The Department of Political science was established in the year 1969. Major course was introduced in the academic session 1975-76. Since then it has been running smoothly with the service of four faculty members who, apart from imparting knowledge and guidance to the students of both major and core, also take active participation in the Discussion Forum to make the students aware of the importance of current topic related to the subjects.
Academic Qualification - M. A. (Dib. U) SLET
Specialization & Area of Interest - Indian Politics, Political Theory & Political Thought
Academic Qualification - M. A. (Dib. U) SLET
Specialization & Area of Interest - Foreign Policy & Diplomacy, International Relation
Sl No | Course Title | Course Code | Course Outcome |
1 | Understanding Political Theory | PSCH101 | * Introduces the students to the idea of political theory, its history and approaches * Reconciles political theory and practice through reflections on the ideas and practices related to State, Citizenship and Democracy. |
2 | Constitutional Government and Democracy in India | PSCH102 | * Acquaintsthe students with the processes and dynamics of Indian Politics. * Familiarizesthe students to some of the vital contemporary emerging issues of our times such as changing patterns of centre-state relations, changing role of political parties, leadership etc. |
3 | Nationalism In India | GEPS 1 | * Rise of Indian Nationalism * Introduction to various colonial social reforms movements. * Knowledge of Post-Independent issues. |
4 | Political Theory: Concepts and Debates | PSCH201 | * To familiarize the basic normative concepts of political theory. * Introduces the students to the important debates in the subject. |
5 | Political Process in India | PSCH202 | * Understanding of actual working of politics. *It also familiarizes students with the working of the Indian state, paying attention to the contradictory dynamics of modern state power. |
6 | Feminism- Concept and Debates | GEPS2 | * Introduction to basic feminist theories * To acquaint the learners to the variety of debates around feminist movement in contemporary times. |
7 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | PSCH301 | * To familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches to the study of comparative politics. * Focus on examining politics in a historical framework while engaging with various themes of comparative analysis in developed and developing countries. |
8 | Perspectives on Public Administration | PSCH302 | * Introduction to the discipline of public administration. * Explores some of the recent trends, including feminism and ecological conservation and how the call for greater democratization is restructuring public administration. * Attempts to provide the students a comprehensive understanding on contemporary administrative developments. |
9 | Perspectives on International Relations and World History | PSCH 303 | * Seeks to equip students with the basic intellectual tools for understanding International Relations. * The students will gain a comparative understanding oftheoretical approaches for studying international relations. |
10 | Understanding Ambedkar | PSGE3 | * Introduces learners to Dr. BR Ambedkar. * Explores the question of caste in Indian Society. * Analyse the social struggle against caste system. |
11 | Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective | PSCH 401 | * Introduce the students with the basic concepts of comparativemethods to the study of politics. * Familiarize the students to range of issues, literature, and methods that cover comparative politics. |
12 | Public Policy and Administration in India | PSCH 402 | *The paper seeks to introduce the interface between public-policyand administration in India. * It deals with issues of decentralization, financial management, citizens ndadministration and social welfare from a non-western perspective. |
13 | Global Politics | PSCH 404 | *Introduces students to the key debates on the meaning andnature of globalization by addressing its political, economic, social, cultural, and technological dimensions * It imparts an understanding of the working of the world economy, itsanchors and resistances offered by global social movements while analysing the changingnature of relationship between the state and trans-national actors and networks. |
14 | Politics of Globalization | GEPS4 | * A general description to the idea of globalization. * Provide insights into key contemporary global issues such as the proliferation of nuclearweapons, ecological issues, international terrorism, and human security. |
15 | Classical Political Philosophy | PSCH 501 | * Introduces the learners to Greek antiquity and familiarizes them withthe way the political questions were first posed. * Examines the basic theories of political science. |
16 | Indian Political Thought-I | PSCH 502 | * This course introduces the specific elements of Indian Political Thoughts panning over two millennia. * The basic focus of study is on individual thinkers whose ideas are however framed by specific themes. * Provides a sense of the broad streams of Indian thought while encouraging a specific knowledge of individual thinkers and texts. |
17 | Human Rights in Comparative Perspective | PSCH503 | * This course attempts to build an understanding of human rights among students through a study of specific issues in a comparative perspective. * Examines the Indian context and compares with other nations to have a broader outlook. |
18 | Contemporary Politics in Assam | PSCH504 | * Understanding the Socio-Political context of Post-Independent Assam. * Analyze the various ethno-linguistic movements in the state. * Examine contemporary debates on conflicts. |
19 | Modern Political Philosophy | PSCH 601 | * To understand the interface between politics and philosophy. * To acquaint with the philosophical concepts of eminent modern political thinkers * To discover interdisciplinary nature of Philosophy * To apply philosophy on political events. |
20 | Indian Political Thought-II | PSCH602 | * Introduces a wide span ofthinkers and themes that defines the modernity of Indian political thought * Understanding the general themes that have been produced by thinkers from varied social and temporal contexts. |
21 | Public Policy in India | PSCH603 | * provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the concepts and methods that can be employed in the analysis of public policy. * Seek an integrative link to the understanding of political science, economic theory and the practical world of development and social change. |
22 | India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalizing World | PSCH604 | * Examine the domestic sources and the structural constraints on the genesis, evolution and practice of India’s foreign policy. * To understand the integral linkages between the ‘domestic’ and the ‘international’ aspects of India’s foreign policy by stressing on the shifts in its domestic identity and international image. |