M E M O. All Incoming Undergraduate Social Work Students. Gary Dumbrill and Saara Greene Outgoing and Incoming Undergraduate Program Chairs

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1 School of Social Work Kenneth Taylor Hall, Main Street West Hamilton ON Canada L8S 4M4 Phone Ext Fax M E M O DATE: May 25, 2015 TO: FROM: RE: All Incoming Undergraduate Social Work Students Gary Dumbrill and Saara Greene Outgoing and Incoming Undergraduate Program Chairs Orientation Welcome to the School of Social Work. I would like to invite you to an Orientation at which you will meet the faculty and staff of the School as well as your classmates. This will be an opportunity to provide some introductory information about the School and to answer some of your preliminary questions concerning areas of interest of the faculty and the operation of the School. We look forward to meeting you on that day. ORIENTATION Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Celebration Hall, Kenneth Taylor Hall (KTH) B116 (Basement of KTH) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The agenda is being developed at present but will include: - Information on the courses for your foundation year and beyond as well as the field placement experience at McMaster. - Opportunity to meet faculty members and hear something of the way they teach their subjects. - The overall structure of the school in general and the undergraduate programme in particular. - An introduction to the administrative functioning of the school. - Some opportunities to get acquainted with your fellow students and faculty members.

2 BSW (Post Degree) Registration Tips Congratulations on your acceptance to the BSW (Post Degree) Program; we look forward to seeing you in September! My name is Tammy Maikawa and I am the Administrator for the School of Social Work. One of my responsibilities is to do academic counseling for the undergraduate social work programs and so have prepared a few points you might like to keep in mind when registering. 1. Program Requirements: The BSW program is equivalent to 60 units, all of which is social work. Students in this program do not take any other courses other than social research methods (please see point 3). The normal way in which a full-time student would take this program is to do 24 units the first year (the academic session September 2015 to April 2016), 12 units in the summer (summer 2016) and then 24 units in the final year (September 2016-April 2017). Part-time students may take one, two or three courses per term, depending on their situations. 2. Course Registration: Full-time students should be registering in 24 units for the academic session September 2015 to April 2016 which would be equivalent to four courses per term. You should register in Social Work 2A06 (day or eve), 2B03E, 2BB3, 3E03, and 3F03 which is equivalent to 18 units (the last digit of each course number is the number of units the course is worth i.e. 2A06 is a second level course worth six units). You would then choose two other social work courses, one from each term so that you have a balanced timetable. In term one, select one of SW 3S03, 4C03 or 4I03; in term two, select one of 3C03, 4J03 or 4U03. Part-Time students should be selecting their courses from Social Work 2A06 (day or eve), 2B03, 2BB3, in order to work towards eligibility for field placement, as all of these second level courses are all prerequisites for the first social work field placement. Registration for level two begins the week of June 15 th. You will receive a specific enrolment date and time which will be listed in your Mosaic Student Centre. 3. Social Research Methods: If you completed a social research methods course during your first degree, you do not have to do another one. If, however, you have not done a social research methods course, then you will have to do one at some point during the BSW program. Please note that social research methods is not the same thing as statistics, so if you have done a statistics course but not a research methods course, you will still have to do research methods. The research methods course that our students take is Sociology 2Z03; however, you may take one of the other courses listed as antirequisites for Sociology. This research methods course would replace one of the two other social work courses noted above in point Statistics: Students should know that all Masters Programs require a Social Research Methods course and that is why we are requiring it at the BSW level. Many Masters Programs also require statistics; if you wish to complete a statistics course in preparation for Masters level study, our students tend to take Social Sciences 2J03. If you choose to take this course, please note that it would be in addition to the 60 units that you have to do for the BSW; it is not part of the program requirements. 5. Field Placements: You will be asked to apply for your field placement in the summer of Since FT students will be taking their 4 th year placement during , you will also have to apply for your 4 th year placement at the same time. Applications will be available on our website and will be due on November 11, Reminders will be sent by contact: The School of Social Work communicates with all students by their McMaster s. Please be sure to activate your McMaster and keep your account cleared out so that you do not miss out on important information. We do not use other accounts such as hotmail, gmail etc. If you have questions regarding your registration, I may be reached at millet@mcmaster.ca or by phoning , Ext You may also contact the Office of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences for advice by phoning , Ext or by ing socscfac@mcmaster.ca.

3 B.S.W. Name: Student #: Full-time [ ] Part-time [ ] Year Admitted: B.S.W. -60 units in total FOUNDATION S (48 units) All are required, and a minimum of C+ in each is mandatory, except for 3DD6 and 4DD6 which require a pass ) 2A06 Theory, Process & Communication Skills for SW 2B03 Social Welfare: General Intro 2BB3 SW & Social Welfare: Anti-oppressive Perspectives SESION 3E03 Individual Practice Across the Lifespan 3F03 SW with Groups 3D06 & 3DD6 General SW I & Field Practicum I 4D06 & 4DD6 General SW II & Field Practicum II 4O03 SW with Communities 4X03 SW with Families SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONTEXT OF SOCIAL WORK (12 units) SW 4J03 plus three other selections must be chosen, equivalent to a total of 12 units. i) SW 4J03 (Social Change: Social Movements and Advocacy) Academic Session (MUST achieve a minimum grade of C+ in this course) ii) At least three other courses to be chosen from the list on the next page. (C+ is NOT required in each of these courses, but an overall CA of 6.0 MUST be maintained) *See next page for a list of the topics courses we are offering in or have offered in the past. We do not offer each course every year, rather, we usually offer 6 courses: SW 4J03 is offered each year PLUS 5 additional topics courses. The courses highlighted in yellow will be offered in In (and so on) we will rotate our offerings. Page 1 of 2

4 Social & Political Context of Social Work Courses: 3C03 Social Aspects of Health & Illness 3H03 Justice & Social Welfare 3O03 SW &Sexualities 3S03 Disabilities (formerly 4G03) 3T03 Poverty & Homelessness (formerly 4G03-antireq) 4B03 Violence in Intimate Relationships 4C03 Racism and Marginalization in Canadian Society Disabilities (Now 3S03: antireq) Poverty & Homelessness (Now 3T03:antireq) Indigenous Knowledge Transnational SW Practice Ethical Tensions Indigenizing SW Practice Approaches 4GG3* Transnational lives in a globalizing world *Students may take 4G03 more than once as long as the topic is different 4I03 SW and Indigenous Peoples 4L03 SW with an Aging Population 4R03 Women & SW 4U03 Immigration, Settlement and SW 4W03 Child Welfare (14/15) 4Y03 Critical issues in Mental Health & Addiction SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS Students must complete 3 units of Social Research Methods if they have not already done so as part of their B.A. This would replace one of the Social and Political Context of Social Work selections. COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENTRY: [ ] YES : [ ] NO IF NOT, MUST COMPLETE DURING B.S.W. PROGRAM Page 2 of 2

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6 DRAFT UNDERGRADUATE TIMETABLE TERM ONE TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 2A06 4:30 3D06 2BB3 4I03 SW & Indigenous People 3S03 Disabilities 9:00-4:00 4D06 4D06 C02 C03 5:30-7:00 1A06E 3D06E 3E03 2A06E 4C03 Racism & Social Marginalization 4D06E UNDERGRADUATE TIMETABLE TERM TWO TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 2:30 2A06 3D06 3F03 4O03 4U03 Immigration 3:30 4D06 C02 C03 4:30 5:30-7:00 1A06E 2B03E 3D06E 4D06E 3C03 Health & Illness 2A06E 4X03 4J03 Social Change

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