#### Programme Objectives &Outcomes

ABOUT THE PROGRAMMEOBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES We as human beings are all political. In recent past, the understanding of Political Science has changed. There was a time, when Political Science used to be understood in terms of State and Government. The definition of Political Science has changed with the gradual progress of society. The purpose of the course in Political Science at B.A. level is to make the students aware about the importance of their association with the state and also to expose them to the global political affairs in order to make them best suitable for various competitive examinations. Political Science explores the concerns and issues that animate public life. Using both humanistic and scientific approaches, it studies how political communities attempt to reconcile the conflicting claims of justice, power, liberty, and authority. Drawing on history, law, economics, psychology, sociology, and philosophy, Political Science is a broadly based social science that shares the traditional aims of liberal arts and education while attempting to come to grips with the major public issues of our time.

- B.A. in Political Science with Learning Outcomes aims at offering a general framework within which Political Science teaching may be organized. It serves the twin goals of responding to the needs of students to grow as competent, self-reflective learners with relevant academic and professional skills while at the same time prepare them as contributors to the growing discipline. This framework is intended to help maintaining the standards of teaching, its periodic review against graduate attributes, qualification descriptors, program learning outcomes and course level learning outcomes. It is viewed in the spirit of innovation in teaching-learning process and adopted according to local conditions, regional priorities, national and global needs along with the availability of the expertise.

Looking at the diversity and complexity of the subject and diversified students' background along with subject dynamism, the curriculum is developed considering various aspects such as: -

- • Entry level expectations of students coming from various Board of examination (CBSE/ICSE/CHSE/State Boards) and their socio-economic background
- • General expectations from a three-year undergraduate honours training.
- • The changing profile of undergraduate students

Keeping the above aspect in mind the learning objectives and outcomes have been adapted to the local, regional and linguistic diversities with the changing academic scenario and conditions. Further, the learning objectives and outcomes have been framed with a projected scope on the basis of the extent of academic facilities available (e.g. availability of faculty and their expertise, resources and opportunities for field training).

##### Nature and Extent of the Programme:

The programme is designed in such a way that students have the option to exit even after one year completion of the course. If a student completes one year, she is entitled to get a certificate; after completion of two years, she is entitled for a diploma certificate. Similarly, in case of three year and four year course, the students have multiple choices. We have explained the structure of the syllabus in detail in the following pages. Each semester is for 16 weeks. There are two reading lists. First one contains most important essential reading list, while a relatively long list of reference books for additional information is included in the second list. We have also tried to provide links of E