University of Calgary

Greetings from the Faculty

Welcome to the web site of the Central and Northern Alberta Region of the Faculty of Social Work! As the only social work degree-granting faculty in the province, we are pleased to offer undergraduate and graduate level education from our Edmonton location to students in central and northern Alberta.

At our home base in Edmonton, we offer the BSW and MSW programs and administer Learning Circles BSW programs taught in Grande Prairie, Red Deer and Fort McMurray. We recently offered a one-time MSW program in collaboration with Blue Quills First Nations College that focused on practice in First Nations and Métis communities and the students convocated in June 2010.

Brief History

The University of Calgary has provided degree level social work education in Edmonton since 1974 and we now offer programs across central and northern Alberta through our Edmonton location.

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Events and Happenings 

2 Vacancies in the Central and Northern Alberta Region

For information on the two faculty positions available in Edmonton, please click here. 

Residential School Symposium - March 26 & 27, 2012

Understanding the Impact of Residential Schools on Families, Addictions, Violence & Crime 

To view the poster, please click here.

The Master of Social Work Program

*The application deadline passed on January 31*

The Faculty of Social Work is very pleased to offer the MSW program to a cohort of students in northern Alberta beginning in Fall 2012. Working in co-operation with Grande Prairie Regional College, we are committed to providing learners with an innovative educational program designed to fulfill national accreditation standards while responding to cultural and geographic realities. The Faculty has offered programs in northern Alberta for over a decade through our Learning Circles BSW...>>full story 

For more information and the application, please click here. 

 

 

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Announcements

Scholarship/Award Recipients, click here

Spring/Summer Timetable is now available

Please note that regular students may register starting Wednesday, February 13th with the exception of the on-line 500-level SOWK options which are restricted to the Learning Circle BSW students only from February 13-27 inclusive.  All other BSW students will be able to register in these courses effective Tuesday, February 28th.

Click here to view the timetable.

 

BSW Information Sessions

If you are interested in applying to the BSW in Edmonton or have already started the application process for Fall 2012 and have questions, please feel free to join us for one of the following information sessions.  To assist with planning, let us know if you are attending by calling (780) 492-3888

All sessions will be located in Classroom 2 (4th Floor) at the Garneau Professional Centre, 11044 - 82 Avenue NW and light refreshments will be served.

  • Thursday, February 16, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • Wednesday, February 29, 5:00 - 6:00 pm