Social Work

About Us

True to the guiding principles of the Madras Christian College, the department ensures that a student passing through the portals of the department are academically excellent, indulge in socially relevant activities and are spiritually strong. The Department, considering the vision of the Madras Christian College, aspires to be a department of excellence transforming lives through education with a commitment to service. All the activities of the department are directed towards holistic development, and hence every graduate of the department is taught & trained to face the challenges of the world.

Composition

The Department offers the BSW, M.S.W (HR), M.Phil and Ph.D programs. The Department comprises of 10 experienced and efficient faculty members. The Department is highly diverse with 290 students (boys and girls) from all over the country pursuing their Social Work Education here.

Thrust Area

The Social Work programme is very unique as the students are exposed to Experiential Learning giving them edge over students from other programmes.

The Bachelors in Social Work (BSW) program develops the students’ personality to a great extent as the course curriculum and the activities are designed to produce students who are responsible citizens, sensitive to the needs of the community. Fieldwork commencing from the III Semester provides hands on experience to the students in the field.

The Masters in Social Work (MSW) is a benchmark programme as it prepares students for a career in Social Work with special reference to Human Resource Management through interactive and participative process of Training, Workshops, Field Work and Project Work. The programme is designed to equip the students to meet the advancing Industry standards.

The M.Phil & Ph.D program in Social Work provides scholars a strong knowledge base in research which helps them to do impactful research.

Programmes Offered

Bachelors in Social Work (BSW)

Masters in Social Work (MSW) specialising in Human Resource Management

M.Phil and Ph.D

Admision

UG / PG

M.Phil / Ph. D

Academics

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES FOR BSW

Upon completion of the BSW program, a student will be able to:

PSO Number	Program Specific Outcome
PSO 1	Acquire comprehensive knowledge base of the various Primary and Secondary Methods of Social Work along with an understanding of Human Behaviour.
PSO 2	Demonstrate adequate knowledge about the Social, Economic and Legal Ecosystem of the country.
PSO 3	Develop Social Work Skills and Proficiency of Social Work Techniques required for Generalist Practice through Classroom Training and Direct Field Exposure.
PSO 4	Demonstrate Professional Sensitivity towards Social Issues and apply Skills to engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate Social Work Interventions at Individual, group and Community Levels.
PSO 5	Develop the Spirit of Scientific Enquiry and the competency to Plan and Execute Social Work Research.
PSO 6	Integrate Social Work Ethics and Values within the Total Personality and establish one’s Identity as a Professional Social Worker.

BSW CURRICULUM
Bachelor of Social Work- Revised Syllabus 2021 Onwards
Sem	Course	Type	Title of the Paper	H	CR	ICA	ESE
	Code
I			Language –I	4	3	50	50
			English –I	4	3	50	50
	214SW1M01	Major	Introduction to Social Work	5	4	50	50
	214SW1M02	Major	Introduction to Psychology	5	4	50	50

	214SW1A01	Allied	Basics of Sociology	6	5	50	50
	214UC1G02	General Course	Contemporary Indian Society	4	2	50	50
			Value Education –I	2	1	50	50
			Total	30	22
II			Language –II	4	3	50	50
			English – II	4	3	50	50
	214SW2M01	Major	Social Case Work	5	4	50	50
	214SW2M02	Major -Practical	Sensitization to Social Issues	5	4	50	50
	214SW2A01	Allied	Human Rights	6	5	50	50
	214UC1G02	General Course	Contemporary Indian Society	4	2	50	50
			Value Education –II	2	1	50	50
			Total	30	22
III			Language – III	4	3	50	50
			English –III	4	3	50	50
	214SW3M01	Major	Social Group Work	5	4	50	50
	214SW3M02	Major -Practical	Community Sensitization	5	4	50	50
	214SW3A01	Allied	Political and Economic Systems in India	6	5	50	50
		Electives	Environmental Studies	4	2	50	50
			Personality Development	2	-	50	50
			Total	30	21
IV			Language – IV	4	3	50	50
			English – IV	4	3	50	50
	214SW4M01	Major	Social Work with Communities	5	4	50	50
	214SW4M02	Major-Practical	Field Work Practicum–I	5	4	50	50
	214SW4A01	Allied	Social Responsibility and Good Governance	6	5	50	50
	214UC3706	Interdisciplinary	Legal Systems in India	4	3	50	50
			Personality Development	2	3	50	50
			Total	30	25
V	214SW5M01	Major	Social Work Research	4	5	50	50
	214SW5M02	Major	Social Legislation	4	5	50	50
	214SW5M03	Major	Conflict and Disaster Management	4	4	50	50
	214SW5M04	Major-Practical	Field Work Practicum –II	12	5	50	50
	214UC5LO5	General Elective	Social Entrepreneurship	4	3	50	50
			Computer Training	2	3
			Total	30	25
VI	214SW6M01	Major	Social Work and Health Services	5	5	50	50
	214SW6M02	Major	Social Work with Families	5	5	50	50
	214SW6M03	Major	Human Resource Management and Labor in India	5	5	50	50
	214SW6M04	Major	Fundamentals of Social Welfare Administration	5	4	50	50
	214SW6M05	Major- Practical	Field Work Practicum –III	10	5	50	50
			Extension Activities		1
			Total	30	25
			Grand Total		140

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES FOR MSW

Upon completion of the MSW program, a student will be able to:

PSO Number	Program Specific Outcome
PSO 1	Acquire comprehensive and robust knowledge base on the Concepts Theories, Models, Methods and Processes of Professional Social Work and Human Resource Management.
PSO 2	Develop a repertoire of Social Work and Human Resource Practice Skills and Techniques through Direct Field Exposure and Experience.
PSO 3	Cultivate appropriate perspectives, and insights on the Dynamics of Human Behaviour, Social Systems and Organisational Systems, and integrate them to propose solutions to emerging problems across multitudinous Social Situations.
PSO 4	Demonstrate theoretical and practical applications of Social Welfare Administration, Social Legislations, Human Rights, Labour Legislations, Labour Welfare in a variety of Field Settings and Organisational Settings.
PSO 5	Develop scientific attitude and critical enquiry in designing and executing Research in the areas of Social Work and Human Resource Management and propose valid solutions with social relevance.
PSO 6	Internalize, Imbibe and Integrate Social Work Skills, Attitudes, Ethics and Values within the Total Personality and a Firm Resolve to Uphold and Demonstrate the Same in every aspect of Professional Life as a Responsive Citizen.

MSW CURRICULUM
Master of Social Work- Revised Syllabus 2021 Onwards
Sem	Course Code	Title of the Paper	H	CR	ICA	ESE	T
I	215SW1M01	Social Work Profession	4	3	50	50	W
	215SW1M02	Social Work with Individuals	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW1M03	Social Work with Groups	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW1M04	Social Work Research and Statistics	4	3	50	50	W
	215SW1M05	Field Work Practicum – I	12	5	50	50	P
	215SW1E06	Introduction to Sociology (Elective)	4	5	50	50	W
	215SW2M01	Community Organisation and Social Action	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW2M02	Social Welfare Administration and Social Legislation	3	3	50	50	W
II	215SW2M03	Essentials of Psychology	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW2M04	Human Resource Management	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW2M05	Field Work Practicum – II	12	5	50	50	P
	215SW2E06	Fundamentals of Business Management (Elective)	4	5	50	50	W
	215SW3M01	Labour Legislation and Case Laws	4	3	50	50	W
III	215SW3M02	Organisational Behaviour	4	3	50	50	W
	215SW3M03	Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare	4	3	50	50	W
	215SW3M04	Field Work Practicum – III	12	5	50	50	P
	215SW3E05	Strategic Management (Elective)	4	5	50	50	W
	215SW4M01	Organisational Development	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW4M02	Corporate Social Responsibility	3	3	50	50	W
	215SW4M04	Human Resource Management Systems	3	3	50	50	W
IV	215SW4M03	Training Laboratory for Emerging HR Professionals	3	3	50	50	P
	215SW4M05	Field Work – IV & Block Placement	12	5	50	50	P
	215SW4M06	Project Work	2	5	50	50	R
	215SW4E07	Concepts and Trends in HR and Business (Elective)	4	5	50	50	W
		Internship		2
	PE	Soft Skill Programme		8
Total Credits				100

Sem -Semester, H – Hours Per Cycle, CR – Credit, ICA – Internal Continuous Assessment, SE – Semester Exams, T – Type, W- Written, R -Research Project, P – Practical

The Degree of Master of Social Work is awarded to a candidate who obtains 100 Credits.

Our Roots

The Department of Social Work (SFS) was established in 1999. The two-year program of Master of Arts in Social Work (PM & IR) affiliated to the University of Madras was started in the year 1999 with 21 students and 2 staff members. In 2002, M.A (Social Work) was renamed as Master of Social Work (PM & IR) and it acquired a dynamic nomenclature of Master of Social Work (HRM) from the year 2003. The Self-financed Stream, which was under the University of Madras pattern, gained autonomy from the academic year 2003 – 2004 and CBCS was also implemented.

The Master’s programme is an intensive two-year programme comprising of four semesters which is a combination of class room instructions and field practicum. The uniqueness of this programme is that the students are exposed to experiential learning and this gives an edge over other similar master’s programmes. The transition from a student to a professional is carefully monitored by a group of qualified and experienced teaching professionals and practitioners through a rigorous and continuous evaluation system. The alumni of the department are holding office of Vice President HR in various multinationals. The presence of our alumni are in countries like the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Scandinavian countries, Malaysia, Singapore etc., and also across the Indian sub continent.

Madras Christian College introduced the under-graduation program in Social Work, in the Department of Social Work, Self –Financed Stream from 2005 onwards since there was a demand for the programme not only at the PG level but even at the UG level. The BSW students after their studies either proceed to do higher studies (either in Social Work or developmental domain) or join work. Those who pursue higher studies join our department itself for MSW or Madras School of Social Work, Stella Maris College, Loyola College and other city colleges or Delhi School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Xavier’s College, Mumbai, Christ University or across the globe like London School of Economics, Georgian College, Canada etc.,

Another milestone of the Department is the commencement of M. Phil (Social Work) program from the year 2012. Till date close to 20 scholars have completed their M.Phil program at the department. The hallmark was the commencement of the Doctoral program in the Department from the year 2014 onwards. The Department is working towards obtaining recognition for offering Ph.D. as a full-time program.

The department which had a humble start in 1999 with 21 students, two faculty and one programme is now a grown to teach close to 300 students, 10 faculty and four programmes. True to the latin motto found in the emblem of our college, ‘With the sign of God in our banner we will (march on) win’.