Honours Specialization with a Social Service Worker Diploma


Honours Specialization with a Social Service Worker diploma

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.


Program Requirements:

Students must complete 120 credits as outlined below. Students are recommended to use the following yearly course plan as a guide for course selection.

The 30 credits required in Year 3 are offered in collaboration with the Social Service Worker diploma at Canadore College.

Year One
SWLF 1006 Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Development 3 cr.
SOCI 1016 Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.
ACAD 1601 Academic Writing 3 cr.
Humanities   3 cr.
Science   6 cr.
Electives   12 cr.
Year 2
SWLF 2006 Ideology and Social Welfare 3 cr.
SWLF 2007 Poverty and Social Policy in Canada 3 cr.
SWLF 2995 Community Service-Learning for Social Development 6 cr.
SOCI 2126 Social Research Methods 3 cr.
SOCI 2127 Social Statistics and Data Analysis 3 cr.
**SWLF 3000 level 6 cr.
Electives   6 cr.
Year 3
Canadore Block   30 cr.
Year 4
SWLF 3006 Social and Economic Justice 3 cr.
SWLF 3007 History of Social Welfare 3 cr.
**SWLF 3000 level 12 cr.
SWLF 4006 Social Development 3 cr.
SWLF 4007 Honours Seminar 3 cr.
Electives   6 cr.

**It is recommended that students register for SWLF 3806 and SWLF 3826 to satisfy part of their SWLF 3000 level requirements.


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