Quality College of Management Studies & Sciences Bangalore
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Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W)
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W)
Course
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W) is an undergraduate course particularly beneficial to people employed at middle and lower levels with NGOs and social and developmental agencies in both government and private sector. It is available both in English and Hindi across the country. It is useful to candidates who may like to work in social welfare sectors as it helps them acquire professional skills and knowledge to help the clients to deal with their emotional and psychological problems.
Objectives of the Course
To equip candidates with the knowledge of working with people and the ability in problem solving through Field experience.
To promote among trainees a sense of commitment and dedication to strive for equity, social justice, social harmony and peace.
To sensitize the trainees to involve themselves for the cause of poor, subaltern under privileged and disadvantaged section of the society.
To develop confidence among the trainees to feel themselves as change agents for social change and transformation.
To equip trainees for disaster management and rehabilitation process.
Duration
The course of study for B.S.W Degree shall extend over a period of three academic years- comprising of six semesters – two semesters in each academic year. Each semester shall be of sixteen-week duration including examination (i.e., 14 weeks for instruction and 2 weeks for examination). The course may be offered in a college maintained by or affiliated to the Bangalore University.
Eligibility
A candidate who has passed the two year Pre-University Examination conducted by the Pre-University Education Board of Karnataka, or any other Examination considered equivalent there by the Bangalore University, is eligible for admission to the course.
Social Work Practicum
The Practicum for Social Work curriculum is designed to provide a variety of opportunities to develop and enhance skills. Opportunities range from those that aid learning, observation and analysis of the realities and experience participation in social intervention. Besides, the tasks are so organized as to help the learner acquire learning skills, enrich those already acquired, and enhance these for complex situations. Gradually, the learner is encouraged to move to being an independent worker.
Social Work Practicum includes Fieldwork component in every Semester and Block Fieldwork Placement after Theory Examination to the Sixth Semester. The Practicum for B.S.W Course will have the following components :
- Field Visits / Observation Visits / Agency Visits
- Interaction with Social Work Practitioners
- Structured Experiences Laboratory
- Study Tour – Urban / Rural Innovative Projects
- Rural Camp
- Concurrent Field Work
- Block Field Work Placement
Field work progamme is spread over in all the semesters.
Internal assessment- theory and practicum
There shall be a minimum of two tests in each paper/subject in each of the semesters from I to IV and evaluated by the course teacher. However candidates studying in V and VI semester shall have two tests, one seminar and one group discussion in each paper /subject, and evaluated by the concerned teacher. The marks secured by the student in each test/seminar/group discussion of a semester shall be entered in a register and average taken and finally reduced to a maximum of 20 marks. The internal assessment marks shall be sent to the university at least one week before the commencement of theory examinations. Internal assessment marks received after the commencement of theory examinations should not be considered.
Field Work during each Semester
In each Semester, a minimum of 15 days are to be spent on field work with 10 hours per week. The students is placed under the guidance of a faculty member and he / she is required to submit the Field Work record once in a week to the faculty member and receive necessary guidance from him / her.
The Field Work Record, submitted by the student at the end of each semester, should be certified by the both the concerned faculty member as well as the head of the institution to the effect that the work has actually been done by him/her. The student is required to submit the fieldwork record to become eligible to take theory examination in each semester and if a student fails to submit the field work record before the commencement of theory examination he / she shall not be allowed to write the theory examination. Fieldwork record shall only be evaluated when the candidate appears for the viva-voce examination.
Field Work assessment
The Field Work Record, submitted by the student, will be evaluated jointly by one internal and one external examiner who will also conduct viva-voce examination. Such committee will be constructed by BOE in social Work from the approved panel of the BOS.
Career Opportunities
- Behavioral Management Aide
- Case Management Aide
- Community Outreach Worker
- Juvenile court Liaison
- Probation officer
- Rehabilitation Case Worker
- Eligibility Worker
- Human Services Specialist.
