Human Development and Family Empowerment

INTRODUCTION

The undergraduate programme in B.A with Human Development and Family Empowerment (HDFE) has been contextualized and embedded in the broader perspective of life span development. The increasing thrust on development programme and legislations for women and children generates empowering awareness and prepare the students on 'quality intervention programmes'.

The course also emphasizes the integration and application of knowledge on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), to provide stimulating environment to young children, and also to provide practical experiences of working with children which will enable students to develop necessary skills to work effectively with infants and preschoolers in various settings.

The course offers an interesting assortment of skill based courses and generic courses for students of other disciplines to allow for effective transmission of relevant experiences of daily living.

Programme Duration

The B.A. Programme with Human Development and Family Empowerment is a three-year course offered to B.A. Programme students as one of the two disciplines taken by them. Each year is an academic year and is divided into two semesters

Design of Programme

The teaching-learning involves theory classes of one-hour duration along with practical and tutorials. Each theory paper is of 100 marks and practical component, if there, is of 50 marks. The internal assessment comprises 25% of the theory paper and the end semester examination is of 75% weightage.

Programme Structure

The programme comprises of four types of papers, Discipline Specific Courses (DSC), Discipline Selective Electives (DSE), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) and Generic Elective Courses (GE).

Papers Offered: 

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSES (DCS): (4) (One each in Sem I, II, III and IV)

(Credits: 6)

1.      DSC-HDFE-01- Principles of Child Development                       (Theory and Tutorial)

2.      DSC-HDFE-02- Introduction to Human Development               (Theory and Practical)

3.      DSC-HDFE-03- Empowerment of Women and Children           (Theory and Practical)

4.      DSC-HDFE-04- Principles and Perspectives on

Early Childhood Care and Education                                           (Theory and Practical)

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE (DSE): (4) (One in Sem V and Sem VI respectively)

(Credits: 6)

1.      DSE-HDFE-01-   Child Rights and Gender Empowerment        (Theory and Practical)

2.      DSE-HDFE-02-   Children with Special Needs                          (Theory and Practical)

SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SEC): (4) (One each in Sem III, IV, V and VI)

(Credits: 4)

1.      SEC- 01 -      Life Skills Education (Sem III)                                                               (Theory)

2.      SEC- 02 -      Introduction to Guidance and Counseling (Sem IV)                   (Theory)

3.      SEC- 03 -      Parent and Community Education (Sem V)                                 (Theory)

4.      SEC- 04 -     Adolescent Development and Challenges (Sem VI)                     (Theory)

 GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE): (2) (One in Sem V and Sem VI respectively)

(Credits: 6)

1.      GE- 01- Care and Well-being in Human Development (Sem V)  (Theory and Tutorial)

2.      GE- 02- Child Rights and Social Action (Sem VI)                       (Theory and Tutorial)