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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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