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

About the Course : The programme has been designed to meet the needs for trained social work professionals in designing and managing rural development programmes and to cater to the increasing demand for development professionals with advanced social work skills

Course Strcture

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)


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)


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)

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)


Admission Requirements :

a) Programme require completion of Bachelor's Degree of minimum of 3 years duration

Candidates who will be able to complete all the requirements of their final year Bachelor's Degree examinations are also eligible to apply to all the programme.


For Any Query you may contact to the Tata Institute of Social Science the contact details are as Follow

Contact details

Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Apsinga Road,
P.O Tuljapur
District - Osmanabad District,
Tuljapur,
Maharastra - 413601
(+91) 92701 05222