Human Development (HD)

B.Sc  in  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM OUTCOME

• To equip with the requisite knowledge and skills to become self-reliant to face the challenges of life.
• To develop Professional Skills in Food Science & Nutrition, Human Development, Textile Science & Apparel Design, Resource Management (Hospitality Management) for social and economic empowerment.
• To provide training and quality education for Entrepreneurship Development.
• To build linkages with NGOs, Government, and Academic Institutions to enhance or enrich employment opportunities.
• To develop a sense of social responsibility through participation in community outreach programs.
• To focus on the multi-disciplinary perspective by integrating science, social science, and technology for improvement in the quality of life.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOME

• To make students aware of the uniqueness of each child, both genetically and experimentally, and help the students plan activities for the children
• To help students understand the lifespan of an individual, and develop programs for infants, pre-schoolers, school-going children, as well as young and old adults
• To expose students to various philosophies of schools and child/family welfare organizations through seminars, field-visits, and internships
• To prepare students to be teachers by helping them explore the natural environment through observing, investigating, experimenting, and experiencing in the experimental laboratory school – Prangan

COURSE FEE

UNIQUE FEATURES

• Balmela’ - an   annual event
• Annual Premarital Counseling Seminar

INTERNSHIP & PLACEMENTS

URBAN LOCATIONS:

• Save the child, Bandra  (East)
• Children toy library
• Mobile Crèches, Wadala
• Ashray, Bandra (West)
• Prangan experimental nursery school, Department of Human Development
• Prangan Nursery & Day Care Centre, Bandra (East)
• Little Flowers Nursery School (Parel)
• Shradhanand Mahila Ashram, Matunga
• Deaf & Dumb School, Wadala
• Kamala Mehta School for the Blind
• Anandi School for autism, Vile Parle

RURAL:

• Quest, Sonale (Tal. Wada)
• Rural Community Development Centre, Talasari
• Rural Development Centre, Udwada
• SOS Village Balgram, Lonavala

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 
FURTHER STUDY

• Masters Program in Human Development/ Early Childhood Education/ Extension Education
• Masters in Social Work
• EC Educators & Administrators in School
• Opening Day Care Centres
• Research Assistance in NGOs
• Special Educators
• Computer Programmers
• Designing Children's books & Songs
• Creativity & Storytelling Classes
• Designing Teaching Aid

 ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES

• Consultants
• Child Care
• Teacher Trainers
• Project Officers

Executive summary of findings of UGC Sponsored minor Research project