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Master Programme Course Scheme |
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Semester | Course Code | Title Course | Credit |
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First | PSPSTC-101 | Western Political Thought | 6 |
First | PSPSTC-102 | International Politics: Theory and Issues | 6 |
First | PSPSTC-103 | Indian Political System | 6 |
First | PSPSTC-104 | Public Administration | 6 |
Second | PSPSTC-201 | Political Theory | 6 |
Second | PSPSTC-202 | India’s Foreign Policy | 6 |
Second | PSPSTC-203 | State Politics in India | 6 |
Second | PSPSTC-204 | Comparative Politics | 6 |
Third | PSPSTC-301 | Modern Indian Political Thought | 6 |
Third | PSPSTC-302 | Indian Politics: Issues and Trends | 6 |
Third | PSPSTC-303 | Politics in South Asia | 6 |
Third | PSPSTC-304 | International Political Economy | 6 |
Third | PSPSTC-305 | Indian Administration | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-401 | Dynamics of Jammu & Kashmir Politics (with a Field Study Component) | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-402 | India’s Neighbourhood, Extended Neighbourhood and Near Abroad | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-403 | International Organization and International Law | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-404 | Human Rights | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-405 | Public Policy Making and Policy Analysis | 6 |
Fourth | PSPSTC-406 | Indian Political Economy |
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Open Choice Courses offered:
Semester | Course Code | Title Course | Code |
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Third | PSPOLTO-306 | Polity and Politics in India | 4 |
Fourth | PSPOLTO-407 | India and the World | 4 |
M.A Political Science Semester-1
Course Code: PSPSTC-101
Title – Western Political Thought (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This core course aims to impart knowledge to the learners in the Political Philosophies of various western political thinkers which constitute the foundations of the discipline of Political Science. It will introduce and familiarize the learners to the ideas, concepts, principles and theories given by various thinkers about the state, citizens, political obligation and art of state-craft. This course is designed to enable the learners to understand that how these ideas, institutions and principle kept on evolving in the writings of various thinkers through the various phases and stages of human civilization. The major objective of this course is to educate the learners that political ideas, institutions and structures described, celebrated and criticized in the writings of political thinkers are not static and abstract rather they were conceived in the light of the continuous process of social, economic and political churning of human society.
Learning Outcomes: Major learning outcome of this course will be to develop the foundation of learners in the subject matter of the discipline of political science. It enables the learners to understand, comprehend, contextualize and reflect upon the political developments, issues and phenomena taking place in the contemporary times. The methods and tools deployed by the political thinkers in their writings will equip the learners to approach political events and phenomena by placing them in their proper contexts.
M.A Political Science Semester-1
Course Code: PSPSTC-102
Title – International Politics: Theory and Practice (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed to develop the basic understanding about the international politics because the state as a subject matter of political science conducts itself in the comity of nations. It intends to help the learners to understand that complex dynamic of international politics within which the state actors operate. This aims to equip the learners with sufficient knowledge to understand that why the nation-states behaved/behave in a particular way in their external contexts. The course will inculcate foundational understanding about the nature of international power structure evolved through the different stages of history of international relations.
Learning Outcomes: This course will equip the learners with skills to understand and analyze the nature of world power structure evolved over the period of time. The modes of conflict, competition and cooperation used by the nation-states to conduct relations amongst them enable the learners to understand theory and practice of International Politics. It aims to empower the learners by educating them on the techniques of understanding, transforming and resolution of inter-state conflict and conflict amongst states. By introducing the theoretical foundations of power transition in international relations and the changing nature of power relationship which resulted into the emergence of dynamic structure of international system
M. A. Political Science Semester 1
Course Code: PSPSTC-103
Title – Indian Political System (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course aims to provide foundations in the philosophical and ideological bases of Indian Political System. It is designed to the structures, processes and relationship amongst various structures and symbiotic relationship between the structures and processes. Major objective of course is to introduce the learners to the politics of representations and recognition. While focusing on the democratization and federalization of political structures, it empowers the learners to understand the process of structural differentiation inbuilt and evolved in the Indian Political System over the period of time.
Learning Outcomes: This course imparts skills to the learners to understand the working of Indian Political System. The learners will be enabled to understand that how the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances have been operating in the Indian context. It will help the learners to know that the understanding of the socio-economic and political context is equally important to grasp the working of political strictures and processes as their functioning is shaped by it. The significance of the legitimacy of political structures and wherefrom they are driving it will be vital learning for the learners.
M.A Political Science Semester 1
Course Code: PSPSTC-104
Title – Public Administration (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed to educate about the evolution, growth, dynamism and vitality of the public administration for the practice of statecraft. The learners will also be familiarized about the organizational structures, operating principles of and various methods to study the discipline of public administration. The course intends to impart theoretical and practical knowledge about the steel-frame of state constituted by the administrative structures and processes and the impact of contemporary conditions on them.
Learning Outcomes: The learners will acquire skills to understand the working of administrative structures as a part of statecraft. The knowledge acquired by students about the liaison, control and monitoring mechanism deployed by the state to regulate the functioning of administrative structures will help them to understand the process of policy implementation and evaluation.
M.A Political Science Semester-II
Course Code: PSPSTC-201
Title-Political Theory (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course provides knowledge about the evolution, growth, dynamism and vitality of the discipline of political science. Major objective of the course is to educate students about the universals of the discipline. It aims to generate the interest of learners in the theoretical knowledge base as it is paramount to understand the subject of political science. It will equip the learners to understand the process of theorization that has symbiotic relationship with the practice of statecraft. The course intends to impart theoretical knowledge theorized on the basis of the practice of statecraft.
Learning Outcomes: The theoretical knowledge imparted to the learners will equip them to grasp the practice of statecraft. The skills acquired by them will empower them to draw theoretical inferences while analyzing data on any political event, development and phenomena. Teaching of this course will inculcate theoretical orientation in the learners for understanding the practice of politics. Knowledge provided about the tools, techniques and methods deployed by the political theorists will enable the learners to contemplate and reflect upon the contemporary political phenomena. This course imparts analytical skills to the learners that are vital in academic world and in the arena of politics and political science.
M.A Political Science Semester-II
Course Code: PSPSTC-202
Title-India’s Foreign Policy (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course is framed to enable the learners to comprehend the way India situated itself in the comity of nation-states after independence when the international scenario was highly acrimonious and polarized. Another objective is to make students understand the way India has been adjusting to the highly dynamic world by calibrating its world view accordingly. It elucidates the way India has established and steered its relations with major players at the bilateral, regional and global formats. This course explores the role of constantly evolving internal and external environments in shaping, transforming and adjusting India’s world in the past as well as in the contemporary world.
Learning Outcomes: The learners are educated that why India or for that matter every country needs foreign policy. They are expected to know the use of diplomacy and the various policy postures pronounced by India to deal with the highly dynamic world. It also aims to make students understand that how the security scenario of India was improved when it had limited military capability. This course equips the learners to grasp how India used diplomacy to secure its national interest, to mobilize capital and technology for its energy security, economic growth and prosperity. This knowledge will help them to relate India with the contemporary world.
M.A. Political Science Semester II
Course Code: PSPSTC-203
Title-State Politics in India (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: Indian politics constitutes macrocosm and state politics the microcosm of politics in India. While focusing on the latter, this course aims at exploring the dynamics of politics that varies from state to state. Understanding about the theoretical frameworks equips them to approach political phenomena in the politics of different states. The course tries to figure out and examine the commonalities, diversities and uniqueness in the arena of state politics across India. It also seeks to explore the role of region, religion, ethnicity, caste, class and community in the realm of state politics.
This course attempts to explain that the state formation has been a continuous process and for the structural differentiation to satisfy the regional aspirations of people across the country and thereby building Indian Nation and State.
Learning Outcomes: Understanding about the state politics will prove handy for the learners to grasp the peculiarities of politics in different states of Indian Union is systematic and organized manners. The knowledge gained from theoretical frameworks equips the learners how to approach political phenomena in the politics of different states. It explores that how the assertion of regional assertions led to the reorganization of states in different phases. The course examines that the logic behind the formation of more and more states over the period of time which led to the differentiation of political structures and thereby building Indian nation by accommodating linguistic, ethno-cultural and regional aspiration.
M.A. Political Science Semester II
Course Code: PSPSTC-204
Title-Comparative Politics (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course introduces students of different approaches and conceptual frameworks to approach politics in a comparative perspective. It underlines the significance of understanding how and why the comparisons are made. The course explores the commonalities and differences in the politics of nation-states across the world by deploying different analytical and conceptual tools. It intends to equip the learners with theoretical tools to compare and contrast political structures and processes apart from explaining the process of structural differentiation across the world. It educates the learners that political structures and processes are dynamic as they have always been negotiating with the evolving objective realities within the nations-states throughout the world.
Learning Outcomes: While studying this course, the learners will learn about debates on the conceptual framework and theoretical perspectives in the domain of comparative politics. They will learn to use the comparative method to compare the changes in political structures, processes, regimes and ideologies which have been taking place in the perennial way across the nation-states. It will equip the learners with theoretical knowledge and analytical tools to study politics comparatively by comparing and contrasting political phenomena across the world.
M.A. Political Science Semester-III
Course Code: PSPSTC-301
Title-Modern Indian Political Thought (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course aims to educate students to ideas of Modern Indian Political Thinkers that have shaped the course of politics during the colonial and post-colonial eras. The course also explores the factors and context that shaped the political thinking of these thinkers. It also compares their ideas on the different issues of national importance for India. It intends to underline the relevance of their ideas in the globalized India.
Learning Outcomes: This course will enrich the knowledge of learners about Indian Political thinking and tradition. It will enable them to understand that the articulation of political thinking of thinkers had organic relations with their respective contexts. The context plays very vital role because every Indian political thinker is the product of particular socio, economic, political and cultural context apart from their educational background that had profoundly shaped their political thinking.
M.A. Political Science Semester -III
Course Code: PSPSTC-302
Title-Indian Politics: Issues and Trends (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: The course is framed to familiarize the students about the issues cropped up in Indian Politics in the Post-Colonial era. It aims to broaden the horizon of learners about Indian politics by focusing on variety of issues ranging from old to new issues shaping contemporary Indian Politics. To elucidate the transition in Indian Politics from liberal to neo-liberal politics under the impact of neo
liberal economic reforms as a major trend is another vital objective of this course. The debates on secularism, nationalism, citizenship and transparency & accountability will familiarize the students about major discourses in Indian Politics. To explain the shift form socialist orientation to neoliberal orientation will be another objective of this course.
Learning Outcomes: This course will empower the learners to comprehend Indian politics beyond structural and constitutional perspectives. It will enable them to grasp Indian Politics in its entirety. The course will consolidate the knowledge base of the learners about the dynamism of Indian Politics. It will enable them to understand the dialectical relationship between the Indian politics and its social universe.
M.A. Political Science Semester III
Course Code: PSPSTC-303
Title-Politics in South Asia (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: Major objective of this course is to examine the domestic politics of South Asian States by placing it in the perspective of comparative politics. This course provides the conceptual and constitutional perspectives about the politics of these states. It aims to educate the students about variety of political regimes ranging from democratic to authoritarian and praetorian emerged in the South Asian states in the Post-Colonial era. It further compares the variants of these regimes experiences by the South Asian states with each other. To understand the changing nature of South Asian States and their organic relationship with their social universe is the key objective. The course familiarizes the learners about the diversity of political structures and structural differentiation have taken place over times apart from introducing them to the dynamic political processes that are constantly shaping the working of political structures.
Learning Outcomes: The course inculcates the orientation of comparative politics in the students to understand the politics of South Asian States in comprehensive manners. The tools of comparative politics equip them to develop deeper insights in the politics of these states by comparing and contrasting their constitutional perspectives, political structures, political processes, political elites and political ideologies. The knowledge imparting by this course enables the learners to grasp the role of civil society movements that brought transformation in the nature of states and political regimes in South Asia. It will enable them to understand that how the civil society upsurge led to the democratization of politics in the region.
M.A. Political Science Semester-III
Course Code: PSPSTC-304
Title-International Political Economy (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course provides theoretical perspective and empirical explanations regarding international political economy. It examines how economic interests are determining the course of international relations. This course deals with issues relating to distribution of power, wealth and resources among nations. The politics over framing the rules of international trade and to understand the evolution of global economy & global market are the key objectives to be explored. The students will be familiarized with the politics of foreign aid, trade, technology transfer, arms trade and foreign direct investment. The impact of Bretton Woods system, globalization and anti-globalization on international political economy will be examined to provide overall perspective to learners. The North-South divide prevailed during the cold war era and has been prevailing in the globalized world comprehends the dynamics of international political economy in the contemporary era.
Learning Outcomes: This course will enable the students to examine the inter-state relations and international politics generated thereof from the perspective of political economy. It enables the learners to understand that how the economic interests of dominant powers determine the course of global politics and international economy. The course explores for the benefit of its learners that how foreign aid, trade, foreign direct investments, technology transfer and arms transfer from developed nations to developing nations are used as tools to shape the nature of international political economy. It explores the role of international financial and monetary institutions in shaping dynamism of international political economy.
M.A. Political Science Semester III
Course Code: PSPSTE-305
Title-Indian Administration (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course traces the evolution of Indian Administration is a historical perspective and constitutional framework. Besides, elucidating the uniformity of administrative structures and continuity of administration in India, it elaborates liberal democracy and quasi unitary state structure that shape the working of Indian Administration. It explains functioning of administrative structures at national, state and local levels, their inter-relationship and their respective social, economic, political and cultural settings. The course also aims to explain the concepts and mechanisms of clean and accountable administration. It explores the impact of liberalization, privatization and globalization on administration.
Learning Outcomes: The grounding in evolution of Indian Administration will help learners to absorb its working in the contemporary times. It also elucidates that Indian Administration operates in the larger political-setting with which it has symbiotic relationship. It empowers the students to grasp the dynamism of Indian Administration. They are familiarized with the concepts and mechanism of clean administration, good governance and accountable and responsible administration. Understanding the change and continuity of administration from national to state and local levels will be an outcome.
M.A. Political Science Semester-III
Course Code: PSPSTO-306
Title-Polity and Politics in India (Open Choice Course)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed for the students pursuing Mater Degree Programme in other discipline with an objective to promote their inter-disciplinary knowledge base. It aims to introduce the theory and practice of Indian polity in a blended mould. The course provides conceptual and constitutional framework of Indian Polity to grasp the practice of politics in India. This course familiarizes with the institutions and processes of governance operating at the national, state and local levels. It also explores the factors shaping Indian politics.
Learning Outcomes: The learners gain the knowledge on Indian Polity and Politics and also get inter disciplinary perspective of knowledge. They also learn the significance of inter-disciplinary approach for understanding their parent subjects. It helps those students tremendously who are aspiring for the competitive examinations for the various jobs. It acquaints the students about the functioning of Indian Political System which affects their lives and future.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTC-401
Title- Dynamics of Jammu and Kashmir Politics (Compulsory)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed to provide knowledge about the immediate surroundings of learners. It familiarizes the students about the politics of Jammu and Kashmir evolved over the period of time. It introduces the students with the historical and constitutional perspectives of the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. The constitutional provisions related to its special status and the subsequent modifications in that have been discussed here. The economic and electoral dynamics of politics have also been explored to grasp the politics in its entirety. The perennial conflict situation and urge for regional autonomy have also been examined. It also acquaints the students with the recent change brought about in its status and position in the Indian Union.
Learning Outcomes: Understanding about the historical and constitutional perspectives enables the learners to grasp the dynamics of politics in Jammu and Kashmir. It empowers them to develop broad knowledge base by focusing on the politics of granting special status and subsequently diluting it through various accords and agreements. Political economy and regional autonomy perspectives help the learners to develop deeper insights in the dynamics of politics in Jammu and Kashmir. To elucidate the impact of recent change in the status of Jammu and Kashmir will be another learning outcome of this course.
M.A. Political Science Semester- IV
Course Code: PSPSTC-402
Title-India’s Neighbourhood, Extended Neighbourhood and
Objectives of Course: This course aims to enrich students’ knowledge base on India’s World view by focusing on its immediate and extended surroundings. It evaluates India’s South Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian and Central Asian diplomacies besides examining its Indian Ocean policy and relations with Australia and Canada. It explores its bilateral relations with South Asian states, some Southeast Asian and West Asian States which matter more to India’s national interest.
Learning Outcomes: The course help the learners to use the bilateral and multilateral approaches to grasp India’s policy perspectives and strategies about South Asian, Southeast Asian, Central Asian and West Asian regions. By elaborating the regional policy postures, it equips the learners to figure out that how India kept on adjusting its equations and relations these regions depending upon the evolving time and space. While discussing India’s maritime security concerns and naval diplomacy, the learners will be able to understand the significance of Indian Ocean in India destiny.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTE-403
Title-International Organization and International Law (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course intends to explain evolution and growth on international organization and International Law which have been shaping the behaviour of state actors in international politics. It educates about the goals, principles of International Organization besides describing its contribution in the domain of high politics and low politics. The course explores the need for reforms in the United Nations to keep it relevant in the twenty-first century. It elucidates the symbiotic relationship between international organization and international law as they reinforce each other. It explains relations between International and National Law for the better understanding of the subject. It mandates to elaborate on the sources of International Law, humanitarian law and their utility for the pacific settlement of conflict.
Learning Outcomes: This course enables the learners to consolidate their knowledge base by focusing on the study of International Organization and International Law because national politics has close linkages with international politics. It introduces them that the states are bound to honor their commitments to International Organization given under International Law while formulating their national policies. It sensitizes the learners to the right of asylums for the individual and the right to extradition available to the states under international law.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTE-404
Title-Human Rights (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course is framed to sensitize the student with the articulation of idea of human rights which to the conceptualization of various human rights and their legalization in the form of international legal regimes such as declarations, covenants, protocols and conventions. It explores the role of public international law and humanitarian law for protection and promotion of human rights. It intends to elaborate the obligations of State and Civil Society as major stakeholders in the domain of human rights. Impact of conflict and globalization on human rights’ scenario across the world has also been elaborated here. This course examines the mechanism of human rights and the human rights of disadvantage groups such as children, transgender, refugees, migrants, minorities and internally displaced people in India. It also evaluates the role of Human Rights’ Movements for protection of human rightss
Learning Outcomes: The course educates students about the global picture regarding the dynamism of human rights and international legal regimes evolved thereof. It will make the learners aware that individual, state, civil society and international community are stakeholders in the domain of human rights. They will come to know the safeguards available in the international and national law for the protection of human rights. It will enhance the sensitivity of the students regarding the human rights in general and the rights of disadvantaged group in particular.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTE-405
Title-Public Policy and Governance (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed to impart knowledge theoretical about the public policy, public policy making, policy analysis and evaluation. It explains the models of policy analysis and the significance of public policies in democratic societies. It explores the roles played by various agencies, groups and media in policy implementation and evaluation. The case study of some public policies is undertaken to elucidate their objectives, formulation, implementation and evaluation processes. To explain the co-relations between the public policies and governance is the core objective of this course. It intends to draw distinction between government and governance.
Learning Outcomes: While studying this course, the learners will understand the significance of public policies for the Statecraft. Understanding the importance of public policies for democratic governance will be one of the vital learning outcomes. The students will be introduced to the processes of public policy formulation, implementation and evaluation for strengthening their knowledge base. They will also learn that how the sound public policies will improve governance and effective governance will result into people-centric public policies. The study of some sectoral public policies will enable them explore the relationship between public policies and democratic governance.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTE-406
Title-Indian Political Economy (Elective)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed to grasp on political economy perspective by focusing on the linkages between the polity and economy of India. It intends to provide conceptual and historical framework of Indian political economy. It explores to what extent the economic ideas of founding fathers Indian Constitution and freedom struggle shaped political economy in India. Political economy of agriculture, liberalization, elections, regional disparities, media, social sector, technology and growth in Indian will be examined. It explains that political and economic processes are inter-twined as the polity and economy are inter-dependent.
Outcomes: Theoretical knowledge about political economy equips the learners to explore the dynamics of economy and polity in India. They will learn politics of land reforms, demonetization, digitalization and economics of elections, media and technology for the better understanding of Indian politics and economy. This course will enable the students to learn their subject better by using the inter-disciplinary approach.
M.A. Political Science Semester-IV
Course Code: PSPSTO-407
Title- India and the World (Open Choice Course)
Objectives of Course: This course is designed for the students pursuing Mater Degree Programme in other discipline with an objective to promote their inter-disciplinary knowledge base. It introduces the world power structure that keeps on changing with the change of global objective realities. The use of war and diplomacy by the states as an instrument of their foreign policy is elaborated here. It aims to familiarize the students with India’s World View which has been evolving since its independence. It educates students about India’s use of foreign policy as an instrument to mobilize external support in the form of capital and technology to modernize its economy. It elucidates the use of diplomacy to fulfill India’s energy requirements by importing fossil fuels from the West Asian region. This course explores India’s World View in the context of three concentric circles such as immediate circle, intermediate circle and ultimate circle.
Learning Outcomes: The learners gain the knowledge on India and World and thereby develop inter disciplinary perspective of knowledge. They also learn the significance of inter-disciplinary approach for better understanding their parent subjects. It helps those students tremendously who are aspiring for the competitive examinations for the various jobs. It acquaints the students that how India has been engaging the world by articulating different policy perspectives to serve its national interest. They will also learn about India’s commitments towards global commons such as world peace, climate change, fair world trading system and security of Sea Lanes of Communications.
Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
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Prof. Baljit Singh Mann | Professor and Head | E-mail: EPABX: Mobile No.: 9419835781 | ||
Prof. Mohd. Tajuddin | E-mail: EPABX: Mobile No.: | |||
Dr. Ellora Puri | Sr. Assistant Professor | PhD | Comparative Politcs, State Politics in India, Political Violence, Gender and Politics | E-mail: ellorapuri@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: |