MSW(Master of Social Work)

The objectives of the MSW (Social Work) course are focused on preparing the candidates for a career as a professionally trained social worker and is aimed at inculcating  in them attitudes and values necessary for working with people and organizations for achieving the goals of the social work profession.

The duration of the course shall extend over 4 semesters (Two years) and consists of theory courses / papers (Core, Electives) and Field Practicum, Research Project, Summer placement, Block placement and Study tour. Besides the above, the students should also undergo soft-skills courses to enhance their employability and employment skills.

To meet the societal requirements, the course is offered with three major specializations in: (a)Labour Welfare and Personnel Management (b)Urban and Rural Community Development and (3)Medical and Psychiatric Social Work  The first year of the course will be focusing on Social Work theories and methods and during the second year an intensive specialization based training will be provided.

At the end of the course, the students will be able to groom themselves and develop necessary competencies to function as professionally trained social workers with the required knowledge and skills to work as managers and change agents in the challenging fields of Social Development  and Human Resource Management sectors.

Revised Syllabus of MSW (Social Wok) DAVV, Indore

1st Semester
Paper No. Nomenclature of Paper Maximum Marks Theory CCE
1 Introduction to Social Welfare 100 85 15
2 General Psychology 100 85 15
3 Understanding of Indian Society 100 85 15
4 Social Work Research and Statistics (Part-1) 100 85 15
5 Social work with Groups 100 85 15
Field Practicum (annual evaluation)
2nd Semester
Paper No. Nomenclature of Paper Maximum Marks Theory CCE
1 Fields of Social Welfare 100 85 15
2 Human Growth and Development 100 85 15
3 Social Work with Individuals 100 85 15
4 Social Work Research and Statistics (Part-11) 100 85 15
5 Indian Social Problems 100 85 15
Field Practicum (annual evaluation)
3rd Semester
Paper No. Nomenclature of Paper Maximum Marks Theory CCE
1 Social Policy in India 100 85 15
2 Community Organization 100 85 15
3 Counseling and communication 100 85 15
4 Specialization paper Group (A,B,C,D,E) 100 85 15
5 Specialization Paper (Group A,B,C,D,E) 100 85 15
Field Practicum (annual evaluation)
4th Semester
Paper No. Nomenclature of Paper Maximum Marks Theory CCE
17(a) Social Development (or) 100 85 15
17(b) Computer Applications in Social Sciences (CASS)
18 Management of Social Service Sector 100 85 15
19 Specialization paper (Group A,B,C,D,E) 100 85 15
20 Specialization paper (Group A,B,C,D,E) 100 85 15
21(a) Training and Development
(or)
100 85 15
21(b) Dissertation*
Project Job oriented project work 50
22 Field Practicum (annual evaluation) 100

Specialization Groups

Group A Human Resource Management

(15A) Labour Welfare
(16 A) Management of Human Resources
(19 A) Labour Legislations
(20A) Management of Industrial Relations

Group B: Medical And Psychiatric Social Work

(15B) Medical And Psychiatric Information and its relevance to Social work Practice Part-1
(16B) Clinical Social Work Part-1
(19B) Medical And Psychiatric Information and its relevance to Social work Practice Part-11
(20B) Clinical Social Work Part-11

Group C Urban and Rural Community Development

(15C) Development Management Part-1
(16C) Rural Community Development
(19C) Development Management Part-11
(20C) Urban Community Development

Group D Social Welfare Administration

(15 D) Social welfare India Part-1
(16D) Administration of Social Welfare Part-1
(19 D) Social welfare in India Part-11
(20 D) Administration of Social Welfare Part-11

Group E Women and Child Development

(15 E) Women’s Welfare and Development Part-1
(16 E) Child Welfare and Development Part-1
(19E) Women’s Welfare and Development Part-11
(20E) Child Welfare and Development Part-11