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06-06-2004, 10:50 AM

For HR , TISS is best or you can take it at par with XLRI. Its MA in PMIR is better than any MBA in HR and corporates flock to TISS for recruitment and other advantage is low fee so it is double advantage

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Master's Degree Programmes

TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (A Deemed University)

MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL WORK
Under this programme, the following specialisations are offered: (i) Criminology and Correctional Administration, (ii) Family and Child Welfare, (iii) Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, (iv) Social Welfare Administration, and (v) Urban and Rural Community Development.

Eligibility for Application
A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent (under 10+2+3 for 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised University in any faculty with a minimum average of 50% of marks (40% for SC/ST).

Career Opportunities
Criminology and Correctional Administration
Employment opportunities in police, prisons, social welfare departments and also other departments of the Central and State Governments involved in correctional work with adult offenders and juvenile delinquents; in voluntary organisations; working with women in distress, children in difficult circumstances and vulnerable to exploitation, human rights organisations, research and teaching.

Family and Child Welfare
The Family and Child Welfare graduates are absorbed in broad based as well as specific settings in government and voluntary organisations and in formal and informal sectors. Some of the settings in which our students are employed are special and regular schools, mental health settings, child care services, rehabilitation centres, family counselling centres, family courts, special cells for women in police stations, national and international funding organisations, and so on.

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
This programme sensitises students on health and mental health issues at both the micro and macro levels. Health is viewed in the context of changing social and economic realities and students are prepared, through the courses, to simultaneously address issues related to gender, rights and development. Several avenues to work on health issues in the context of development at policy and programme levels exist. Students have opportunities of working in mental and community health settings and substance abuse prevention programmes, hospitals, child guidance and counselling centres, schools, research organisations and public health programmes in both the government and voluntary sector at the national and international levels.

Social Welfare Administration
The programme guides students to understand the nature, purpose, scope, evolution and changes in social development/ welfare services in the context of society. It helps students in planning and, implementing development/ welfare projects. Using social science knowledge gained in the programme, the students will able to engage in policy studies and policy formulation. The programme prepares them for mobilising resources, participation in or management of ongoing social development/welfare organisation/projects, undertake research, short-term consultancies in training/report preparation and public relations.
Job opportunities of students exist in government and non-government social development/welfare organisations like organisations working with the unorganised, displaced and other marginalised sections, networking, issue based, intermediary, and local/national/international funding organisations, charitable trusts and social responsibility divisions of corporate houses.

Urban and Rural Community Development
The nature of opportunities for work in this field ranges from service delivery for community development, organising communities for change and organising training programmes for capacity building for local groups, government officials or other specialised groups. Many graduates with this specialisation are also involved in providing policy inputs at various levels of decision-making within government agencies, advocacy work for the disadvantaged sections and documentation of development activities. The specialisation qualifies students for development work in areas such as natural resources management, gender justice, human rights, education, health and disaster management. Job opportunities also exist as instructors and lecturers in training centres for community development personnel, funding agencies, and as development consultants.

MASTER OF ARTS IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Eligibility for Application
A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+one year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirement of 15 years of formal education) from a recognised university in Arts/Commerce/ Medicine/Law/Nursing with a minimum aggregate marks of 50 per cent (40% for SC/ST), or in Science/Engineering with a minimum aggregate marks of 55 per cent (45% for SC/ST).

Career Opportunities
Industrial and Business organisations, information technology organisations, service organisations including multinational banking institutions, multinational and Indian consultancy organisations, e-business organisations, factories, mines, plantations, central and state government departments, labour departments, government undertakings, professional institutions and industrial spheres and other organisations connected with the field of labour. Positions normally available are those of HRD Officer, Personnel Officer, Industrial Relations Officer, People Process Leader, Labour Officer, Employee Relations Officer and Labour and Welfare Officer.

MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
The MHA programs fulfil specific needs of developing a cadre of professional managers in the health sector. The syllabus and course content take into consideration the existing background of available personnel and the future needs of the health sector. These comprehensive post-graduate programmes will provide a professional qualification for those who wish to take up health/hospital administration as a career. They will also be of immediate benefit to those currently engaged in health/hospital administration at senior and middle levels.

Format of the Programmes
The MHA is a two year post-graduate degree consisting of four semesters. Each semester is further divided into four modules. The duration of each module is one month, covering a few courses or an internship. The student will accumulate credits in each module. This means that the student has to write examinations, do assignments, make presentations and undergo internship training in each module, all of which will be evaluated for credits. The programmes are also organised in a step-ladder fashion in which the student will be awarded a Certificate for completing all the requirements for the first semester, a Diploma for completing all the requirements for the second semester, and finally, the Degree for completing all four semesters.
The step-ladder programme has been devised to help working administrators acquire credits at a pace convenient to their work and domestic commitments. This means that, if a student can spend only a few months in an academic year for this programme, he/she can accumulate credits for the period of his/her work and can complete the programme at a slower pace not necessarily in two years.

Eligibility for Application
1. A Bachelor's Degree of a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent (under 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised University in any faculty with a minimum aggregate marks of 50% (40% for SC/ST).
2. Age under 45 years. The age limit may be relaxed only in special circumstances.
3. Medical graduates should have completed internship before the date of commencement of the academic session. Otherwise, their candidature will be automatically cancelled.

Career Opportunities
Master of Health Administration
This programme prepares the students to undertake managerial positions in community-based health care programmes. It prepares the student in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating community healthcare programmes. It also orients the students on the macro health issues of the country as well as on various health policy issues. Job opportunities of students exist in organisations involved in community healthcare programmes. The programme provides job opportunities especially in large non-governmental organisation which are working at the national and international levels. The students will be able to gain employment in bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies after gaining a few years of experience.

Master of Hospital Administration
The programme prepares the students for leadership role in the Hospital sector. The students are trained in operational management as well as project management of hospitals. They are oriented to the managerial aspects of various clinical and support service departments. Further, they are taught to manage financial material and human resources. The students are further trained in hospital planning and managing information systems. The students are mainly employed in private sector hospitals, which include trust, and corporate hospitals. In addition, the students are employed in hospital consultancy firms and health insurance organisations.