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