+91 471 259 1018 / +91 471 259 2059 
loyolacollegetvm@gmail.com
+91 471 259 1018 / +91 471 259 2059 loyolacollegetvm@gmail.com
M.S.W.Established in 1964, the Department of Social Work was the pioneering professional department under the University of Kerala, to offer a Masters Degree in Social Work. The department consistently ranked at #6 among the National Best Social Work Colleges by various national surveys – India Today, The Outlook and The Week – offers two specializations – Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Community Development. Key to the intention of moulding professionals in the people business, is the time and conscious efforts in imparting skills necessary for working with individuals (social casework), groups (social group work) as well as communities (community organization).
At Loyola, we have constantly reinvented the androgogy. From 2013 its teaching learning has been oriented on the its own indigenous social work andragogy wheel, with learning starting with praxis – engagement with real life challenges – disaster management, surveys for the government department, consultancy on safety, issue based street plays. Post-praxis, is poiesis, wherein the participants engage in creation of evidences based on the reflections emerging during praxis; the same is communicated to the relevant audience in a comprehensible manner through semenaria, which subjects the content to further refine what is produced, subject to open review. The emergent product is theoria. Thus, participants are encouraged to engage and learn, and create new perspectives to interpret reality, once acted upon, results in engaged knowledge-building.
The Post Graduate course leading to the award of the Master Degree of Social Work by the University of Kerala is spread over four semesters. The academic work is a package of fourteen core theory papers, besides four theory papers in each specialisation. To balance the practice demands, the course offers four concurrent fieldwork internships besides a professional live-in experience, a rural live-in camp, a viva voce during each semester to evaluate fieldwork and comprehension, one block placement internship spanning 30 days during the summer holidays of the second and fourth semesters and one study tour, one dissertation/project work and a comprehensive viva-voce. The program will have a total of 2746 hours of instruction, administered through class room lectures, guided reading sessions, assignment, seminars, group discussions, tutorial, role-play, case studies, field trips, field practice and computer classes. This is squared-off with field practicum over a minimum of 1306 hours.
Over the years Social Work at Loyola has assumed the stewardship role to engage with issues pertaining to contemporary social realities and demands arising; our engagement ranged from poverty alleviation and literacy (1980s), women empowerment and SHGs (1990s), child rights (2000s), life skills education (2010s), transgender-friendliness (2014) and social entrepreneurship (2015). Our key contribution has been the launch of Kudumbashree, augmentation CHILDLINE as a model nodal center, and fillip to Life Skills Education in the state. The department has maintained close association with UNICEF, Women and Child Development Department, ICDS, Social Justice, World Bank, DCPU, DMHP, Youth Welfare Board, Jagori (Safetipin), Pratham (ASER), Cochin Shipyard Limited, Chilla, Pencil, LIFE, Maxminds, etc. in evolving training partnership for our mutual benefit.
Admission Procedure
All admissions are governed by the regulations, orders and rules of the University of Kerala.
All admissions are governed by the regulations, orders and rules of the University of Kerala. The eligibility for admission to MSW Degree course under the University of Kerala is a pass with 50% marks in aggregate in the degree examination (including B Tech, MBBS, BAMS, BHMS and LLB) declared by the University of Kerala as equivalent there to with 50% in Part III in the case of BA, BSc, and B Com. The MSW Degree programme applicants will be assigned 40 percent proportionate weightage for the marks secured in the qualifying examination (approximated weightage of 40% subject to a maximum of 30 marks) and a valid score (30%) from the University Entrance Examination and 30% for Group Discussion and Interview (approximated to 15% and 15%=30%) to be completed for being eligible for admission. A weightage of 25% seats for BSW holders for MSW course.
Relaxation in Marks in the Qualifying exam
Claim for Reservation
If the seats reserved for SC/ST candidates are not filled by them after an opportunity is given by notifying the vacancies through media, those seats may be filled up by candidates belonging to OEC and in their absence candidates belonging to SEBC.The seats that still remain unavailed will go to the open Merit Quota.
After the admission procedures, if admitted, the student is required to enroll himself/herself in the college on the same day itself, by producing the required certificates and paying the tuition fee and the special fees in full.
The certificates to be produced in original are:
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