Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action)
Location: Mumbai
School: School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus
Intake: 30
Description
Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action is an intensive and theoretically engaging field with the academic programme premised within a Dalit and Tribal episteme. It is located within anti-oppressive social work and articulates a bottom up, perspective from within and perspective from below under the framework of Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action. The programme follows a meta-discipline approach to knowledge acquisition and brings within its theoretical ambit subjects such as Ontology, Epistemology, Ethics and Aesthetics, Social and Political Philosophy, and Dalit and Tribal Knowledge Systems. Students are exposed to the latest theoretical debates from a meta-discipline approach pertaining to Tribes, Caste, the Indian State and global geopolitics.
The programme uses critical and contextual pedagogy led by faculty who are renowned for their ability to facilitate the process. Academically oriented students interested in the ideas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and dedicated to the empowerment of Dalits and Tribes would greatly benefit from the programme. Those who have a degree in History, Human Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science and any Humanities subject would find the programme both challenging and fulfilling. Students of Bachelor’s in Social Work with interest in Ambedkar Social Work would be greatly enriched by the theoretical insights and depth that the programme offers. Activists with any academic background having few years of experience with people’s movements would find the programme extremely insightful and engaging. The programme is the first of its kind in the world, providing students with wide theoretical exposure to international politico-historical and political economic discourses situated within the framework of Ambedkar Social Work. Graduates of this programme have job opportunities in a range of governmental and non-governmental organisations, civil society movements, and social enterprises.
Distribution of Credit Hours:
|
Detail |
Credits |
|
Foundation Courses |
4 |
|
Core Social Work Courses |
18 |
|
Thematic Courses |
18 |
|
Elective Foundation Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
Open Elective Courses (CBCS) |
2 |
| Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
4 |
|
Research Project |
6 |
|
Field Work |
24 |
|
Total Credits |
78 |
Semesterwise Courses:
|
Semester |
Course Code |
Course |
Credits |
|
I |
FC |
Foundation Course |
4 |
|
SW 01 |
History and Perspectives of Social Work |
2 |
|
|
SW 02 |
Social Work Practice with Individuals |
2 |
|
|
SW 03 |
Social Work Practice with Groups |
2 |
|
|
SW 05 |
Research Methods I |
2 |
|
|
DTSA 4 |
Dalit and Tribal Social Work: Perspectives and Concepts |
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 |
|
|
DTSA 2 |
Political Theory for Critical Social Work |
2 |
|
|
DTSA 9 |
Advanced Dalit and Tribal Social Work Practice Skills | 2 | |
|
DTSA 12 |
Project Planning and Management |
2 |
|
|
FW 01 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
|
III |
SW 09 |
Social Policy and Planning |
2 |
|
DTSA 7 |
Tribes, State, and Governance | 2 | |
|
DTSA 3 |
Term Paper on Dalit and Tribal Studies |
2 |
|
|
DTSA 5 |
Political Economy, Development and Dalits |
2 |
|
|
DTSA 10 |
Law, Justice and Democratic Rights |
2 |
|
|
IV |
|
Choose any one between DTSA 11 and DTSA 13.2 |
|
|
DTSA 11 |
Tribal and Dalit Movements: Theory and Practice |
2 |
|
|
DTSA 13.2 |
Social Entrepreneurship among Dalits and Tribes |
2 |
|
|
RP |
Research Project |
6 |
|
|
FW 02 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
| DE 01 | Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
|
DE 02 |
Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
| Total Credits |
78 |
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Fee Structure:
| Components | DTA | ||||
| Fees | Sem I | Sem II |
Sem III | Sem IV |
|
| FEE | Tuition Fee | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Examination Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| CHARGES |
Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| IT Charges | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Library Charges | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) * | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FUNDS | Students' Competency Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lab / Studio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Development Fund | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Students' Union Fund * | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Alumni Fund * | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Fund* | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | |
| DEPOSITS | Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) | 10,000 | 0 | ||
| Semester wise Course Fee | 52,500 | 28,500 | 40,000 | 28,000 | |
| Yearly Fees | 81,000 | 68,000 | |||
| Total Course Fee | 1,49,000 | ||||
| Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary. | |||||
| Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity. | |||||
| No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes. | |||||
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