masters in social work (msw)

When we study in a college, striving to become a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer – this is education for a living. On the other hand, education for life requires understanding the essential principles of spirituality. This means gaining a deeper understanding of the world; our minds, our emotions and ourselves. We all know that the real goal of education is not to create people who can understand only the language of machines. The main purpose of education should be to impart a culture of the heart – a culture based on spiritual values.

Communication through machines has made people in far off places seem very near. Yet, in the absence of communication between hearts, even those who are physically near to us seem to be far away. Today’s world needs people who express goodness in their words and deeds. If such noble role models set the example for their fellow beings, the darkness prevailing in today’s society will be dispelled and the light of peace and non-violence will once again illuminate this earth. Let us work together towards this goal.

There are two types of educationEducation for a living and Education for life

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Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi DeviChancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

VisionTo provide value-based education and mould the character of the students through an interplay and exchange of ideas and actions, resulting in a society that is empowered with noble character and wholesome values.

With headquarters at Coimbatore and campuses at Amritapuri, Kochi, Bengaluru and Mysore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged as one of the fastest growing institutions of higher learning in India.

The university is managed by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, one of the foremost humanitarian leaders in the world today, is Chancellor of the university.

Based on evaluation of all campuses and programs by a peer review committee, the university has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an ‘A’ grade. Amrita has also been ranked in the ivy league of Indian universities along with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai etc. in the recent review of Deemed Universities constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) of the Government of India. Amrita is ranked Category 1 in this review, popularly known as the Tandon Committee Report, conducted by a high power committee consisting of reputed academicians

About Amrita University

At Amrita, all students have ample opportunity

for orientation in yoga, meditation and cultural

education. Integrated Amrita Meditation (IAM)

technique helps them to achieve holistic development

of mind and body. Students have demonstrated

their commitment to engaging with society and the

community by participating in disaster relief and

rehabilitation activities after the Gujarat earthquake

in 2001, Tsunami relief operations in Tamil Nadu and

Kerala in 2005-2006, flood relief operations in Bihar

in 2009 and Karnataka in 2010.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham2

About the departmentThe Department of Social Work is actively involved in

providing evidence-based, quality oriented social work

education through most advanced and emerging domains

of practice, research and field interventions. The core

values of love, honesty, and sacrifice for the welfare of all

living beings in this earth permeate all aspects of learning,

knowledge building and interventions. The curriculum is

also crafted in such a way that it provides a meaningful

account of certain core processes that influence the day

to day functioning of the larger society such as social

justice, human rights, development and empowerment

of the vulnerable/marginalized sections of the society.

The courses offered, enable students to appreciate the

dynamics, variations, and interfaces that pervade the

Indian Sub-Continent through the culturally significant

patterns of social stratification and exclusion such as caste,

class, gender, ethnicity and religion.

Mission & ObjectivesThe mission of the department is to prepare the students

for specialized, evidence and rights-based practice among

the oppressed, at risk, vulnerable and general populations.

The MSW programme provides rigorous intellectual base,

opportunities for skill development and a value-based

educational experience.

To achieve its mission, the department has evolved the

following objectives:

l To develop a new genre of professional social workers,

driven by timeless human values, equipped with the

best knowledge and skills and committed to serve all

types of people and nature with love, trust, tolerance

and humility.

l To enable students develop an integrative, holistic

approach to social work practice that permits versatility

in the choice and application of intervention methods.

l To give students an opportunity to develop self-

awareness and the ability to listen to others with deep

understanding and sensitivity.

l To provide students a good understanding of the

economic, social, cultural, legal, ethical, political and

spiritual framework within which individuals, families,

and communities operate.

l To train students to apply professional values, ethics

and the conscious use of self to professional social work

practice.

l To train students in research, to explore the frontiers

of evidence-based social work practice and to extend it

further in the service of humanity.

Master of Social Work ProgrammeAmrita’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is holistic

and unique. It is both academic and experiential. It comprises

of classroom and fieldwork components spread across four

semesters. It encourages students to increase both self

awareness and their awareness and sensitivity towards

others. It integrates advanced concepts and developments

in the field of Social Work with a deeper understanding of

the traditional Indian value system. Students participate

in the service activities initiated by the university’s parent

organization – Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The program

prepares students to independently undertake challenging

assignments with oppressed, at-risk, vulnerable and general

populations and helps them evolve as human beings with

the commitment and service-orientation necessary to

reach out to the most under-privileged sections of society.

The program is most suitable for those who would like to

build a career in social work and gives them an opportunity

to derive great joy by extending a helping hand to those

in need, including the under-privileged populations in

the society. The programme is strongly grounded with

foundation courses catering to major social science

disciplines, basic courses on perspectives and methods and

elective courses in Physical and Mental Health, Community

Development, Disaster Management, and Child Protection

and Child Rights. The field learning component comprises

of concurrent and block field work, rural practicum, and

field study engagements.

Programme duration: 2 years

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Coimbatore Campus Located on a serene, lush green 400-acre campus at

the foot-hills of the Western Ghats, this institution,

which was started in 1994, grew in stature in a very

short time and became the preferred destination

of students, aspiring for a career in engineering,

from across the country. Eminent and highly

qualified members of faculty and the up-to-date

facilities together enhance the quality of education

imparted at this institution.

The university lays great emphasis on value -

based education system in which the students’

knowledge, skills and overall personality are

nurtured with a lot of care, meticulous planning

and professional execution. All those who leave

Amrita portals will not only excel in their chosen

career, but also bring about qualitative changes in

their working environment, social interactions and

personal disposition.

The 400 acre campus is well planned with infrastructure like

academic buildings, administration wing, central library,

hostels, guest house, staff-quarters, shopping complex,

swimming pool and play grounds. The campus has a built-

up area of over 28 lakhs sq.feet linked by 7 km black

topped roads. Eight hostels accommodate 5000 students.

A swimming pool meeting Olympic standards is utilised by

students, staff and others in the campus. Two power houses

are installed with total generating capacity of 1660 KVA to

meet the shortage in power supply.

Computing Facility

The 18 computer centres of Amrita School of Engineering,

Coimbatore are designed, laid out and equipped scientifically

so that students can spend hours together at the terminal

without fatigue. This includes the state-of-the-art CAD/

CAM centre, high end VLSI Design Centre and an exclusive

Digital Signal Processing lab. The CAD/CAM centre has

more than 70 workstations, CNC Milling machine and

CNC turning machine along with an Industrial Robot. The

software include I-DEAS, ProE, CATIA, Unigraphics, ANSYS,

ADAMS, MoldFlow, Autodesk Inventor Series, SolidEdge,

Hyperworks, LS-DYNA, CADian, ASPEN, STAAD Pro and

Abaqus. It also contains Paulson’s CBT on Injection Molding.

The VLSI Lab has more than 80 high-end Computers with

software such as Magma, ModelSim, LeonardoSpectrum,

XILINX ISE etc. The computer laboratories are equipped

with more than 2500 desktops/workstations. All buildings

are interconnected with high-speed fibre optic cable and all

the computers are networked over fast ethernet link. The

campus network is connected to the internet through a 35MB

leased line.

Library

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Central Library uses

an automated Library Information system connected

to the LAN/ Wi-Fi for quick interaction with the library

irrespective of the place in the campus where one is

located. The Library database system consists of more than

48,000 books, 385 journals, 4000 Project reports, 6000

back-volumes, 50 Magazines, 3800 project reports,and

4000 CD/DVD resourses. Library also subscribes to 5000

Online Journals, Conference Proceedings & Standards

viz., IEL (IEEE & IEE), ASME, ACM and Springer link

through INDEST-AICTE consortium. The Central library

also has access to the digital library of the State University

of New York at Buffalo. The Central library a carpet area of

81,000 sq feet.

Hostels

Separate hostel facilities are provided for girls and boys. Their

stay in the hostel enables them to imbibe a holistic lifestyle with

activities like yoga, sports and extra-curricular activities. There

are eight hostels in the campus which presently accommodate

above 5000 inmates. P.G students and final year U.G students

are allotted single rooms. All hostels are equipped with solar

water heater for hot water supply. Pure vegetarian food prepared

under hygienic conditions is served in the student dining halls

and the canteens from a central Kitchen. Night cafeteria are

attached with all hostels. All students are expected to live in the

hostel during their course. However, local students who live with

their parents within a radius of 30 km from the campus will be

permitted to come from their homes. Students are not permitted

to live in rented houses, lodges, either alone or in groups. Amrita

attaches great importance to the nature of lifestyle in the

campus. Tobacco, in any form, and any other intoxicants are

strictly prohibited.

Sports facilities

Coimbatore campus has facilities for outdoor and in door

games like Hockey, Shuttle badminton, Ball badminton,

Cricket, Football, Table tennis, Weight lifting, Powerlifting,

Basketball, Kabaddi, Tennis, Handball, Throw-ball, Volleyball,

and Tennikoit. One state-of-the art synthetic tennis court and

a cement tennis court are also available. A swimming pool of

international standards of the size 50 x 25 meters is in operation.

Recently, the CBSE South Zone competitions were hosted in this

Olympic standard pool. A toddler pool is also available. There are

three gyms inside the campus equipped upride bicycle, motorized

threadmill, eleptical cross trainer, 6 in 1 multi-gym, 12 in 1 multi-

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gym and 8 station multi-gym. Each hostel has a separate sports room. Annual sports

and athletic meet render opportunities to all students and staff to display their talents

and win prizes. A 400 metre International standard track with gallery is also being

developed.

Medical facility

‘Amrita Dispensary’ works inside the campus round the clock providing medical

service to the students, staff and villagers. Three doctors and eight nursing staff are

on duty. The dispensary has ten beds for in-patients. Basic medical care, pharmacy

with adequate medicines, facilities like ECG Machine, Nebulisar, Oxygen cylinders,

Defibrillator, ECG monitor & Pulse Oxymeter and first aid are provided in the health

care unit. Cases which require immediate hospitalization and special medical attention

are referred to the nearby well known hospitals. Two ambulances are readily available

in the clinic for emergency.

Transport

Around 20 buses are being operated for transporting the day scholar students and staff

from Coimbatore city and nearby areas.

Banking

The Dhanalakshmi Bank operates an extension counter with ATM facility for the

benefit of staff and students.

Canteen

Three canteens are functioning inside the campus from 7.00 AM to 7.00 PM on all

days.

Amenities complex

A general store caters to the stationery and other requirements like domestic goods,

toiletry, provisions, books etc. The store also stocks our ashram publications, audio/

video cassettes, herbal/ayurvedic products and so on.


The campus is residential in

nature and accommodates nearly

95% of the student community in

the hostels. Girls’ hostel is located

in the Ashram premises. All the

students, except those who are

staying with their parents within

a radius of 30 km, are required to

stay in the hostels. They are not

allowed to live in rented houses or

lodges, either alone or in groups.

Amritapuri CampusAmritapuri campus, located near the international

headquarters of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, and having

a global environment with its national and international

students, is committed to generate, disseminate and preserve

knowledge. The campus has the advantage of basking in

the effulgent presence of Amma’s divine presence. Seeking

guidance and inspiration from the Chancellor - Satguru

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the campus instills hope and

confidence in the students to set their own pace, place and

time. The eminent professors and corporate professionals

from various foreign universities and industries share their

knowledge and experiences with the students and help

them apply their theoretical knowledge to real life corporate

situations. The campus, though located in a remote village

blessed with panoramic backwater expanse provides all the

modern amenities which help the students to make their

student-life a memorable one. They are groomed to become

leaders with value which is the fundamental need of a

developing country like India.

Central Library

Amritapuri campus has a Central Academic Library spanning over a

total of 15,000 square feet floor area. The Campus Library is established

to serve the students and the faculty with latest information, reading

materials - both printed, non-printed, advanced technological resources

such as the Web, on-line journals, full-texts, on-line books, reference

sources, digital libraries as well as self-testing materials for education,

self-directed learning, and research. The library also has access to

various e-resources. The central library has a collection of over 30,000

volumes and subscriptions of 200 journals in print. Students have also

access to thousands of International Journals from ASME, IEL, EBSCO,

INSPEC, Emerald, Cambridge Online, Institute of Physics Journals,

ERIC Database, ACM Digital Library and IBM Journal of Research and

Development. The Digital Repository (DSpace) collects, preserves and

disseminates the research output of the faculty, staff and students of

Amritapuri campus.


Banking FacilitiesArrangements with the Dhanalakshmi

Bank, which is having an extension

counter in the campus itself, makes

money transactions easy for the students

and the staff. A 24 hr ATM terminal is an

added advantage.

TransportTransport facility is available for the day

scholars, faculty and staff. College bus service

is available up to Kollam towards the southern

direction and up to Harippad and Thiruvalla in

the northern direction.

Medical ServicesThe students can avail themselves of the services offered at Amrita Kripa

hospital situated in the Ashram premises. It is a well-equipped hospital with

facilities to admit patients. In addition to this, medical facilities are also made

available to the students and staff on the campus from 8.30am to 6.30pm.

Ayurvedic ClincAyurvedic treatment including Panchakarma,

is available. Herbal medicines prepared in the

traditional manner by the monastic disciples are

available at the pharmacy.


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State-of-the-art Computing Infrastructure

l2300 plus networked desktops and workstations with 60 servers

lIBM blade sever with 36 blades for Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), each

blade is equipped with dual processors, 4 GB RAM and fiber attached

storage

l6 Terabytes (TB) repository of audio and video lectures and

documentaries

lEnterprise class 20 TB storage area network with end-to-end 4 GBPS

fiber channel throughput

l35 Mbps of Internet connectivity

lWi-Fi hotspots for students with limited access to campus network

lTwo VSAT links, the Indo-US initiative connecting 25 US Universities

and 43 premier Indian Institutions and the Amrita-ISRO initiative interconnecting 4 amrita campuses

lDigital Library Lab with free internet access for academic purpose

lHigh speed Internet browsing center for students

lComputer labs with a total of 800 computers

lVideo conferencing facility with ISDN and IP channels

lEmail facility for the students and service logins with antispam and

antivirus support

Reprographic and STD Services

Photocopying facility is made available to the students. Use of

mobile phones in academic premises is strictly prohibited. To

compensate this, phone booths with local/STD/ISD services are

provided in the campus.

Canteen and Refreshments

Quality and tasty vegetarian food prepared in a hygienic

environment, providing wholesome and balanced nutrition,

is provided in the canteen. The students and staff can enjoy

North Indian cuisine in addition to South Indian culinary

delights. Canteen is open on all days from 7.00 AM to 7.00

PM, except on holidays.

General StoreThe general store in the Ashram premises caters to the needs of all in the campus. Stationery

items and other domestic goods like eatables, dress materials, hand bags, sandals etc along

with the products of the Math, are available in the store.

FacultyThe department at both the campuses is blessed with dedicated,

highly qualified and experienced faculty members actively

involved in teaching, research, extension and consultancy.

We have faculty members who have been groomed in various

institutes of excellence such as the Tata Institute of Social

Sciences (TISS), National Institute of Mental Health and

Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Indian Institute of Technology

Madras (IIT M) etc. Faculty members also have rich experience

in highly acclaimed international and national level NGOs

such as Action Aid International, Foundation for Ecological

Security etc. The expertise of the faculty covers areas like

Mental Health, Disaster Management, Natural Resource

Management, Life Skills, Community Organisation, Project

Management, Vulnerability Reduction, Child Protection and

Child Rights etc.

P. K. AnandLecturer

Research Interests: Tribal Issues, Participatory Approaches, Ecology and

Sustainable Development

Rajeev M. M.Lecturer and Vice-Chair

Research Interests: Disaster Management, HIV/AIDS, Geriatric Care

and Psycho Social Interventions

Surya KrishnaLecturer

Research Interests: Sustainable Development, Natural Resources

Mangagement, Tribal Issues and Women Issues

Dr. Renjith R. PillaiAssistant Professor and Chairperson

Research Interests: Family/Marital Enrichment Programmes/Interventions,

Life Skills Education & School Mental Health Programs, Disaster psychosocial

care interventions

Yamuna Sandrine BoninResearch Associate

Research Interests: Sustainable Development

V. S. Kochkrishna KurupLecturer

Research Interests: Human Resource Management, Geriatric Care, School

Counselling

Amritapuri Campus

Full Time Faculty



Dr. J. Paranjothi Ramalingam Professor and Head

Research Interests: Health & Mental Health, Women Empowerment,

Adolescence, Substantial Social Problems and General Social Work Practice

Dr. Priya K. R.Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Social Organization and Cultural Change and Tribal

Communities and Gender Studies

1. Prof. Pravin P. Patkar, faculty for 20 years at

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is an expert in rural

development. He is also the Founder Director of

Prerana – a Mumbai based Non-Profit Organisation

(since 1996), fighting against commercial sexual

exploitation and human trafficking. Prof. Patkar has

authored several books on trafficking.

2. Dr. Babu Suseelan has thirty-nine years of social

work practice and teaching experience in Germany and

United States of America. His specialisation is Social

Work Micro Practice, Aging, Criminal Justice, Mental

Health, and Addiction. Dr. Suseelan has published

several books and journal articles in the broad area of

social sciences.

3. Dr. Murali D. Nair, Director, College of Liberal Arts

and Social Science, Cleveland State University, Ohio,

USA.

4. Dr. Shobha Kapoor, Mukthi Satan, Mumbai

5. Dr. Sujatha Sharma, Director, Parivartan – centre

for Mental Health & Trustee, Consultant Clinical

Psychologist, New Delhi.

Dr. P. RangasamiAssistant Professor

Research Interests: NGO Management, Child Protection Child Rights, Disaster

Management, HIV/AIDS and Migration

Umamaheswari K.Lecturer

Research Interests: Youth Empowerment, Rural Mental Health,

Reproductive Health and Sex Education, Child Welfare

M. Nagalingam

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: PRI, Community Participation, Trafficking, Sustainable

Development

Adjunct Professors/ Visiting Faculty/Guest Lecturers

Coimbatore Campus

6. Ms. Enakshi Ganguly Thukral & Ms. Bharti Ali,

HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi.

7. Dr. Sekar.K, Professor, Department of Psychiatric

Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore

8. Dr. A. Thirumoorthy, Associate Prof. Dept of

Department of Psychiatric social work, NIMHANS.

9. Dr. Selvaraj, Asst. Prof. in Psychology, Govt. Arts

College, Coimbatore.

10. Dr. P.K. Biswas, Professor, Sociology & Community

Development, Indian Institute of Forest Management,

Nehru Nagar, Bhopal

11. Dr. K.Muralidharan, Head, Department of Social

Work, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore.

12. Dr. R. K. Hebsur, Formerly Deputy Director, Tata

Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

13. Dr. Johny Augustine, Assistant Professor, School of

Social Work, St. Ambrose University Davenport, USA

14. Dr. R. Parthasarathy, Professor & Head, Department of

Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore.

Curriculum


Semester I

Course Code Course Title Credits

SWK501 Social Change and Social Development 3

SWK503 Guiding Principles in Social Work Practice 3

SWK505 Understanding Human Behavior 3

SWK507 *ISWP I - Social Case Work 3

SWK509 *ISWP II - Social Group Work 3

SWK591 Concurrent Fieldwork I 3

CUL201 Cultural Education P/F

Total 18

Semester II


SWK508 *ISWP III - Community Organization and Social Action 3

SWK510 Social Work Research: Survey Method and Case Study

Design

3

SWK512 Introduction to Public Health 3

SWK514 Disaster Management and Vulnerability Reduction 3

SWK516 Introduction to Child Rights and Child Protection 3

SWK592 Concurrent Fieldwork II (including Rural/ Tribal camp) 3

Total 18

Semester III


SWK601 Indian Constitution, Democracy, and Social Legislation 3

SWK603 Social Welfare Policy, Programmes and Administration 3

SWK605 Psycho-Social Care, Approaches and Counselling 3

SWK Elective Paper 1 3


SWK691 Concurrent Fieldwork III 3

Total 18

Semester IV


SWK608 Project Planning and Management 3

SWK610 Human Resource Management for Non-Profit Sectors 3



SWK692 Concurrent Fieldwork IV 3

SWK694 Block Field Placement (Internship) 3

SWK696 Dissertation 3

Total 21

Total Credits for the Programme: 75

*ISWP - Integrated Social Work Practice

Electives


*An internship after second semester will be offered as a non credit course.

*CIR department will offer a non credit course on placement and communicative

skill in every semester.

Community Development

Course Code Course Title

SWK621 Rural-Tribal Community Development and Good Governance

SWK622 Urban Community Development and Good Governance

SWK623 Climate Change and Sustainable Development

SWK624 Social Mobilization for Social Action

Physical And Mental Health

SWK631 Mental Health Knowledge for Social Work Practice

SWK632 Social Work Intervention in Mental Health Setting

SWK633 Physical Health Knowledge for Social Work Practice

SWK634 Social Work Intervention in Physical Health Setting

Disaster Management

SWK641 Hazards, Risk, and Disasters

SWK642 Standards and Approaches in Disaster Relief and Recovery

SWK643 Psychosocial Intervention in Disaster Response and Recovery

SWK644 Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change

Child Rights And Child Protection

SWK651 Understanding Children as Vulnerable Groups

SWK652 Care and Support Services for Children

SWK653 Intervention for Child Rights and Child Protection

SWK654 Children in Humanitarian Crises: Interventions Therein

ELECTIVE STREAMS (Any one of the following elective may be selected by the students based on their preference.)

Extension ActivitiesThe department is actively engaged in many extension activities facilitating the planning and implementation of the social

welfare activities of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Other extension activities include holding environmental and health

awareness programmes for school, college students and the public; facilitating the activities of the Village Resource Centre

with farming communities; and in assisting NRHM on Palliative care – need and assessment; and promoting school

mental health. A significant milestone in the history of the Department of Social Work, Amritapuri has been the setting up

of UBARI – a research partnership between the SUNY Buffalo and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The purpose of UBARI

is to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct interdisciplinary joint research in the social and behavioral sciences as

it relates to identified areas of need, such as sustainable development, HIV/AIDS, trauma, extreme events and disaster

management, community development, mental health and alcohol abuse. UBARI also provides prospective opportunities

for student and faculty exchange programmes, and conducting twin-degree programmes including doctoral studies.

Field work / outreach programmes/ students’ activitiesInduction workshop programme for first year MSW students, titled, “Essentials in Professional Social Work” held at

Amritapuri Campus on 18th August, 2011

Guest lecture on “Research Methodolgy” by Dr. R.K. Hebsur, Former Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,

Mumbai at Ettimadai Campus from 23rd to 27th August, 2011.

Guest lecture on “Social Legislation” by Dr. Maharukh Adenwalla, Advocate, High Court, Mumbai at Ettimadai Campus

from 23rd to 26th August, 2011.

Department of Social Work and SIMS, Kollam jointly organized an awareness programme on Alzheimer’s disease on the

occasion of “World Alzheimer’s Day” on 21st September, 2011

Cycle rally from Kollam to Amritapuri jointly organized by Departments of Social Work & Physical Education, Amritapuri

Campus on 26th September, 2011 to sensitize the public about effective waste management practices.

Poster exhibition/awareness programme at Primary Health Centre, Vallikkavu and Karuangapally on 10th October 2011 on

the occasion of WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY.

Workshop at Ettimadai campus on 21st October, 2011 on “Life skills education” by Dr.Radhakrishnan Nair, Head & Mrs.

Sunitha Ranjan, Lecturer, Department of School of Life Skills Education & Social Harmony, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute

of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.

The Department of Social Work, Amritapuri campus with the collaboration of HelpAge India (an INGO); Institute

of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode and Four x 4 Consulting Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi conducted a “Survey Research Initiative”

and a two day preparatory workshop on “Research Methodology and Strategy” for the Field Investigators and Research

Supervisors (students and faculty of Department of Social Work) at Amritapuri campus on 21st and 22nd of October,

2011.

Department of Social work has taken a novel approach towards providing bicycles for field visits of social work trainees

as symbol of promoting environmental friendly and healthy living from Nov 12th, 2011 onwards.

Inauguration of Amrita Social Workers Association & Alumini meet by Mrs. M.C. Jayashree, District Welfare Officer,

Kollam on 20th November, 2011 at Amritapuri Campus.

Initiated and released the Department Newsletter, “DISHAA” on 20th November, 2011 at Amritapuri Campus

Tribal sensitization camp at Wayanad from 14-20th December, 2011 was organized by Department of Social Work,

Amritapuri Campus.

On 14th January, 2012, an interactive session between the Social Work students of Amrita University and St Ambrose

University, USA was organized at Amritapuri Campus.

Guest lecture on “Public Health” by Dr. Biju Soman, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology,

Thiruvananthapuram at Ettimadai Campus from 30th January to 5th February, 2012.

Invited talk on ‘Effective Self Enrichment’ by Dr. Shobha Kapoor, Director, Mukti Sadan, Mumbai for the MSW students at

Amritapuri Campus on 2nd March, 2012.

On 20th March, 2012, Blood Donation Camp at Amritapuri Campus and Inter-collegiate Social Work meet at Ettimadai

campus on the occasion of “World Social Work Day”.

ToT programme on “Non-profit organizations for entrepreneurship development” by Mr. Ulhas Kamat, I Create, India,

Bangalore from 9th -13th April, 2012.


PlacementsThe programme offers a wide range of career opportunities in

development sector, hospitals, and industries. Both the government

and the non-government organisations working at local, national and

international levels require social workers at various positions. The

programme prepares students to work as social workers, counsellors,

health workers, project officers, programme coordinators, community

organizers in the fields of health, sanitation, economics, education,

sustainable development, and juvenile justice. Also there are openings

in family services such as family courts, family counselling centres,

adoption centres, and child welfare services. Further, the programme

shapes the students to get placed in the funding agencies including

national & international, research-based organisations, advocacy and

organisations working in specialised areas of disability, HIV/AIDS,

disasters, etc.,

Dedicated Training and Placement Directorate offers training in

soft skills and communicative English. The directorate also ensures

placements in INGOs, National level NGOs, Hospitals and Corporates.

Some of our recruiters are Azim Premji Foundation, Bangalore; Hand

in Hand, Chennai; Reach-Out, Thrissur; Larsen & Toubro Limited (CSR

initiative); Ahalya Foundation, Palghat and Friends of Tribals Society.

How to reachThe closest airport is in Thiruvananthapuram (110 km south of Amritapuri). At the airport you may go to the “Airport Taxi Service” counter and ask for a prepaid taxi to Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri. Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is 140 km north from the School. Kayamkulam (12 km north of Amritapuri) is the closest town situated north of the campus. Autorickshaws can bring you to the campus, which takes about 20 minutes. Bus services are also available from Kayamkulam Bus Stand to Vallikavu, which is approximately a five-minute walk from the School.


How to apply:

lCollect application form from Admission Coordinator (MSW) from any of the campuses

lBy post: Write to Admission Coordinator at any of the campuses enclosing a demand draft for Rs.250 in favour of

“Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham”, payable at “Coimbatore”

lDownload or apply online: http://amrita.edu/msw

Eligibility & criteria: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates appearing for their final

year degree exam are also eligible to apply. Desired qualification includes experience as a volunteer. Selection is based on

the marks scored in the qualifying examination and personal interview.

Amritapuri (Kollam)

Admission Coordinator,

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,

Clappana P.O., Kollam.

PIN – 690 525.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +91 476 280 9400 / 1401

Filled in application forms shall be sent to:

Admission Procedure

Fee Structure

Amritapuri Campus

Hostel Fee

Fee Structure

Ettimadai (Coimbatore) Campus


Ettimadai (Coimbatore)

The Admission Coordinator (MSW)

Department of Social Work

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Ettimadai (P.O.), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641 112

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0422 – 2685000

Sl. Head Term Amount

1 Tution Semester 15000

2 Additional Charges Annual 12000

3 Caution Deposit

(refundable)

One time 6000

Total 33,000

Hostel Fee


1 Room Rent Annual 8000

2 Establishment Charges Annual 8000

3 Mess charges Annual 30,000

4 Caution Deposit (Refundable) One time 3000

Total 49,000


1 Tuition Annual 30,000

2 University Fee Annual 6,000

3 Special Fee Annual 5,000

4 Insurance One Time 650

5 Caution Deposit One Time 2,000

Total 43,650


1 Room Rent Annual 15,000

2 Medical Fee Annual 1,500

3 Mess Charges Annual 34,000

4 Caution Deposit One time 2,000

Total 52,500

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is one of the major educational initiatives of the Math which has its International Headquarters at Amritapuri in Kollam, Kerala (India) UN Recognition for M.A.Math.

UN Recognition for M.A.Math The United Nations announced the distinguished award of Special UN consultative status to Mata Amritanandamayi Math with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. After a thorough review of M.A.Math’s work and results for the past 15 years, including AIMS, Amrita University, and all other major efforts, the United Nation’s committee of 19 member nations in the ECOSOC Committee voted unanimously to grant Special Consultative Status. The major ECOSOC body of 50 member nations affirmed this decision on July 21, 2005.

Social Initiatives

Tsunami Relief - Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is implementing the largest Tsunami Rehabilitation project in the country. The cost of the project is over Rs.200 crore and most of the work is done by the volunteers. The Math has already constructed more than 5000 houses, - of the proposed 6200 houses. It is the first NGO to hand over the houses as per the specifications of the governments, in Kerala and TamilNadu and also in other areas in India and Sri Lanka. The Math is particular that the villages which are being reconstructed will be self-reliant: facilitated with community centres, anganwadis, schools, primary health centres, markets and roads. Electrification and supply of water are also given priority. Moreover, the affected people are also provided with FRP boats, marine outboard engines and fishing nets. To make them self-reliant vocational training in nursing and driving and given.

Amrita Kuteeram - Free houses for homeless with a mission to provide 1,00,000 houses in the next 10 years across India.Already more than 35,000 houses have been built all over the country under this project.

In 2007, AMMA announced a Rs.200 crore Project to prevent Farmer Suicide through education and the reduction of financial strain placed upon impoverished agricultural families in Maharashtra, Kerala and other states in India.This is being implemented by providing 30,000 full scholarships for children of farmers living below the poverty line and providing vocational training and start-up capital to help 5,000 groups of women from agricultural families to form home-based businesses.

Amrita Setu - A suspension bridge constructed by the Math connecting Alappad panchayath with mainland Kerala, as part of its extensive tsunami relief programme. Should the Alappad community face any future disaster, the bridge ensures that the villagers will have an escape route through which 15,000 persons can be evacuated in 30 minutes.

Amrita Village Reconstruction Project, Gujarat - Rebuilt three villages, with more than 1200 quakeproof houses with community facilities, after the devastating earthquke of January 2001.

The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is a

registered Public Charitable Trust dedicated to

serving humanity without distinction of nationality,

caste, race of religion.

The Mata Amritanandamayi Math


2010, New YorkAMMA was conferred honorary doctorate in humane letters by

State University of New York, Buffalo, USA.

2006, New YorkAMMA was presented with the Interfaith Center of New York’s 4th

Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award after speaking on the

topic “Understanding and collaboration between Religions”.

2005, CannesA film on AMMA titled “Darshan – The Embrace” by renowned

filmmaker Jan Kounen was screened at the prestigious Cannes

Film Festival.

2004, BarcelonaAMMA delivered the Keynote Address at the Closing Plenary

Session of the World Parliament of Religions.

2002, GenevaAMMA delivered the Keynote Address at the Global Peace

Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the UN,

after receiving the prestigious UN Gandhi-King Peace Award.

2000, New YorkAMMA also delivered the Keynote Address at the Millennium

Peace Summit, UN General Assembly.

1995, New YorkAMMA spoke at the Interfaith Celebration, during the 50th

Anniversary of the UN.

1993, ChicagoAMMA was one of the main speakers at the World Parliament of

Religions, 100th anniversary.

Satguru Sri Mata

Amritanandamayi

Devi has given

Darshan to over 30

million people across

the world and has

been invited to address

global fora

“Children,

Sraddha is necessary for every action we perform.

Actions done without Sraddha are of no use.”

-AMMA

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