MSW Qualifying Year Requirements and Courses

The MSWQY is a 30-credit course sequence with 5 courses in the Fall term, and 2 courses plus a 4-day per week 450-hour field placement in the Winter term, including a 40-hour on-line field-run integrative seminar.

Required Courses (30 Credits)

SWRK 222 Introduction to Practicum - 3 Credits

SWRK 319 Critical Thought & Ethics in SW - 3 Credits

SWRK 320 Practice with Indiv. & Families 1 - 3 Credits

SWRK 322 Field Practice 1- 3 Credits

SWRK 323 Field Practice 2 - 3 Credits

SWRK 326 Practice with Indiv. & Families 2 - 3 Credits

SWRK 327 Approaches to Com. Pract - 3 Credits

SWRK 353 Intro to Mental Health Prac -3 Credits

SWRK 420 Advanced Field Practice 1 3 Credits

SWRK 445 First Peoples and Social Work -3 Credits

All MSWQY courses are provided at the McGill University downtown campus only; they are not offered via distance or online education. The MSWQY is currently only offered on a full-time basis.

The language of instruction in the classroom is English, however, students are expected to be functional in French (comprehension, spoken, and written) for the field placement component of the program.