SCOPE Bangalore In collaboration with Karnataka State Open University Mysore, Karnataka 570006 Course Structure & Syllabus For Master of Social Work (MSW) 1
Course Name: Master of Social Work Duration of Course: 2 Years Eligibility: Graduation FIRST YEAR COURSE STRUCTURE CODE SUBJECT CREDIT MSW101 Indian Society 5 MSW102 Social Work & Human Psychology 5 MSW103 Theory and practice of Social Work 5 MSW104 Sociological Concept 5 MSW105 Indian Social Institutions 5 SECOND YEAR CODE SUBJECT CREDIT MSW201 Social Disorganization & Legislation 5 MSW202 Social Research Methods 5 MSW203 Social Policy and Administration 5 MSW204 Personnel Management 5 MSW205 Criminology and Penalogy 5 2
SYLLABUS FIRST YEAR MSW101: Indian Society Introduction: Approach to Society Primary Concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, class, caste, Mores and Folkways. Social Institution: Marriage, family, Caste, Religion, Economic and Political System and Law. Social Groups: Concept, Type of Groups, Importance of groups in human life. Social processes: Cooperation, Competition, Conflict, Accommodation, and Assimilation. UNIT 2: Social Control: Concept of Social control, Formal and Informal Agencies of Social control. Socialization process: Concept of social control, Formal and Informal agencies of Social 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. Welfare state and social planning in India: Objectives, Strategy, Social and Welfare planning. Problems of Industrialization and Urbanization. Dynamics of economic planning, working for socio economic development. MSW 102: Social Work and Human Psychology Psychology: Meaning and Scope. Branches of Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Experimental 3
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. Psychotherapeutic techniques. Psychiatric social work. Frustrations and conflicts: Definition and types. Defense Mechanism. MSW103: Theory and practice of Social Work 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 4
UNIT 3: Philosophy and values of social work. Social work, education, training and knowledge. Voluntary action, its significance and role of voluntary agencies. 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 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 5
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? 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 Hinduism - Hindu View Of Life - Varna - Ashrama - Purusharthas 6
UNIT 2: The Hindu Caste System - Origin - Special Features - The Influences Of Caste System On Other Religious Groups UNIT 3: Changing Trends In The Caste System - Untouchability Indian Marriage Forms - Features - Customs - Modern Influences UNIT 5: Family In India - The Hindu Joint Family System - Characteristics Features Of An Indian 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 And Modern Periods UNIT 8: Purdah - Dowry - Widowhood - Desertion - Divorce UNIT 9: The Hindu Reform Movements - Brahma Samaj - Arya Samaj - Theosophical Society - Ramakrishna Mission UNIT 10: Social Legislation - Scope And Importance - Historical Origin Fundamental Social Legislation 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 7
SECOND YEAR MSW201: Social Disorganization and Legislation 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. 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 8
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation Act 1986) Social Research MSW202: Social Research Methods 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. Methods of data collection: Interview method, Observation, Questionnaire, case Study method, Area study. Project Formulation and report writing MSW203: Social Policy and Administration 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. 9
Social work administrator, Functions and Skills. Bureaucracy: Nature, characteristics and issues Social Planning: Definition, nature, scope, principles, process and models of social planning, Indian federal structure and social planning. Social policy and welfare planningcentralization, decentralization, people s participation in social planning. Social planning machinery in India and its functions. Social planning in Five Year Plans MSW204: Personnel Management 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. 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 10
Contribution of Sutherland Juvenile Delinquency Recidivism Causes of Crime Social Forces and Crime Recent Trends in Crimes including the problem of organized crime, blackmarketing, 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 11
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-nonbaliable: non cognizable: Constitution and jurisdiction of courts; complaint & F.I.R. case: Investigation procedure: Framming of charges; Trail proceduce: Security for keeping peace. ******************************* 12