 Tata Institute of Social Sciences MumbaiContact Information:Swapan Garain
Course Information:
Program Information:
Social Work
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| Degree/ Level | Title/ English Correspondence | Subject | Credit Hours | Working Language | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA in Social Work Graduate |
60+ | ||||
| Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship (MA in SE) Masters |
Certificates
| Certificate in Social Work |
| Advanced Certificate in Social Welfare Administration |
Information on Training and Other Services
| None listed |
Additional Information
Entrepreneurial orientation for creating and managing income earning opportunities is considered to be the foundation for economic empowerment of the poor and disadvantaged section of the society. The M.A. Social Work in Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship aims at developing competency among the students on critical thinking, knowledge building and a set of practice skills in the area of conceiving, designing and managing social enterprises with a view to create wealth for the poor. The objective of the course is to nurture entrepreneurial attribute of young professionals and equip them to build entrepreneurial venture in the emerging social sectors. The programme thus aims at developing a cadre of professionals competent to visualise economic opportunities, conceive and design plans, raise resources, develop products and services and evaluate and change the system of operation. In addition, the students will develop competency in designing and redesigning appropriate and efficient service delivery systems, and creating and strengthening an effective organisational mechanism in social enterprises. The programme aims at two-fold approaches for placement. Firstly, the students will be encouraged and facilitated to start their own social enterprises. It is visualised that over the years a substantial number of students will take the entrepreneurial path and set up their own enterprises. Secondly, every effort will be made to place the students looking for final job placement such that they may get recruited through campus placements. The programme will impart adequate knowledge, develop competent skills and expose to appropriate attitudinal perspective among the graduating students so as to prepare them to occupy supervisory positions in social enterprises engaged in creating income-earning opportunities for the poor and the disadvantaged. The graduating students are likely to be placed in junior and middle level administrative positions in microfinance institutions, social enterprises, co-operatives, and in the area of economic activities of grassroots/operating NGOs, intermediary organisations, funding agencies, international aid agencies, CSR division of business houses and family trusts. The nature of work may encompass any and all the following areas: economic need assessment, business planning, business plan formulation, project appraisal, project monitoring, project evaluation, fund raising, setting up of beneficiary organisations, preparing entrepreneurship development programmes, promoting and supporting entrepreneurs, etc.
