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Social Work (MSW)

Program information

McMaster University

Program overview

The primary objective of the MSW Critical Analysis of Social Work is to provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge and skills necessary for the critical analysis of social work and to examine relation to social work practices and social policies Students will develop an appreciation of the entanglement of fact and value of material and discursive framings of social problems and the conceptualization and implementation of responses to them the ability to apply these skills and modes of understanding to substantive areas of interest and in their research practice the capacity to move from analysis of social work social welfare issues or problems to consideration of the possibilities and limits of action and change in practices or policies The program leads to a Master s degree it is also suitable preparation for advanced study at the doctoral level

Duration: 13

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