Meaning of TISS

Hi I would like to have the details about the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) as well as the schools in Mumbai and different centres?

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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a sociologies establishment with its fundamental grounds situated in Mumbai, India. Since its foundation in 1936, it has been one of the head establishments in India in sociologies, human improvement, open arrangement and financial matters. The establishment is a part of a world class gathering of exploration and higher taking in foundations with early backing from the Tata Trusts in India. Different establishments in this gathering incorporate Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

Scholarly joint efforts

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has a profound history of joint effort with establishments in India. The establishment likewise has scholastic and exploration coordinated efforts with other world class foundations and colleges including University of Chicago, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sciences Po, and 12 colleges under the Erasmus Mundus program.

TISS Mumbai hosts the following 12 Schools:
• School of Development Studies conducts courses in Development Studies and Women's Studies
• School of Education conducts master's level courses in Elementary Education
• School of Habitat Studies conducts master's level courses in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Urban Policy, Regulatory Governance, and Water Policy and Governance
• School of Health Systems Studies conducts master's level courses in Health Administration, Hospital Administration, Social Epidemiology and Health Policy
• School of Human Ecology conducts master's level courses in Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology.
• School of Law, Rights and Constitutional Governance conducts L.L.M. in Access to Justice
• School of Media and Cultural Studies conducts master's level courses in Media and Cultural Studies
• School of Management and Labour Studies conducts master's level courses in Human Resource Management, Labour Relations, Social Entrepreneurship, Globalisation and Labour, Organisation Development and Change.
• School of Social Work conducts master's level courses in Social Work with Children & Families, Criminology & Justice, Community Organisation & Development Practice, Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action, Disability Studies & Action, Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Public Health, Women-Centred Practice
• School for Vocational Education which will implement vocational training programmes in different trades through partnerships with various industries and organisations.
• School of Research Methodology

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
Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management

Resource Centres
• Computer Centre
• Publications Unit

Major Ongoing Field Action Projects
• M-Ward transformation programme
• Koshish
• Prayaas
• Towards Advocacy Networking and Developmental Action (TANDA)
• RCI-VAW: The Resource Centre for Interventions on Violence against Women
• Tarasha: A community-based project for rehabilitation of women recovering from mental illness
• iCALL: Initiating Concern for All
• Urban India Research Facility'
• Resource Cell for Juvenile Justice (RCJJ)