TISS 2012 Programs

TISS, Mumbai offers a variety of post graduate programs that orients students to different social aspects like health and hospital administration, disaster management, social work, and elementary education in the Indian context.

TISS 2012 Post Graduate Master's Programs

Master of Health Administration & Master of Hospital Administration

This program aims to develop professional managers in the health sector. This program is offered by the School of Health Systems Studies. The program orients the students to issues relevant to health policy and programming in the country and imparts training in planning, operational and project management of hospitals including orientation in the managerial aspects of clinical and support services departments.Training in managing financial, material and human resources as well as planning and managing information systems is also provided to the students.

Master of Public Health

This program explores the link between social environment and health of the population along with strong methodological and technical foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative analysis, and national and international public health policies.

M.A. in Globalization and Labour

The aim of this program is to equip people engaged in mass-based organisations such as trade unions, cooperatives and other membership-based organisations with adequate knowledge at the theoretical, conceptual and empirical levels so that they can work towards altering the processes to work for the workers in the unorganised sector.

M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations

The M.A. in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (HRM & LR), program (formerly known as M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations), offered by the School of Management and Labour Studies, is designed to develop students into professional managers ready to take on the challenges of the corporate world.

M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship

This is a two year program where students are trained to take up professional positions in international and national government or non-governmental organisations. The course covers an overview of the business, finance, economics, society, ethics,leadership development, innovation, entrepreneurship, profit making and non-profit making organisations and their structures, decision making and management, linkages with stakeholders and development of business plans for the non-profit sectors.

MA in Development Studies

This programme will equip students in developing critical perspectives in examining development and its consequences for the community and the individual; the natural and social environment; and socio-cultural institutions.

M.A. in Education (Elementary)

Students of this program develop a critical and reflective understanding of the core and foundational areas of education, including theory and research, with special reference to India.       

M.A. in Disability Studies and Action

This is a two year program which equips students with a range of competencies to work with all groups of persons with disability and other stakeholders in social work and allied fields, at the practice, training, policy and advocacy levels.

MA in social work

Students of this program are equipped with a range of competencies to work in the field of social work, social welfare and social development.

M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies

This is a two year program is aimed at honing skills of media production and research within a framework that enables the development of a critical perspective on media, culture and society.

M.A./M.SC. in Disaster Management

The Master's program in Disaster Management, offered by the Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management, aims at enhancing knowledge, capacities and skills, and perspective on disasters. Though aimed at mid-career professionals even fresh graduates can enroll in this course.

TISS 2012 Short Term Programs

• Diploma in Gerontology at the Centre for Lifelong Learning
• Diploma in Hospital Administration
• Diploma in Psychosocial Care & Support in Disaster Management at the Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management
• Diploma in Personnel Management
• Diploma in Counseling at the Center for Lifelong Learning.
• PG Diploma in Disaster Preparedness and Response at the Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management
• Certificate in Social Work
• Certificate Program in Development, Vulnerability & Disaster Response at the Jamsetji Centre for Disaster Management
• Advanced Certificate in Social Welfare Administration
• Post Graduate Certificate in Social Welfare Administration
• Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling

NOTE : For Eligibility Criteria of different programs Click Here.