MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

MASTER OFSOCIAL WORKFrom india’s No 1 Private University

Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus

United NationsEducational, Scienti�c and

Cultural Organization

UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (India)

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Amrita University is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary research university that is accredited ‘A’ by NAAC and is ranked as one of the best research universities in India. The university is spread across five campuses in three states of India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, with the University headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Amrita University has the mission to provide value-based education and mould the character of the younger generation through a system of wholesome learning, so that their earnest endeavour to achieve progress and prosperity in life is matched by an ardent desire to extend selfless service to society, one complementing the other. Thus, the university‘s activities are based upon a deep understanding of our values and culture. This is in alignment with the educational outlook of our Chancellor, namely, - “Education for life, not just education for a living.”

The University is ranked along with the top institutions in India in the ivy league of Indian universities and it continues to grow from strength to strength under Amma’s guidance. The Mata Amritanandamayi (MA) Math is the holding trust of Amrita University. The Math is recognized for its charitable activities initiated all over the country and throughout the world. More recently Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been globally ranked No. 1 Private University in the Times Higher Education (THE): BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2016, No. 1 ranked International Outlook in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, London 2015-2016 and No. 1 ranked International Faculty in the QS: BRICS UNIVERSITY RANKINGS (in India). Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has been reaccredited and awarded ‘A’ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

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THE CENTER FOR GENDER EQUALITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

The Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at Amrita University is a research focused academic center for promoting gender equality and fostering women’s empowerment with a special focus on technology and other in-novative methods. This center offers diverse courses on key focus areas, pilot radical ideas, and collaborate with leading universities and institutions to advance the initiatives. The center acts as a major resource center for the implementation of various development projects undertaken by Amrita University and it’s parent organization, MA Math.

The Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is a crossroads of research and action, focused on creating an institutional home and an intellectual community to develop and share knowledge about women and gender through an analysis of texts, social and cultural practices, and social institutions in India, and globally.

UNESCO CHAIR ON GENDER EQUALITY

In the fall of 2016: Amrita University and UNESCO inaugurated India’s first ever Chair on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment. The UNESCO Chair will further the goals of the Center for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, and promote international, inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities and collaborative work.

United NationsEducational, Scienti�c and

Cultural Organization

UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (India)

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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (M. S. W.)

The Amrita MSW is a two-year full-time residential program which requires high levels of concentration, long hours of work and sustained commitment from students. Its credit-based system allows tremendous flexibility in matters of course design, curricula, timeframe, teaching and learning methodologies, and evaluation procedures.

The curriculum is on par with that of the best international institutions in the field of Social Work, while taking into account the specific requirements of the Social Work profession in the Indian context. The MSW program maintains a healthy balance between classroom sessions and field practice.

Students are involved in field work with selected agencies, both concurrent with academic courses and separately in blocks. In the fourth semester, students are required to do a ten-week research project with a social service organization in their area of specialization. This gives them exposure to the functioning of social service organizations, familiarizes them with their future roles in the profession and teaches them to do field-based research projects and create research reports and presentations.

MSW students also provide counseling services for local people with psycho/social/emotional problems and have developed several grant proposals. The MSW Student Association works to raise awareness of human needs in this era of technology. It frequently displays wall posters on current social issues, problems and needs, to inform and educate students and the public. Students also conduct seminars and workshops on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Management. MSW students are also active in Amrita’s diverse cultural and spiritual activities.

Amrita University has been in a long standing cooperation with foreign universities, organizations and related institutions.International partnerships involve programs in education and research suited to national as well as international development. These innovative programs prepare students to become advocates for social equality and social justice.

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OUR CHANCELLORA renowned humanitarian leader and spiritual teacher, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi is the guiding light of Amrita University. Amma’s concept of education, stress on research and commitment to instilling universal values have come together to shape Amrita University into an institution where the latest advancements and discoveries combine with compassion and service-mindedness. As Mata Amritanandamayi said in 2010 when the State University of New York honored her with an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters: “It is Amma’s prayer that we develop the expansive-mindedness to embrace both scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom. We can no longer afford to see these two streams of knowledge as flowing in opposite directions. In truth, they complement one another. If we merge these streams, we will find that we are able to create a mighty river—a river whose waters can remove suffering and spread life to all of humanity.”

Aside from serving as the Chancellor of Amrita University, Mata Amritanandamayi also runs the vast humanitarian mission known as the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, the headquarters of which is home to one of Amrita University’s five campuses. A world-renowned institution, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math has built more than 45,000 homes for the homeless poor throughout India, is currently providing scholarships for more than 46,000 impoverished children, and has helped more than one lakh poverty-stricken women form self-help groups, and much more.

Mata Amritanandamayi is also a spiritual guide and teacher to millions throughout the world, giving people through her teachings and emotional support the strength to face the challenges of life with peace and mental equanimity. Her days are spent receiving thousands, placing men, women and children on her shoulder, addressing their concerns and instilling in them the confidence and inner strength to move forward in life. In this manner, more than 34 million people have come to Amma for her darshan.

We all know that the real goal of education is not to create people who understand only the language of technology; the main purpose of education should be to impart a culture of the heart, a culture based on spiritual values. Viewing religion only outwardly creates more and more division. We need to see and understand the inside, the essence of religion, from

a spiritual perspective. Only then will the sense of division come to an end. Where there is division, there cannot be any real spritual experience; and where there is true spritual

experience, there will be no division - only unity and love.-Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

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FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL LEVEL

NIMHANS, Bangalore Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, MysoreNarayana Hrudayalaya Medical Centre, Bangalore St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore

SCARF(schizophrenia Research Foundation), ChennaiCoimbatore Cancer Foundation (GKNM), Hospital, Coimbatore SRM, Chennai

Chaitanya Hospital, Mumbai Bedrock , Nagapattanam Baniyan, ChennaiSION Hospital, Mumbai Hand in Hand, Kanchipuram DHAN foundation , Madurai

World Wide Fund Key stone foundation, Ooty ACCORD,GoodalurUNNATHI, Ahemadabad St.Johns Hospital, Bangalore CRY , Bangalore

MYRADA , Mysore Tambarum Trust, Chennai

STATE LEVEL

Amrita Institute of medical sciences, Kochi District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) KollamAmala Institute of Medical Science, Thrissur Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre, Angamaly

Kusumagiri Mental Health Centre, Kakkanad Govt Children’s home & Old age home, KollamQuilon Social Service, Kollam KRDA Sureksha Project Vallikeezhu

I C D S & Panchayat institutions Mahila Mandir, Kolam Dr. Nair’s hospital KollamSoS Village,Aluva & Thrissur Mental Health Action Trust, Kozikode

VRC, Malapuram Sahayi Trust Thiruvananthapuram Rasta, WayanadPariyaram Medical College, Kannur Alzheimer’s related disorders society of India, Kochi

Medical Mission Hospital, Kollenchery Kerala Rural Development Agency, KollamManovikas , Sasthamkotta

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HIGHLIGHTS OF AMRITA MSW PROGRAM

STRUCTURE OF MSW PROGRAM

COLLABORATIONS & RECRUITERS

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Exposure to UNESC O, UNDP a s

EXPOSURE TO UNESCO, UNDP AND UNICEF FUNDED

PROGRAMS

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FIELD ACTION PROJECTS THROUGH

LIVE-IN-LABS

PLACEMENT & TRAINING IN SOCIAL WORK RELATED

PROJECTS & PROGRAMS OF MA MATH

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE

OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNATIONAL PHD FELLOWSHIPS &

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

1 Theory classes Duration : 2 yearsLevel : Post GraduateType : DegreeEligibility : Graduation in any disciple

2 Field Work (Concurrent & Internship)

3 Research projects & Publication

4 Block placements

UNESCO UNDP UNICEF Central School Dubai

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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Hornbill foundation, AthirapallySree chitra Trinal institute for science and technology, Thiruvanandapuram

Dr. Nair’s Hospital, Kollam District Mental Health Unit , KollamHarrisons Malayalam Ltd., Kochi People Pro Trainers and Consultants Pvt Ltd, KakkanadReach Out, Thrissur Ashoka Trust for Research Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Kollam & Palakad Kerala coconut development board , Thiruvananthapuram Qulion Social Service Society, Kollam

Divya Hridaya Ashram,Kollam Balashram Ramakrishna Math AlappuzhaCentral School, Kollam Nirbhaya Cell, Thiruvananthapuram

Kudumbasree project,Thiruvananthapuram KSACS , Kannur VRC, Malapuram SOS village project , Eranakulam Munnar,Wildlife sanctuary Swedesi Science Movement, Eranakulam

Institute of Disaster Management, Thiruvananthapuram

Prerana, Mumbai Prajwala, Telegana Azim Premiji foundation, Pondichery Hand in hand ChennaiThe Richmond Fellowship Society, Bangalore NIMHANS, Bangalore Smile foundation, Bangalore

BEDROC , Nagapattanam TISS project , Kollam Green Peace foundation, Hyderabad

NATIONAL LEVEL

STATE LEVEL

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MSW - EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

• Rural/Tribal Camp• PLA camps• Study tour• Observation visit in field agencies• Leadership training program for coconut producers society in collaboration with coconut development board• Live in labs projects in AServe villages• Employment engagement survey in collaboration with Harrison Malayalam Ltd• Amala bharatham campaign in Sabarimala• Observation of important days• International Day for Disaster Reduction Street play shows in collaboration with Kerala State Disaster Management Authority• Awareness program on personal hygiene• Anti alcohol campaigning• Life skill education in schools• Medical camps in elderly homes• Blood donation camps• Green initiatives in schools & panchayat• Lay Counseling training in MAM Trivandrum• Exam Stress management class in schools• Habitat study in perumbalam island• Mangroove visits• Plastic free campaign • Faculty development program for Amrita Hostel wardens• Field action project on monitoring the implementation of Right to Education Act.• Street vendors survey in collaboration with kollam municipality• Aranmula Heritage village Protection Action council

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MSW - ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES

• International conference on Mental health (Buffalo University)• International colloquium on Social welfare programs (Indo- Swedish Collaboration)• International colloquium on Mental health policies ( St.Ambrose University,USA)• Intercampus workshop on Indian Constitution & Social Legislation,• Intercampus workshop on Public Health • Intercampus workshop on Psycho social Care in disaster Management• Certificate course in Research methodology• Certificate course in child protection & child rights• Workshop on Disaster management• Workshop on Tribal affairs• Workshop on Biodiversity and social science• Workshop on documentary & short film festival• Workshop on Child rights• Workshop on Life Skill Education• Workshop on communicating to communities ( Role of folk media for development communication)• National Seminar on Genetically Modified Crops• Yoga & Meditation camps• Guidance and Counseling Services• Program development training• Workshop on Street Theatre • ToT on social entrepreneurship• Participatory Rural Appraisal• Social Audit• Gender Sensitivity• Web page designing• Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)• Fundamentals of Computer and MS office• Music Therapy• ToT on Life skills Education • Seminar series• International & national Conference • Invited talk by international faculty• Student & Alumni Meets• Alumni Association- ASWAAS

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DATE FOR APTITUDE TEST AND INTERVIEW (FIRST ROUND)

LAST DATE TO SUBMIT COMMENCEMENT OF CLASS

Second Week of June July 15th July 18th

ADMISSION 2017The UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Announces 2017 Admissions for the multi-disciplinary, Global programme.

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