ANDHRA UNIVERSITY Regulations and Syllabus relating to M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION IN SOCIAL WORK (Restructured Syllabus under Semester System) (With effect from 2007-2008) REGULATIONS 1. Candidates for the Master of Arts Degree Examination shall be required: (a) To have passed the qualifying examination of this University as detailed in Annexure I, or an examination of any other University recognized by the Academic Senate as equivalent there to; and (b) To have undergone subsequently a further course of study extending over a period of two academic years in this University, each academic year consisting of two terms ordinarily consecutive: Provided that the B.O.M. shall have power to grant-exemption from the production of the prescribed attendance certificates in the subjects: in which instruction is available in the University College to candidates. i. Who have obtained the prescribed qualifications noted in Annexure II against the M.A.Degree Course or an examination recognized as equivalent thereto; and ii. Who, by the time they appear at the next higher examination, shall have completed at least one year after they passed the previous qualifying examination. 2. The course and scope of instruction shall be as defined in the syllabus prescribed. 3. (a) The course consists of 4 semesters, two in first year and two in second year. (b) The candidates shall be required to take an examination at the end of each semester of the study as detailed in the scheme of examination. Each paper of the semester-end examination shall unless otherwise prescribed, be of three hours duration and carries 85 marks. (c) In addition, two mid exams, one on-line with multiple choice questions and the other one, conventional (descriptive) type for 15 marks each for theory papers will be conducted under internal assessment. The average of these two mid exams shall be taken as marks obtained for the paper. (d) A candidate appearing for the whole examination shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/she obtains not less than E grade, i.e, 35% of the total marks in all the papers put together in the semester- end for a maximum 100 marks in each paper. All other candidates shall be deemed 2 to have failed in the examination. Candidates who have completed the first semester course and have earned the necessary attendance and progress certificates shall be permitted to continue the second semester course irrespective of whether they have appeared or not at the previous examination. Such candidates may be permitted to appear for the First semester and Second semester examination but they should register for 1st Semester examination. 4. (a) The candidate shall be required to take an examination at the end of the second semester of the course of study as detailed in the Scheme of Examination. Each paper of the examination shall, unless otherwise prescribed, be of three hours duration and carries 85 marks. (b) In addition, two mid exams, one on-line with multiple choice questions and the other one, conventional (descriptive) type for 15 marks each for theory papers will be conducted under internal assessment. The average of these two mid exams shall be taken as marks obtained for the paper. (c) A candidate appearing for the whole examination shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/she obtains not less than E grade, i.e., 35% of the total marks in all the papers put together in the semester-end for a maximum of 100 marks in each paper. All other candidates shall be deemed to have failed in the examination. (d) Candidates who have completed the second semester course and have earned the necessary attendance and progress certificates shall be permitted to continue third semester course only if they have passed 50% of the subjects of first and second semester examinations put together in previous examination. 5. The Scheme of Instruction, Regulations concerning semester and examinations, and the Scheme of Examination as per Credit system of the branches shall be as given in Annexure II, Annexure III and Annexure IV. 6. (a) Not withstanding anything contained in the above regulations, in the case of Project Report/Dissertation and Concurrent Field Work/Consecutive Field Work/Block Field Work, candidates shall obtain not less than D grade, i.e., 40% of marks to be declared to have passed in the examination, and in the case of Viva-Voce examination not less than C grade, i.e., 50% of marks. (b) Candidates shall put in attendance at the college for not less than 75% of the total number of working days in each semester. If a candidate represents the University officially at games, sports or other officially organized extra-curricular activities, it will be deemed that he/she has attended the college on the days he/she is absent for this purpose. 7. The names of the successful candidates at the examination shall be arranged in the order in which they are registered for the examination as follows on the basis of Grade and Grade points obtained by each candidate at the First, Second, Third and Fourth semester examinations put together. 3 M.A. Social Work, Andhra University - Grades and Grade Point Details with effect from 2007-08 Admitted Batch S.No Range of Marks Grade Grade Points 10.0 1. > 70 % 0 9.0 2. 60 % – 69 % A 8.0 3. 55 % - 59 % B 4. 50 % - 54 % C 7.0 6.0 5. 40 % - 49 % D 5.0 6. 35 % - 39 % E 0.0 7. < 35 % F (Fail) The Grade W represents failure due to 8. insufficient attendance in a year or W 0.0 semester Incomplete (Subsequently to be 9. changed into pass or E to O or F I 0.0 grade in the same semester) Only those candidates who appear and pass the examination in all the papers of the First semester of the M.A.Degree Examination, all the papers of the Second semester, all the papers of the Third semester, and similarly all the papers of the Fourth semester, at first appearance are eligible to be placed in O grade. However, no candidate who has not passed all the papers relating to any semester at the first appearance shall be eligible for the Award of Medals or Prizes by the University and to receive certificates of rank obtained by them in the examination. Candidates declared to have passed Master’s Degree course in Arts, Science, Commerce and Management Studies and also Diploma courses, obtaining third or second class may reappear for the same examination to improve their class by appearing for the papers of the first, second, third and fourth semester-end examination or whole or all four examinations with the existing regulation without further attendance at a college. Such reappearance shall be limited only to five chances with in 5 years from the date of first passing the final examination. Such candidates are not required to cancel their earlier results unless they want to retain their later result. Provided further that candidates declared to have passed the first/second/third semester examination may reappear for the same examination before completing the Fourth semester examination to improve their grade by appearing for one or more papers of the first/second/third semester examination or whole of the first/second/third 4 semester examination with the existing regulations without further attendance at a college. Such reappearance shall be limited only to 5 chances within 5 years from the date of first passing, the first/second/third semester examination. Such candidates are not required to cancel their earlier results unless they want to retain their later result. Candidates who have reappeared for the examination under the above provision may opt for combining the better marks obtained by them at the latest examination to those of better marks obtained at earlier first, second, third and fourth semester–end examinations pattern for purposes of classification. Candidates appearing for the above examination under transitory provision are eligible to appear and complete the examination or improve the class by appearing paper wise as long as the transitory regulations are in force. Thereafter they should take the whole examination under the regulations then in force. ANNEXURE – I Eligibility M.A. Degree Examination in Qualifying Examination for Admission Social Work B.A. Social Work as one of the subjects/ B.A. Social Sciences/ B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.L./B.G.L./B.F.A./ B.B.M./ B.A.L. 5 Annexure - II SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION First Semester: Course No. of periods of Title of the Paper Compulsory/Elective No. instruction per week 101 History, Philosophy and Field Compulsory 7 hours Practice in Social Work 102 Individual and Society Compulsory 7 hours 103 Dynamics of Human Behaviour Compulsory 7 hours 104 Social Case Work Compulsory 7 hours 105 Social Group Work Compulsory 7 hours 106 Community Organization Compulsory 7 hours Concurrent Field Work Compulsory 16 hours at the rate of 4 hours per day for four days. Functional English Compulsory 2 hours (Non-credit) Candidates shall report for field work in the afternoons of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the rate of four hours per day. They will have the field work supervisory conference in the evening of Saturday from 3.00 P.M. onwards for a minimum duration of half-an-hour per each candidate. Second Semester: Course No. of periods of Title of the Paper Compulsory/Elective No. instruction per week 201 Social Action for social change Compulsory 7 hours 202 Counselling and Communication Compulsory 7 hours 203 Social Problems and Social Compulsory 7 hours Legislation 204 Social Work Research and Social Compulsory 7 hours Statistics 205 Human Rights, Social Justice and Compulsory 7 hours Social Work 206 Disaster Management Compulsory 7 hours Concurrent Field Work Compulsory 16 hours at the rate of 4 hours per day for four days. Functional English Compulsory 2 hours (Non-credit) 6 Candidates shall report for field work in the afternoons of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the rate of four hours per day. They will have the field work supervisory conference in the evening of Saturday from 3.00 P.M. onwards for a minimum duration of half-an-hour per each candidate. Third Semester: Course No. of periods of Title of the Paper Compulsory/Elective No. instruction per week 301 Life Skills and Soft Skills for Social Compulsory 7 hours Workers 302 Social Policy and Planning Compulsory 7 hours 303 Social Work with Elderly and Compulsory 7 hours Differentially Abled 304 Participatory Development Compulsory 7 hours 305 Specialization papers Elective 7 hours (a) Human Resource Management (OR) (b) Rural and Tribal Community Development (OR) (c) Criminology (OR) (d) Social Medicine (OR) (e) The Family – Changing Trends 306 Specialization papers Elective 7 hours (a) Labour Legislation and Labour Welfare (OR) (b) Programmes for Rural and Tribal Community Development (OR) (c) Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Policy (OR) (d) Psychiatry for Social Workers (OR) (e) Family Welfare – Strategies and Interventions Consecutive Field Work Compulsory 7 hours per day for a period of one month Candidates shall have field work in the agencies/communities specific to their area of specialization for a period of one month at the end of the Semester. They will have the field work supervisory conference on every Saturday morning between 8AM and 1PM for a minimum duration of half an hour per each candidate. 7 Fourth Semester: Course No. of periods of Title of the Paper Compulsory/Elective No. instruction per week 401 Development Administration Compulsory 7 hours 402 Management of Voluntary Compulsory 7 hours Organizations 403 Social Work with HIV+/AIDS Compulsory 7 hours 404 Optional Papers Elective 7 hours (a) Population and Environment (OR) (b) SHGs, Micro-Credit And Women Empowerment (OR) (c) Project Report 405 Specialization papers Elective 7 hours (a) Industrial Relations and Trade Unions (OR) (b) Structure of Urban Community (OR) (c) Penology, Custodial Institutions and Legislation (OR) (d) Medical Social Work (OR) (e) Child Welfare 406 Specialization papers Elective 7 hours (a) Organizational Behaviour (OR) (b) Urban Community – Problems and Services (OR) (c) Correctional Administration and Social Defence (OR) (d) Psychiatric Social Work (OR) (e) Women and Development Consecutive Field Work Compulsory 7 hours per day for a period of one month Candidates shall have field work in the agencies/communities specific to their area of specialization for a period of one month at the end of the Semester. They will have field work supervisory conference on every Saturday morning between 8AM to 1PM for a minimum duration of half-an-hour per each candidate. Candidates shall have rural camp for a period of 10 days during the course period. It is a non credit and compulsory requirement for the award of Master’s degree in Social Work. 8 Further the candidates shall have block field work placement in organizations specific to their area of specialization and outside the place where their Departments are located, for a period of 6 weeks at the end of the Semester. The following five specializations are offered during the third and fourth semesters. Each specialization consists of four papers (2 during third semester and 2 during fourth semester). (a) Personnel Management and Labour Welfare (b) Community Development, Rural, Urban and Tribal (c) Criminology and Correctional Administration (d) Medical and Psychiatric Social Work (e) Family and Child Welfare During all the four semesters the medium of instruction and writing examination is English only. ANNEXURE – III Regulations Concerning Semester-end Examinations (a) The semester-end examination shall be based on the question paper set by an external paper-setter and there shall be double valuation. (b) In order to be eligible to be appointed as an internal examiner for the semester- end examination, a teacher shall have to put in at least three years of service as a teacher for the degree class concerned. (c) If the disparity between the marks awarded by both the examiners is 25% or less, the average marks shall be taken as the marks obtained in the paper. If the disparity happens to be more, the paper shall be referred to another examiner for third valuation. To the marks obtained in the third valuation the first or second valuation marks whichever is nearest to the third valuation marks are added for arriving at the average marks which shall be final. (d) A candidate who fails in the semester-end examination or who is not able to take it even though qualified to do so shall be eligible to take the same examination at the end of the following year. The concurrent field work at the end of first and second semester and consecutive field work at the 3rd and fourth semesters will have double valuation. Also in each semester the students have to present 5 case presentations each carrying 10 marks. These case presentations shall have double evaluation (internal & external). 9 Annexure - IV Scheme of Examination as per Credit System First Semester: ) nt al e n n m CoNuo r.s e Title of the Paper Credit MMaarkxs. . ble Valuatiornal + Exter nal Assess Dou(Inte Inter 101 History, Philosophy and Field Practice in 6 100 85 15 Social Work 102 Individual and Society 6 100 85 15 103 Dynamics of Human Behavior 6 100 85 15 104 Social Case Work 6 100 85 15 105 Social Group Work 6 100 85 15 106 Community Organization 6 100 85 15 Functional English (Non-credit) Concurrent Field Work 15 100 85 15 Case Presentation 3 50 # 42 8 Total 54 750 637 113 # Average the marks obtained by a candidate to 100 to determine Grade point. 10 Second Semester: ) nt al e n n m CoNuo r.s e Title of the Paper Credit MMaarkxs. . ble Valuatiornal + Exter nal Assess Dou(Inte Inter 201 Social Action for Social Change 6 100 85 15 202 Counselling and communication 6 100 85 15 203 Social Problems and Social Legislation 6 100 85 15 204 Social Work Research and Social Statistics 6 100 85 15 205 Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Work 6 100 85 15 206 Disaster Management 6 100 85 15 Functional English (Non-credit) Concurrent Field Work 15 100 85 15 Case Presentation 3 50 # 42 8 Total 54 750 637 113 # Average the marks obtained by a candidate to 100 to determine Grade point.