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BA (Hons) Social Work

   Deparment of Humanities

Programme Level

Under Graduate

Duration

4 Years

About the Programme

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Social Work program offered by the Galgotias University   is a 4 year Under Graduate academic degree program. The overall aims of Bachelor’s programme in Social work is to impart training in professional social work in order to develop human resources having competence to work with individuals, groups and communities for the promotion of welfare and development.  This programme also aims to develop competencies with knowledge, skills and attitudes required for social work interventions.  There is special emphasis to develop the students as professional social worker with sensitivity towards social concerns and problems through inculcation of democratic and humanitarian values.

Eligibility

Class 12th with minimum 50% marks

Fee Structure

Duration
4 Years
Tuition Fee (per annum)
50,000
Exam Fee (per annum)
20,000

Program Structure

Program Structure

Career Pathways

After completion of the programme, social work students will have some of the following Job Opportunities:

  • Job opportunities in the public, government and private sector in the country and abroad. 
  • The graduates may also have self-employment opportunities in terms of initiating their own organizations. 
  •  Welfare Officers in the Department of Social Welfare;
  •  Welfare Officers/Legal-cum-Probation Officer in the Department of Women & Child Development; CDPOs in Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS);
  •  Welfare Officers in factories, mines or plantations; Counsellors in family counselling centres, schools, and HIV/AIDS organisations; 
  • Medical and Psychiatric Social Workers in hospitals; 
  • Consultants in research & development institutions, corporate and civil society organizations (NGOs). 
  • In the corporate sector, social work graduates join as HR Managers, Industrial Relations Officers, CSR officers etc. 
  • The NGOs/Civil Society Organizations employ social work graduates in programme planning, execution, administration and funding agencies which may be related with various target groups including children, women, youth and elderly.
  • Career guidance, pre-& post marital counselling and life coaching are also considered as emerging areas of social work practice. 
  • Social work graduates may also work in International, global and UN agencies like UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, etc. as consultants
  • Civil Services.

Programme Objectives

01

To Equip students with a strong theoretical understanding of human behavior, social systems, welfare policies, and development practices.


02

To Foster practical skills through fieldwork, case studies, and community engagement for effective intervention at individual, group, and community levels.


03

To Inculcate professional values and ethics of social work such as empathy, respect for diversity, social justice, and commitment to service.


04

To Enable students to apply scientific methods in understanding social problems, assessing needs, and evaluating interventions.


05

To Prepare students to take on leadership roles in NGOs, government agencies, and advocacy groups to influence policy and practice.


06

To Inspire students to become change agents who work for the upliftment of marginalized and disadvantaged communities.


07

To Prepare graduates for employment in social welfare organizations or for pursuing higher education in social work and related disciplines.


Programme Outcomes

01

Develop Conceptual clarity and the ability to integrate knowledge with fieldwork practice


02

Develop competencies with knowledge, skills and attitudes required for social work intervention.


03

Impart training in professional social work in order to develop human resources having competence to work with individuals, groups and communities for the promotion of welfare and development.


04

Be involved in social work practice as per the National Association of Social Workers' ethical framework.


05

Critical sensibility to lived experiences, with self-awareness and reflexivity of both self and society


06

Determine the ability to work independently, in groups and community


07

Develop sensitivity towards social concerns and problems through inculcation of democratic and humanitarian values to act as professional social worker


08

Demonstrate high quality research skills.


09

Ability to work independently, identifies appropriate resources required for a development project, and manages such a project until completion.


10

Demonstrate Capability to lead the tasks of a team or an organization, and setting direction, formulating an inspiring vision, building a team


Programme Educational Objectives

01

Graduate shall be competent to develop strategies aimed at increasing people’s hope, self-esteem and creative potential to confront and challenge oppressive power dynamics and structural sources of injustices, thus incorporating into a coherent whole the micro macro, personal-political dimension of intervention.


02

Graduate shall be competent Implant the capacity to apply the concepts and critically reflect on the structural barriers that perpetuate inequalities, oppression, discrimination and exploitation, and develop action strategies towards addressing such barriers that are central to emancipatory practice with the goals of empowerment and liberation of people.


Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

01

Students will engage in interventions in children, women, families, community development, health, and other welfare activities.


02

Students will demonstrate conceptual clarity in social work theories, methods, and social work practice processes