Master of Social Work (MSW)
A Master of Social Work postgraduate degree program focusses on the core skills to work in a society. The curriculum emphasizes social work values, principles and methods that enable students to adopt strategies and interventions for creating positive workplaces, healthy employees and strong communities. With the right mix of theory, research and field work practicums, the graduates are well-equipped and therefore continue to be the ‘graduates of choice ‘among our key stakeholders.
The MSW program also sensitizes students to develop global perspectives and the impact of transnational corporations and institutions in dealing with problems and concerns limiting individual motivation, performance and well-being. The core aspect of the MSW program is its field work placement or internship where in MSW graduates are placed into field work assignments and projects in variety of settings.
Why study MSW?
The Department offers MSW programme with specializations in community development, Human Resource management and Medical Psychiatric Social Work. Apart from being imparted with theoretical knowledge, the students of MSW undergo practical training in various Governmental and Non- Governmental organization, industries and hospitals. The field work programme is adopted to enable the students to acquire professional skills, attitude, values, ethics and commitment. The students attend their field work every week with field work agency. The MSW programme includes field work, rural camp, study tour, village work, street theatre, and internship as part of the curriculum and it is compulsory for all the students. A degree in social work provides a wide variety of career paths which includes HR Mangers, Development Managers, CSR Manager, Labor welfare officers, Child Protection officer, Project coordinator, Program Manager, Public Relation Officers, Counsellors, Research Assistants, Transplant coordinator Community Mobiliser, School Social Worker, documentation & Communication officer, Consultant Social Worker and Case Manager.
RAAK Arts & Science College offers a two-year MBA degree program, aligned with the Annamalai University, Annamalainagar ,Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. India
Curriculum Focus Areas:
| History and Philosophy of Social Work | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Sociology for Social Work Practice | Social Exclusion and Inclusive Development |
| Gender and Development | Human Resource Management and Development |
| Psychology for Social Work Practice | Child Welfare and Social Work |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development | Social Work Practice and Persons with Disability |
| Psychiatric Social Work | Disaster Management and Social Work |
| Rural and Tribal Community Development | Social Work Practice with Elderly People |
| Organizational Behaviour and Development | Hospital Administration |
| Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders | Counselling Theory and Practice |
| NGO’s and Community Development | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Counselling Theory and Practice | Social Exclusion and Inclusive Development |
Career Pathways:
| Child counsellor | Applied behaviour analyst |
| Social worker | Community Health Worker & Outreach Worker |
| Community Counsellor | Human Resources |
| Human Services Specialist | Not-profit organisations coordinators |
| Mental health counsellor | Professor |
| Addiction counsellor | Project Coordinators |
| Healthcare Manager | School Counsellors |
| Case Manager | Advocacy organizations |
| Community Development Officer | Behaviour supervisor |
| Psychotherapist | Child welfare researcher |
| Corrections social Worker | Social responsibility |
Programme Outcomes (POs):
PO1: Students can implement new perspective of understanding the society and its problem.
PO2: Students can become an entrepreneur to start of new Company, Industries and Hospitals
PO3: Students will become policy makers for Government and implementing of scheme to poor.
PO4: Students can understand the structure and procedures of Non-Governmental Organization
PO5: Students can write new project and intervention programme according to the needy peoples.
PO6: Students can become experts in their specialization areas.
PO7: Students learned to tolerate diverse ideas and different points of view
PO8: Students become conscious of environmental and societal responsibilities in terms of pollution.
PO9: Students can Identify research problems, obtain relevant data, interpret, and report findings
PO1O: Students become empowered to face the challenges of the changing universe
Programme Specific Outcomes(PSO’s):
| PSO1 : Gain knowledge on the utilization of Social Work practice theories and methods with individuals, families and groups. |
| PSO2: Apply ethics, values, methods, professional skills, approaches and techniques in Social Work Practice with diverse and vulnerable populations. |
| PSO3: Acquire specialization based proficiency and will suitably translate the Principles and Methods of Social Work in their respective settings. |
| PSO4: Impart professional training through Field Work in order to provide manpower in various fields and capable of working at various levels of micro, meso and macro systems. |
| PSO5: Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and advocate for human rights and social and economic justice. |
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