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The dates/times for all courses are listed below for online or on-campus courses. Before you begin:
If you have questions or receive error messages on LORIS, please review the Error Messages Guide. If that does not help, send us the exact error message you receive or a screenshot of the error as well as your name, ID number and your program to fswassist@wlu.ca for on-campus students and onlinemsw@wlu.ca for online students.
If you are looking for course information from the 2021-2022 academic year, you can find it here.
The following course offerings are for on-campus students only, which includes:
For Fall 2022 and beyond, we expect all classes to be in-person and on-campus at the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke St. W. in Kitchener, ON.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:30 to |
SK501 (1) |
SK504 (3) |
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1:30 to |
SK501 (2) |
SK501 (3) SK545 (3) |
SK507 (3) |
Ensure you register in one section of each SK501, SK504, SK507, SK522 and SK545.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:30 to |
Field |
Field |
Field |
SK641 (1) |
SK509 (1) SK552 (1) |
1:30 to |
Field |
Field |
Field |
SK552 (2) |
Required online course in Winter 2023: SK599 section B. This course will be fully completed on My Learning Space during the term. There are no lecture times to attend.
Ensure you enrol in one section of SK536; one section of SK681 or SK641; SK541 (see note below) and SK599 as well as one foundational elective from SK509, SK552 and SK592. Note: students who planning to apply to the ISWD program or have been selected for that program will need to register in SK592.
Field placement is SK541, section B. If you are in your foundational field placement earing practice hours during the term covering January 1 to April 30, you must be registered in a section of SK541.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:30 a.m. to |
Field |
Field |
Field |
Field |
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1:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. |
Field |
Field |
Field |
Field |
SK665 (2) SK615 (5) |
SK665 (3) - 5 day intensive course June 5-7 & 12-13 SK665 (4) - 5 day intensive course June 19-20 & 26-28 These sections of SK665 are full days: 8:30am to 4:20pm.
If you wish to take advanced electives in the spring these are some other courses available to on-campus students without restrictions: Online courses: SK632M SA1 - Eco-Social Work in Climates of Change SK632N SB1 - Afrocentric Social Work Practice
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Field placement is SK541, section C. If you are continuing in your foundational field placement and earning practice hours beyond May 1, you must be registered in SK541 for the spring term.
You must register in SK615 (or SK596 if you have been admitted to or are taking the ISWD program); SK665 and SK541. If you choose to register in one of the two online courses that are open, they will count as advanced electives in your program.
For Fall 2022 and beyond, we expect all classes to be in-person and on-campus at the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke St. W. in Kitchener, ON.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK508 (1) |
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1:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK621 (3) |
SK690 (1) |
Ensure you select one section of either SK621 or SK508; one section of either SK651 or SK690; as well as SK649 section A. If you did not take SK615 in Spring 2022, then you must register in SK615.
If you took one of SK651 or SK690 in Spring 2022 you may register in the other course and it will count as an advanced elective.
Field placement is SK649, section A. If you are in your advanced field placement earning practice hours during the term (September 1 to December 31), you must be registered in SK649.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK632B (1) SK609 (1) |
SK659 (1) SK668 (1) |
1:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK632L (1) |
SK668 (2) |
Online advanced electives open to on-campus students: SK632X WA1 - Advancing Racial Equity SK632P WB1 - Digital Social Work Realities |
Field placement is SK649, section B. If you are continuing in your advanced field placement and earning practice hours during the term (January 1 to April 30), you must be registered in SK649.
All courses listed in the chart above are advanced elective courses. Please choose two only for the Winter 2023 term. Those who register in more than 2 electives specifically in the Winter 2023 term are at risk of being removed from the extra electives at our discretion. We will allow additional elective courses for Winter 2023 to be added as of December 1, 2022 should space still be available.
For Fall 2022 and beyond, we expect all classes to be in-person and on-campus at the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke St. W. in Kitchener, ON.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK508 (1) |
SK504 (4) |
1:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK621 (3) |
SK690 (1) |
Required online course in Fall 2022: SK599 section A. This course will be fully completed on My Learning Space during the term. There are no lecture times to attend.
Ensure you select SK599, SK504; one section of either SK508 or SK621 (you cannot take both); one section of either SK651 or SK690; and SK649.
Field placement is SK649, section A. If you are in your field placement earning practice hours during the term (September 1 to December 31), you must be registered in SK649.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK632B (1) SK609 (1) |
SK659 (1) SK668 (1) |
1:30 to |
Field placement |
Field placement |
Field placement |
SK632L (1) |
SK668 (2) |
Online advanced electives open to on-campus students: SK632X WA1 - Advancing Racial Equity SK632P WB1 - Digital Social Work Realities |
All courses listed in the chart above are advanced elective courses. Please choose two only for the Winter 2023 term. Those who register in more than 2 electives specifically in the Winter 2023 term are at risk of being removed from the extra electives at our discretion. We will allow additional elective courses to be added to Winter 2023 after December 1, 2022 should space be available.
Field placement is SK649, section B. If you are continuing in your field placement earning practice hours during the winter term (January 1 to April 30), you must be registered in SK649.
Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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8:30 to |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A | |
1:30 to |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
SK665 (2) SK615 (5) |
5:00 to 8:50 p.m. |
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SK654 (1) |
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These sections full days expected to be: 8:30am to 4:20pm. SK665 (3) - 5 day intensive course June 5-7 & 12-13, 2023 SK665 (4) - 5 day intensive course June 19-20 & 26-28, 2023
Online advanced elective courses available to on-campus students without restrictions: SK632M SA1 - Eco-Social Work SK632N SB1 - Afrocentric Social Work |
SK654, SK632M, SK632N are advanced elective courses. Please choose two for the Spring term.
SK615 and SK665 are required courses.
If you need to continue in your field placement to earn practice hours in the spring term (May 1 or beyond), enrol in SK649 Section C.
Please contact the programs office for assistance with course registration.
Online courses are first and foremost for our online program students. See notes at the top of this page directing on-campus students on how to request enrolment in online courses.
Find the program and entry point for your course offerings in either the Regular Track or Advanced Standing tables below.
Follow the course sequencing as was noted in your welcome email. If you are off-track due to a leave from the program, change of placement start term or any other issue, email onlinemsw@wlu.ca for your individualized course plan.
Register for the appropriate placement course (SK600 or SK649) in each term that you are scheduled to be in the placement setting.
Fall A |
Fall B |
Fall C |
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Advanced Electives: SK619 FA1 SK656 FA1 |
SK509 FB1 SK552 FB1 Advanced Electives: SK605 FB1 SK668 FB1 |
SK536 FC1 Field Placement: SK600 FC1 |
Winter A | Winter B | Winter C |
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SK504 WA2 SK507 WA1 SK522 WA1 SK665 WA1 Advanced Electives: SK605 WA1 SK632X WA1 SK693 WA1 |
SK501 WB1
Advanced SK619 WB1 SK632P WB1 SK690 WB1 |
SK536 WC1 SK598 WC1
Field Placement: SK600 WC1
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Spring A |
Spring B |
Spring C |
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SK504 SA1 SK507 SA1 SK509 SA1 SK552 SA1 Advanced Electives: SK632M SA1 SK656 SA1 SK668 SA1 SK693 SA1 |
SK545 SB1 SK665 SB1 Advanced SK632N SB1 SK656 SB1 SK668 SB1 |
SK536 SC1 SK598 SC1
Field Placement: SK600 SC1 |
Courses noted as "Elective options requiring an override" indicates that these are required courses in the Regular Track stream that are eligible as electives in the Advanced Standing program. Preference for space will be giving to the regular track students who require that course for their program. Requests for spaces should be sent to onlinemsw@wlu.ca.
Fall A |
Fall B |
Fall C |
---|---|---|
SK504 FA3 Advanced Electives: SK619 FA1 SK656 FA1 |
Advanced SK605 FB1 SK668 FB1 Elective options requiring an override: SK509 FB1 SK552 FB1 |
Field Placement: SK649 FC1 |
Courses noted as "Elective options requiring an override" indicates that these are required courses in the Regular Track stream that are eligible as electives in the Advanced Standing program. Preference for space will be giving to the regular track students who require that course for their program. Requests for spaces should be sent to onlinemsw@wlu.ca.
Winter A |
Winter B |
Winter C |
---|---|---|
SK504 WA1 SK665 WA1
SK605 WA1 SK632X WA1 SK693 WA1 |
Advanced SK619 WB1 SK632P WB1 SK690 WB1 Elective options requiring an override: |
SK598 WC1
SK649 WC1 |
Courses noted as "Elective options requiring an override" indicates that these are required courses in the Regular Track stream that are eligible as electives in the Advanced Standing program. Preference for space will be giving to the regular track students who require that course for their program. Requests for spaces should be sent to onlinemsw@wlu.ca.
Spring A |
Spring B |
Spring C |
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SK504 SA1 Advanced SK632M SA1 SK656 SA1 SK668 SA1 SK693 SA1 Elective options requiring an override: SK509 SA1 SK552 SA1 |
SK665 SB1 Advanced Electives: SK632N SB1 SK656 SB1 SK668 SB1 |
SK598 SC1
SK649 SC1 |