Hie!!! The Master's programme in Social Work in Rural Development offered from TISS Tuljapur is a full time, campus-based programme

Eligibility Criteria:

a) Programme require completion of Bachelor's Degree of minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent ( under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study orany other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised university, in any discipline.

b) Candidates who are in final year of Bachelor's Degree are also eligible to apply to the entire programme.

Course Framework:

SEMESTER I (19 Credits)

FC 1 : Understanding Indian Society (2)

FC 2 : Introduction to Political Economy (2)

FC 4 : Professional Social Work History and Ideologiesdia’s (2)

FC 5 : India's Development Experienceocial (2)

CC 2 : Philosophy of Social Science Research (2)

CC 1 : Social Work Methods : Working with Individuals, Groups Communities (2)

CC 4 : Concept, History and Theories of Development (2)

FIELD WORK ( 5 )


SEMESTER II (19 Credits)

FC 3 : State Democracy and Polity (2)

FC 6 : Social Aspects of Poverty and Theories of Justice (2)

FC 7 : Social Movements and Rural Transformation (2)

FC 8 : Decentralized Rural Development (2)

CC 3 : Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods(2)

CC 7 : Advanced Social Work Skills and Tools for Rural Development (2)

CC 19 : Introduction to Women and Society (2)

FIELD WORK ( 5 )


SEMESTER III (19 Credits)

CC 5 : Social Policy Analysis ( 2)

CC 8 : Environment, Climate Change and Development (2)

CC 9 : Farm Non-Farm Linkages and Livelihood Issues (2)

CC 10 : Modes of Natural Resources Use and Sustainable Rural Development (2)

CC 17 : Development Organization and Management (2)

CC 18 : Rural Development Projects: Policy , Planning and Management (2)

CC 15 : Financial Inclusion and Microfinance (2)

FIELD WORK (5)


SEMESTER IV (15 Credits)

CC 11 : Food Security , Right to Food and Rural Livelihoodst (2)

CC 13 : Rural /Agro –Based Industries and Rural Marketing (2)

CC 14 : Models of Rural Entrepreneurship( 2)

CC 12 : Technology and Development (2)

EC - Elective Courses (A student can choose any one out of three elective from the list )

EC 1 : Advanced Dalit and Tribal Social Work Practice Skills (2)

EC 2 : Development Communication (2)

EC 3 : Disaster Management (2)

Research Dissertation and Viva-vice (4+1) (5)

EC 12 : Internship (NC)


Contact Detail:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Apsinga Road, Post Box No. 09
Tal: Tuljapur Dist. Osmanabad-413 601
Maharashtra, India.
Phone :
(+91) 9270105222
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Fax : 02471-242061