Master of Social Work Department of University of Mumbai

The Nature of the Course

The university provides a generic course of studies at the MSW level. The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is followed.  The curriculum is carefully designed to ensure that the student has a broad base of the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to function in diverse field of Social Work settings. Despite being generic, the course also encourages the students to deepen their interest in certain specific areas through the type of fieldwork selected, research study undertaken, term paper topic chosen and optional subjects selected as electives. Full time and visiting faculties will teach courses (papers) according to their specialisations.  The curriculum consists of relevant aspects of both theory and field work to help students enhance their practical understanding of social work practice. Theoretical perspectives provided in the programmes hope to achieve the following objectives:

• Acquire knowledge of the functioning of individuals and groups in social systems, the interrelationships between them and the manner in which they promote or impede a healthy social functioning,
• Obtain knowledge from other disciplines which contribute to the understanding of persons in the bio-psycho-social matrix,
• Develop professional capacity for identification of issues and problems violating the human rights of groups and communities and design effective responses for affecting a meaningful change in their situation,
• Attain the capacity to select and order priorities, to plan, to make realistic goals, and select appropriate strategies to fulfil the goals,
• Develop skills in the utilization of social work intervention methods and adopt ethical practices using the principles of the profession while working with individuals and families, groups and communities.

 

The course is full time and requires rigorous field work. The total number of credits earned by the learner on successful completion of the MSW course is 96 credits. It is offered under the Faculty of Arts.

 

Field Work

Field Work is an integral part of the programme of training in social work. It comprises learning professional social work practice under the guidance of trained field instructors in selected Government and Non- Government organizations. It enables the student to see the applicability of theoretical knowledge taught in the classroom to actual situations requiring social work intervention. It is both goal-oriented to solve a particular problem to which the student addresses his / her activities and learner-centred in relation to his / her particular interest areas and aptitudes. Field work has the dual purpose of promoting the student’s own learning while contributing to the development of the people with whom he / she works, especially the disadvantaged sections of our society. Currently the department is associated with more than 35 Government and Non-Governmental Organizations.

Practical experience in fieldwork aims at the following objectives:

• Provide opportunity for the integration of classroom learning and field practice and vice-versa (feedback mechanism for both class and field),
• Develop skills through learning how to utilize the knowledge learnt in the classroom for analysis of problems affecting the target groups and selection of the appropriate means for problem-solving,
• Cultivate attitudes, values and commitments of the profession relevant to working with the most disadvantaged sections of society,
• Develop awareness of self and the way in which student’s behaviour is affected by past experiences and cultural factors, and the way in which these affect the perceptions of their response to others.

Students will be required to maintain regular recordings of the fieldwork done during the course of their study. All students are required to dress appropriately, giving due respect to the socio-cultural practices of the people whom they work with while at fieldwork.

For the field work students will be placed at various Agencies in urban, rural and tribal areas. A few Tribal, Nomadic Tribal and Urban Slums will be selected for field action project by the Programme where student have to regularly contribute for the development of the Communities.

 

Fee Structure

A. University Prescribed	MSW Ist Year	MSW IInd Year
Admission Form	100	100
Admission Processing	200	200
Tuition Fees *	30,000	30,000
Exam Fees	600	600
Mark sheet	50	50
Gymkhana Fees	200	200
Library Fees	1000	1000
Eligibility Fees	250	0
Enrolment Fees	220	0
Development Fees	500	500
Dissertation Fees/Project Fee	0	1000
Convocation Fees	0	250
Registration Fees	1025	0
Field Agency Visit/Rural Camp/ Internship*	5000	5000
Other  Fees	250	250
E-Suvida	50	50
E-Charges	20	20
Computer Internet	500	500
Student Welfare Fund	50	50
ID Card	50	50
Group Insurance	40	40
University of Mumbai Sports & Cultural Activity	30	30
Caution Money	150	150
Disaster Relief Fund	30	30
Library Deposit	250	250
Vice Chancellor Fund	20	20
Magazine fees	100	100
Utility Fees	250	250
Document Verification	400	0
Total Rs.	41,335	40,690

Syllabus

Semester	Course Code	Core Course	No of credits
I	C1	History, Philosophy and Practice of  Social Work	4
	C2	Work with Individuals and Families	4
	C3	Social Welfare Administration	4
	C4	Community Organisation	4
	C5	Introduction to Social Sciences -1	4
	Core course practical-I	Fieldwork (practical component related to core subjects)	4
Total Credits for Semester-I			24
II	C6	Research Methodology	4
	C7	Contemporary Social Movements	4
	C8	Work with Groups	4
	C9	Social Policy and Planning	4
	C10	Introduction to Social Sciences -2	4
	Core course practical-II	Fieldwork (practical component related to core subjects)	4
Total Credits for Semester-II			24

 

 

 

 

Semester III	Elective basket-1 Credit -4   (choose any one)	Elective basket- II Credit-4 ( choose any one )	Elective Basket III Credit-4 ( choose any one )	Elective Basket –IV Credit-6 ( Skill workshop component) ( choose any one )	Elective Basket –V Field work Practicum Credit-6 Internal evaluation( choose any one )
	i)  Gender Studies	i) Health	i) Mental Health	i) Therapeutic Counselling skills	i) Institutional setting
	ii) Teaching, Training and Supervision	ii) Social Exclusion and Inclusion	ii) Informal labour and Informal sector	ii) Rural and Urban Studies	ii) Community Setting
	iii) Child rights	iii)Working with Disabilities	iv) Gerontology and geriatric care	iii) Development Communication Skills	iii) Issue based Setting
	Total Credits	24
Semester   IV	Project based course-1 Credits-8	Project based course-1I Credits-6	Optional Choices  Basket-1 Credits-6 ( Skill workshop component) Choose any one	Optional Choice Basket –II Inter disciplinary Credits-4
	Research project with dissertation	Field work  based Project	i) Skills  in Management of Non-Profit Organisation	i) Gender, sexuality and relationships
			ii)  Sustainable development and environment	ii) Disaster Management
	Total credits	24	.

 

 

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

• National Conference on “Contemporary Indian Society and Social Work Practice” on 20^th – 21^st February 2020.
• Two Days Interdisciplinary Workshop Research Methodology for Social Sciences 07^th & 08^th September 2018.
• State Level Seminar on ‘Social Movements in India and its Contemporary Relevance’ in 2017

The Job Placement Cell proactively seek to identify jobs for graduating students by inviting representatives from the Governmental, Non-Governmental and Private Sectors at the local, national and international levels to conduct Campus Recruitment at the end of the academic year.