Undergraduate Studies

BA in Social Sciences (3 + 1 Year)

In the first 3 years the credit load is as follows.

• Discipline specific core (DSC) within Social Sciences = 13 courses divided between three domain areas of “Foundations of SS”, “Perspectives and methods of SS” and “Substantive areas of enquiry in SS” 13 x 4 credits = 52 credits.
• Discipline specific elective (DSE) = 2 courses drawn from any of the three domain areas of “Foundations of SS”, “Perspectives and methods of SS” and “Substantive areas of enquiry in SS” 2 x 4 credits = 8 credits
• Minor Discipline Courses (MDC) Six from any one of the discipline areas of Sociology, Political Science and History, 6 X 4 credits = 24 Credits
• Minor Discipline Courses (MDC): MDC courses are GE courses but identified around three discipline areas of: (1) Sociology (2) Political Science, and (3) History. Students who wish to earn a “Minor” must successfully complete six courses from one of these three baskets in the first three years. For others students who do not wish to opt for a minor may do the requisite number of GE courses drawn from across the three minor baskets or any other GE courses.
• Generic elective (GE) = 1 x 4 credits = 4 credits
• Ability enhancement compulsory (AEC) = 3 x 4 credits = 12 credits
• Ability enhancement optional (AEO) = 2 x 4 credits = 8 credits
• Skills enhancement (SE) = 2. 2 x 4 credits = 8 credits
• Community Engagement and Service (CES) 1 X 4 credits = 4 credits
• Value Based Education Course (VBE) 1 X 4 credits = 4 credits (At the time of exit)

There are specific exit options after each year, with the student receiving an Undergraduate Certificate if they exit after one year, an Undergraduate Diploma after two years, BA Degree after three, and a BA Honours or BA Research degree after completing four years. At each exit point, an internship and a VBE has to be completed to receive the particular certification.

The School of Global Affairs offers students the following minors. Students who wish to get a minor must successfully complete six courses in their chosen minor discipline in the first three years:

• Political Science
• Sociology
• History

For the students who continue to the fourth year, the first three years of the degree are the same. In the fourth year there is a credit load of 42 credits that includes a 6 credit Research Project Report / Seminar. In the fourth year there will be a provision to opt for Research track or Honours track.

The BA SS with Research requires students to choose 6 DSEs in the fourth year, which may include courses on Research Design, Data collection, and/or Research Internship

BA SS Degree Honours students have to complete a seminar paper in the discipline, and take at least one DSE in the fourth year. Note that the GE in the fourth year may include DSE courses offered by the programme.

The following is the BA in Social Sciences Program Structure

On successful completion of the programme a student will be able to:

• demonstrate awareness of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives and critically analyse the rapidly changing realities such as urbanisation, globalisation, political and social change.
• Demonstrate knowledge about various paradigms, recognise patterns and categorise ideas
• appreciate diversity and one’s positionality
• develop critical sensibility to lived experiences, with self - awareness and reflexivity of both self and society in a globalised world.
• develop competence to move beyond confines of conventional knowledge paradigm, and identify interconnections between various aspects of problem solving.

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