P.Mantru Naik, Nadendla-Guntur.
Question
Please provide details of institutes that provide post graduate courses in Social Work. What are the career prospects in this field?
Social work involves applying social theory and research methods to resolve social and economic issues of the society and achieve a better quality of life for everyone. The course covers correctional social work, industrial relations, hospital administration, family and children welfare, psychiatry, counselling techniques, communication, legal system, labour legislations, and disaster management.
The following are some of the institutes that offer courses in social work:
Osmania University, Hyderabad offers Master of Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation in any discipline with at least 40 per cent marks in Part II. Admission is based on performance at entrance test.
For details, log on to www.osmania.ac.in
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam offers MA in Social Work also. The eligibility criterion is BA in Social Work/ Social Sciences as one of the subjects/ B.Sc/ BCA/ B.Com/ BAL/ BFA/ BBM.
For details, log on to www.andhrauniversity.edu.in
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi offers MA in Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation. Admission is based on performance in entrance test.
For details, log on to svuniversity.ac.in
Distance mode:
Centre for Distance Education, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur offers MA in Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation.
For details, log on to www.anucde.info/
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi offers Master of Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation.
For details, log on to www.ignou.ac.in/
Social workers can work in hospitals, counselling centres, correction cells, old age homes, rural health and sanitation facilities and HR department of business organisations.
The following are some of the institutes that offer courses in social work:
Osmania University, Hyderabad offers Master of Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation in any discipline with at least 40 per cent marks in Part II. Admission is based on performance at entrance test.
For details, log on to www.osmania.ac.in
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam offers MA in Social Work also. The eligibility criterion is BA in Social Work/ Social Sciences as one of the subjects/ B.Sc/ BCA/ B.Com/ BAL/ BFA/ BBM.
For details, log on to www.andhrauniversity.edu.in
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi offers MA in Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation. Admission is based on performance in entrance test.
For details, log on to svuniversity.ac.in
Distance mode:
Centre for Distance Education, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur offers MA in Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation.
For details, log on to www.anucde.info/
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi offers Master of Social Work. The eligibility criterion is graduation.
For details, log on to www.ignou.ac.in/
Social workers can work in hospitals, counselling centres, correction cells, old age homes, rural health and sanitation facilities and HR department of business organisations.
