Social Work Chanakya University

Overview

The Master of Social Work from Chanakya University focuses on enabling students acquire knowledge, skills and values related to competencies such as demonstrating ethical and professional behavior, critical thinking, diversity in practice, advocacy for human rights and engage in the process of practice based on research. The program uses an inter-disciplinary approach in analyzing important social issues and concerns, with an emphasis on equity and justice. 

The course structure aims to ensure that the student is provided with opportunities for mastery of skills and avenues for appreciating the realities of coping with complex situations in field work, to understand and intervene in an extraordinary range of human and social problems. The specializations offered include Community Development, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Human Resource Management.

Students will

• have fieldwork each semester in different social settings such as schools, corporates, hospitals, non-profit organizations etc.

• have concurrent field work and block placement in even semesters.

• engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

• complete a dissertation in the final semester.

• get opportunity to organize and participate in various national and regional seminars and conferences in their field of specialization.

Career opportunities:

The programme provides wide-ranging career opportunities for students with diverse interests. Students can choose to work in government sectors, corporate sector, non-government organisations, hospitals, research-based organisations and public policy to name a few.