Master’s Degree in Social Work is offered with specialization in Community Development, Medical & Psychiatric Social Work, Criminology and Correctional Administration. The course provides a wide range of job opportunities in Medical and Psychiatric institutions, Rural and Urban Development programmes, Literacy Mission, Kudumbasree, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), School Counselling and in various government and non government organizations in India and abroad.

Eligibility: A Degree from any University recognized by the University of Calicut with minimum 50% aggregate marks in Part –III Main and subsidiary and part I English. Those candidates who have only main papers require 50% marks for main only.

Entrance Test: Calicut University conducts entrance test to select 50% of the students. The successful candidates will have to appear for group discussions and interview. Management selects 50% of the students through entrance test, group discussion and interviews.

Syllabus: Masters in Social Work is offered at LISSAH in three specializations. Students will have to undergo common courses in the first two semesters and select the specialization and undergo the optional courses in the 3rd and 4th semesters. Specializations offered are as follows:

• Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
• Community Development
• Criminology and Correctional Administration

First Semester

1. SW.1.C01 : History , Philosophy and fields of Social Work
2. SW.1.C02 : Sociology and Economics for Social Work
3. SW.1.C03 : Human Growth and Development
4. SW.1.C04 : Social Case Work
5. SW.1.C05 : Community Organization and Social Action
6. SW.1.F06 : Concurrent Field Work

Second Semester

1. SW.2.C08 : Psychology for Social Work
2. SW.2.C09 : Theory and Practice of Counselling
3. SW.2.C10 : Social Work Research
4. SW.2.C11 : Social Analysis and Strategies of Social Change
5. SW.2.F12 : Concurrent Field Work

Third Semester

1. SW.3.C13 : Social Work Administration and Participatory Project Planning and Management
2. SW.3.C14 : Quantitative Methods in Social Work Research
3. SW.3.C15 : Community Health and Health Education
4. SW.3.E116 : Social Work in Medical and Psychiatric Setting
5. SW.3.E117 : Psychiatric Information for Social Work
6. SW.3.E216 : Gandhian Philosophy of Community Development
7. SW.3.E217 : Rural and Urban Community Development
8. SW.3.E316 : Family Welfare and Population Dynamics
9. SW.3.E317 : Child Welfare
10. SW.3.F18 : Concurrent Field Work

Fourth Semester

1. SW.4.C19 : Human Resource Development in Human Service Organization
2. SW.4.C20 : Social Legislation
3. SW.4.E121 : Therapeutic Approaches in Medical and Psychiatric Settings
4. SW.4.E122 : Health Care Administration and Legislation
5. SW.4.E221 : Environmental Studies and Disaster Management
6. SW.4.E222 : Development Economics
7. SW.4.E321 : Women Development
8. SW.4.E322 : Youth Welfare and Development
9. SW.4.F23 : Concurrent Field Work
10. SW.4.Pr24 : Dissertation
11. SW.4.V25 : Viva Voce (Theory)
12. SW.4.F26 : Block Field Work
    

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