The Faculty of Social Work’s International Social Work Program (ISWP) is a Type 2 graduate diploma which consists of six graduate level courses (3.0 credits) focused on international perspectives. The diploma will provide existing MSW students with an opportunity to advance knowledge and theory of social work practice in countries with social, economic and political contexts that are significantly different from those in Canada, while encouraging the sharing of ideas among social work students, schools and practitioners around the world. The program fosters understanding of global interdependence, the universality of social problems, and the need to develop responses grounded in the local community. The diploma can be completed in the Two-Year full-time Master of Social Work (MSW) program, the Three-Year part-time MSW program, or the advanced standing (Two-Year) part-time MSW program. Students complete the diploma concurrently with the MSW program.