History Of TISS

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History

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was founded in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work.

In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

The year 1964 was an vital landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was affirmed Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.


List of Schools and Campuses

There are four campuses of TISS running at present, located at Mumbai, Tuljapur,
Hyderabad and Guwahati.

TISS Mumbai

TISS Mumbai hosts 12 Schools as indicated below:

School of Development Studies conducts the following courses -
M.A. Development Studies
M.A. Women's Studies

School of Education conducts the following course -
M.A. in Education (Elementary)

School of Habitat Studies conducts the following courses -
M.A. / M.Sc. in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies
M.A. / M.Sc. in Urban Policy and Governance
M.A. / M.Sc. in Regulatory Governance
M.A. / M.Sc. in Water Policy and Governance

School of Health Systems Studies conducts the following courses -
Master of Health Administration (MHA)
Master of Hospital Administration (MHA)
Master of Public Health (MPH) in Social Epidemiology
Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy

School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance conducts the following course -
L.L.M. in Access to Justice

School of Media and Cultural Studies conducts the following courses -
M.A. in Media and Cultural Studies
Post-graduate Diploma in Community Media

School of Management and Labour Studies conducts the following courses -
M.A. in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations (formerly Personnel Management and Industrial Relations)
M.A. in Social Entrepreneurship
M.A. in Globalisation and Labour
Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Organisation Development and Change (EPGDODC)

School of Social Work conducts the following courses -
M.A. Social Work with Children & Families
M.A. Social Work in Criminology & Justice
M.A. Social Work in Community Organisation & Development Practice
M.A. Social Work in Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action
M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies & Action
M.A. Social Work in Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship
M.A. Social Work in Mental Health, M.A. Social Work in Public Health
M.A. Social Work in Women-Centred Practice

Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management

School of Human Ecology
M.A. in Applied Psychology (Specialization in Clinical Psychology)
M.A. in Applied Psychology (Specialization in Counseling Psychology)
School of Research Methodology
In addition to the 9 schools, there are 6 Independent Centres, and 3 Resource Centres as indicated below:

Independent Centres
Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research
Centre for Excellence on Adolescents and Youth
Centre for Lifelong Learning
Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies
Centre for Library and Information Management & SDTM Library

Resource Centres
Computer Centre
Publications Unit
Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library

Contact detail of TISS Mumbai Campus

Address: V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai
400088
Telephone: 91-22-2552 5000
Fax: 91-22-2552 5050
Email: infomumbai[at]tiss[dot]edu

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