Location: Mumbai
School: School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus
Intake: 20
Description
Children as central to the development discourse and as individuals having rights as citizens is at the core of this thematic area. This approach emanates from an understanding that children have been losing their childhood and spaces for holistic and creative learning and within the current development scenario and they are increasingly being viewed and treated as adults, be it as child labor, sex workers or as adult learners in mainstream education. With increasing marginalisation of specific communities like dalits, adivasis, minorities and the poor, children and families of these communties face greater vulnerabilities and deprivation. It is the children of these communities who live on the edge, struggling to find ways to survive, protect and educate themselves. They are also the major victims of community violence, development led displacement and disasters.
Within this context civil society organisations and state led interventions have often tried to address these issues. While on the one hand efforts through activism and advocacy have brought to the fore the children's agendas in policy making processes, the state has also likewise responded to develop newer interventions strategies to address specific sectoral issues of education, health, protection and development of children. The Master of Arts in Social Work (Children and Families) will enable the development of a critical perspective on the social construction of childhoods, intersectionalities and interrogate families as an evolving institution for engagement with and change for democratisation. The courses will also emphasise understanding of State, Policy and Law and their interaction and dynamics and how these can be engaged with for ensuring the rights of children and families.
Students will be equipped with a strong theoretical foundation on childhoods, family, dynamics of state, policy and law and research. They will also develop skills for praxis, direct work with children and families in diverse locales from institutional settings to community based settings as well as skills for advocacy, activism, research and systemic change within formal institutions of the state and interventions through state programmes
Distribution of Credit Hours:
Year |
Detail |
Credits |
I |
Foundation Courses |
6 |
Philosophy of Research |
1 |
|
Elective Foundation Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
Open Elective Courses (CBCS) |
2 |
|
Core Social Work Courses |
16 |
|
Programme Courses |
4 |
|
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
II
|
Disciplinary Elective Course |
4 |
Programme Courses |
18 |
|
Research Project |
6 |
|
Field Work |
12 |
|
Total Credits |
83 |
Semesterwise Courses:
Semester |
Course Code |
Course |
Credits |
I |
FC
|
Foundation Course |
6 |
Philosophy of Research |
1 |
||
SW 01 |
History and Perspectives of Social Work |
2 |
|
SW 02 |
Social Case Work |
2 |
|
SW 03 |
Social Group Work |
2 |
|
SW 05 |
Research Methods I |
2 |
|
CF 01 |
Child and Childhood In India-Theories, Demographics and Perspectives |
2 |
|
II |
EF |
Elective Foundation Course (CBCS) |
2 |
OE | Open Elective Course (CBCS) | 2 | |
SW 04 |
Community Organisation |
2 |
|
SW 06 |
Social Welfare Administration |
2 |
|
SW 07 |
Critical Perspectives on Social Work: Introduction to Social Theories |
2 |
|
SW 08 |
Research Methods II |
2 |
|
CF 02 |
Family in India |
2 |
|
FW 01 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
III |
SW 09 |
Social Policy and Planning |
2 |
CF 03 | Child and Family Laws in India | 2 | |
CF 04 |
Development Practice, Policies and Programmes for Children and Families |
4 |
|
CF 05 |
Vulnerable and Marginalised Children: Perspectives and Issues |
2 |
|
CF 06 |
Issues and Concerns of Children and Families in Rural Areas |
2 |
|
CF 07 |
Working with Children: Interventions and Skills |
2 |
|
CF 08 |
Working with Families: Interventions and Skills |
2 |
|
DE 01 |
Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 | |
IV |
CF 09 |
Advocacy and Action for Children and Families |
2 |
RP |
Research Project |
6 |
|
FW 02 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
DE 02 |
Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 |
Fee Structure:
Components | CF | ||||
Fees | Sem I | Sem II |
Sem III | Sem IV |
|
FEE | Tuition Fee | 12000 | 12000 | 12000 | 12000 |
Examination Fee | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | |
Medical Examination Fee | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CHARGES |
Field Work Charges | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 |
Computer Charges | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
Convocation Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | |
ID Card Charges | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FUNDS | Students' Competency Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Internship Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lab Charges / Studio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dev. Fund / Prog. Fund | 8000 | 8000 | 0 | 0 | |
Students' Union Fund | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
Medical Insurance Fund | 1500 | 0 | 1500 | 0 | |
DEPOSITS & ADVANCES | A) Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) | 10000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B) *Practicum / Study Tour Charges (Rural Field Work / Urban Field Work) (Refundable) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dining Hall (Advance) Charges | 16000 | 16000 | 16000 | 16000 | |
OTHER CHARGES | Hostel & Electricity Charges Rs.10000 & Rs.5000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 |
Total Fees for Non-Hostellers | 39200 | 27300 | 20800 | 21300 | |
Total Fees for Hostellers | 70200 | 58300 | 51800 | 52300 | |
*Details under School | |||||
* "Practicum / Study tour charges / Rural Field Work / Urban Field Work charges are not part of the fee structure. However, expenses will have to be met by the students at the time of study tour." |
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