HUMAN GROWTH & BEHAVIOR AIM & OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:

The aim of the course is to enable the graduates of social work not only comprehend the personality structure of their client in practice of Social work, but also interpret the personality dynamics both normal and abnormal of the client while working as team member in psychiatric settings.
The course is designed to give the students background knowledge of the stages of normal growth of an individual. The concept of psycho-social development and the psychological dynamics that influence his life patterns with special emphasis on some basic assumptions about human behavior and motivation due emphasis is also given on the environmental influences and the rule of significant people responsible frog the socialization of the individual. It further gives an insight to the students about the development and functioning of human mind. Its adoptive patterns and mechanisms of defense of ego and the proper ways through which these can be resolved.
To give the students knowledge about patterns and dynamics of human growth and development.
To study the concept of psycho-social development of human being while highlighting the factors that influence and are cause and consequences of normal structure of the personality development in this context.
Give insight about the psychological dynamics of problems at different age level.
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
AIMS
The purpose of the course is to equip the students with theoretical and conceptual approaches to the gender issues in the context of development. These issues are placed in the context of the emergence of the women in development / gender and development field. It also provides an overview of social theories of development and introduces the students to key concepts in the analysis of social relations between women and men in different social, cultural, economic and political context to explore gendered dimensions of different development sectors. These might include rural livelihoods and the rural environment, reproductive health and right urban employment and the informal sector etc, the national and international legal provisions for women rights as well.
OBJECTIVES
The course is designed:
To equip the students with conceptual skill needed to understand gender issues in the context of social development.
To examine the nature of gender inequality, the household as a construct and reviewing concepts of power and empowerment.
1. GENDER RELATED KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
2. GENDER ROLES
3. GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
4. GENDER DISPARITY AS AN IMPEDIMENT  TO DEVELOPMENT
5. STATUS OF WOMEN
6. GENDER ANALYSIS AND MAINSTREAMING IN THE PROJECT CYCLE