从认可的大学获得适当的学士学位的候选人通常将在两年的全日制学习中完成该课程。从公认的大学获得BSW学位的候选人将获得较高的声誉，通常将在一年的全日制学习或两年的非全日制学习中完成课程。公共服务是加拿大经济增长最快的部门之一。随着增长，该部门的多元化程度也在不断提高，实践领域围绕特定的需求领域而上升。整个国家将需要社会工作者来为未来的新的，更专业的服务机构配备人员。虽然通用社会工作的概念在日益复杂的环境中可以发挥作用，但很显然，毕业生要想在新的人类服务领域蓬勃发展，也将需要更多特定技能。换句话说，一般的社会
The two-year MSW program is designed for students who have received a non-BSW bachelor degree from a recognized university. The first year of the program provides training in foundational social work knowledge and skills. The second year of the program provides students with an opportunity to specialize in a specific field of study (as listed below). Degree requirements are normally completed within two years, with a maximum time length of three years. The two-year program consists of 17 half-credit courses for a total of 8.5 full-credit equivalents (FCE). This includes the practicum courses, which over the course of two years, are equivalent to one and a half credit courses.<br>Human services are among the fastest growing sectors of the Canadian economy. Along with the growth is an increasing diversification of the sector, with fields of practice rising up around specific areas of need. The country as a whole will need social workers to staff new, more specialized service agencies of the future. While the notion of generic social work has a role to play in this increasingly complex environment, it is clear that graduates will also require more specific skills if they are to thrive in the new human service sector. In other words, generic social work is a necessary, but no longer sufficient preparation for practice. The overall aim of the program is therefore to produce graduates who are ready to enter the field of their choice after first receiving a thorough grounding in the knowledge, values, and skills common to all social workers. The specializations are built upon the expertise of core teaching faculty and have all been developed with the very active participation of partner agencies in each of the respective fields.