Master of Social Work (MSW) : 2 year full time Master of Social Work (MSW) 2 year full time course has been designed by Dibrugarh University to promote career growth in Social Works. The course provides an understanding of the history and philosophy of Social Work and its emergence as a profession. The course curriculum offers the understanding about the need and importance of Social Work Education, Training and Practice. Objectives of the courses To acquire knowledge on the development of Social Work and use it as a profession. To understand the need and importance of Social Works Education in the present society. To gain insight into the Indian Society, the changes therein and its problems. To enhance the acquaintance with the concepts of community and its dynamics. To understand community organization as a method of Social Work and as an effective tool for development. ELIGIBILITY As per the approved regulation of Dibrugarh University, a candidate who possesses any Bachelor degree of Dibrugarh University in (10+2 +3) pattern or any other recognized university, with at least 45% marks (40% for SC/ST/OBC) in aggregate in pass or major subjects is eligible to apply for admission into the Master of Social Work (MSW) 2 year full time programme. SELECTION PROCEDURE Selection of candidates shall be made on the basis of their results in Graduation, or as per the notifications of Dibrugarh University from time to time. N.B. : Eligibility criteria and other procedure such as for Admission and Examination is subject to change from time to time as per the notification of the University. COURSE STRUCTURE As per regulation of the Dibrugarh University, the MSW programme (2 year full time) consists of four semesters of six months duration each. The first semester shall focus on the foundation course. The second semester shall focus in the functional area. A student is required to opt for specializations in the third and fourth semester along with an Elective subject in the third semester. As per the course curriculum, the student is required to undertake a concurrent field work at the end of each semester based on which the student has to submit a summary report. Later viva is conducted on the submitted report. DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE STRUCTURE Semester I Paper No Title of the subject ISA ESE Type of Exam SW 101 Introduction to Social Work 40 60 W SW 102 Society and Indian Problems 40 60 W SW 103 Human growth and development 40 60 W SW 104 Skills for social work practitioners 40 60 W SW 105 Social work practice with communities 40 60 W SCF 106 Concurrent field work I 40 60 W/V Semester II Paper No Title of the subject ISA ESE Type of Exam SW 201 Social Work practice with individuals 40 60 W SW 202 Social Work practice with groups 40 60 W SW 203 Governance, social policy, law and social work 40 60 W SW 204 Quantitative research in social work 40 60 W SW 205 Qualitative research in social work 40 60 W SCF 206 Concurrent field work – II 40 60 W/V Semester III Paper No Title of the subject ISA ESE Type of Exam SW 301 SCA 302 Administration and Management of social welfare organizations Computer application of social work 40 40 60 60 W P Specialization papers: SCD 303 SCD 304 Community development 1: Rural economy and cooperation Community development 2: Rural community and development 40 40 60 60 W W SMP 303 SMP 304 Medical & Psychiatric 1: Medical social work Medical & Psychiatric 2: Mental health and social work 40 40 60 60 W W SFC 303 SFC 304 Family & Child welfare 1: Family social work Family & Child welfare 2: Social work with children 40 40 60 60 W W Electives (the student will opt for one of the four elective papers): SDM 305 SPC 305 SPB 305 SHA 305 Elective 1: Disaster Management Elective 2: Project Cycle Management Elective 3: Peace Building Elective 4: HIV/AIDS stigma, Discrimination and Prevention 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 W W W W SCF 306 Concurrent field work – III 40 60 W/V Semester IV Paper No Title of the subject ISA ESE Type of Exam SW 401 Tribal development 40 60 W Specialization papers: SCD 402 SCD 403 Community development 3: Welfare of the weaker sections Community development 4: Urban community development 40 40 60 60 W W SMP 402 SMP 403 Medical & Psychiatric 3: Psychiatric social work Medical & Psychiatric 4: Community health 40 40 60 60 W W SFC 402 SFC 403 SWR 404 SCF 406 SBP 407 Family and child welfare 3: Social work with youth Family and child welfare 4: Social work with the elderly Research Project Concurrent Field work – IV Block Field work (compulsory) 40 40 100 40 - 60 60 100 60 - W W W/V W/V BF N.B.: ISA- In Semester Assessment, ESE- End Semester Examination, W- Written, V-Viva Voce, P-Practical, BF-Block Field Work. EXAMINATION SYSTEM (As per Dibrugarh University Regulations) (a) To be eligible to appear in the MSW end-semester Examinations as a regular candidate, a student must attend 75% of the lectures delivered during the academic session. A student who attends at least 60% of the lectures delivered shall, however, be allowed to appear in the Examination as a non-collegiate candidate on payment of a prescribed fee. (b) The semester examination shall be divided into two groups: ODD and EVEN (i.e. Odd semester: First and Third. Even Semester: Second and Fourth.) (c) The examination at the end of Odd semester classes shall be treated as Regular Odd Semester Examination and shall be held simultaneously. (d) The examination at the end of all the Even semester classes shall be termed as Regular Even Semester Examination and shall be held simultaneously. (e) A candidate who fails or doesn’t appear in one or more subjects of any end-semester examination will be provisionally promoted to the next higher semester with the failed subjects as carry over subjects. Such candidate will be eligible to appear in the carry over subjects in the next examinations of those subjects. However, the following restrictions will be applicable. (i) A candidate shall be allowed maximum 5 years to complete the course of MSW. (ii) A candidate shall be entitled to a maximum of two chances (excluding the first regular examination) to clear a subject. If a candidate fails to clear a subject even after the two chances, he/she has to repeat the semester with admission. (iii) lf a student clears the fourth semester examination before clearing all the subjects of the previous semesters, the result of the fourth semester examination of that candidate shall be withheld and his/her results shall be announced only after he/she clears the subjects of the previous semesters. (iv) In order to pass in a subject, a candidate shall have to pass in all the parts separately. APPROVAL & AFFILIATION The MSW course is conducted by the institute under the approved syllabi and regulations of Dibrugarh University.