Master of Medical Social Work

2 Years Master Degree Programme

Our Approach

Global Education, Global Acceptance

  • Quantitative and Research Orientation
  • Applied and Policy-Centred Learning
  • Experiential and Interdisciplinary Learning
  • Career and Professional Readiness

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Programme Details

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2 Years Programme

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Upto 100% Scholarship

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100% Placement Assistance

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Eligibility
Minimum of 55%

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MMSW is a 2-year, 4-semester, 148-credit postgraduate programme (3,600 total hours) designed to build advanced, specialised competence in medical social work. Semester I (33 credits/750 hours) covers Advanced Social Work Theory & Practice, Work with Individuals and Families, Introduction to Health Systems in India, The Hospital System and Interdisciplinary Practice, Medical Social Work I, Research Methods I (Quantitative), a Counselling skills lab, and Health Communication, alongside 300 hours of fieldwork. Semester II (33 credits/750 hours) covers Medical Sociology & Medical Anthropology, Working with Groups, Health Policies & Programmes, Medical Social Work II, Research Methods II (Qualitative), Psychiatric Information for Medical Social Workers, Health Ethics, Advanced Counselling Skills, and Digital Literacy, with further fieldwork. Semester III (35 credits/810 hours) specialises into Epidemiology, Chronic Illness and Palliative Care, Community Organization, Community Health, Resource Mobilization and Accountability, Mental Health in India, Rehabilitation, Welfare Schemes and Health Insurance Programmes, a Therapeutic Interventions skills lab, and an Evaluation and Quality Improvement workshop. Semester IV (47 credits/1350 hours) focuses on Health Laws and Legal Frameworks, Leadership and Administration of Health Care Social Work, Health Advocacy and Action, Medical Social Work in Humanitarian Emergencies, a Research Project/Dissertation, a Student-Led Social Work Seminar, and extensive fieldwork (660 hours) with a fieldwork viva.

  • Prepare graduates as advanced medical social work practitioners capable of working across hospital, community, and public health systems.
  • Build advanced clinical, counselling, and therapeutic competence for work with individuals, families, and groups facing illness, disability, and psychosocial distress.
  • Develop capability in health policy, hospital administration, leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration within healthcare institutions.
  • Cultivate research competence (quantitative and qualitative) to support evidence-based medical social work practice and a culminating dissertation.
  • Instil professional ethics, advocacy orientation, and readiness to respond to humanitarian emergencies and health inequities.

  • Apply advanced social work theory and practice frameworks within medical and hospital settings.
  • Demonstrate advanced casework, group work, and counselling skills with patients and families.
  • Analyse health systems, hospital structures, and interdisciplinary practice to strengthen patient-centred care.
  • Conduct independent quantitative and qualitative research relevant to medical social work.
  • Apply epidemiological and public/community health concepts to social work interventions.
  • Mobilise resources, evaluate service quality, and apply welfare schemes and health insurance knowledge in practice.
  • Exhibit leadership, administrative, and legal/ethical competence in health care social work management.
  • Advocate for health rights and respond effectively to humanitarian emergencies and crisis situations.
  • Integrate classroom learning with 1,740+ hours of supervised fieldwork and a research dissertation.

  • Deliver specialised medical social work interventions for chronic illness, palliative care, and psychiatric-adjacent needs within hospital settings.
  • Design and lead community health, rehabilitation, and welfare-scheme-linked interventions for vulnerable populations.
  • Provide administrative and advocacy leadership within hospital and health system settings, including quality improvement initiatives.
  • Independently design, execute, and defend a medical social work research project/dissertation integrating theory, evidence, and clinical fieldwork.

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CST- Common scholarship test is a national and international level online MCQ based examination funded for intellectual empowerment by Assam down town University.

CST- Maximum enrolment each year is 269 seats and any 10+2 students can apply. Adtu is northeast India’s first placement driven university to provide 100% scholarship benefits worth 35 cr.

CST aims to inspire brilliant and competent students to pursue further education. Accredited with a prestigious grade by NAAC, UGC and AICTE.

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A 100% scholarship on the last semester fee is provided to all the alumni of Assam down town University.

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SFURTI scheme to support rural entrepreneurs and innovators, an initiative by the Ministry of MSME

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