Course Structure - B.A. Double Majors

First Semester

Sl No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

1

Introduction to Economics

4

2

Introduction to History: Why we read, how we read and why it matters

4

3

Introduction to Political Science

4

4

The Sociological Imagination

4

5

Indian Constitution

2

6

English for Communication-I

2

?

Total Credits

20

Second Semester (Two courses each from two chosen disciplines)

Sl No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Microeconomics

4

2

Mathematics for Economics

4

History

1

Early India: Themes and Debates

4

2

Historiography-I

4

Political Science

1

Political Theory

4

2

Indian Government and Politics

4

Sociology

1

Classical Sociology

4

2

Sociology in India

4

Common Courses

?

1

English for Communication-II

2

2

Environmental Humanities

2

?

Total Credits

20

Third Semester (Two courses each from two chosen disciplines)

Sl No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Macroeconomics

4

2

Statistical Methods

4

History

?

1

Medieval India:? Themes and Debates

4

2

Historiography-II

4

Political Science

?

1

Comparative Government and Politics

4

2

Western Political Philosophy

4

Sociology

?

1

Contemporary Sociology

4

2

Social Inequalities and Responses: Models of Development

4

Common Courses

?

1

Open Elective-I

3

2

Academic Writing

2

?

Total Credits

21

Fourth Semester? (Two courses each from two chosen disciplines)

Sl No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Growth and Development

4

2

Introduction to Econometrics

4

History

1

Modern India: Themes and Debates

4

2

Applied History: Archives, Museums and Heritage

4

Political Science

1

必威体育betway888 Relations

4

2

Indian Political Philosophy

4

Sociology

1

Sociology of Gender

4

2

Social Inequalities and Responses: Social Movements

4

Common Courses

?

1

Open Elective - II

3

2

必威体育betway888 Skills

2

?

Total Credits

21

Fifth semester (One compulsory and one elective course from each chosen discipline)

Sl. No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

必威体育betway888 Economics

4

2

Financial Economics (Elective)

4

3

Public Economics (Elective)

4

History

?

1

Introduction to World History: 18th to 20th centuries

4

2

Ancient and Medieval Worlds (Elective)

4

3

Environmental and Development Histories of 必威体育betway888 Asia and Africa (19th and 20th centuries) (Elective)

4

Political Science

1

Public Policy and Administration

4

2

Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (Elective)

4

3

State, Citizenship and Globalisation (Elective)

4

Sociology

1

Social Anthropology

4

2

Education and Society (Elective)

4

3

Sociology of Emotions (Elective)

4

Common Courses

1

Statistics for Social Sciences* (Vocational Course)

3

Introduction to Field Work (Vocational Course)

2

Media and Information Literacy

2

?

Total Credits

21

*Mandatory for students who have not studied statistics

Vocational Courses are subject to change

?

Sixth Semester (One elective per discipline)

Sl. No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Health Economics & Policy (Elective)

4

2

Behavioural Economics (Elective)

4

History

?

1

Social Histories of 必威体育betway888 Asia (Elective)

4

2

Histories of Science and Technology (Elective)

4

Political Science

?

1

Geopolitics: Security and Foreign Policy (Elective)

4

2

Introduction to Electoral Analysis: Understanding Political Trends in India (Elective)

4

Sociology

?

1

Sociology of Work (Elective)

4

2

Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship (Elective)

4

3

Childhood and Youth Studies (Elective)

4

Common Courses

?

1

Writing for Media (Vocational Course)

3

2

Digital Humanities*

4

必威体育betway888 Methodology and ethics**

3

Internship***

2

?

Total Credits

17

?

Programme Credits at the end of three years

120

* Only for those students who exit with degree after the sixth semester.

** Only for those students who opt for Honours.

***Internship is for a period of four weeks to be completed after the 4th end-semester examination and before the start of the 5th semester

?Seventh Semester

Sl. No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Environment Economics

4

2

Labour Economics

4

History

1

Global History of Capitalism and Democracy

4

2

Histories of Borders and Migrations in 必威体育betway888 Asia

4

Political Science

1

Politics from Margins: Labour, Gender and Caste

4

2

Post-Colonial State in 必威体育betway888 Asia: Nationalism and Modernity

4

Sociology

1

Technology and Society

4

2

Sociology of Health and Medicine

4

Common Courses

1

Data Analytics and Visualisation*? (Vocational Course)

4

?

Total Credits

20

*Vocational Courses are subject to change

?Eighth Semester

Sl. No

COURSE TITLE

Credits

Economics

1

Industrial Economics (Elective)

4

2

Economic Policy & Governance (Elective)

4

History

1

Law and History (Elective)

4

2

Commodity Histories (Elective)

4

Political Science

1

Political Cultures: Participation, Media, and Populism (Elective)

4

2

Geopolitics: Introduction to Area Studies with focus on West Asia and Africa (Elective)

4

Sociology

1

Sociology of the Urban (Elective)

4

2

Sports Sociology (Elective)

4

Common Courses

1

Dissertation & Viva-Voce*

12

Self-directed learning?(3 courses) **

?

Total Credits

20

Programme Credits at the end of three years

160

* For students opting for the 必威体育betway888 Track only.

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**For students opting for the Academic Track only.