Master of Social Work - M.S.W. - St. Aloysius College Institutions

PG Degree in Social work / MSW Course in St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore, designed to provide superior quality professional social workers in the field of Medical and Psychiatric Social work, Community Development, and Human Resource Management. St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore has designed advanced course contents for MSW HR, MSW Community Development, MSW Medical and Psychiatric Social Work. There is crucial demand for qualified MSW professionals across the globe. Continuous review and upgradation of MSW course syllabus is a special feature of St Aloysius MSW department. Obtaining PG Degree in Social work from St Aloysius College Mangalore ensures higher professionalism and higher competency.

MSW is a two year PG course (Four Semesters). Any graduate with minimum marks of 45% aggregate (SC / ST 41%) is eligible for the admission in St Aloysius College for MSW Course.

Qualified MSW’s can be employed in various settings depending on the specialized degree they possess.

The jobs available in the Indian market are:

Specialists in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work can be employed in hospitals, clinics, counseling centers, mental hospitals and old age homes and in industries as industrial counselors.
The Human Resource Management specialists can be employed as HR Executives, HR Managers, Labour Welfare Officers, PRO’s in various industrial settings and in HR department of industries.
The Community Development specialists generally find employment in NGOs working for the development of women, children, and any marginalized sections of society. They can also be employed in various government projects for rural, urban and tribal development, and they can be employed in Corporate Social Setups.
After gaining some experience MSWs can be appointed as consultants with various organizations in various capacities.
Higher education and teaching is another option for Social Workers.
Scope abroad: The MSW degree holds good for international market as well. Premier international organizations like WHO, UNESCO and UNICEF employee Social workers in awareness campaigns and projects meant for developing countries.

HR Specialization:

Human Resource Management (HRM, HR) is the management of an organization's employees. MSW HR professionals stand much ahead in HR Departments than MBA HR professionals. MSW HRs are extensively exposed to understand employee welfare and employers profit maximization throughout the course. MSW HR students from St Aloysius College are placed in various industrial establishments for practical exposure training.

The field work experience that the MSW’s get throughout the year, keeps them updated with the industry news and the changing trend in HR.
In the HR Specialization, students study Indian Labour Legislations such as Social Security Legislations, Factories Act 1948, Plantation Act, Motor transport workers Act, Mines Act, The Contract labour (Abolition and Regulation) Act 1961, The Karnataka Shops and Establishment Act 1961, The Payment of Wages Act 1936, The Minimum Wages Act 1948, The Payment of Bonus Act 1965, Industrial Dispute Act1947, Environmental Protection Act, The Trade Union Act 1926, The Industrial Dispute Act 1947, The Industrial Establishment Acts 1946, Functions and development of trade union.

Students also are exposed to Organizational Behavioural and Development dynamics. They are also taught about Recruitment Strategies, Payroll Management Strategies, Employee Grievance Handling Strategies, Manning Standards, Career Graphing, Performance Appraisal, Human Resource planning and execution, Manager Job analysis/ Gap analyst, Employee safety administration, Retention strategies, Training Planning and execution, Statutory compliance management, Management of employee relation, Compensation and benefit administration.

Regular seminars and workshops on various topics involve student’s participation and help them to be active by using their skills and potentialities not just for their academic purpose but also for the extra curriculum activities.

Field work conference which is conducted on regular basis helps students to share their practical field experience with the other students as well as it helps to enhance their presentation skills in front of their peers.
HR student’s forum “AL-Empower” strives for higher professional development through organizing professional development programmes in core HR concepts. HR forum organizes workshops / extension talks on Advanced Manpower Planning, Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Process, Human Resources Budgeting, Compensation management, Grievance Resolution, Human Resource Information Systems, Human Resource Management in Service Sector, Managerial Competencies and Career Development, Managerial Counselling, Marketing Decisions for HR, Operations Research for HRM, Participative Management.

Medical and Psychiatric Specialization:

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work Specialisation (MPSW), MSW department St Aloysius College, Mangalore is an important specialisation in MSW studies.

The students of this specialisation at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, are trained to equip themselves with the knowledge, skills and values necessary for effective practice towards promoting holistic health which includes Preventive, Promotive and Curative health.

The theoretical knowledge imparted through this specialisation is working with families, Working with Children, Therapeutic Counselling, Medical Social Work and Psychiatric Social Work. Our students are also trained into applying appropriate Interventions.

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work students of St Aloysius College, Mangalore, are placed in health settings for field training concurrent to theory as part of their curriculum and are involved in clinical Social Work Practice. They conduct Case Work, Group Work and awareness programmes through Lectures, role plays, skits etc. They are also exposed to various extension Lectures and skills workshop on important topics.

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work specialisation St Aloysius College, Mangalore, has a Vibrant Forum called “Human Wellness Forum” where students conduct various activities like seminars, workshops, Guest Lectures, community programmes, etc relevant to their specialisation. This is not only a platform for learning experience to students but they also develop skills of planning, organising, co-ordinating and evaluation of their own activities.

Recently MSW department, St Aloysius College, Mangalore, formed another association called “Anti-addiction Cell” which was started as part of the decennial celebration of the department, where the students (mostly Medical and Psychiatric Social Work) strive towards organizing preventive programmes for adolescents on Substance Abuse Prevention. They conduct participatory workshops for High School Students. The Objective is to enable them to be well motivated to say ‘no’ to drugs and also spread this message to others.

At St Aloysius College, Mangalore, the Medical and Psychiatric Social Work training thus helps students develop knowledge in Medical & Psychiatric disorders, Psychological, emotional, marital, adjustment and interpersonal problems and plan Interventions using methods of Social Work and Counselling Skills.

A Medical and Psychiatric Social Work specialisation student at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, has diverse job prospects in the future. He/she can seek jobs in the following areas: Hospitals-Medical & Psychiatric Units, Clinics-de-addiction Center, Palliative care Center, HIV/AIDS Centre, Counselling Center, Mental Health Institutions, Community Health Centre, Counsellors in Corporate Sectors, Correctional Institutions, Rehabilitation Center, Half Way Homes, Career Guidance/School Counselling, Working in Institutions for Women & Children, Geriatric Counselling- Institutions for Elderly, Adoption, Public Health programmes and teaching, Research and training, National and International funding organisations as Project Co-ordinators or Research officers, Opportunities for higher studies and job prospects in the Western Countries.

Community Development Specialization:

Community Development specialization in St Aloysius College MSW department prepares the students to work for social change at the community level. This Programme includes theory and practicum which will enable students to specialize in Community Development. In the III and IV semester students study the various issues related to rural, tribal and urban development, citizen participation in governance, and education for development. The focus has been also on the various target groups of society such as unorganized labourers, women, children, dalits, youth, farmers, poor, artisans etc. The specialization also aims at enabling organized effort for sustainable development and mobilizing the people to protect their human rights.

Field experience is an important part of the program in MSW department of St Aloysius College Mangalore. This training in the community setting helps students learn social work practice with an integrated approach. Students are placed in open communities where they themselves are involved in identifying the needs of the people, planning intervention strategies and implementing them. Moreover professional welfare services can be rendered to the needy, which will provide unbinding opportunities to the students to work freely at the same time earn goodwill and recognition in the society. In order to provide this exposure, students are placed in Village panchayat, Taluk panchayat, Zilla panchayat, City Corporation, in NGO’s for Development and Social action.

Experienced faculty members supervise the students Community work, carefully plan the assignments, conduct supervisory conferences and help the student to acquire professional skills and values. Annual seminars of National and Regional level help the students to update their knowledge, learn planning and organizing skills and also to exchange their ideas.

Job prospects are very favorable to the community development professionals. Many job openings have stem from industries having corporate social responsibility and various Non Governmental Organisations funded both nationally and internationally. Central and State government projects for women, children, HIV /AIDS, rural poor, slum and tribal development, farmers, youth have been the greatest employers to community development experts. Teacher, project Co ordinator, project manager, Researcher, trainer, programme director, fund raising executive, monitoring officer are some of the designations one can obtain in this field. Higher education like M Phil, Ph D is also open for social work students.

For the placement assistance we have an exclusive placement cell, and we ensure all our students are placed in right job.

The scheme and syllabus for the Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) offered by St Aloysius College (Autonomous),P G Social Work Department is drafted in accordance with credit-based semester scheme. The Papers studied and practical included in the course are mentioned hereunder:

Semester I

Social Work - History & Ideologies
Case Work Practice
Group Work Practice
Dynamics of Human Behaviour -I
Social Work Practicum
Concurrent Field Work
Comprehensive Viva-voce

Semester II

Social Sciences Perspectives for Social work
Community Organization and social action
Social Work Research & Statistics
Dynamics of Human Behaviour II
Social Work Practicum
Concurrent Field Work
Comprehensive Viva-voce

Semester III

Social Work Administration
Human Rights Perspectives

Community Development Specialization
Education for Development
Rural & Tribal Development

Medical & Psychiatry Specialization
Counselling: Theory & Practice.
Psychiatric Social Work

Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
Personnel Management & Human Resource Development
Labour Legislation & Industrial Relations

Social Work Practicum
Concurrent Field Work
Comprehensive Viva voce

Semester IV

Project Management for Development

Community Development Specialization
Urban Community Development
Citizen Participation & Local Self-Governance

Medical & Psychiatry Specialization
Working with Children and Families
Medical Social Work

Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
Employee Welfare in India
Organisational Behaviour and Development

Project Work
Disaster Management & Term Paper
Or
Research Project

Social Work Practicum
Concurrent Field Work
Comprehensive Viva voce

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