Master of Arts in Social Work (Disability Studies & Action)
Location: Mumbai
School: School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus
Centre: Centre for Disability Studies and Action
Intake: 20
Description
The focus among professionals in the field of disability rehabilitation today is on the rights of persons with disability, equalisation of opportunities and their integration into mainstream society. It has been formally recognised that people with disabilities are people who have the same economic, emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual, social and political needs that other people have. Though we have come a long way, we still have far to go in ensuring an inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based society for persons with disabilities. In India, persons with disability are still oppressed and marginalised, and denied the opportunity to lead a reasonable quality of life because of society’s persistent stereotypical and prejudiced perceptions of them as inferior, incapable and inadequate; a drain on family resources; and costly for society to maintain.
The M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action enables students to understand and conceptualise disability as socially constructed and find explanations for disablement within the context of a person’s life, rather than within the individuals themselves. Rehabilitation conducted within a comprehensive social framework is not only about the removal of barriers at the individual level, but also, about the removal of physical and attitudinal barriers in society at large. It includes not only engaging with persons with disability, but also engaging with the community and other systems of society for creating more enabling and inclusive environments so that their complete integration into mainstream society is possible.
The M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action is being offered to create a cadre of professional social workers, with competency in empowering people with disability and all other stakeholders with regard to this issue. At the end of this programme students will be trained to work as rehabilitation social workers with persons with disability in varied contexts.
The programme provides immense wide-ranging career opportunities for students with diverse interests. Students can choose to work in government sectors, National government programmes, and flagship schemes like NREGA, NRHM, and ICDS. This programme also equips students to work in different capacities in diverse settings including government institutions, non-government organisations, hospitals and research-based organisations.
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 |
|
|
DSA 01 |
Theoretical Perspectives and their Application to Disbility Rehabilitation Social Work |
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 |
|
|
DSA 02 |
Persons with Disability and their Rehabilitation Contexts |
4 |
|
|
FW 01 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
|
III |
SW 09 |
Social Policy and Planning |
2 |
| DSA 03 | Human Rights, Social Policies and Law | 2 | |
|
DSA 04 |
Counselling in Disability Context: Individuals, Groups and Families |
4 |
|
|
DSA 05 |
The Gender Dimensions of Disability |
2 |
|
|
DSA 08 |
Community Interventions in the Rural Context |
2 |
|
|
IV |
DSA 07 |
Building Disability Awareness for Action |
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 | DSA | ||||
| 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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