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Courses Run

Duration

System

Eligibility

MASTER DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK

MSW)

Two Years

Semester System

The admission procedure comprises of
(1) Performance in Graduate Degree Examination.
(2) Written Test.
(3) Group Discussion.
(4) Personal Interviews

Diploma in Rural Social Work and Environment Management

One year

Semester system

The admission procedure comprise of

1.       Performance in Master Degree Examination

2.       Personal interview

Ph.D in social

Work

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 Master Degree in Social work with B+


E     A candidates who has passed the Bachelor’s degree examination (first   Degree) in any faculty of this University under  10+2+3 pattern or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto with at least 50 % percent marks in Third Year examination with English as one of the subject    will be considered eligible for admission to M.S.W course in this University.

E     No person shall be qualified for admission, unless he or she is 20 years of age as on 1st July. The candidate must be sound in health to do 8 hours work and must be conversant with Gujarati and /or Hindi language.30 students will be admitted to this course.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

 

E     MSW programme will be spread over four semesters the theory course are grouped in three parts viz.

1.      Foundation courses

2.      Social work practice

3.      Field of Social Work

These courses will be taught as I and II in two successive semesters and III and IV semesters besides some courses of Social Work practice area, few specialization / elective courses will be covered.

 

E     Each semester will comprise of minimum 15 working weeks. All courses and papers offered during a semester will have a minimum of three / four hours of class room teaching per week

 

E     Courses taken by student to complete his /her degree programme are divided into core course and elective courses.

Core courses: course required to be taken by all students

Elective courses: The elective courses are offered in Third and Fourth  semesters.

 

E     Admission to different elective groups will be decided in consultation with the faculty members. The elective subject ones chosen will not be permitted to change .The choice of elective courses will be based on the offering, made by the department subject to availability of faculty.

 

E     Candidates shall be required to attend at least 80 % of the total classroom sessions and fieldwork separately under each of the courses offered to them during the semesters. In case a candidate fails to meet the minimum requirement, He/ She will have to repeat the respective semester.

 

 

E     No candidate will be allowed to reappear at any semester examination, which he/she has already passed.

 

E     To provide the students an opportunity to learn and enhance skill in different opportunities will be provided during the course of two years professional training in social work.

 

§         Field visit once in a month (Both year)

§         Structure experience Laboratory (both the years)

§         Summer placement ( End of Second semester)

§         Rural camp 10 days

§         Study tour 10 days

§         Con current field work- this will call for working in the field for two days each week in the semester. The candidates will suppose to work for 15 hrs per week in structural social welfare agencies, hospital, village, slum and industries etc. or In each semester continuous field work may be there, making the total field work hours equal to 15 hours per week in con-current field work

  

E     The final result for the award of the degree will be declared on the basis of the grand total of all the semesters’ examinations and   performance in viva –voice prescribed for the degree examination.

 

E     A candidate who fails in more than two courses (any two of total    heads of passing in the particular semester) will not   be admitted    for further study at a subsequent semester and will be required to    repeat the courses in which he/she has failed by joining the    department as regular student in the semester in which these    courses are again offered.

 

E     A candidate failing in not more than two courses at any semester    examination will be promoted to the subsequent semester and    he/she will have to clear the failing heads by reappearing in the    university examination. In case prerequisite courses are not cleared, the advanced respective courses will not be permitted in    subsequent semester.

 

E     The Objective of evaluation in the MSW Programme is not only to measure the performance of student but also to motivate them for    better performance. Students are to be evaluated on the basis of    class tests, quizzes, class participation, home assignments,    seminars, fieldwork reports and mid-semester and End-semester examinations    The method of evaluation as well as weight age to be assigned to different types of tests will be determined by the faculty teaching    the course within the framework` of Department’s/Institute’s    policy.

 

  The Standard of passing the Master of Social Work Degree   Examination

E     To pass any semester for the MSW Degree a candidate must obtain 40% marks in the University Examination and 40% marks in the aggregate of University and internal examination in each course of Theory, Fieldwork and Research work.

 

 

 for Semester System

 

COURSE

COURSE TITLE

INTERNAL

EXAM

MARKS

EXTERNAL

EXAM

MARKS

TOTAL MARKS

CREDIT

 

FIRST SEMESTER  (1100 MARKS : 22 Credits)

MSW 101

Foundations of Social Work- I

30

70

100

2

MSW 102

Human Growth & Development-I

30

70

100

2

MSW 103

Social Case Work-I

30

70

100

2

MSW 104

Social Group Work-I

30

70

100

2

MSW 105

Social Work Research-I

30

70

100

2

MSW 106

Community Organization -I

30

70

100

2

 

FIELD WORK

300

200

500

10

 

TOTAL

480

620

1100

22

 

SECOND SEMESTER (1100 MARKS : 22 Credits)

MSW 201

Foundation of Social Work- II

30

70

100

2

MSW 202

Human Growth & Development-II

30

70

100

2

MSW 203

Social Case Work-II

30

70

100

2

MSW 204

Social Group Work-II

30

70

100

2

MSW 205

Social Work Research-II

30

70

100

2

MSW 206

Community Organization -II

30

70

100

2

 

FIELD WORK

300

200

500

10

 

TOTAL

480

620

1100

22

 

THIRD SEMESTER (1100 MARKS : 22 Credits)

MSW 301

Labor Welfare, Personnel Management & Industrial Relation-I

30

70

100

2

MSW 302

Family Child & Youth

Welfare-I.

 

30

70

100

2

MSW 303

Medical and Psychiatric

Social Work-I

 

30

70

100

2

MSW 304

Correctional Social Work - I.

 

30

70

100

2

MSW 305

Community Development – I

30

70

100

2

MSW 306

Social Welfare Administration - I.

30

70

100

2

 

FIELD WORK

300

200

500

10

 

TOTAL

480

620

1100

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOURTH SEMESTER (1100 + 600=1700 Marks : 22 +12 : 34 Credits)

MSW  - 401

 Labour Welfare, Personnel Management & Industrial Relations - II.

30

70

100

2

MSW  - 402

 Family Child & Youth Welfare - II.

30

70

100

2

MSW  - 403

 Medical and Psychiatric Social Work - II.

30

70

100

2

MSW  - 404

 Correctional Social Work - II.

30