DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
B.A. (Hons) Political Science
Programme Structure
| Programme Name : B.A. (Hons.) Political Science | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester | Name of the Course | Type of the Course | Course Number | UPC | Total Credits | Credit Distribution of the paper | ||
| Theory | Tutorial | Practical | ||||||
| List of Discipline Specific Core (DSC) | ||||||||
| I | Understanding Political Theory | Core | DSC-1 | 2322101101 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| I | Ideas & Institutions in Indian Political Thought | Core | DSC-2 | 2322101102 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| I | Colonialism & Nationalism in India | Core | DSC-3 | 2322101103 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Perspecitves on Public Administration | Core | DSC-4 | 2322101201 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Methods & Approaches in Comparative Pollitical Analysis | Core | DSC-5 | 2322101202 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Introduction to International Relations: Theories, Concepts & Debates | Core | DSC-6 | 2322101203 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| III | Ancient & Medieval Indian Political Thought | Core | DSC-7 | 2322102301 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| III | Political Theory: Concepts & Debates | Core | DSC-8 | 2322102302 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| III | Constitutrional Government & Democracy in India | Core | DSC-9 | 2322102303 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IV | Public Administration in India | Core | DSC-10 | 2322102401 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IV | Concepts in Comparative Political Analysis | Core | DSC-11 | 2322102402 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IV | Global Politics | Core | DSC-12 | 2322102403 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| V | Western Political Philosophy – I | Core | DSC-13 | 2322103501 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| V | Modern Indian Political Thought | Core | DSC-14 | 2322103502 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| V | Political Process in India | Core | DSC 15 | 2322103503 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI | Public Policy | Core | DSC-16 | 2322103601 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI | Comparative Political Systems | Core | DSC-17 | 2322103602 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI | India’s Foreign Policy: Challenges and Strategies | Core | DSC-18 | 2322103603 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Themes in Western Political Philosophy | Core | DSC-19 | 2322104701 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Development Process and Social Movements in Contemporary India | Core | DSC-20 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List of Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) | ||||||||
| III | State Politics in India | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-1a | 2323102001 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| III | Indian Constitution: Key Debates | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-1b | 2323102002 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IV | Gandhi and the Contemporary World | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-2a | 2323102004 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IV | India’s National Security: Major Challenges and Strategic Thinking | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-2b | 2323102005 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| V | International Political Economy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-3a | 2323100006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| V | Understanding Ambedkar | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-3b | 2323100007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI | Understanding Security | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-4a | 2323100008 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI | Understanding Savarkar | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-4b | 2323100009 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VI/VII | Research Methods in Politics | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-11 | 2323100010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Contemporary Debates in Indian Politics | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-5 | 2323100015 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | The Idea of the Political: Perspectives from the Indian Intellectual Tradition | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-6 | 2323100016 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Public Policy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-7 | 2323100023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Feminism: Theory and Practice | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-8 | 2323100024 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Contemporary Political Economy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-9 | 2323100025 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII | Understanding Human Right | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-10 | 2323100020 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Comparative Constitutionalism | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-12 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Political Ideas of Ancient India | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-13 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Democracy and Governance | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-14 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Power Dilemmas in International Relations | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-15 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Environment | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-16 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VIII | Ethics, Politics and Governance | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE-17 | TBA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List of Generic Elective (GE) | ||||||||
| I/VIII | Ideas in Indian Political Thought | Generic Elective | GE-1 | 2324000001 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Introduction to the Indian Constitution | Generic Elective | GE-2 | 2324000002 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| I/VIII | Nationalism in India | Generic Elective | GE-3 | 2324002003 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Understanding International Relations | Generic Elective | GE-4 | 2324002004 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Governance: Issues and Challenges | Generic Elective | GE-5 | 2324002005 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Western Political Philosophy | Generic Elective | GE-6 | 2324002006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Politics of Globalisation | Generic Elective | GE-7 | 2324002007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Introduction to Public Policy | Generic Elective | GE-8 | 2324002008 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Women and Politics in India: Concepts and Debates | Generic Elective | GE-9 | 2324002009 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II/VIII | Digital Social Sciences | Generic Elective | GE-10 | 2324002010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII/VIII | Election commission and Process in India | Generic Elective | GE-11 | 2324000011 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII/VIII | Parliamentary and Procedures and Practices | Generic Elective | GE-12 | 2324000012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII/VIII | Introduction to Human Rights | Generic Elective | GE-13 | 2324000013 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| VII/VIII | Fundamental rights, duties and directive principle of state policy | Generic Elective | GE-14 | 2324000014 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Discipline Specific Core
Discipline Specific Elective
- State Politics in India
- Indian Constitution: Key Debates
- Gandhi and the Contemporary World
- India’s National Security: Major Challenges and Strategic Thinking
- International Political Economy
- Understanding Ambedkar
- Understanding Security
- Understanding Savarkar
- Research Methods in Politics
- Contemporary Debates in Indian Politics
- The Idea of the Political: Perspectives from the Indian Intellectual Tradition
- Public Policy
- Feminism: Theory and Practice
- Contemporary Political Economy
- Understanding Human Right
- Comparative Constitutionalism
- Political Ideas of Ancient India
- Democracy and Governance
- Power Dilemmas in International Relations
- Environment
- Ethics, Politics and Governance
Generic Elective
- Ideas in Indian Political Thought
- Introduction to the Indian Constitution
- Nationalism in India
- Understanding International Relations
- Governance: Issues and Challenges
- Western Political Philosophy
- Politics of Globalisation
- Introduction to Public Policy
- Women and Politics in India: Concepts and Debates
- Digital Social Sciences
- Election commission and Process in India
- Parliamentary and Procedures and Practices
- Introduction to Human Rights
- Fundamental rights, duties and directive principle of state policy
B.A. (Prog.) with Political Science as Major
B.A. (Prog.) with Political Science as Minor