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Master of Social Work

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Programme Overview
Post Graduate Degree in Social Work prepares students to work in multiple fields by providing them with the necessary training and skills that help people to improve their living conditions. Social work is a practice-oriented professional course that aims to help communities and societies develop a focus on promoting social justice and redressing social and economic disadvantages. The MSW programme offers specializations in Community Development, Human Resources, Family and Child Welfare, and Medical and Psychiatric Social Work for better career prospects. Apart from classroom teaching, students shall undergo Concurrent Fieldwork and Block Placement according to their area of specialization, which helps them acquire more practical knowledge in that field. The Masters of Social Work course consists of two years of full-time university-level study. It aims to prepare students for effective professional practice as social workers in the social and community service sectors. The general objectives of the curriculum are associated with the liberal arts component of the MSW Course, which in time sequence precedes the professional component of the MSW course.
Programme Educational Outcomes
  • To promote self-awareness skills, empowerment skills, and skills in culture-sensitive methods.
  • To promote social justice through field-based knowledge.
  • To build awareness of various social welfare organizations, and work for development at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
  • To conduct research with the appropriate supervision and consultation, and disseminate research findings for students' personal and professional development.
Programme Outcomes
  • Practical Knowledge: Gather practical knowledge and experience through exposure to the concerned field.
  • Social Responsibility: Develop a sense of responsibility and create awareness among the masses.
  • Communication skills: Enhance skills for interpersonal communication.
  • Professional ethics: Acquire knowledge of professional ethics .
  • Assessment Skills: Engage, Assess, Interview, and Evaluate individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Programme Specific Outcomes
  • Develop and train social workers through the integration of theory and practice
  • Develop leadership skills through practical exposure and take lead in organizing camps and other related events.
  • Develop the professional ability to practice in diverse social work settings to address contemporary issues
  • Inculcate values of enquiry and research, develop problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Curriculum Details

Odd Semester

Courses for this semester
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
Course Overview

The course provides a basic understanding and an overview of the professional social work. It further provides an in-depth knowledge on the historical evolution of social work profession, its different branches, professional values and ethics into practice. The course further aims to provide both national and international perspectives of social work profession. The course contains classroom lectures, assignment, group discussion and individual presentation, etc.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn about the Concepts, Basic Values and Philosophies of Social Work
  • Develop the knowledge to understand the social work profession, its traits and challenges
  • Explore the current trends of practices and fields of social work in this 21st century
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of social case work and its application. It provides an overview of case management techniques, supervision and therapies to deal with individual problem. This course contents class room lectures, individual and group assignment, demonstration on case management and group discussions.

Course Outcomes
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Casework processes, tools and techniques and their Application in Professional Social Work Practice
  • Develop skills of Observation, Listening, Interviewing and Home Visits, Rapport Building, Resource Mobilization and Recording
  • Learn and understand the process involved in social work in individualized situations.
Course Overview

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the theory and practice of community organization. The course is a foundation of offering macro practices concentrating community organization management and policy evaluation practices. It contains lectures, demonstrations, assignments, individual and group discussion, presentations, etc.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn about the concepts community and community organization as a method of social work
  • Gain knowledge about the elements of community organization in Working with communities
  • Develop critical understanding of roles and responsibilities of the trainer as community organizer, roles of the agencies and communities
Course Overview

The course aims to introduce the students about the concept of human mind and nature behaviour. The course contents are covered with certain questions related to human mind, development and various human behavioural processes. It will further help to learn about the personality traits those moulds individual behaviour.

Course Outcomes
  • Take up survey methods for understanding the basics of human behaviour.
  • Gather information on human growth, different stages of development relevant to social work practice.
  • Learn about human behavioural processes, personality and theoretical approach.
Course Overview

The basic aim of the course is to introduce the concept of fieldwork in social work profession. The student will learn about the various organizations working for the community and understand the problems/issues in the community. The student will undergo orientation visits of various GOs, NGOs, CBOs etc along with community visits.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the skills of Documentation and Reporting of Orientation Visits.
  • Determine which approaches work in practice and how they must be adapted to specific situations.
  • Learn and understand the effect of the organizational context on professional practice while developing skills in agency-based social work.
Course Overview

MOOCS CE I is provided through Coursera Platform, which is an online course where students are allowed to take course/ courses per semester on the basis of the hours with relevance to the credit. The courses are provided from the international universities across the world. During the courses, students have to submit assignments, quizzes.

Course Outcomes
  • Gain information or knowledge from global level top universities
  • Gain insights from different perspectives
  • Exposure to different ways of learning platform
Course Overview

This course is designed to train students in the conduct of a systematic literature review and developing the skills to conduct a review built on the framework of evidence-based practice, an increasingly important standard in the arena of literature reviews. This course combines didactic classroom sessions with substantial project work to create a systematic literature review. Students will be taught how to perform each step in a review and will then be expected to apply it to a topic of their choosing. They will get feedback at each stage in the process. The final deliverable for the course will be a systematic literature review.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn the concept and importance of Research in Academics
  • Learn and understand how to critically read and assess research papers and reviews.
  • Learn to identify the relevant textbooks, reviews, papers and journals for their research topics.
Course Overview

The course provides a basic understanding and an overview of the professional social work. It further provides an in-depth knowledge on the historical evolution of social work profession, its different branches, professional values and ethics into practice. The course further aims to provide both national and international perspectives of social work profession. The course contains classroom lectures, assignment, group discussion and individual presentation, etc.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn about the Concepts, Basic Values and Philosophies of Social Work
  • Develop the knowledge to understand the social work profession, its traits and challenges
  • Explore the current trends of practices and fields of social work in this 21st century
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of social case work and its application. It provides an overview of case management techniques, supervision and therapies to deal with individual problem. This course contents class room lectures, individual and group assignment, demonstration on case management and group discussions.

Course Outcomes
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Casework processes, tools and techniques and their Application in Professional Social Work Practice
  • Develop skills of Observation, Listening, Interviewing and Home Visits, Rapport Building, Resource Mobilization and Recording
  • Learn and understand the process involved in social work in individualized situations.
Course Overview

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the theory and practice of community organization. The course is a foundation of offering macro practices concentrating community organization management and policy evaluation practices. It contains lectures, demonstrations, assignments, individual and group discussion, presentations, etc.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn about the concepts community and community organization as a method of social work
  • Gain knowledge about the elements of community organization in Working with communities
  • Develop critical understanding of roles and responsibilities of the trainer as community organizer, roles of the agencies and communities
Course Overview

The basic aim of the course is to introduce the concept of fieldwork in social work profession. The student will learn about the various organizations working for the community and understand the problems/issues in the community. The student will undergo orientation visits of various GOs, NGOs, CBOs etc along with community visits.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the skills of Documentation and Reporting of Orientation Visits.
  • Determine which approaches work in practice and how they must be adapted to specific situations.
  • Learn and understand the effect of the organizational context on professional practice while developing skills in agency-based social work.
Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to develop analytical skill among the students and enhance their proficiency in the English language use. It introduces the students to various types of sentences used in different situations. Students will learn to ask questions, make connections among multiple texts and improve their comprehensive skills.

Course Outcomes
  • Enable students to analysis and identify the different types of sentences.
  • Integrate the skills of reading and speaking in professional communication.
  • Learn and understand the importance of Soft Skills in professional advancement
Course Overview

The course aims to introduce the students about the concept of human mind and nature behaviour. The course contents are covered with certain questions related to human mind, development and various human behavioural processes. It will further help to learn about the personality traits those moulds individual behaviour.

Course Outcomes
  • Take up survey methods for understanding the basics of human behaviour.
  • Gather information on human growth, different stages of development relevant to social work practice.
  • Learn about human behavioural processes, personality and theoretical approach.
Course Overview

MOOCS CE I is provided through Coursera Platform, which is an online course where students are allowed to take course/ courses per semester on the basis of the hours with relevance to the credit. The courses are provided from the international universities across the world. During the courses, students have to submit assignments, quizzes.

Course Outcomes
  • Gain information or knowledge from global level top universities
  • Gain insights from different perspectives
  • Exposure to different ways of learning platform
Course Overview

This course is designed to train students in the conduct of a systematic literature review and developing the skills to conduct a review built on the framework of evidence-based practice, an increasingly important standard in the arena of literature reviews. This course combines didactic classroom sessions with substantial project work to create a systematic literature review. Students will be taught how to perform each step in a review and will then be expected to apply it to a topic of their choosing. They will get feedback at each stage in the process. The final deliverable for the course will be a systematic literature review.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn the concept and importance of Research in Academics
  • Learn and understand how to critically read and assess research papers and reviews.
  • Learn to identify the relevant textbooks, reviews, papers and journals for their research topics.

Even Semester

Courses for this semester
INDUSTRIAL VIVA (MSW)
Course Overview

The course aims to enhance the communication skills, personality and boost confidence of the students in facing the interview. The course comprises of a viva-voce in which comprehensive questions are asked relevant to the subject. An external examiner will be invited and the student will be assess on the basis of the performance in the viva-voce.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the personality of the students.
  • Improve communication skills of the students.
  • Learn to balance confidence with humility
Course Overview

The main goal of this course is to create awareness about the specific characteristics of Group Work and its contributions as a method of social work intervention.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop practical understanding of application of the group work method in various practice settings.
  • An understanding of various theoretical frameworks and their applications for group work practice.
  • Develop new approaches in resolving group differences.
Course Overview

The main goal of this course is the develop a scientific attitude among the students. It also enables the student to understand the importance of social work research.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop a scientific aptitude.
  • Learn the importance of social work research as a method.
  • Learn how to conduct academic research
Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to enable students to gain knowledge about the concept and process of social planning and public policy. It also teaches the students about the evolution of social planning and policies in India.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the approaches to Social Policy.
  • Gain knowledge about Constitutional Position of planning in India.
  • Discuss and distinguish between policy, decision, plan, goals, policy analysis, and policy advocacy.
Course Overview

The course is designed to introduce the students about the Indian Constitution and its salient features, they also learn about different basic procedures of any legal action. It also provides a clear idea about the different legislation related to various vulnerable groups in India.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the importance of Legal system in India.
  • Gain knowledge about legislations pertaining to Social Welfare
  • Acquire the concepts of Legal Rights.
Course Overview

The courses is designed to provide a platform for the students to understand the nature of challenges and issues that create developmental issues of North East India.

Course Outcomes
  • Gain an understanding on the current trends of the demography and its trends in NE India
  • Get an idea on the issues and challenges of NE India.
  • Apply knowledge and skills of social work practice in addressing the issues of NE region of India.
Course Overview

The course is designed to enable the students to know about the organisation in which they are placed in, the community in which the organisation is working, initiatives taken by the Organisation for the betterments of the community, the beneficiaries and the nature of beneficiaries.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the skills of Documentation and Reporting of Field Work.
  • Determine which approaches work in practice and how they must be adapted to specific situations
  • Understand the effect of the organizational context on professional practice while developing skills in agency- based social work
Course Overview

The course aims to enhance the communication skills, personality and boost confidence of the students in facing the interview. The course comprises of a viva-voce in which comprehensive questions are asked relevant to the subject. An external examiner will be invited and the student will be assess on the basis of the performance in the viva-voce.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the personality of the students.
  • Improve communication skills of the students.
  • Learn to balance confidence with humility

Odd Semester

Courses for this semester
INDUSTRIAL VIVA (MSW)
Course Overview

The course aims to enhance the communication skills, personality and boost confidence of the students in facing the interview. The course comprises of a viva-voce in which comprehensive questions are asked relevant to the subject. An external examiner will be invited and the student will be assess on the basis of the performance in the viva-voce.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the personality of the students.
  • Learn to balance confidence with humility
  • Improve communication skills of the students.
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of social work with children and youth. It is a specialization course. It provides an overview of child issues and social work intervention in the well - being of children and youths. This course contains class room lectures, individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the concepts and rights of children and youth
  • Learn the different issues faced by children and youth with special reference to India
  • Gain knowledge on various Youth Services in Rural Areas of India
Course Overview

The course aims to help the students understand the development of Social Welfare organizationsand also the policies and procedures Involved in establishing and maintaining Human service organisations.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the Meaning and Concept and Principles of Different Types of Non-Profit Organization.
  • Gain Knowledge about Logistic Framework Analysis.
Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge on different health policies and about the changing concept of community health care.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the problems of health.
  • Gain knowledge on the role of Medical Social Worker in Health Care System
  • Understand the concept of Health Education.
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of Rural and Tribal Community Development. It provides an overview of Panchayati Raj and Land Reform Issues. This course contains class room lectures, individual and group assignment.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the Rural and Tribal Communities
  • Learn land disputes in rural settings of India
  • Understand the dynamics of Rural Industrialization
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of Sustainable Development and Livelihood. It provides an overview of .This course contains class room lectures, individual and group assignment.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the concept of Sustainable Development
  • Understand the dynamics of Rural Livelihood in India
  • Understand the approaches to Sustainable Development
Course Overview

The main aim of this course is to help the student understand the concept of health, hygiene and medical social work. It also sheds light on the development of medical social work and its application in various contexts.

Course Outcomes
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Medical Social Work and the roles, skills and functions of medical social workers for enhancing health and wellbeing.
  • Develop a holistic approach on Health and Hygiene and the Psycho- Social Problems seen in medical setting.
  • Gain knowledge on various health policies and legislations.
Course Overview

The course is designed to impart knowledge on the meaning, nature and scope of hospital administration and also enables the student to learn about the planning process of a hospital.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the modern hospital classification.
  • Gains knowledge on the Staffing Process in Hospitals.
  • Understand the different departments required in hospitals
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of human resources management. It provides an overview of management and development of human resources in Industrial setting. This course contains class room lectures along with individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Know the concepts of human resources management and personnel management
  • Know the meaning, types and methods of Recruitment and Selection
  • Learn the concepts of Performance Appraisal, Wage and Salary Administration
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of Industrial relations. It provides an overview of Trade Unions, Industrial Disputes and Collective Bargaining in Industrial setting. This course contains class room lectures along with individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Learn the meaning and concept of Industries and Industrial Relations
  • Gain knowledge on the importance of Trade Unions
  • Learn the necessity and importance of Collective Bargaining
Course Overview

The course is designed to enable the students to know about the organization in which they are placed in, the community in which the organization is working, initiatives taken by the organization for the betterment of the community, the beneficiaries and the nature of beneficiaries. The student will also go for Study tour, visiting various, communities, NGOs across the country.

Course Outcomes
  • Develop the skills of Documentation and Reporting of Field Work.
  • Determine which approaches work in practice and how they must be adapted to specific situations
  • Understand the effect of the organizational context on professional practice while developing skills in agency- based
Course Overview

The dissertation proposal course consists of formulation of research topic, designing methodology and pilot study for preparation of tools and finalization of research areas. At the end of the semester, students have to present their research proposal/research idea before the expertise and will be evaluated based on In-Semester and End-Semester examination. Based on their assessment, the expertise will approve the proposal to be continued in the 4th semester.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand how to initiate and conduct research.
  • Understand research skills of identifying and selecting topic for research
  • Develop skill of doing literature review and data collection and accompanying drawbacks
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of social work with family. It is a specialization course. It provides an overview of family issues and social work intervention in the well - being of Families through therapies and counselling. This course contains class room lectures, individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the concepts and evolution of Family and Marriage
  • Learn the diversity of families.
  • Understand the various issues concerning family

Even Semester

Courses for this semester
SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION WITH DIFFERENTLY ABLED
Course Overview

The basic aim of the course is to cover the general overview of Social Work Intervention with Differently Abled. The student will learn about the concept and aspects of persons with Disability followed by social work interventions.

Course Outcomes
  • Know the meaning of Disability and its types
  • Understand the rights of the persons with disability and the magnitude and causes of disability.
  • Understand the impact of disability on the individual, family and at societal level.
Course Overview

The main aim of this course is to help the student understand the concept of Mental Health, Psychiatric social work and various psychiatric disorders. It also sheds light on the development of psychiatric social work and its application in various contexts.

Course Outcomes
  • Demonstrate familiarity with psychiatric social work approaches.
  • Understand the role of psychiatric social workers in various settings.
  • Learn about the concept of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Course Overview

The main aim of this course is to help the student understand the concept of Mental health and psychiatric social work. It also sheds light on various mental health disorders along with psychological therapies and rehabilitation of mentally ill.

Course Outcomes
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Mental Health, Behavior and psychiatric disorders observed in Psychiatric Social Work Practice.
  • Understand the role of psychiatric social workers in treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill.
  • Learn about various psychiatric assessments and therapies used in Psychiatric Social Work Practice.
Course Overview

The Course is about the study of Urban community development. It will give an overview to demonstrate various problems of urban life and specific welfare measures.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the concept and Principles of Urban Community Development
  • Gain Knowledge about the problems of slums
  • Acquire Knowledge of Urban Policy and Programmes
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of social work with elderly. It is a specialization course. It provides an overview of elderly issues and social work intervention in the well - being of senior citizens. This course contains class room lectures, individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand about the needs & problems of Elderly.
  • Understand about various Indian legal policies, programmes and provisions of the elderly.
  • Differentiate between the concepts of Gerontology and Geriatric care.
Course Overview

The course provides theoretical knowledge on the concept of Gender and social work. It is a specialization course. It provides an overview of gender issues and social work intervention in the well - being of Women and LGBTQIA+. This course includes class room lectures, individual and group assignments.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the status of women in family
  • Identify needs & problems of girls and women.
  • Understand the concept of LGBTQIA+ along its history
Course Overview

The course aims to provide the students an understanding of the dynamics of Organizational behaviour, about human behaviour at work. It develops the skills of Leadership and team work, and includes a brief history of Organizational Behaviour.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the dynamics of Organizational behaviour
  • Learn about human behaviour at work.
  • Develop skills of Leadership and team work.
Course Overview

The course aims too provide students with the knowledge of egal provision relating to working conditions, importance of the labour legislation, concept of labour legislation, concept and characteristics of Indian labour in unorganised sector and different schemes for workers.

Course Outcomes
  • Understand the legal provision relating to working conditions.
  • Gains knowledge on the importance of the labour legislation.
  • Understand the concept of labour legislation.
Course Overview

Data analysis is a process used by researchers for reducing data that they collected either from secondary sources such as researched, articles/journals, govt/NGOs reports, etc., or primary sources such as interviews, questionnaires, FGDs, etc., to a story and interpreting it to derive insights. The data analysis process helps in reducing a large chunk of data into smaller fragments which makes sense.

Course Outcomes
  • understand the scope and complexity of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
  • Gain knowledge on the impact of CSR implementation on corporate culture, particularly as it relates to social issues.
  • Acquire skills to frame CSR policies and practices appropriate to the Indian workplace

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