Master of Social Work

Master of Social Work (MSW) In The P.G. Department of Anthropology

Title of the Course : Master of Social Work.
Duration of the Course : 2 years (Full-time), Course curriculum involves camp-based fieldwork, observational visits and industrial tours.
Total No. of Seats : 32 (For Regular Candidates)06 (For In-Service Sponsored Candidates; In-service candidate has to produce a ‘no-objection certificate’ and ‘relief order’ from his/her employer at the time of admission, there shall be no relaxation in attendance for in-service candidates). In case of non-availability of suitable in-service candidates, the seats will be filled up by the candidates of general category whose names will figure in the merit list.
Minimum Eligibility : Any graduate securing 2nd class (Honours) or 45% of marks in aggregate in case of pass subjects.
Selection Criteria: Written Test (60%), GD (20%), Personal Interview (10%), Career (10%).
Course Structure : Framed along the line of the UGC model course curriculum for MSW (Total: 80 CH)
FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER
Course No. Title CH Course No. Title CH
MSW-411 History and Philosophy of Social Work 4 CH MSW-421 Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy 4 CH
MSW-412 Understanding Society and Culture 4 CH MSW-422 Rehabilitation and Resettlement 4 CH
MSW-413 Social Work Research and Quantitative Analysis 4 CH MSW-423 Social Work Methods 4 CH
MSW-414 Human Growth and Development 4 CH MSW-424 Corporate Social Responsibility 4 CH
MSW-415 Criminology and Justice 4 CH MSW-425-a Practicum-I Structured Experience Laboratory and Research Methodology Practical 4 CH
---- ----   MSW-425-b Practicum-II Micro Level Study on Social Exclusion 2 CH
Non-Credit IT in Social Sector   Non-Credit Community Intervention and Entrepreneurship Development 2 CH
Total
20 CH
Total
20 CH
 
THIRDSEMESTER FOURTH SEMESTER
Course No. Title CH Course No. Title CH
MSW-511 Ideology and Ethics of Social Work 4 CH MSW-521 Social Work Administration 4 CH
MSW-512 Social Legislation and Labour Welfare 4 CH MSW-522 Indian Polity and Public Policy 4 CH
MSW-513 Social Problem and Social Development 4 CH MSW-523 Tribal Anthropology and Social Work 4 CH
MSW-514 Vulnerable Children and their Development 4 CH MSW-524 Poverty Reduction, Micro Finance and Micro Enterprises 4 CH
MSW-515-a Practicum-III Skill Development Assessment 2 CH MSW-525 Elective Human Resource Development /Rural Development 4 CH

MSW-515-b Practicum-IV

Learning Social Work through Participatory Approach 2 CH      
Non-Credit Disaster Preparedness and Management   Non-Credit- I Fundamental of Medical Social Work  
      Non-Credit- II Block Field Work Placement  
Total
20 CH
Total
20 CH

Specialization Offered
  1. Human Resource Development
  2. Rural Development
Course Faculty
Core Faculty
Prof. D.K. Behera (Anthropology) Prof. P.N. Sahu (Anthropology)
Prof. P. Panda (Anthropology) Dr. R.K. Choudhury (Anthropology)
Mr. Madan Biswal (MSW Programme, SU) Ms. S. Samal (MSW Programme, SU)
Prof. O.P Panigrahi (VSS Medical College, Burla) Prof. S. Panda (VSS Medical College, Burla)
Prof. Smita Panda, VSS Medical College, Burla) Prof. Mamata Giri (VSS Medical College, Burla)
Prof. R.C. Giri (VSS Medical College, Burla) Prof. H.P. Acharya (VSS Medical College)
Shri B.Behuria, Senior Personnel Officer, MCL, Burla J. Patjoshi (Dept. of Law, SU)
Prof. S. Mohanty (Dept. of Sociology, SU) Dr. Lopamudra Mishra
Dr. A. Mohapatra (Dept. of English, SU) Prof. B. Panda (Dept. of Home-Sc, SU)
Dr. S.S. Ratha, (Dept. of Economics, SU) Dr. Nibedita Nath, Dept. of Anthropology, SU
Dr. R. Pramanik, Dept. of Anthropology, SU Prof. B.K. Mishra (Dept. of Home-Sc, SU)
Dr. S. C. Patel (Dept. of Pol.Sc, SU) Dr. J. Xaxa (Dept. of Pol.Sc, SU)
Sumant Kerketa (Dept. of Business Administration, SU) Er. D.K. Mahalik (Dept. of Business Administration, SU)
Prof. A.K. Das Mohapatra (Dept. of Bus. Admn., SU) Dr. Narayani Panda (Vice- Chairman, IRCS)
 
Guest Faculty
Dr. Abhaya N. Nayak, Census Office, Bhubaneswar Dr. Diptibala Pattnaik, Ex-Joint Director, Health
Dr. Sarita Barpanda, (World Wide Interactive Group) Mr. Ashwini Kumar Padhi (HINDALCO, Hirakud)
Ms. Rita Mishra, Patang, Delhi Ms. Nirupama Sarathy, Delhi School of Social Work
Dr. Srikant Patel, A.G. Nelson ORG Marg, Hyderabad Dr. Mehul Chauhan, XIDAS, Jabalpur
Mr. Joy Gorge, Secretaty, IRCS, Sambalpur Branch Dr. Gunasagar Das, (VSS Medical College, Burla)

Special Features of The Course And Host Department
Sambalpur University launched MSW course from the academic session 2007-08. The course is being handled by a group of experienced faculty from the Post-Graduate Departments of Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science and Public Administration, Home Science, English, Business Administration and Law. The Department of Anthropology, Sambalpur University coordinates this self-financing course.

Infrastructure Facilities and Other Features
  • Well-furnished classrooms, air-conditioned Conference Hall and computer laboratory with 16 computers and internet facility
  • Use of LCD projector in class room teaching and transfer of course materials sent to students via internet, Photocopying facility
  • Emphasis on capacity building (computer skill, communication skill, project writing and event management)
The Department
  • Official headquarters of the International Commission on Children, Youth and Childhood.
  • NLMA identified nodal agency for the evaluation of PLC and TLC outcomes.
Local Collaborations
  • Dept. of Community Medicine, VSS Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur (Medical Social Work)
  • Indian Red Cross Society, Sambalpur Branch
  • Patang
MoU Signed with Overseas Institutions
  • Institute for Ethnology, Free University of Berlin, Germany
  • Dept. of Anthropology, University of Free State, South Africa
  • Universidad Autonoma de NuevoLeon, Mexico
  • Aarhus University, Denmark
Workshop/Training Programme Attended by the Students of MSW during 2008-10
  • National Seminar on “Human Genomic and Cultural Diversity,” , during March 2-4, 2009 organized by School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur. Chattisgargh.
  • National workshop “Status of Social Science Research and Teaching in Eastern India,” organised jointly by the School of Bio-Social Studies, Sambalpur University and Indian Council of Social Science Research, Eastern Regional Centre, Kolkata during February 17-19, 2009.
  • National Seminar on Dynamics of Tribal Development, during January 30-31, 2009 organized by Department Of Anthropology, Andhra University at Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  • State-Level Workshop of Voluntary Blood Donors Organization on January 24-25, 2009, organized by Tyaga, Burla at MCL, Burla.
  • Humanity and Applied science, on December 7-8, 2008 organized by Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology at Bidisa, Midinapur.
  • Youth at Cross Roads, on October 15-16, 2008, organized by St. Aloysius College at Mangalore.
  • National Conference and Workshop of Voluntary Blood Donors Organization, on May 10-12, 2008, organized by Tyaga, Burla at MCL, Burla.
  • National Assembly And Workshop And Felicitation Ceremony of Voluntary Blood Donors Organizations And Motivators, organized by TYAGA,Odisha on December 25-27, 2009.
  • Regional workshop on “Alternative Forms Of Care For The Children Without Parental Care”, at Sambalpur on December 18-19, 2009.
  • Lets Volunteer For Our Planet organized by VSO INDIA, in association with Bakul Foundation in CYSD,at Bhubaneswar on December 5, 2009.
  • Training on “Forest Rights Act”, organised by Vasundhara at CYSD, Bhubaneswar from October 29-31, 2009.
  • A Consultation on ‘Forest Right Act”, at CYSD, Bhubaneswar, organized by Vasundhara, Bhubaneswar, on Sepetember 1-2, 2009.
  • “AHWAN- A Call For Action: Appreciating Diversity” organized by PATANG, Sambalpur at Govt. Boys High School, Burla on August 20, 2009.
  • Symposia on “Corporate Social Responsibility With Emphasis On Rehabilitation & Resettlement” organized by National Institute of Personal Management, Mahanadi Chapter ,MCL Burla on July 11, 2009.
  • Participated in “Social Audit Of NREGS” in West Bengal in June, 2009.
  • “Volunteer Fair” organized by VSO India, in association with Bakul Foundation in CYSD, Bhubaneshwer on December 6, 2008.
Invited Lectures Delivered by Overseas Scholars in the department
  • Professor Marine Carrin, Centre for Anthropology, Toulouse, France, 2008
  • Dr. Uwe Skoda, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 2008
  • Dr. Christian Strumpell, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 2008
  • Dr. Sabastenia Zulie, University of Bonn, Germany, 2008
  • Dr. Arun Kumar Acharya, Institute of Social Sciences, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
  • Dr. Lidiya Guzy, Institute for Ethnology, Free University of Berlin, 2007 and 2008
  • Mr. Ken Snow, VOS, UK, 2008
  • Dr. Uwe Skoda, Aarhus University, Denmark,2010
  • Dr. Christian Strumpell, Free university of Berlin, Germany2009
  • Dr. Lidiya Guzy, institute For Ethnology, Free University of Berlin 2009
  • Mr. Ken Snow, VOS, UK, 2009
  • Dr. Andey Richards, 2009
  • Dr. Peter Berger, 2009
  • Ms. Eva Ritchel, 2009
Organization of International/National Workshop in Past Years
  • International Workshop: Culture and Society of Western Odisha (In collaboration with Institute of Ethnology, Free University of Berlin) 14 students from Free University of Berlin along with their teacher participated in the workshop, January 9-11, 2007.
  • National Workshop: Status of Social Science Research and Teaching in Eastern India, organized jointly by School of Bio-Social Studies, Sambalpur University and Indian Council of Social Science Research, Eastern Regional Centre, Kolkata during March 17-19, 2009.
Fee Structure
1st Semester 2nd Semester
Course Fee: Rs.12,000/- (for Regular candidates)
Course Fee: Rs.15,000/- (for In-service candidates)
Development Fee: Rs.2,500/-
Seminar Fee: Rs.1,000/-
Registration Fee: Rs.500/-
Examination Fee: As per University prescribed fee
University Admission Fee for 2010-11: As per University prescribed fee
Course Fee: Rs.12,000/- (for Regular candidates)
Course Fee: Rs.15,000/- (for In-service candidates)
Development Fee: Rs.2,500/-
Fieldwork Fee: Rs.3,000/-
Seminar Fee: Rs.1,000/-
Registration Fee: Rs.500/-
Examination Fee: As per University prescribed fee
 
3rd Semester 4th Semester
Course Fee: Rs.12,000/- (for Regular candidates)
Course Fee: Rs.15,000/- (for In-service candidates)
Development Fee: Rs.2,500/-
Fieldwork Fee: Rs.3,000/-
Seminar Fee: Rs.1,000/-
Registration Fee: Rs.500/-
Examination Fee: As per University prescribed fee
Course Fee: Rs.12,000/- (for Regular candidates)
Course Fee: Rs.15,000/- (for In-service candidates)
Development Fee: Rs.2,500/-
Seminar Fee: Rs.1,000/-
Registration Fee: Rs.500/-
Examination Fee: As per University prescribed fee

For further details about the course, contact:
The Coordinator, MSW Programme, Dept. of Anthropology, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur-768 019, Odisha
Phone Number: Office: 0663-2432660; Cell: 9437058426; Email: behera.dk@suniv.ac.in