Offering Colleges
The faculty of Humanities and Social Science of Purbanchal University (PU) provides a Master of Social Work program. This course will take two years to complete. This program is a professional and academic specialty that focuses on issues of social welfare and change. This course teaches students how to improve their research skills in order to better their personal, group, family, community, country, and world quality of life and development.
To be eligible to take the final semester examination, the student must have 80 percent attendance in class. The student must complete all projects and field work that has been assigned to them. During the program session, the college will perform periodic written assignments, research projects, seminars, and presentations. Fieldwork is an important component of the program. As a result, students must devote at least 15 hours each week to field work.
Eligibility
- Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's Degree of at least three years duration or any equivalent degree in any faculty from a college/ university/ board recognized by the Purbanchal University.
- Candidates must have completed their bachelor's degree with at least a second-division finish.
Admission Criteria
Students are accepted into this program based on their ability, competency, and ambition to work in the field of social work. Previous academic records, written tests, group discussions, and personal interviews can all assist candidates to get into this program.
- Students will be chosen based on a merit list.
- The following breakdown of marks is used to create a merit list:
- 40% of graduation marks
- 30% to written tests
- 10% to Group Discussion and
- 20% to the Interview
The final decision of a candidate selection will depend on Admission Committee.
Curricular Structure
First Semester
| Subject Code | Subject | Credits Hour |
| MSW511 | History, Philosophy, and Practice of Social Work | 3 |
| MSW512 | Theoretical Foundation for Social Work | 3 |
| MSW513 | Social Work Practice with Individual | 3 |
| MSW514 | Social Work Practice with Group | 3 |
| MSW515 | Sociology and Psychology for Social Work | 3 |
| MSW516 | Academic Writing | 2 |
Second Semester
| Subject Code | Subject | Credits Hour |
| MSW521 | Social Action and Advocacy | 3 |
| MSW522 | Community Organization | 3 |
| MSW523 | Research Methods in Social Work | 3 |
| MSW524 | Social Work Administration and Social Policy | 3 |
| MSW525 | Human Rights and Social Justice | 3 |
| MSW526P | Field Work Study Lab (Camp): Working with Communities. | 3 |
Third Semester: Specialization
| Subject Code | Subject | Credits Hour |
| MSW531 | Seminar Issue on Social Work (common course) | 2 |
| MSW532SP | Social Work Block Field Practicum (Common Course)(Concentration specific) | 3 |
| Specialization I: Social Development | ||
| MSW533S1 | Global Social Work and Social Development | 3 |
| MSW534S1 | Development Project Management | 3 |
| MSW535S1 | Social Entrepreneurship and Development Interventions | 3 |
| MSW536S1 | Disaster Management | 3 |
| Specialization II: Health and Development | ||
| MSW533S2 | Social Work in Health and Development | 3 |
| MSW534S2 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| MSW535S2 | Social Care &Action | 3 |
| MSW536S2 | Medical and Psychiatric Social Work | 3 |
| Specialization III: Children, Elderly and Family | ||
| MSW533S3 | Family Across Life Course | 3 |
| MSW534S3 | Contemporary Family Issues of Children and Elderly | 3 |
| MSW535S3 | Working with Children | 3 |
| MSW536S3 | Working with Elderly | 3 |
| Specialization IV: Youth and Community Development | ||
| MSW533S4 | Youth and Development | 3 |
| MSW534S4 | Municipal Welfare Administration | 3 |
| MSW535S4 | Social Entrepreneurship and Development Interventions | 3 |
| MSW536S4 | Working with Youth in Rural and Urban Communities | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| Subject Code | Subject | Credits Hour |
| MSW541SP | Concentration Specific Block Field Work Practicum final placement – (common course) | 3 |
| MSW542 | Social Work Study Tour | 2 |
| MSW543 | Social Work Research Dissertation (common course) | 8 |