Course Information & Syllabus
Semester I
Introduction to social work
- Unit I - Nature, Defination of social work charactoristics, principles of social work factors responsible for development of social work in India.
- Unit II - History of social work in India and U.S.A
- Unit III - Concepts of social work
a) social reform
b) social welfare
c) social security
d) social service
e) social justice
f) social policy
- Unit IV - Contribution of social thinkers in social development
A) Mahatma Phule
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Karnveer Bhaurao Patil
D) Chh. Shahu Maharaj
Semester II
Introduction to methods of social work
- Unit I - social case work - Nature, defination components, principles, objectives.
- Unit II - Social group work - Nature, defination objectives, components, principles role of group worker in social work.
- Unit III - Community organization - Nature , defination, principles, community development programmes.
- Unit IV - Introduction to secondary methods of social work
a) Social action
b) Social welfare administration
c) Social work research.
Semester III
Paper III Human Growth and Behavior
- Unit I – Human Development stages
a) Infancy ,childhood, puberty, adolescent
b) Youth, middle, age , old age
- Unit II- Heredity and Environment
a) Meaning and definition of Heredity and Environment
b) Mechanism of Heredity
- Unit III- Personality
a) Meaning definition and characteristics of personality
b) Types of personality
c) Factors affecting personality
- Unit IV- Motivation and Adjustment :
a) Definition and characteristic of motivation
b) Types of Motivation
c) Concept of adjustment and mal- adjustment
c) Importance of Heredity and Environment
Semester IV
Paper III Human Growth and Behavior
- Unit I- Concept of welfare state
a) Meaning definition of welfare state
b) Characteristics and Functions of welfare state
c) Preamble of Indian Constitution Principles of state policy
- Unit II - Measure of social welfare
a) Meaning and definition of social legislation
b) Scope of social legislation
c) Various social legislative provisions for Back word classes
- Unit III : ( SC, ST, NT, OBC) social planning
A) Meaning and importance of social planning
B) Meaning and objectives of Indian planning
C) Five year plans in India , with special reference to lard two five year palns
- Unit IV- Social Justice :-
1) Meaning and concept of social Justice
2) Meaning and concept of Fundamental Rights
3) Universal Declaration of the human Right
Semester V
Paper - VII Indian Social Problems
- Unit - I :- Meaning, Nature, Definitions, Causes and Characteristics of Social Problem
- Unit - II :- Aids - Nature, Meaning, Causes, Scope of aids preventive and Curative measures of aids, Characteristics of aids.
- Unit - III :- Terrorism - Concept, Meaning and Scope of terrorism. Characteristics and Objectives of terrorism
- Unit - IV :- Corruption - Concept, Nature, Causes and measures to corruption.
Semester VI
- Unit - I :- Child Welfare - Meaning, Definition of child, History of child welfare,Problems of children, Child Welfare Programmes, Role of NGO in child welfare.
- Unit - II :- Youth Welfare - Meaning, Definition, Terrorism of youth welfare Problems of youth, Youth welfare Programmes.
- Unit - III :- Women Welfare - Concept, Meaning of Women Welfare, Problems of Women, Welfare Programmes for Women at central and state level. Reservation Policy for Women.
- Unit - IV :- Family Welfare - Meaning, Definition of family welfare, Types of family, Problems of family, Functions of family, Role of family in personality development. 