MA Social Work
Programme Structure
Students joining the Department of Social Work bring diverse academic and personal background.They come with their own unique professional and personal reasons for pursuing a master's degree in social work. Thus the curriculum is designed in such a manner that students can easily build on what they have, by taking advantage of new teaching methods which can reinforce the basic skills and concepts. Keeping this and the changing expectations from the profession in mind, the Department has revamped its course curriculum and has introduced semester system from the academic year 2009-2010. The M.A. Programme is divided into two parts and each part will consist of two semesters.As department of Social Work follows Generic Course structure , it doesn't provide any specializations but students can choose electives and design the course on their own in the second year of the programme.
Part 1
Semester 1
Paper 6101: Nature and Development of SocialWork Paper 6102: Sociological Concepts and Contemporary Concerns Paper 6103: Human Behaviour and Social Environment Paper 6104: State, Political Economy and Governance Paper 6105: SocialWork with Communities Paper 6106: Field Work Practicum |
Semester 2
Paper 6201: SocialWork with Individuals Paper 6202: SocialWork with Groups Paper 6203: Research in SocialWork: QuantitativeApproaches. Paper 6204: SocialAction and Social Movements Paper 6205: Research in SocialWork: QualitativeApproaches Paper 6206: Field Work Practicum |
Part 2
Semester 3
Paper 6301:Administration of Welfare and Development Services Paper 6302: Social Justice and Empowerment Paper 6303: Social Development Paper 6304: Field work Practicum Paper 6305: Block Placement evaluation Elective Paper 1: Any One Paper from the available Electives Paper 7101: Urban Community Development Paper 7102: SocialWork Practice in Mental Health Settings Paper 7103: Organizational Behaviour and Employee Development. Paper 7104: Social Defense and Correctional Services Elective Paper 2: Any One Paper from the available Electives Paper 7201: Health Care SocialWork Practice Paper 7202: SocialWork with Families and Children Paper 7203: SocialWork with Persons with Disabilities Paper 7204: Occupational SocialWork Paper 7205: Dissertation* *To be decided by the Department. |
Semester 4
Paper 6401: Management of Development Organizations Paper 6402: Human Rights and SocialWork Practice Paper 6403: Social Policy Paper 6404: Field Work Practicum Elective Paper 1: Any One Paper from the available Electives Paper 7301: Rural Community Development Paper 7302: SocialWork with the Elderly Paper 7303: Environment and SocialWork Paper 7304: HIV/AIDS and SocialWork Practice Elective Paper 2: Any One Paper from the available Electives Paper 7401: SocialWork and Disaster Management Paper 7402: Conflict Mitigation and Peace Building Paper 7403: Gender and Development Paper 7404: Counseling Theory and Practice Paper 7405: Dissertation* *To be decided by the Department. |
Field Work Practicum
Practice learning in social work training plays a pivotal role in developing professional skills necessary for working with people. It has several components that provide the students with opportunities to learn, explore and develop skills. It enables students to gain experience by putting theoretical learning to practical situations. Most importantly, it creates a holistic understanding of social problems and their causative factors while providing the opportunity to envision and rethink strategies for intervention.
The Department observes a six day week; out of it Tuesdays and Thursdays are devoted to field work .In Field Work , the student either works with an NGO, a governmental setting ( eg Family Court, Juvenille Home) or in an Open Community . Every student will be provided with a departmental and agency supervisor. After lecture classes,students meet the department supervisor weekly for discussions and directions on field work practicum.
Other components of field work practicum:
Orientation programme
The orientation programme is held for 10 days duration for M.A first semester and for a week for M.A third semester students. While the focus of the first semester programme is to orient the students to the course and its requirements, the focus in third semester is to capacitate the students with better intervention skills through interaction with practitioners. Capacity building, fund raising, social movements, programme media, theatre for social awareness and participatory research are some of the areas covered during the orientation for third semester.
Rural Camp
It is an integral part of practice learning. The aim is to provide students with an exposure to rural life, problems and issues related to rural life and enable them to plan, organize and implement relevant programmes. It also helps students evolve a pattern of participative, reflective and analytical learning. Under the semester system, the rural camp is held in the third semester.
The Department observes a six day week; out of it Tuesdays and Thursdays are devoted to field work .In Field Work , the student either works with an NGO, a governmental setting ( eg Family Court, Juvenille Home) or in an Open Community . Every student will be provided with a departmental and agency supervisor. After lecture classes,students meet the department supervisor weekly for discussions and directions on field work practicum.
Other components of field work practicum:
Orientation programme
The orientation programme is held for 10 days duration for M.A first semester and for a week for M.A third semester students. While the focus of the first semester programme is to orient the students to the course and its requirements, the focus in third semester is to capacitate the students with better intervention skills through interaction with practitioners. Capacity building, fund raising, social movements, programme media, theatre for social awareness and participatory research are some of the areas covered during the orientation for third semester.
Rural Camp
It is an integral part of practice learning. The aim is to provide students with an exposure to rural life, problems and issues related to rural life and enable them to plan, organize and implement relevant programmes. It also helps students evolve a pattern of participative, reflective and analytical learning. Under the semester system, the rural camp is held in the third semester.
Rural Camp 2013-14
Uttarkashi District , Uttarakhand |
Bharatpur District, Rajasthan |
Winter Placements
Students can opt for two weeks of winter placement every year after the completion of the First and Third semesters. These placements aim at improving the level of confidence of students by enhancing their competence in working with people, broadening their knowledge base and developing critical perspectives of social work practice.
Block Placement
Under the semester programme, block placement is mandatory after the second semester for a minimum period of 30 days (between 1st May and 15th July). In here, the student intern with any organisation which has its activities in the realm of Social Work .The purpose of Block Placement is to provide students some preemployment experience. It helps broaden the students' perspective and also enables them to assume professional responsibilities after completing the M.A. Programme.
Students can opt for two weeks of winter placement every year after the completion of the First and Third semesters. These placements aim at improving the level of confidence of students by enhancing their competence in working with people, broadening their knowledge base and developing critical perspectives of social work practice.
Block Placement
Under the semester programme, block placement is mandatory after the second semester for a minimum period of 30 days (between 1st May and 15th July). In here, the student intern with any organisation which has its activities in the realm of Social Work .The purpose of Block Placement is to provide students some preemployment experience. It helps broaden the students' perspective and also enables them to assume professional responsibilities after completing the M.A. Programme.
Course Summary
For further details see last years bulletin
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