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BSAITMVIKASPURI, NEW DELHI
In collaboration with
Karnataka State Open UniversityMysore, Karnataka – 570006
Course Structure & SyllabusFor
Master of Social Work(MSW)
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COURSE STRUCTURECourse Name: Master of Social Work Duration of Course: 2 Years Eligibility: Graduation
FIRST YEAR
CODE SUBJECT CREDITMSW101 Indian Society 5MSW102 Social Work & Human Psychology 5MSW103 Theory and practice of Social Work 5MSW104 Sociological Concept 5MSW105 Indian Social Institutions 5
SECOND YEAR
CODE SUBJECT CREDITMSW201 Social Disorganization & Legislation 5MSW202 Social Research Methods 5MSW203 Social Policy and Administration 5MSW204 Personnel Management 5MSW205 Criminology and Penalogy 5
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SYLLABUS
FIRST YEAR
MSW101: Indian Society
UNIT 1:
Introduction: Approach to Society
Primary Concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, class, caste, Mores and Folkways.
Social Institution: Marriage, family, Caste, Religion, Economic and PoliticalSystem and Law.
Social Groups: Concept, Type of Groups, Importance of groups in human life.
Social processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict, Accommodation, andAssimilation.
UNIT 2:
Social Control: Concept of Social control, Formal and Informal Agencies ofSocial control.
Socialization process: Concept of social control, Formal and Informal agencies ofSocial control.
Social change: Concept, Factors of social change, Implication of Social change, Theories of Social change, Evolution and Progress
Social Development: Concept, Impediments in Social Development.
UNIT 3:
Relationship of Sociology with social work.
Economies and social work: Economic origin of social problems, Economic system: Nature & characteristics and Limitations of Economic systems.
UNIT 4:
Welfare state and social planning in India: Objectives, Strategy, Social andWelfare planning.
Problems of Industrialization and Urbanization.
Dynamics of economic planning, working for socio economic development.
MSW 102: Social Work and Human Psychology
UNIT 1:
Psychology: Meaning and Scope.
Branches of Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Experimental
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Psychology, Industrial psychology, Educational Psychology etc.
Relevance of Psychology for social work practice.
Perception: Definition, effects of motivation and Emotions on Perception.
Basic Psychological factors: Cognition, Motivation and Interpersonal response traits
UNIT 2:
Social Attitudes: Nature, formation and change.
Personality: Nature, traits, types and Development of Personality.
Theories of Personality: Freud, Jung, Adler, Allport etc.
Learning Theories: Stimulus response, Contiguity and Reinforcement theories.
Role Theory.
UNIT 3:
Leadership: Meaning, types, characteristics and functions of a Leader.
The individual in the group.
Classifications of the Psychiatric Disorder
Psychotic and Neurotic disorders, symptoms, treatment and prognosis.
UNIT 4:
Psychotherapeutic techniques.
Psychiatric social work.
Frustrations and conflicts: Definition and types. Defense Mechanism.
MSW103: Theory and practice of Social Work
UNIT 1:
Meaning and Concept of Social work
Scope of social work
Historical development of social work
Motives of social work
UNIT 2:
Principles of social work
Social service, social welfare, social action, social reform and social policy.
Social work as a profession
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UNIT 3:
Philosophy and values of social work.
Social work, education, training and knowledge.
Voluntary action, its significance and role of voluntary agencies.
UNIT 4:
Social welfare services in India.
Role of voluntary social Agencies in social work.
Social welfare and its fields.
Relevance of systems, Marxist, Radical, and Feminist approaches to the practice of social work.
MSW104: Sociological Concept
UNIT 1: The Scope And Methods Of Sociology
Meaning of Sociology
Nature of Sociology
Scope of Sociology
Methods of sociology
Historical development of Sociology
Functionalism
Sociology and the other academic disciplines
UNIT 2: Contribution of Thinker
Contribution of thinkers - Durkheim
The major contributions of Emile Durkheim to sociology
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Michel Foucault
Talcott Parsons
Amartya Sen
Muhammad Yunus
UNIT 3: Individual, Society and Culture
Society as system of relationships
Elements of society
Concept of Culture
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Characteristics of Culture
The difference between culture and Civilization
Customs
Socialization
What are the important stages of socialization?
What are the factors responsible for the socialization process?
Social Process
What is the importance of cooperation in the processes of social interaction?
UNIT 4: Social Structure and Functioning
Social institutions
Marriage
Definition of Joint Family
Religion
Kinship
Caste
Class
Economy
Polity
Legal education
Social control
Definition of Social Control
Nature or characteristics of social control
Conformity and Deviance
Agencies of social control
Social structure-Systems of social stratification
Definition of social stratification
Issue s related to social stratification
MSW105: Indian Social Institutions
UNIT 1:
Hinduism - Hindu View Of Life - Varna - Ashrama - Purusharthas
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UNIT 2:
The Hindu Caste System - Origin - Special Features - The Influences Of Caste SystemOn Other Religious Groups
UNIT 3:
Changing Trends In The Caste System - Untouchability
UNIT 4:
Indian Marriage Forms - Features - Customs - Modern Influences
UNIT 5:
Family In India - The Hindu Joint Family System - Characteristics Features Of AnIndian Family
UNIT 6:
Family Among The Muslims - Christians - The Tribal People Of India
UNIT 7:
The Status And Position Of Women In India During The Ancient, Medieval AndModern Periods
UNIT 8:
Purdah - Dowry - Widowhood - Desertion - Divorce
UNIT 9:
The Hindu Reform Movements - Brahma Samaj - Arya Samaj - TheosophicalSociety - Ramakrishna Mission
UNIT 10:
Social Legislation - Scope And Importance - Historical Origin – Fundamental SocialLegislation In Post-Independent Era
UNIT 11:
Impact Of Social Legislations On The Basic Social Institution Of The Indian Society
UNIT 12:
Social Change In The Economic, Social And Cultural Life Of The People Of India
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SECOND YEAR
MSW201: Social Disorganization and Legislation
UNIT 1:
Concept of Social organization and social disorganization
Social disorganization and Social change.
Approaches to the study of social disorganization
Personal disorganization
UNIT 2:
Family disorganization
Community disorganization
Concept of crime and Juvenile delinquency.
UNIT 3:
Concept of social problems.
Major social problems in India
Beggary
Alcoholism
Drug Addiction
Problem of the Aged
Problem of Commercialized sex.
Poverty
Unemployment
Juvenile delinquency
Child Labour.
UNIT 4:
Social Defense-Concept and Scope
Correctional work in India.
Social Legislation
Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
Immoral traffic (Prevention Act, 1956)
Probation of Offenders Act 1958
Family Courts Act, 1984
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The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act 1986) Social Research
MSW202: Social Research Methods
UNIT 1:
Social research and social work Research: Meaning scope and basic principles.
Social survey and social Research: Concept, nature and methods.
Nature and study of Social Phenomenon.
UNIT 2:
Scientific Method: Characteristics, applicability and Limitations
Research Problem and its Formulation
Different types of studies and their usage in Social and Social work research.
UNIT 3:
Research Design: Nature and type.
Hypothesis: Concept, Characteristics and Formulation.
Sources of Data Collection.
UNIT 4:
Methods of data collection: Interview method, Observation, Questionnaire, case
Study method, Area study.
Project Formulation and report writing
MSW203: Social Policy and Administration
UNIT 1: Social policy: Basic concepts
Concept, nature, scope, principles of social policy. Sources of socials policy:ideology, public opinion, constitution, Social policy and welfare policy similarities, and differences. Values underlying social policy and social planning based on the constitutional provisions (i.e. the directive principles of state policy and fundamental rights) and the human rights, Social policy and social development relationships.
UNIT 2: Process and Social Policy
Social policy formulation structure and processes, major determinants in social policy formulation, Social policy implementation-Role of different agencies and major problems of implementation, remedies, Policy implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
UNIT 3: Social work Administration:
Basic concepts, meaning, scope and significance of social work administration, functions of social work administration, social administration and social work administration.
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Social work administrator, Functions and Skills.
Bureaucracy: Nature, characteristics and issues
UNIT 4: Social Planning:
Definition, nature, scope, principles, process and models of social planning, Indian federal structure and social planning. Social policy and welfare planning- centralization, decentralization, people’s participation in social planning. Social planning machinery in India and its functions. Social planning in Five Year Plans
MSW204: Personnel Management
UNIT 1:
Personnel Function: Evaluation, objectives, principles, philosophies and policies, duties & responsibilities of the manager, position of the personnel department in the organization, line and staff relationship & the changing concept of personnel management in India.
UNIT 2:
Manpower planning: Uses benefits problems and limitations, manpower, inventory, manpower forecasting, job description, recruitment, job specification and job selection interviewing techniques, transfers, promotion and its policies.
UNIT 3:
Training and development: Objectives and policies planning, organizing the training department, training manager and his job, on and off the job training, techniques, career planning, objectives of performance appraisal. Strategic management: Objectives, importance policies, concept of core competence capability of organizational learning.
UNIT 4:
Communication: Importance of communication, interpersonal communication barriers of communication, communication in organizations, using communication skills to manage conflicts.
MSW205: Criminology and Penalogy
Unit 1:
General Principles of Criminal Law under the Indian Penal Code (Excluding Specific offences) and the fundamental basis of statutory offences under the prevention of food adulteration Act. Arms Act. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. And Prevention of Corruption etc.
Unit 2: Criminology
Meaning and Scope Criminal Science
School of Criminology
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Contribution of Sutherland
Juvenile Delinquency
Recidivism
Causes of Crime
Social Forces and Crime
Recent Trends in Crimes including the problem of organized crime, black- marketing, corporate crimes, hidden crimes, cost of crime.
Types of Criminals
Study of Criminal Behaviour of some tribes in India
Unit 3: Penology
Origin and evolution of Punishment
Forms of Punishment with special reference to capital punishment
Penal institutions, Prison system and its reforms in India with special referenced resent experiments.
Correctional Institutions: workhouses and house of correction: juvenile training school.
Men’s and women’s reformatories: Borstal Institutions in India
Parole & indeterminate sentence
Pardon
Unit 4: Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
The role of Forensic Sciences in Criminal and Civil Cases.
The basic question in investigation-Qui Bono; the scene of crime; discovery of traces of physical evidence; classification and reference to classified record; systematization and classification of physical evidence and comparison with suspected material; the principles of exchange; the principles of heredity, taxonomy etc.
Unit 5: Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Injuries: (Hurt)
Definition in law (Sec. 319, 320 I. P. C) Grievous Injury
Classification
Cardinal Factures of different types of injuries
Injuries of special regions
Age of Injuries
Medico legal aspects
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Burns and Scalds
Classification of Burns (Depuytrens)
Causes of death after burns.
Simple and grievous burns
Area of the body surface in burns and its relationship
Self-inflicted accidental, sucicidal, homicidal, burns
Ante-mortem and post-mortem burns
Asphyxia and Drowning
Cause of asphyxia, post-mortem appearances
Various types of violent asphyxial deaths like hanging, strangulation throtting and traumatic asphyxia, and the post-mortem appearances commonly seen in these conditions.
Drowing-Cardinal post-mortem signs.
Unit 6: Elements of Criminal procedure and proof in Criminal Trials Cr. P.C:
General including classification of criminal cases – summary-warrant-baliable-non- baliable: non cognizable: Constitution and jurisdiction of courts; complaint & F.I.R. case: Investigation procedure: Framming of charges; Trail proceduce: Security for keeping peace.
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