The Master of Philosophy - Psychiatric Social Work is a specialised course.

The MPhil curriculum  includes:

• Lectures and seminars
• Group discussions and modules.
• Bed side demonstrations.
• Case conferences.
• OSCES and OSPES.
• Psychotherapy supervision.

Students learn clinical skills through bed side demonstrations, OSCES, OSPES and psychotherapy supervisions. There is a 35-bedded inpatient set-up which is used for clinical skills training. There are also special clinics (psycho dermatology, psycho-oncology, and consultation liaison psychiatry) where students are trained intensively in these specialised areas.
Students work as consultants in Psychiatric Social Work after completing this program. They can also pursue research.

Assessment

• The students are assessed once every six months on knowledge attitude and skills.
• At the end of the course, the student is assessed based on a theoretical and clinical exam conducted by the university and evaluated by external and internal examiners. Theoretical assessment is based on a written exam and the clinical skill evaluation is by long case, short case and viva voce.