routes:

Foundation level for students who have completed a four-year undergraduate degree, but do not have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited program or its equivalent;
Specialized MSW-IK courses for students with a BSW degree from an accredited program.

If you have a BSW then you go into the specialized MSW-IK courses and if you do not have a BSW you will have to take year 1 foundation level.

Year 1 foundation level

Students who have completed a four-year undergraduate degree, but do not have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited program or its equivalent, will be offered admission into the first and foundation year of the MSW program. This first year will be 24 credit hours of foundation level courses and six credit hours of field work. Courses for this level will be taken at the Fort Garry campus.

All courses and the field component of the foundation year must be completed before students register into the year two advanced level courses. In order to complete and receive the MSW degree, students (who have completed a four-year undergraduate degree, but do not have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree from an accredited program or its equivalent) must complete both the year one foundation level and the year two advanced level courses of the MSW Program. The program requires at least one year to complete the foundation level courses and at least another 12-18 months of full-time study for the advanced level courses of the MSW Program. Once students are ready to progress into the Advanced Level of the MSW program, they choose either the course-based or thesis option.

Sample foundational level course offerings:

SWRK 7002: Foundation in Social Work Practice and the Profession
SWRK 3130: Contemporary Canadian Social Welfare
SWRK 4220: Social Work and Aboriginal People
SWRK 4200 Field Focus of Social Work Practice
SWRK 6020: Social Work Practice Seminar Course
SWRK 6050: Advanced Field Practice

For full course descriptions, please visit the Academic Calendar.

Tuition and fees: One year tuition, then continuing fees in subsequent years (refer to Graduate tuition and fees)

Students are required to complete 13 courses from the Master of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledges program in order to graduate. A student can choose to take a project or thesis focus.

Sample course offerings

Social SWRK 7700: Grounding Our Foundation in Indigenous Knowledges and Social Work
SWRK 7710: Remembering our Histories: Setting our Knowledges
SWRK 7720: Critical Theory and Indigenous Peoples
SWRK 7730: Indigenous Research Methodologies and Knowledge Development
SWRK 7740: Indigenous Peoples, Identity and Social Work
SWRK 7750: Indigeneity, Power, Privilege, and Social Work
SWRK 7770: Social Challenges and Indigenous Helping Practices
SWRK 7780: Social Work, Social Challenges and Indigenous Peoples
SWRK 7800: Indigenism
SWRK 7810: Anti-Colonial Social Work

For full course descriptions, please visit the Academic Calendar.

This program is only available through in-person instruction. We do not offer graduate programs through distance delivery or online learning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classes are held over Zoom.

Our commitment to educational equity

This program is for Indigenous and non-Indigenous social workers. Every effort is made to ensure that people from marginalized groups have access to the MSW based in Indigenous Knowledges program. Our Educational Education Initiative aims to correct the conditions of disadvantage in professional education experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples in Canada, persons with disabilities, immigrants and refugees to Canada, 2SLGBTQ people and persons who are members of racialized groups in Canada.

Career options

A range of positions within the human services are open to graduates, such as family therapists, case managers, group workers, community developers, policy analysts, and administrators. In addition, graduates may be active as scholars, politicians, senior civil servants, private consultants, and international development.

The Faculty of Social work at UM developed the Master of Social work based in Indigenous Knowledges to address the need for a social work program that is directly relevant to Indigenous peoples, communities, perspectives and practices.

Disciplines

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Requirements

Entry Requirements

For entrance into the Master's program:

Successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution;
A minimum grade of 70% in individual courses or B equivalent in the last two years of study, where a typical grade is:

UM Scale	Jordanian Scale
A+	90-100% (Excellent)
A	80-89% (Very good)
B+	75-79% (Good)
B	70-74% (Good)
C+	65-69% (Acceptable)
C	60-64% (Acceptable)
D	50-59% (Poor)
F	0-49% (Failure)

For entrance into the PhD program:

Requirements listed above (see Master’s program) plus successful completion of a Master’s degree from a recognized institution.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

CAD 6,324

Application Fee

CAD 100

How to Apply

The application is split into different sections and asks you for your personal information, post- secondary education, a list of recommenders and more.

If you've already gathered required materials, the online application will take about 30 minutes to complete. For your security, you will be logged out after 30 minutes of inactivity. Make sure to save your progress before leaving your application. You can save and return to your application at any time using the login ID and password that you chose.

Education history

If you attended a college that is associated with a university, you should list the university in the education history. For example, if you attended Jawahar Engineering College, which is affiliated with Anna University, you should list Anna University in your education history.

Making changes to your application

If you haven’t submitted your application yet, you can change your email address by going to your Biographical Data page and selecting the "Change Email" link found under the Email Address section. If you have already submitted your application, go to your Student Portal, select your application, select application overview, scroll to the bottom and select "Change Email Address."

Once you submit your application, you are no longer able to make changes. If you have made an error on your application, please email graduate.admissions@umanitoba.ca with your correction(s). Please include your name as it appears on your application and your applicant ID with your request.

Submit your recommender information

All letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to the university by the recommenders. You must formally request recommendations within the online application.

After you enter your recommender’s name and email on the online application, they must complete the recommendation using our online system. We will not accept or upload paper copies of recommendation letters. Please be aware that helping or submitting the recommendation letter on behalf of your recommender is considered fraud and will result in an unsuccessful application.

The referee process is a confidential process. All letters of recommendations are provided to the University of Manitoba in the strictest of confidence and will not be shared with the applicant. Participating in the drafting of your recommendation letter is discouraged. Helping write or submitting the recommendation letter on behalf of your recommender is considered fraud and will result in an unsuccessful application.