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- Master of Health Administration & Master of Hospital Administration
- Master of Public Health - M.A. in Globalisation and Labour - M.A. in Human Resources Management & Labour Relations - M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship - M.A. in Development Studies - M.A. in Education (Elementary) - M.A. in Disability Studies and Action - M.A. in Social Work - M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies - M.A./M.SC. in Disaster Management - M.A./M.SC. in Habitat Policy & Practice - M.A. in Women�s Studies - M.A. in Counselling |
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Master of Health Administration & Master of Hospital Administration
The Master of Health Administration and Master of Hospital Administration programmes aim to develop a cadre of professional managers in the health sector. Both these programmes are offered by the School of Health Systems Studies. Each semester involves taught courses, an internship, and/or a research project (optional for M.H.A. [Hospital]). The M.H.A. (Health) programme prepares students to take on managerial positions in the national health programmes and NGO sector community-based health programmes by building capacities in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating those programmes. It also orients the students to macro issues relevant to health policy and programming in the country. The M.H.A. (Hospital) programme prepares students for leadership roles in the hospital sector through training in planning, operational and project management of hospitals including orientation in the managerial aspects of clinical and support services departments. The programme also imparts training in managing financial, material and human resources as well as planning and managing information systems. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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Master of Public Health
Public health education has been a focus in the country since the Bhore Committee report in 1946. Since then, there have been several initiatives in the country to improve human resources in public health. Recently, the NHP 2002 and the NRHM documents highlight the need to train public health professionals as an important requirement for the improvement of the heath situation in the country. Existing courses on public health largely focus on health management or clinical research. Taking into consideration the kind of public health problems the country is facing in the social, cultural and economic context in which people are located, the need of the hour is to develop a public health programme with focus on social epidemiology. Thus, there is a definite need to start a full-time course in public health at the post-graduate level, which will not only cater to the need for trained humanpower in public health, but also help in the protection and maintenance of public health with a focus on social epidemiology. This programme explores link between social environment and health of the population along with strong methodological and technical foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative analysis, and national and international public health policies. The Master of Public Health (MPH) curriculum has emphasis on research-related courses and development of public health paradigms. The internship component of the MPH programme involves interaction with different health institutions, followed by an independent research study. The graduates of the programme are expected to occupy technical and leadership positions in the public health programmes of the state and non-state organizations and institutions. Internships:
- 2nd Internship (6 credits): During Semester 2, the students will be placed in rural public health set up. They will study state government public health set up and major national health programmes (TB, Polio, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes, etc). - 3rd Internship (6 credits): During Semester 3, students will apply various kinds of research methods like epidemiological studies, evaluation research, health system research, etc in public health practice, analysis of the impact of social movements on public health. Research: The course will include selection of a topic, selecting the research design, planning and implementation of the research project, analysis of the results and presentation of the work as a written dissertation. It can either be an epidemiological study or qualitative research or operations research or any other study design. Students will be encouraged to publish their research in either the School Journal or any other suitable medium. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Globalisation and Labour
The onslaught of globalisation and liberalisation has been causing major changes in the lives of people in developing countries in general and the working class in particular. This has happened particularly during a short span of just 2 decades. It is during this period that the world witnessed an intensification of the globalisation process and liberal policies. Moves to counter these forces are present but at times weak and mostly divided. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has stated specifically that there should be measures that make globalisation more inclusive of the marginalised. There is a need to introduce this debate at a level that is higher than mere rhetoric and sloganeering. It is necessary to equip people engaged in mass-based organisations such as trade unions, cooperatives and other membership-based organisations with adequate knowledge at the theoretical, conceptual and empirical levels so that they can interrogate these processes and work towards altering the processes to work for the workers in the unorganised sector. This programme attempts to undertake this task. The initial interest in starting such a programme came from the ILO by founding the Global Labour University (GLU) which collaborates with universities in different countries to run courses at the post-graduate levels for training trade unionists and other activists of membership-based organisations. The GLU has initiated a programme with the University of Kassel and Berlin School of Economics in Germany; University of Witwatersrand in South Africa; and the University of Campinas in Brazil. The TISS is a part of this international collaborative effort. The pedagogy for this programme will be through class room teaching, tutorials, student seminars, project work and field visits. The role of visiting faculty, mainly from trade unions and labour research organisations from different countries, will be a vital input in the pedagogy. Class room teaching will comprise 50% of the credit hours. Students will be encouraged to make presentations on the different topics covered, based on field visits and their own experiences. Classroom teaching of the programme will be completed in the first year itself wherein a total of 12 courses, comprising 44 credits, will be taught. In the second year, all students will undergo an internship of 6 months with a trade union or a membership-based organisation. They will report back periodically to the faculty. This will constitute 16 credits. Each student will have to write a dissertation under the supervision of a faculty member. The student can do so while in the field. This part comprises 16 credits. Grading will be based on written examinations and course work. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Human Resources Management & Labour Relations
The M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (HRM & LR), programme (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations), offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies, is designed to develop students into professionally competent and socially sensitive management graduates, fully equipped to take on the challenges of the corporate world. This programme presents an outstanding prospect to explore the critical areas of contemporary human resources management, in concert with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the key functions of management and business. The broad objectives of this M.A. programme are to sensitise students to the social, political, economic, and ecological environments of the society; to enable students to become effective business leaders and decision-makers to contribute to organisational effectiveness; to facilitate the use of systems thinking among the students to evolve possibilities while addressing various personal and organisational challenges; to develop a global perspective among students to respond to global challenges; and to impart values of intellectual honesty, justice and fairness. The School has undertaken a major restructuring of its curriculum to realise these objectives while responding to the changes in the external environment and in consonance with the mission of the Institute. The programme places importance on both theoretical and hands-on learning. While classroom learning through participation in the forms of discussions and case studies, presentations, simulation games, assignments, etc., emphasises conceptual clarity, practical inputs are provided through the rigorous field work system, which complements the classroom inputs by throwing light on the practical dimension of the profession. The insights that emerge out of such an experience make students conceptually strong and successful in practice of the profession. All these, coupled with the focused attention that students get owing to the small size of the batch, makes personal learning highly effective. Field work is a continuous process, which seeks to facilitate student's exposure to varied industry sectors. Besides field work, students also undertake internships with organisations for a period ranging from 6-8 weeks, which is seen as an opportunity for the student to learn significantly from, and contribute meaningfully to organisations. In brief, the M.A. in HRM & LR programme, which benefits from over 4 decades of teaching and research in the same area, is a challenging teaching-learning experience that blends cutting edge theory with innovative practice to develop business leaders for the global industry. The TISS HRM & LR post-graduates are amongst the most sought after in global industry today. They occupy positions of leadership across a wide spectrum of industries and sectors including, IT/ITeS, banking and finance, telecom, manufacturing, public sector, pharmaceutical, retail and management consultancy. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship
The field of Social Entrepreneurship, which has grown very rapidly in recent years, leverages business management and entrepreneurial skills to pursue the multiple bottom line of the social enterprise by amplifying stakeholder value. The two-year, full-time, M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship programme aims at training and developing change leaders for wealth generation with social progress in social sectors/non-profit markets as well as leveraging market forces. These qualified professionals are expected to emerge as social entrepreneurs themselves in collaboration with the state, market and civil society institutions. The course curriculum blends for cutting edge theory with innovative field-based learning to develop appropriate, effective, efficient, economically sustainable and politically viable entrepreneurial activities. The contents of the programme will cover an overview of the business, finance, economics, society, ethics, innovation, entrepreneurship, profit making and non-profit making organisations and their structures, decision making and management, leadership development, linkages with stakeholders and development of business plans for the non-profit sectors. A distinctive feature of the programme curriculum is its inductive pedagogy blending classroom teaching and experiential learning through block fieldwork, assignments finding innovative solutions to social problems individually and through group exercises, in-depth examination of the strengths and weaknesses of social entrepreneurial activities across the world, interacting with successful social entrepreneurs. TISS Post-graduates in Social Entrepreneurship are expected to take up professional positions in international and national government or non-governmental organisations. The candidates successfully completing the two years programme are expected to get absorbed in the fast growing profit and non-profit sectors, and also to emerge as social entrepreneurs themselves. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Development Studies
The M.A. in Development Studies programme throws light on the rapid changes in the configuration of the State, markets, social institutions and civil society over the past decades in India and the world over and their cumulative consequences on people, more so to the vulnerable, disadvantaged and the marginalised. This programme will equip students in developing critical perspectives in examining development and its consequences for the community and the individual; the natural and social environment; and socio-cultural institutions. The programme will introduce the students to models of development; create an understanding of participatory, self-sustaining and people-centred public policies; and develop their expertise in methodologies and skills for development research, participatory approaches, and programme planning and management. Spread over 2 years (for 4 semesters), this programme offers a wide range of courses, both basic and elective; a research project experience, and a field internship. The faculty for this programme are drawn from a broad spectrum of disciplinary backgrounds (such as economics, sociology, political sciences, psychology, geography, and women's, cultural and media studies) and policy research expertise. Students who graduate with this degree will find their professional career in academic institutions pursuing inter-disciplinary research and teaching in development studies; in civil and allied administrative services; development facilitating organisations; the corporate sector; and in research consultancy firms. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Education (Elementary)
The M.A. in Education (Elementary) programme aims to enhance knowledge, capacities and orientations that are relevant to strengthening elementary education in the country. Students completing this programme would develop a critical and reflective understanding of the core and foundational areas of education, including theory and research, with special reference to India. The programme is designed to include thematic, issue-based courses that are of current significance in the Indian context. Students will also develop special expertise in chosen areas of study relating more directly to professional needs: for example, curriculum, pedagogy, teacher development, material development, education of children with special needs, leadership and management issues, etc. This programme has 2 distinctive features.
Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads Field Attachment: The theoretical requirements of field attachment will be drawn from one of the optional courses in Semester II of the programme. The exploration and planning of the field engagement will be done along with optional course teacher, in consultation with the concerned field site supervisor. The duration of the field attachment will be for a period of two weeks (minimum) which may be planned for any time (other than contact period) during Semesters II and III. The student will visit and spend time in residence in the field site and engage in the activity planned. The field supervisor would interact with the student to assist in reflection, drawing on insights and holding wider discussions. The aim is to enable the student to connect theory with experiences on the field, and learn to critically reflect on the same. |
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M.A. in Disability Studies and Action
The TISS has been a pioneer in social work education and practice and has, over the years, responded to the needs of the poor, the marginalised and the disadvantaged in society. In response to this demand and the emerging concerns in the era of globalisation, an M.A. in Disability Studies and Action has been developed and offered. The first of its kind in the country, this programme is designed to equip students with sound theoretical knowledge about issues and concerns of persons with disability and all stakeholders, and to help students to develop skills and insights into working with, through and for people with disability at the individual, group and community levels and their representatives, stakeholders and network with other groups and professionals working on similar issues. The TISS has sought recognition for this programme from the Rehabilitation Council of India. This programme consists of classroom work, which includes lectures, discussions, student presentations, and seminar discussions with experts on disability issues, observation study of disability-related organisations and related activities. Field work and rural practicum under supervision provides opportunities to develop practical skills in social work. All students of the programme are expected to conduct a research project as a compulsory requirement for the M.A. Degree. Thus, at the end of two years, the M.A. in Disability Studies and Action graduate is equipped with a range of competencies to work with all groups of persons with disability and other stakeholders in social work and allied fields, at the practice, training, policy and advocacy levels. The research project is a compulsory part requirement for the degree and carries 6 credits. A 2 credit workshop on qualitative and quantitative research will be offered to the students in the Semester III to further strengthen their research capacity. Field work will be concurrent for both the years. The 3-week rural practicum will be a graded activity carrying one credit as community-based rehabilitation, especially in rural India, is an important rehabilitation programme. Students who graduate from this programme may work as Rehabilitation Social Workers in non-governmental, inter-governmental and governmental organisations, working at micro, meso and macro levels at local, regional, national and international sites of practice. The programme equips its graduates to work in various settings, including disability settings, rehabilitation settings, clinical settings such as hospitals, clinics, early detection intervention centres, and inclusive settings such as educational, health, community, employment and development settings; at the levels of prevention, promotion, treatment and rehabilitation. They may also work at the policy level that contributes to the disability rights movement, disability networks, associations and alliances; and engage in field-based research concerning disability. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Social Work
The TISS has been a pioneer in social work education and practice and has, over the years, responded to the needs of the poor, the marginalised and disadvantaged in society. The social work curriculum has been dynamic and changing with the emerging concerns in the era of globalisation. The curriculum addresses the causes of exclusion, poverty and marginalization and ways of altering structures while responding to the conditions of poverty and deprivation. The M.A. in Social Work programme is designed to equip the students with sound theoretical knowledge about social work, social welfare and development concerns of the poor, and help the students to develop skills and insights into working with people at the individual, group and community levels, and their representatives, and network with other groups and professionals working on similar issues. The programme consists of classroom work, which includes lectures, discussions, student presentations, seminar discussions with subject matter specialists, observation study of social and related organisations, etc., Concurrent and block field work under supervision provides opportunities to develop practical skills in social work. Thus, at the end of the 2 years, the M.A. in Social Work graduate is armed with a range of competencies to work in the field of social work, social welfare and social development. The nature of work covers a continuum of interventions from service delivery to programme development and influencing policy to organizing people for fundamental change to society and economy. The course offers graduates a wide range of work opportunities in non-government, inter-governmental and governmental organisations working at micro and macro levels simultaneously local, national and international levels. They have been given exposure to work with all sectors of populations such as children, youth, women, elderly, dalits, and people with disabilities. The course equips graduates to work in a wide range of capacities as social workers, counselors, field officers, project officers, programme coordinators, in the fields of health, education, development, criminal and juvenile justice, gender issues, family services such as family courts, family counseling centres, adoption centres, broad based child welfare services, community organisation and development practice, NGO-corporate initiatives, industry, funding agencies, research-based organisations, advocacy and human rights organisations and organizations working in specialised areas of disability, HIV/AIDS, sexuality, disasters, etc., Employment opportunities are also available as instructors and lecturers in training centres for social work and community development personnel, funding agencies and as development consultants. TISS?s social work graduates are among some of the finest change makers in the country and world. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies
The M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies aims at honing skills of media production and research within a framework that enables the development of a critical perspective on media, culture and society. In contemporary society, media and culture are crucial sites where identities are produced and popular ways of seeing are consumed. Cultural Studies enables us to meaningfully engage and interact with these new modes of being and doing. By making us conscious of the many complex ways in which power impinges on our lives and constructs our cultures, it has the potential of empowering us to critically read the media and other cultural institutions and texts, to understand how they shape our identities and to think about how we could possibly shape them. This programme will impart intensive hands-on training in video production, including direction, research, scripting, editing, camera and sound. It also has a strong research focus. This will enable students to produce documentaries and short films. The programme will culminate in the production of a documentary and a dissertation. It will also teach basic skills in community radio, graphics and web design. The students will have access to the well-equipped facilities and the visual archive of the Centre for Media and Cultural Studies (www.tiss.edu/cmcs). The teachers of the course would include CMCS and TISS faculty as well as professionals. With its unique blend of theory and practice, the M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies work towards the creation of a lively group of media 'thinking do-ers' and 'doing thinkers' w ho could then choose to branch out into a diverse range of work or educational situations. The students of this course will be equipped to work in the areas of media and television production, independent media practice, media education, advocacy and research. The potential employers include NGOs, television production houses, educational and research institutions and governmental agencies. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A./M.SC. in Disaster Management
Disaster Management is emerging globally as a full-fledged academic discipline. Since disaster response has primarily been a practitioner's domain, its boundaries have been permeable. People from diverse backgrounds ' including relief workers, engineers, social scientists, or medical professionals ' have worked in disaster management. This has facilitated the growth of disaster management as a substantive field. However, as a field of practice, it demands specialisation to meet with the dynamic challenges posed by disasters. The Master's programme in Disaster Management, offered by the Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management, aims at enhancing knowledge, capacities and skills, and perspective on disasters. While enabling an understanding of disasters from the vantage point of science and technology in prediction, mitigation and response, the programme will also foster a critical and reflective appreciation of current debates in disaster management within the framework of social and environmental justice, state and civil society dynamics, development, conflict and displacement, and globalisation. The Master's programme is designed to include thematic and issue-based courses related to aspects such as the relationship between environment, livelihood and disasters, institutional building and governance, inequalities and social exclusion, local knowledge systems and disaster management. The course will also endeavour to cultivate appropriate values, a strong multidisciplinary knowledge base and skills essential for intervention in disasters and their prevention. Students will develop expertise in select areas such as logistics and supply chain management, public health, information and communication, peace, conflict and human security, and so on. Spread over 4 semesters, this Master's programme is a pioneering initiative within the country and has certain unique features which will enable mid-career professionals to combine their work with study. It has one year of intensive contact classes with field exposure and internship. Research is a compulsory component of the programme. In the second year, students have the option to work off campus with very limited course work. The programme however, will follow a pre-determined calendar. It also offers multi-level entry'exit option where a student coming for a semester can obtain a Certificate in Disaster Management on completion of the stipulated requirements. Students who wish to continue through with the next semester would obtain a Diploma. Alternately, a student on completion of the Certificate programme could come back after a break (not exceeding 5 years from the date of completion of the Certificate programme), and join in for the second semester. In order to obtain the Master's degree a student can complete the 4 semesters without a break or in an incremental manner after completing the credits required for a diploma. As an emerging field, the need for qualified personnel within disaster management is high. Students who graduate with this degree will find opportunities in the development sector with government and non-government organisations, with consultancy firms, or could go on to pursuing research, training and teaching careers. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A./M.SC. in Habitat Policy & Practice
The M.A./M.Sc. in Habitat Policy and Practice program is envisaged to be focused on policy, planning and practice. Here, the term 'policy' is meant to cover different official-legal and administrative-instruments, for example, laws, rules, regulations, policy recommendations, project guidelines, government resolutions, procedures, and norms. These instruments, together, provide an official (policy) framework for the stakeholders to operate in the Habitat sector. Further, the term practice is used here to identify activities that more directly engage with formulating, implementing, analysing, evaluating, and advocating policies on behalf of different stakeholders. The program will involve training in policies from different sectors which are directly connected with the Habitat sector. To begin with, these sectors would include, for example, housing, livelihoods (poverty), transport and infrastructure, water and governance. Key Features: - The focus of the programme is on policy and related practice. - The substance of the programme, to begin with, will be focused on urban and peri-urban issues and processes. - The programme will start with multi-disciplinarity and strive to achieve inter- disciplinarity, the transition being driven by the needs and demands of the ground-reality. - It would strive to bring together disciplines not only within social sciences or within physical or engineering/technical sciences, but disciplines from all these three groupings. - Efforts to impart multidimensional understanding and multifarious capabilities will be founded on efforts-through a group of courses-to develop a perspective among students that is broad, socially inclusive, democratic, technically informed, and culturally as well as environmentally sensitive. - Another distinguishing feature of the program will be its strong linkages with the ground-reality and commitment to respond to the needs and aspirations of different stake-holders, especially the disadvantaged and vulnerable sections of society. This understanding will permeate through and shape all the different components of the program. Eligibility & Selection Procedure: Pl. refer to the latest Information Brochure in main page or downloads |
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M.A. in Women�s Studies
The M.A. in Women�s Studies is an interdisciplinary programme informed by contemporary feminist theory and praxis, focusing on processes for producing critical and socially relevant and interventionist knowledge. Women�s Studies is about integrating women�s experiences, realities and perspectives in mainstream/codified knowledge from where they have been left out or made invisible. It is about making women�s perspectives visible and central to understanding society, social structures and operations. It is about reclaiming women�s contributions to development of cultures, nations and civilizations. It is also about changing structures of oppression, exploitation and neglect that have not only stifled women as individuals but also contributed to developing a lopsided/male-centric form of knowledge across disciplines. Women�s Studies is thus about creating a multi-disciplinary new knowledge wherein feminism has an integral, ideological and foundational relevance. The students will have an opportunity to experience a wide range of courses linking feminist theories, women�s movements, women�s development; and critiques of mainstream development that excludes women; while also preparing students to do feminist research and documentation and learn organisational skills needed to work with women and institutions. The course is flexible to accommodate students with focus on both research and field work/intervention-related knowledge and skills. Students doing this Programme may find their professional careers in diverse settings such as in academia as researchers and teachers; in journalism; as development workers and activists; in civil and administrative functions of the government especially women and gender departments; in national and international organisations working on women and gender issues. This course will be useful to people from all development fields who would like to use feminist knowledge to question, critique and make for changes in whatever area of work they may be involved in. |
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M.A. in Counselling
The M.A. in Counselling programme is anchored by the School of Social Sciences, and conducted in collaboration with the School of Social Work and the Centre for Lifelong Learning. Periods of abrupt change require individuals and groups to adapt to new situations. The process of economics, social, environmental and political changes at the household, community and national levels has been a challenge to individuals and families. And the forces beyond the control of individuals, households and communities are adding complications impacting lives of people in Economic, Social, Cultural and Psychological spheres, in rural and urban areas. People experiencing economic and social disadvantages, subjected to gender discrimination at public and private spheres of life, differentially abled, and those living with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening health problems face stigma and difficulties in adjustment. People in certain professions are also encountering tremendous strain in fulfilling their duties, like the police force. Growing up in different socio-cultural and economic contexts by itself has an element of adjustment. Adaptation and adjustment is, therefore, likely to require professional assistance and counselling is one of them. The primary focus of the M.A. in Counselling programme is to impart professional education in the developmental and contextual approach to counselling. In addition, it will impart skills to work with individuals encountering difficulties in coping with different situations and experiences. The core courses include Psychology and Human Development, knowledge to assess counselling situations, the problems and skills practice. This is strengthened by courses providing analytical frameworks to comprehend the larger social-cultural reality as well as a grasp of the contextual premise in which counselling will have to occur. The practice of skills will take place under both close supervision by trained professionals and also more independently in practice settings. The theory and practice are important part of the curriculum. This research work spread over 3rd and 4th Semesters account to 8 Credits. The field of counselling is applicable in a wide range of groups and settings: parent and child counselling; counselling of armed forces; settings like the school, hospitals, industries and work places; NGOs that work with various human relationship related problems; for issues involving trauma or intense difficulties in dealing with self or others, like violence situations, marital and family problems, disaster situations, etc. Counselling is emerging as an important area, and professional counsellors are required in various settings. The candidates after completion of this degree programme can expect to be working in such settings. |
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