M.S.W.

• Description:

  • India – poised to be the most populous country in the world, is also home to the most diversified strata of society anywhere on this globe. Such diversity brings up equally diverse social challenges that needs a lot more beyond, a responsive public policy. In this context, the 2-year specialized program in master’s in social work at Chanakya University is designed to create well rounded professionals with a deep sense of social and civic responsibility who can understand and intervene into the ever-diverse social challenges. This program comprises courses that prepare students through a stimulating classroom experience while complimenting them, are equally strong practicum component spread across all the semesters. Research methods in social sciences is one of the important required courses in this program. This course helps social work student to apply scientific approach to study of social problems while carrying out her/his dissertation/ research. The dissertation experience makes our future social work professional not only compassionate and responsive, but see the problems of society in the right lens of objectivity.

• Programme Aims/Objectives

  • Social work practitioners that Chanakya University aims to graduate will

    • Be able to serve as skilled practitioners who engage with societal problems from a ethical perspective recognising diversity

    • Serve as change agents who advance social, economic and environmental justice and also promote human rights

    • Become leaders who value and appreciate human relationships as much as the synergistic relationship of human civilization with nature

    • Practice scientific enquiry and lifelong learning

• Programme Outcomes as advocated by Council on social work education [CSWE]

  • Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly.

  • Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.

  • Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.

  • Engage diversity and difference in practice.

  • Advance human rights and social and economic justice.

  • Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

  • Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.

  • Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.

  • Respond to contexts that shape practice.

  • Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

• Programme USPs

  • Hands on practice of social work in reputed and change making NGOs

  • Interaction with established professionals to inform practice aspects of theory

  • Ethnographic understanding of social problems during field study

  • Opportunity to intern at Big NGOs[BINGOs] and International NGOs[INGOs]

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• Program collaborations/partners

  • MYRADA

  • GRAAM

  • Participatory research in Asia

  • International society for Third sector Research [ISTR] JHU, Baltimore

  • Social solidarity economy, Manila, Philippines

  • Eco-Foundation for sustainable alternatives

  • Charles leopold mayers foundation

• Career/Entrepreneurship Opportunities

  • Multi-lateral bi-lateral agencies

  • Big International NGOs

  • Foundations / Think tanks

  • CSR division of corporate houses

  • Government departments intervening into social dysfunction

  • Social entrepreneurship

  • Cooperatives

  • Industrial relations and personal management offices

• Academic Calendar

  • September 2023- June 2024

MSW Course Matrix:

	Course Type	Course Title	Course Credit
Semester 1	Core	Introduction to Professional Social Work	4
	Core	Human Growth and Development	4
	Core	Social Case Work	4
	Core	Social Group Work	4
	Special Paper	Communication Skills for Social Workers	4
	Special Paper	Personal and Professional Growth	4
	Core	Field Work/Practicum 1	4
Semester 2	Core	Community Organisation	4
	Core	Social Work Research and Statistics	4
	Core	Counselling – Theory and Practise	4
	Special Paper	Social Action – Networking and Advocacy	4
	Special Paper	Development Paradigms for the Empowerment of the Marginalized	4
	Core	Field Work/Practicum 2	4
	Open Elective	Life Skills for Quality Living	4
Semester 3	Core	Social Policy, Law, Governance and Social Work	4
	Core	Medical and Psychiatric Social Work	4
	Core	Human Resource Management and Development	4
	Special Paper	Organisational Behaviour and Organisational Development	4
	Special Paper	Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development	4
	Core	Field Work/ Practicum 3	4
	Open Elective	Mental Health and Counselling	4
Semester 4	Core	Management of Welfare and Development Organisations	4
	Core	Rural Urban and Tribal Community Development	4
	Core	Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations	4
	Special Paper	Project Management for Participatory Development	4
	Special Paper	Women Child and Correctional Social Work	4
	Core	Dissertation/Research Project	4
	Core	Field Work/Practicum 4	4