Semester I

UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL SCIENCE (Core - 101)

1. Understanding the meaning and importance of Political Science.

 2. Understanding the sub-disciplines of Political Science.

 3. Understanding key concepts of political science. 

 4. Understanding  theories of the State: Social Contract, Idealist, Liberal and Neo-liberal, Anarchist.

Perspectives on Public Administration (Core - 102)

1. Explaining the nature, scope of Public Administration; Politics.

2. Discussing the personnel administration.

3. Discussing Financial Administration, budgetary process in India.

4. Critically examining Administrative Thinkers with focus on Henri Fayol, Max Weber.

Semester II

INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (Core-203)

1. Understanding the making of Indian constitution.

2. Understanding the philosophy of Indian Constitution.

3. Understanding Fundamental Rights; Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy.

4. Understanding critically analyzing legislature, executive and judiciary system of India.

Western Political Thought (Core-204)

1. Define Plato`s thinking, like Ideal State & Philosopher King.

2. Interpret Aristotle`s thought on State, Property, Slavery.

3. Describe Machiavelli`s views on Human Nature, Religion.

4. Describe Karl Marks theorization on Historical Materialism.

Semester III

COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Core-305)

1. Understanding Comparative Politics: development, nature and scope.

2. Explaining Major governing principles: Constitutionalism; Conventions; Rule of law;

3. Understanding and critically analyzing the political system of U.K.

4. Understanding and critically analyzing the political system of U.S.A.

5. Understanding and Critically analyzing the political system of China.

6. Understanding and Critically analyzing the political system of Switzerland.

Public Policy and Administration (Core-306)

1. Explaining the nature, scope of Public Policy.

2. Understanding and Critically analyzing Public Policy in India.

3. Understanding and Critically analyzing Citizen and Administration interface.

4. Explaining the nature, scope of Social Welfare Administration and Policies.

Nationalism In India (Core-307)

1. Understanding the Approaches to the Study of Nationalism in India.

2. Understanding Nationalist Politics and Expansion of its Social Base.

3. Explaining the Women’s Question: Participation in the National Movement and its Impact.

Semester IV

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Core-408)

1. Understanding Origin and growth of International Relations (IR) – meaning and scope of IR.

2. Explaining Basic concepts: National Power; National Interest; Balance of Power; Bipolarity.

3. Explaining Major Theories of IR: Realist Theory.

4. Understanding Collective Security: Meaning and Safeguards --Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.

Political Sociology (Core-409)

1. Understanding Political Sociology: Nature and Development.

2. Explaining Social stratification and politics: Class, Elite. Caste in India.

3. Understanding Political culture: Types , Influence , Political socialization: Agencies.

4. Explaining Political development, modernization and social change: Concepts and Theories.

Political Theory: Concepts and Debates (Core-410)

1. Understanding Importance of Freedom, Negative Freedom: Liberty, Positive Freedom: Freedom as Emancipation and Development.

2. Understanding Significance of Equality, Formal Equality: Equality of opportunity.

3. Understanding Indispensability of Justice, Procedural Justice, Distributive Justice, Global Justice.

4. Explaining the Universality of Rights, Natural Rights, Moral and Legal Rights, Three Generations of Rights.

Semester V

Understanding Global Politics (Core-511)

1. Explaining evolution of the State System, the concept of Sovereignty.

2. Explaining the Global Economy, Discussing the Bretton Woods Institutions and WTO , Ideological underpinnings , Transnational Economic Actors ,Identity and Culture.

3. Explaining Global Inequalities: Violence: Conflict, War and Terrorism.

4. Explaining Global Environment, Global Civil Society.

Indian Political Thought (Core-512)

1. Understanding Ancient Indian Political Thought: Main Features– Contribution of Kautilya, Medieval Political Thought: Main Features.

2. Explaining Indian Awakening and birth of Modernity: Rammohun and Syed Ahmed Khan.

3. Explaining Ideas of Nationalism: Bankim Chandra, Tilak and Rabindranath.

4. Understanding B. R. Ambedkar: on social justice.

Party System in India (Elective-501A)

1. Knowledge gained: About the ideology and the organization of political parties in India and changing party systems.

2. Skill gained: To study manifestos, organizations and campaign strategies of different political parties and changing part systems in India.

3. Competency gained: To apply the knowledge in understanding and predicting the role of political parties.

International Organizations (Elective-502B)

1. Knowledge gained : Understanding the contemporary relevance of the UN and its relationship with other IGOs.

2. Skill gained: to contextualize recent international crises and their resolution.

3. Competency gained: Faculty to represent the country in diplomatic circles, armed with the proper knowledge of international organizations.

Semester VI

India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalised World (Core-613)

1. Knowledge gained : About the bases of power and influences of major powers in global politics.

2. Skill gained : Theoretical and practical insight into the foreign policy making of the major powers.

3. Competency gained: To apply the knowledge to predict the trends and the foreign policy decisions of the major powers.

Political Ideology (Core-614)

1. Knowledge gained: Of major modern ideologies and their core assumptions including major ideologues and ideological debates.

2. Skill gained: To critically engage, understand the contemporary ideologies.

3. Competency gained: To apply it to understand political realities.

India and Her Neighbours (Elective-603A)

1. Understanding the relations of India with neighboring countries.

2. Evaluating India’s relations with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Grass Root Democracy in India (Elective-604A)

1. Knowledge gained : About rural local self-government and administration in India.

2. Competency gained :To apply the knowledge to grass root level situations.

3. Knowledge gained : About urban local self-government and administration in India.

4. Competency gained: To apply the knowledge to grassroots level situations and design alternatives.