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Master of Social Work

   Department of Humanities

Programme Level

Post Graduate

Duration

2 Years

About the Programme

Master of Social Work programme offered by the Galgotias University is a 02-year Post Graduate academic degree programme, where students study about social welfare, social justice and diversity, human behaviour, social policy, social ethics, and other social practicalities and challenges. The programme focusses on imparting education, training and employability in professional social work in order to create and providing professionally trained human resource and allied fields through ethical approach, culture-sensitive, eclectic and evidence-based participatory practice at various levels and help students develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and values appropriate to the practices of social work profession and stimulate and encourage integration of theory and practice in the fields of social work profession; and special focus to facilitate and provide interdisciplinary collaboration for better understanding of social issues, social problems, issues of social development and needed services

Eligibility

Graduation with minimum 50% marks

Fee Structure

Duration
2 Years
Tuition Fee (per annum)
50,000
Exam Fee (per annum)
20,000

Program Structure

Program Structure

Career Pathways

Students can pursue variouscareer options after completing their master of Social work programme. Some of popular career options are as given below.

  • Social Worker, 
  • Mental Health Counsellor, 
  • Assistant Professor, Project Officer, 
  • Child Welfare Specialist,
  •  Medical Social Worker, 
  • Clinical Social Worker,
  • NGO Management 
  • Civil Services

Programme Objectives

01

To Develop a comprehensive understanding of advanced social work theories, human behavior, social policies, and welfare systems relevant to contemporary social issues.


02

To Build practical competencies in assessment, intervention, counseling, case management, and community mobilization across various fields of practice such as health, education, family, mental health, and development.


03

To Instill professional ethics, social work values, and a strong commitment to human rights, dignity, and social justice.


04

To Encourage critical thinking and application of qualitative and quantitative research methods for evidence-based social work interventions and policy formulation.


05

To enhance students to take up leadership roles in governmental, non-governmental, and international organizations, and advocate for social change and policy reform.


06

To Provide intensive fieldwork training to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problems and develop professional identity and confidence.


07

To Equip students to work effectively with diverse populations, especially marginalized and vulnerable groups, respecting their social, cultural, and economic contexts.


08

To Enable students to pursue careers in professional social work practice, research, policy, and higher education.


Programme Outcomes

01

Identify as a Professional Social Worker


02

Engage Diversity in Practice


03

Apply Critical Thinking


04

Apply Ethical Principles


05

Advance Human Rights/ Social and Economic Justice


06

Engage Research Informed Practice/Practice Informed Research


07

Apply Human Behaviour Knowledge


08

Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-Being and Deliver Services


09

Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities


10

Respond to Practice Contexts, Practice Engagement, Practice Assessment, Practice Assessment, Practice Evaluation


Programme Educational Objectives

01

Social workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision making. Social workers are knowledgeable about the value and base of the profession, its ethical standards, and relevant law.


02

Social Workers serve as representatives of the profession, its mission, and its core values. They know the profession’s history. Social workers commit themselves to the profession’s enhancement and to their own professional conduct and growth


Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

01

To impart education and training in professional social work in order to provide manpower in social welfare, development and allied fields capable of working at various levels of micro, meso and macro systems


02

To enable students develop creative thinking and ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice of social work and to facilitate interdisciplinary approach for better understanding of social problems, situations and issues of development.