Syllabus of Masters in Social Work

 SECTION-I SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOCIOLOGY:

Unit 1- Basic Sociological Concepts -Society, Community, Association, Institution, Social Structure & Culture. Social Norms and Values-Social Norms, Social Sanctions, Folkways, Customs, Mores, Norm and Values.

Refer - Theory of Unit 1 is explained here....

Unit-2 Social Institutions in Simple and Complex Societies-Family; Marriage; Kinship; Religion; Education

Refer - Theory of Unit 2 is explained here....

Unit-3- Socialization-Meaning, Aims and Objectives, Forms of Socialization: Primary and Secondary, Mechanism of Socialization, Process of Socialization (Stages of Development), Agencies of Socialization.

Refer - Theory of Unit 3 is explained here....

Unit-4- Social Change- Nature, factors, & Theories of Social Change; Cultural Lag, Social Change, Modernity and Development; Globalization and Social Change

Refer - Theory of Unit 4 is explained here....

Unit-5-Social Stratification and Social Mobility-Class Stratification; Gender Stratification; Types, Factors & Consequences of Social Mobility, Ethnic Stratification

Refer - Theory of Unit 5 is explained here....

PSYCHOLOGY:

Unit-1- Introduction to Psychology: Concept and Definition, Approaches to Psychology. Subfields of Psychology (Clinical, Counselling, Educational, Developmental, Health Psychology, Environmental Psychology)

Refer - Introduction to Psychology

Unit-2- Stress: Concept and Definition: Theories of Stress, Models of Stress, Organizational Stress; Defence Mechanisms.

Refer - Stress in Psychology

Unit -3- Motivation: Definition, Theories of Motivation, Measurement of Motivation

Refer - Motivation in Psychology

Unit-4- Personality: Concept and Definition and Theories of Personality.

Refer - Personality in Psychology

Unit-5- Attention and Perception: Nature, Perceptual Organization, Role of Experience in Perception, Sensory and Extra Sensory Perception.

Refer - Attention & Perception in Psychology

ECONOMICS

Unit -1 Concept, Meaning, and definition of Economics: methods of economic analysis, 

Capital, Factors of production, Utility, Government, Household, Firm, Value, Production, 

Consumption, Micro and Macro Economics, Economic Problem, Consumption decision 

description of preferences.

Refer - Basics of Economics

Unit-2 Types of Economy: 

a. Capitalist or free enterprise economy 

b. Socialist or centrally Planned economy 

c. Mixed economy

Refer - Types of Economy....

Unit-3 Market and price determination: demand and supply, Commercialization of 

agriculture’ Money and Credit, Banking System, labour supply and saving decision, function of 

money, quantity theories of money, determination of money supply and demand, credit creation 

tools of monetary policy.

Refer - Market & Price Determination.....

Unit-4 Determination of Income & Employment: nature of unemployment; causes of 

unemployment, measures to check unemployment.

Refer - Determination of Income & Employment....

Unit -5 Digitalization and Indian Economy: Current challenges faced by Indian economy 

(especially poverty), Sustainable economic development

Refer - Digitalization and Indian Economy....

Unit-6 Public Distribution System (PDS) 

a. Subsidy: 

b. Fixed quantity (Rationing) 

c. Fair Price shops (FPS)

Refer - Public Distribution System (PDS)

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Unit -1 Foundations of Political Science: Meaning, Nature & Scope of political science, Political Science as an art or science, Indian and Western Political Scientists-B.R Ambedkar, Gandhiji, JS Mill, Karl Marx, John Rawls with their theories and contribution in brief.

Refer - Foundations of Political science...

Unit: 2 Constitution: The Philosophy and Making of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Constitutional Amendments.

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Unit: 3 Elections and Representation: Elections and Democracy, Election System in India, Electoral Reforms.

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Unit-4 Concept of liberty. Equality, Concept of sovereignty. Concept: What is Secularism? Western and Indian Perspectives of Secularism, Salient Features of Indian Secularism.

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Unit-5 Functions of State and Ideologies

1. Guild Socialism

2. Communalism

3. Capitalism

4. Anarchism

5. Fascism

6. Nazism

7. Democracy

8. Gandhism and Sarvodaya

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PHILOSOPHY:

Unit -1 Philosophy: Introduction to Indian Philosophy- Meaning, Scope, Types and 

Approaches, Common features of Indian Philosophical Schools, Specialized branches of 

philosophy.

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Unit-2 Philosophers and Social reformers of India: Such as Mahatma Gandhi, Swami 

Vivekananda, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar , Raja Ram Mohan Roy, etc and contemporary social 

workers / reformers and activists.

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Unit-3 Selected Western and Eastern Philosophers: Such as Plato, Socrates, Pyrrho, 

Aristotle, Confucius, Sun Tzu & etc.

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Unit-4 Nature of Philosophy of Religion: Western and Indian

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Unit- 5 What is Ethics?

 Morality

 Cultural Relativism

 Subjectivis

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SECTION-II: Social Sensitivity and Social Awareness 

Bibliography:

1. Competition Success Review

2. Pratiyogita

3. Darpan, Manorama Yearbook

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SECTION-III: 

• Quantitative Aptitude, 
• Data interpretation, 
• Data sufficiency/Decision Making, 
• Analytical and logical reasoning.

SECTION-IV 

ENGLISH

Unit-1

Vocabulary: Synonyms And Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitutions, 

Homonyms

Refer - English Vocabulary

Unit-2 

Grammar : Conjunctions, Prepositions, Tenses, Common Errors 

Refer - English Grammar 1

Unit - 3 

Grammar: Active Voice and Passive Voice, Direct Speech& Indirect Speech.

Refer - English Grammar 2

Unit-4 

Arrangement of Jumbled Sentences and Paragraph Completion. 

Refer - Jumbled sentences & Paragraph Completion

Unit-5 

Reading Comprehension

Refer - Practice Sets here...