Master of Social Work
Study Campus
Bengaluru City University, Central College Campus, Dr.BR.Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru - 560001, Karnataka. Phone : (080) 2213 1385
Eligibility
The minimum qualification should be 10+2 with ‘pass’ result, with PUC/ISC/CBSE or an equivalent. And, a Bachelor's degree in any field.
Study Campus
Bengaluru City University Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru- 560001, Karnataka. Phone : (080) 2213 1385
Social Work envisions creating men and women committed to promoting a Just and equal. Society, being sensitive towards issues of gender, caste, class, religion, and weaker sections of the society by upholding basic rights of humans.
The mission of MSW program is to develop social workers whose work advances professional values, knowledge and skills through programs and policies that ensures promotion of human rights and social justice at the local, national and international level.
- To sensitize students to the social, political, economic, and ecological environments of the society;
- To enable students to become effective community organizers, business leaders and decision-makers to contribute to organizational effectiveness;
- To facilitate the use of systems thinking among the students to evolve possibilities while addressing various personal and organizational challenges;
To develop a holistic perspective among students to respond to global challenges.
History of the department
Bengaluru City University since its inception has been known to lay equal emphasis on teaching and community outreach. The nature of engagement with the neighborhood included Vaccination services, Community welfare programmes. To further reiterate its commitment to community service, Department of Social work is offering Master’s program in Social Work was introduced with a view to cater to the emerging demand of Social Work professionals at the post graduate level. The Department of Social Work is actively involved in academic and field based practices, since its establishment (2018). It strives to work towards participative, inclusive and sustainable development. Dept. believes in promoting maximum human potentials, skill development, equal opportunity, justice, respect for diversity and anti-discriminatory environment within the society. The department endeavors to make: Globally competent, socially significant and locally relevant trained personnel. The function of Department covers four areas first, teaching which includes imparting academic degrees with the motto of providing education for sustainable development. The second is Practice which includes integrating the theory into practice by programmatic intervention and field laboratories. The third is research which includes students’ dissertation based on empirical work and evidence. The fourth area is extension covering field action projects.
Specializations offered
- Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
- Community Development
- Human Resource Management
PG Programme Offered
| Course Offered | Duration | Intake | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSW | 4 Semester (2Years) | 60 | Any Degree |
Student/Admission/Performance
As Department of Environment and Climate Change is the new department. Ist batch students For M.Sc (Environmental Science) admissions were done during in the academic year 2021- 22.
| Sl.No | Year | Student Intake M.Sc (FAD) | Students Admitted | Results | Rank Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | 30 | 16 | 100% |
| Name | Designation | Qualification | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr.ElangoStanlius | Guest Faculty & Coordinator | M.S.W | View Profile |
| Dr.VenkateshaMurthy.S | Guest Faculty | M.S.W.,M.PhIl., Ph.D | View Profile |
| Dr.Chandrashekhara H.R | Guest Faculty | M.S.W., Ph.D | View Profile |
| Dr.NisargaPriya T S | Guest Faculty | M.S.W., Ph.D | View Profile |
| Dr.Sachin BS | Guest Faculty | M.S.W., Ph.D | View Profile |
| Mr.Manpj HR | Guest Faculty | M.S.W., JRF-NET | View Profile |
| Dr.Mohan Kumar | Guest Faculty | M.S.W., Ph.D | View Profile |
Library
There are over a thousand books in the library, where the students can get access to a wide range of books beyond their syllabus. It also houses multiple newspapers, magazines and journals in the domain. The students also get access to reference materials for competitive exams like UGC NET, SLET etc.
Industry Visits
- KHPT- Karnataka Health Promotion Trust
- CRT- Child Rights Trust
- Sama Foundation
- Kushi Foundation
- Makala Jagruthi
- Care
- Karnataka Slum Janadolana
- TREDA
- Kern – LiebersTumkur
- SELCO
- Mithra
- Loyala college
Special Lectures
- Special lecture on Right to information Act-
- Special lecture on Human rights day
- Special lecture on Cancer
- Special lecture on HIV
- Special lecture leprosy
- Karna H R training
- Special lecture on Tobacco
- Vaccination drive
- Symposium with collaboration of Yuvaka Sangha
Internship/Fieldwork/Dissertation
Arrangement with industry/institutions for internship/training/educational visits. The department is actively connected with the following NGOs/Companies/Government bodies for various levels of Training.
- Spandana Hospital
- District Hospital, Chikabellapura
- Primary Health Care Centre, Rajaji Nagar,
- John’s Medical College Hospital
- Kushi foundation
- GASS, Doddabelapur
- HCG, Hospital (MS Ramaiah Cancer Care Centre)
- Sama Foundation
- Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled
- HCG, Sampangiram Nagar
- Association for Promoting Social Action
- Women’s Voice
- CARE, Shanthinagar
- Sumanahalli Society
- Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd
- Dasappa Urban Primary Health Centre
- Jeevasarthakathe (Transplant Authority of Karnataka)
- BOSCO Yuvodaya
- Spastic Society
- Victoria Hospital
- SumangaliSevashrama
- Miltec Machinery Pvt. Ltd
- SEG Automotive Pvt. Ltd
- IFB Automotive Pvt. Ltd
- Aquarelle India Pvt. Ltd
- International Justice Mission
- World Vision
- BIRDS
- Need Based India
- NirashitharaParihara Kendra (NPK)
- Servodaya Service Society
- Mobility India
- Child Rights Trust
- Indian Social Institute
- Kshema Foundation
- TREDA
- AWAKE
- Nemmadi
- Sparsha
- ShishuManditra
- BIAL
- Women and Child Development Department
- ICDSS
- Abaya Foundation(Hydarabad)
- Ambedkar Association of North America
- Youth Empowered in Action for Humanity
- E QUAD
- Karnataka Association of Professional Social Workers
- National Institute of Personal Managmengt
- Ajax Pvt. Ltd
- KADABAMS, Bengaluru
- NIMHANS
- Joseph’s Arts and Science College
- Kern Leber
- Selcomp, Kanchipuram
- Mtra Organization Chennai
- Loyala College, Nungambakkam
- Schizophrenia Research Center, Nungambakkam, Chennai
Workshop
Workshop on “Research Methodology”.
Student projects
Gallery
- Bhagyalakshmi Makam, has qualified KSET and is now working as a Guest faculty in GFGC, Frazer town
- Pruthvi D, has qualified UGC NET working as an Asst. Professor in Seshadripuram College
- Srinivas R, working as a lecturer in Yadava Degree College
- Sameera Gowda M N, working as an Office Assistant in the Rural Development & Panchayat Raj
- Shredha Narayanan, working as a Content Writer InSnap Technologies
- Bharath GC, has qualified UGC NET and is now working as a Guest faculty in BCU
- Durga Prasad, Hiranmayi Educational Institution, Faculty of English
- Nitish Krishnamurthy, National Degree College, Faculty of English
- Ajay P R, working in Product International team at MSI Services Pvt Ltd
- Sridevi M V, working at Seshadaripuam College, Faculty of English