Department of Social Work (Saurashtra University)

Courses:
M. S. W.
M. L. W.
M.Phil.
Ph.D

Research area
- Human Resource Management
- Human Capital Management
- Human Development Management
- Applicability of labour law
- Health ,Safety and various labour issues
- Poverty alleviation
- Socio-economic culture
- Government Scheme
- Women Empowerment
- Youth and Teen age Issues
- Urban and Rural Slum

Study Centers:
Formal education is essential for the students. Apart from formal education various activities are required so that the students can generate experience & knowledge in their free time.
A Study Centre is organized by our Department. Every fortnight students prepare “case presentation” and discuss the topic amongst them. Reference material is enlisted. Reading and discussing various topics from the reference material increases the knowledge. The interactive mode of Study Center increases the expression and convincing power of the students.
Around 90 topics are prepared throughout the year. Presentation, observation, collective efforts and self-study are the main qualities which are imbibed in the students through this activity. Knowledge based Extra-circular activities has thus benefited the students.

Rural Camps:
Students require practical knowledge to enhance the theoretical knowledge. Exposure to rural areas is essential as 68% of India’s population resides in rural area. Rural Camps are organized so that the students get on the spot assessment of the rural situation. Social, economic and various other problems faced by the rural people are scientifically analyzed by the students.
Two-way process of interaction is generated because of these Rural Camps. Transfer of knowledge, transfer of technology & transfer of science is best utilized for the rural population. Student community thereby gets the best opportunity to study, analyze and implement latest research in the rural areas.
Rural Camps have become model laboratories for implementing various dimensions of Social Work. Thus such camps not only give exposure to the students, but are beneficial in imparting training and personality development of these students.

Industrial Visits:
The Department arranged industrial tour for the developed understanding of new corporate culture and human resource management in around India.

Block placements:
Block placements is part and partial of our study. In M. S. W. our student go for 45 days block placements in the and of their two year study , in any company or in any N. G. O. In block placements they come in touch with all the practical aspects of their study.
In M. L. W. syllabus, student have 45 days block placements after their every sem. In any well known company. Concept of block placements is just like internship done by M.B.B.S. students or article ship done by

Extra curriculum activities:
Presentation
Group Discussion
Panel Discussion
Symposia
Mock Test
Mock Interview
Elocution
Interfaculty Competition

Our Special Programme:
Watershed development programme SHG Building Programme Social awareness Programme Children Development programme Sanitation Campaigns (Under the Nirmal Gujarat ) Urban Slum Programme Street Children Programme AIDS awareness Programme.