Bison at the centre of social innovation
Diane Roussin [BSW/96] earned her bachelor of social work at UM. She leads the Winnipeg Boldness Project, one of Canada’s leading Indigenous social innovation labs.
Social action. Social justice. Social change.
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1943
Year the Faculty of Social Work was founded
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2
Extension campuses
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$55,000
Value of entrance scholarships, bursaries and financial aid
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100
Agencies that provide fieldwork experience
BSW program changes
The new BSW program curriculum commences in Fall 2024. Please refer to the new curriculum page for the latest updates on program revisions.
Program details
The Bachelor of Social Work Program at the Fort Garry Campus offers a three-year, two-year (concentrated) or part-time plan for social work students.
Expected duration: 2 to 9 years
- Concentrated: 2 years (plus 48 credit hours of qualifying study)
- Full time: 3 years (plus qualifying year)
- Part time: up to 9 years
Students are required to complete 123 credit hours of study.
The Bachelor of Social Work program gives students the tools to help families, individuals and communities with social issues such as poverty, unemployment, domestic violence and mental health. Graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work program go on to work in a number of areas including community development, disability services, corrections and child welfare.
The faculty offers an Interfaculty Option in Aging for students interested in working with seniors.
Sample course offerings
- SWRK 1200 Introduction to Canadian Social Welfare
- SWRK 1220 Social Justice, Diversity and Human Rights
- SWRK 1240 Social Work and Professional Identity
- SWRK 1250 Human Behaviour, Family and Community Wellbeing: Theory and Practice
- SWRK 2000 Anti-Racist Social Work Practice
- SWRK 2010 Indigenization and Decolonization in Social Work
- SWRK 2020 Community Development and Social Work
- SWRK 2040 Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
- SWRK 3160 Feminist Perspectives in Social Work Practice and Social Welfare Policy
- SWRK 3180 Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Refugees
- SWRK 3200 Social Work Practice with 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
- SWRK 4254 Substance Use, Mental Health, and Social Work
For full course descriptions, please visit the Academic Calendar.
Field Placements
Students learn firsthand how to provide professional practice through a social service delivery system. Students may be placed in a variety of agencies including schools, probation offices, child and family services, hospitals and ethnically sensitive services.
Admission requirements
The following are minimum requirement for entry into the Fort Garry Bachelor of Social Work program. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
The Bachelor of Social Work is an advanced entry program, which means that you must complete at least 30 credit hours of university-level study with a minimum adjusted grade point average of 2.5 before you can be considered for admission. Of those 30 credit hours, students must take the following required courses and required course subjects:
- 3 credit hours of WOMN course 1000 level or higher
- 6 credit hours of INDG course 1000 level or higher
- 12 credit hours from any Social Science, Humanitites, or Family Social Science subject. Strongly recommend taking courses from PSYC, FMLY, and SOC.
- 9 credit hours of non-social work electives
Note: The above requirements are effective for the Fall 2025 admission year and forward.
For Fall 2023 admission term up until and including Fall 2025 admission term, students with 30 credit hours of university-level experiences who are lacking as much as 9 credit hours of the outlined course admission requirements are still eligible for admission. This is to aid in the transition for students who were not aware of the new specified requirements. Fall 2026 and forward, students will be required to complete all of the outlined admission requirements to be admissible into the Faculty of Social Work, Fort Garry campus.
Transfer students who are applying with non-University of Manitoba credit can review our Transfer Credit Resource database to see if their courses have transferred as the outlined required courses for admission.
For more detailed information, please read through the applicant information bulletin linked below:
If you do not meet the requirements for advanced entry into Social Work or have completed 24 or more credit hours but less than the required 30 credit hours for admission, you may be eligible for admission to the Faculty of Arts or another program. If you have not attended university before, you can apply for a program with direct entry, such as University 1.
How to apply
Domestic student application fee: $100
International student application fee: $130
Applications to the University of Manitoba are completed online. To begin your application, select the Start or continue your application button. The online application includes several parts, and you may be required to submit transcripts, proof of English Language proficiency, and other documents.
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“Finding your purpose is a lifelong journey. Whatever path you take, believe in yourself.”
-Diane Roussin
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Admission and application inquiries
Mailing address
Undergraduate Admissions
424 UMSU University Centre
University of Manitoba
65 Chancellors Circle
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
Office location
Room 424 UMSU University Centre
65 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Submit a question
Phone: 204-474-8808
Toll-free: 1-800-224-7713 ext 8808
Program inquiries
Faculty of Social Work
Room 521 Tier Building
173 Dafoe Rd. W
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
social_work@umanitoba.ca
Phone: 204-474-7050
Fax: 204-474-7594