Program:Social Work
Program | Social Work | Faculty | Liberal Arts & Professional Studies |
Credential | BSW | Duration | 4 Years |
Starting Month | Fall | Available for | Full-Time |
Program Description:
Social work is concerned with social justice and the impacts of structural inequalities such as poverty, unemployment, discrimination and oppression. It aims to work with individuals, families, and communities and to address policies in order to increase their capacity to bring positive social change, social development, and social cohesion. Social justice work can happen in different employment contexts including family service agencies, children’s aid agencies, general and psychiatric hospitals, school boards, correctional institutions, welfare administration agencies, federal and provincial departments.
Social workers also work in local and international community-based agencies and grassroots organizations to engage in various community organizing and development work to challenge social inequalities and oppression.
The School of Social Work fosters intellectual curiosity and a spirit of inquiry through its emphasis on critical perspectives in social work. In light of its belief in social work as social justice work, the School consistently teaches applied practice skills throughout the curriculum. This curriculum is designed in collaboration with professors, students, field instructors and community representatives to ensure our program responds to the needs of people in their social environments.
Admission Requirements:
Chinese High School
BSW
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
Careers:
· Agency counsellor
· Child welfare worker
· Community worker
· Mental health worker
Link to York University Official Website
http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/social-work