Department of Social Sciences

M.S.W ( Master's Programme in Social Work)

M.S.W. Social Work programme provides specialized training in four fields offered by the following departments :

APPLICATION

Application for admission can be had from the office of Madurai Institute of Social Sciences, Alagar Kovil Road, Madurai - 2 on payment of Rs. 100/- in person or Rs.130/- by money order or by demand draft in fovour of the Principal, Madurai Institute of Social Sciences, Madurai - 625 002. Any other mode of payment will not be accepted.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who have finished their U.G courses of Madurai Kamaraj University or an examination of any other university considered as equivalent thereto are eligible to purse this course, subject to the acceptance by and recognition from the university.

Reserved seats for SC / ST / BC / MBC candidates are to be made as per the existing rules of the government / university.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

An entrance test consisting of Descriptive type questions bases on the subject concerned and objective type questions from general Intelligence, Arithmetic, Resoning, General Knowledge, Group discussion and personal interview will be conducted. The final selection will be made provisionally based on the over-all performance in the university examination and entrance test.

Candidates will select based on the merit list.

SCHEME OF EDUCATION

Duration
The M.S.W., a two year full time Regular course consisting of four semesters with four weeks of Summer Placement after the completion of second semester and six weeks of Block Placement after completion of the fourth semester.
I Year

I Semester Papers Introduction to Professinal Social Work and Social Problems Man and Society Dynamics of Human Behaviour Social Welfare Administration Social Practice with Individuals and Groups Feild Work - Practical Training (Observation Visit)

II Semester Papers Social Work Practice with community Social Policy, Planning nad Development Social Work Research and Statistics Social Legislation Communication for Social Work Practice Feild Work Practical Traning concurrent feild work Summer Placement

SECOND YEAR SOCIAL WORK FEILD BASED COURSES

Department of Personnal Management and Industrial Relations

III Semester Papers Human Resources Management - Part A - Personnal Management Employee Welfare and Social Work in Industry Labour Legislation - I

IV Semester Papers Human Resources Management - Part B - Industrial Relations Organisation Behaviour Labour Legislation - II

Department of Medical and Psychiatric Social Work

III Semester Papers Health and Hygine Mental Health Hospital Admistration

IV Semester Papers Social Work Practice in Medical Settings Social work in feild of Mental Health Drug Absuse Counselling

Department of community Development(Rural & Urban)