Duration: 3.0 yrs | Mode: Regular / Distance / Part-time| Avg. Fees: 10,000 / Year
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Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W) is a three-year undergraduate degree that offers knowledge and skills to aspirants to prepare them for a professional career in social welfare. The course is divided into six semesters into most of the universities and colleges.
BSW enables students to apply their knowledge and consciously applying these practices in the real world to help masses suffering from poverty, violence, mental illness, homelessness, and diseases like AIDS and cancer. BSW is available both full time and part time (distance education program and correspondence).
The course is ideal for people who wish to bring the change in the society by offering help to the marginalized and unprivileged. BSW help aspirants to develop the required skill sets for solving various economic and social issues.
First Year:
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Introduction to Social Work |
Introduction to Family Education |
Introduction to HIV/AIDS |
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Social Work Intervention with Communities |
Substance Abuse |
Counselling |
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Social Work Intervention with Institutions |
Humanities & Social Science |
Methodology to Understand Social Reality |
Second Year:
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Basics & Emergence of Social Work |
Science & Technology |
Basic Concepts of Social Psychology |
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Psychology Concepts of Human Behaviour |
Relevance of Psychology in Social Work |
Introduction to Social Case Work |
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Field Work |
Social Problems & Services |
Contemporary Social Problems & Social Defense |
Third Year:
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Current Issues in Community & Organization |
Approaches in Social Work |
Empowerment of Women |
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Sexual Health Education |
Factual Information of Substance Abuse, Relevance & Implications |
Cognitive & Psychoanalytical Techniques |
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Role of NGOs |
Developing Skills & Competencies for Intervention of Strategies |
Cultural & Social Values in Family Life |
Graduates with a degree in social work have numerous employment opportunities in sectors such as community development, education, industry, consulting, family, rehabilitation centres, correction centres, health care, women, children, disability, social defense, poverty groups etc. There is a great demand for BSW professionals as India is still a developing country and half of the counties population is below the poverty line.
Listed below are suitable job roles for BSW graduates:
The entry-level salary of a graduate is between Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh. Social workers during their career are responsible for managing multiple tasks and goals. The counsel the clients approaching the organisation and following up the cases. Along with working on current social issues and to lead the fundraising activities among others.
