NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY, JALGAON 
           
                                         Revised Syllabus 
           
           
           
                MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 
                   ( M.S.W Semester III & IV ) 
           
                                 Semester Pattern 
                                   (Academic Year 2011-12) 
           
           
           
           
                                         w.e.f June 2011 
             

          
                                        

                                       STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SEMESTER  III 
                        
                 Group                 Paper      Title                             Marks 
                                       No. 
                 Compulsory            SW 231  Community Organization and           100 
                                                  Social Action 
                                       SW 232  Social Legislation and the           100 
                                                  Constitution of India 
                                       SW233      Field Work                          
                                                                                    100 
                 Generic               G 3        Correctional Social Work          100 
                                                                                     
                                       G 4        Development of Weaker Sections    100 
                                       G 5        Population and Environment        100 
                                                                                     
                 Tribal Welfare        TW 3       Rural and Tribal Welfare          100 
                                                                                     
                                       TW 4       Environmental Social Work         100 
                                                                                     
                                       TW 5       Environment Policy and Law        100 
                 Community             CD 3       Rural Economy and Cooperation     100 
                 Development 
                                       CD 4       Community Development and         100 
                                                  Panchayat Raj 
                                       CD 5       Management of Voluntary           100 
                                                  Organization 
                 Personnel             PMIR 3  Personnel Management and             100 
                 Management and                   Human Resource Development 
                 Industrial Relation 
                                       PMIR 4  Industrial Relations and Trade       100 
                                                  Unions in India 
                                       PMIR 5  Industrial Sociology                 100 
                                                   
                           
                       Note-  
                       1.  field Work :- the Field Work in the third Semester shall consist of practise of    
                          Community  Organization, Community Development and field visits to 
                          development projects.  At least five visits to welfare institutions /industrial 
                          Units and / agencies of national development may be arranged as a part of 
                          study tour.  
                 
                                                                       

             2. Figures to the right indicate values assigned to the topic-the marks and the   
                 number of lectures to be devoted to the topic.  
             3.The detailed rules and course requirements are incorporated in and along with    
                 the syllabus of the First and Second  Semester that may be downloaded/   
                 printed from the University web site-    www.nmu.ac.in  
           
          SW 231  COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION  AND  SOCIAL   ACTION 
              
          Topics 
             1.  Introduction  to  community  work—concepts  of  community,  community 
              organization, Community Development,                                                10/ 4 
             2.  Community  Organization-  definition,  nature  and  scope  as  a  method  of  social 
              work— approaches to community organization, task centred community work.   
                                                                                                                               10/4 
             3.  Steps and principles of Community Organization                                   10/4 
                                  
             4.  Recording, evaluation and monitoring in  Community Organization.     10/4 
             5.  Rothman’s models of  Community Organization                                     10/2 
             6.  Strategies and techniques—PRA, CBOs ,RRA,                                      10/4 
             7.   Community  power  structures,  gender  sensitive  community  work,  women 
              empowerment,  barriers  in  process  of  community  empowerment,  community 
              projects in Maharashtra.                                                                             20/6 
             8.  Social  Action-  concept  and  methods—social  confrontation  and  legal  tactics, 
              concept  of  advocacy  –  strategies  of  advocacy,  Role  of  social  worker  in 
              Community Organization and social Action.  .                                                                            
                                                                                                                                 20/6 
          
                                       

                       Reference Books— 
           
              1. Friedlander.                                           Concepts and Methods of Social Work                    
              2. K.D Gangrade,                                      Community Organization in India                             
                                                                                 Popular Prakashan,  Mumbai. 
               
                   3.  H.Y. Siddhiki,                                      Working with Communities                                    
                                                                                      Hira Pub.New Delhi. 
              
                   4. Ramchandra Raj,                                  Functions and Dysfunctions of Conflict                   
                                                                                Popular Prakashan, Mumbai. 
              
              5.  Dr. (Mrs.) Banmala,                               Community Organization                                        
                                                                                                        Pub. Indian institute of   
                                                                                                        Youth Welfare,  
                                                                                                        Shivaji Nagar ,Nagpur. 
              
                             6. George K.N.                                         Social Work Today,                                                                                                                    
                                                                              Madras School of Social Work.