Course Structure

 

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE:

The M.A in Political Science programme is a two-year course divided into four semesters. A student is required to complete 80 credits for the completion of course and the award of degree.

 

 

Semester

Semester

Part – I

First Year

Semester I

Semester II

Part – II

Second Year

Semester III

Semester IV

  

Course Credit Scheme

Semester

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Skill Based Compulsory Course

Open Elective Courses

Total Credits

No. of papers

Credits (L+T/ P)

Total Credits

No. of papers

Credits (L+T/ P)

Total Credits

No. of papers

Credits (L+T/ P)

Total Credits

No. of papers

Credits (L+T/ P)

Total Credits

I

4

5

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

II

2

5

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

8

18

III

 

 

 

4

5

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

IV

 

 

 

4

5

20

1

2

2*

 

 

 

22

Total Credits for the Course

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

* See Note 5

 

First Semester Course Details

Semester I

Number of Courses

Credits in each course

Course

Paper (Theory)

Tutorial

Credits

PS-C 101

Debates in Political Theory

 

5

PS-C 102

Theories of International Relations

 

5

PS-C 103

Politics in India

 

5

PS-C 104

Themes in Indian Political Thought

 

5

Core course ‘n’ (total number)

4

 

20

Total Credits in first semester

 

 

20

 

Second Semester Course Details

Semester II

Number of Courses

Credits in each course

Course

Paper (Theory)

Tutorial

Credits

PS-C 201

Comparative Political Analysis

 

5

PS-C 202

Administrative Theory

 

5

OE-1

To be chosen from Open Elective papers offered by the Department of Political Science or other Departments of the University of Delhi.

 

4

OE-2

 

4

Core course ‘n’ (total number)

2

 

10

Total Credits in second semester

 

 

18

 

Third Semester Course Details

Semester III

Number of Elective Courses

Credits in each course

Course

Paper (Theory)

Tutorial

Credits

Elective Course 1

To be chosen from 30 to 40 papers from the sub-disciplines: Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

 

5

Elective Course 2

 

5

Elective Course 3

 

5

Elective Course 4

 

5

Total Credits in third semester

 

 

20

 

Fourth Semester Course Details

Semester IV

Number of Elective Courses

Credits in each course

Course

Paper (Theory)

Tutorial

Credits

Elective Course 5

To be chosen from 30 to 40 papers from the sub-disciplines: Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

 

5

Elective Course 6

 

5

Elective Course 7

 

5

Elective Course 8

 

5

Skill Based Compulsory Course 1

Applied Political Science

 

 

2*

Total Credits in fourth semester

 

 

22

* See Note 5

Total credits of the course = Semester I + II + III +IV = 20+18+20+22 = 80

Theory 1 credit = 1 hour of class per week

Tutorial/Consultation 1 credit = 1 hour of class per week

 

Notes:

  1. In Semester I, the Department will offer 4 core papers. Two core papers shall be offered in Semester II.
  2. Students will have to opt for two open elective papers in Semester II, offered by Department of Political Science or other Departments of the University of Delhi.
  3. Students will have to opt for 4 elective papers in each Semester III and IV. There will be limit of 100 students for each elective paper.
  4. The department will offer open-elective papers in Semester II from a list of ten such papers and these papers will be offered to MA students of all Departments of the University of Delhi including MA Political Science students.
  5. All students must complete an additional assignment for 2 credits in Semester IV. The nature of the assignment will be determined by the Department of Political Science (term paper/ annotated bibliographical essay/ book review/ field work/ seminar presentations or any other arrangement deemed fit) from one of the six sub-disciplines: Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics and International Relations. The detail of the Skill Based Compulsory Course is on pp. 407-408 of the Programme Brochure.

 

SEMESTER WISE DETAILS OF M.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE

 

  • Semester wise Details

Semester I/II/III/IV (individually for each semester)


Domain

Course Number

Title of the Course

Credit

Semester I

Core 1

PS-C 101

Debates in Political Theory

5

Core 2

PS-C 102

Theories of International Relations

5

Core 3

PS-C 103

Politics in India

5

Core 4

PS-C 104

Themes in Indian Political Thought

5

 

 

Total Credits for the Semester

20

Semester II

Core 5

PS-C 201

Comparative Political Analysis

5

Core 6

PS-C 202

Administrative Theory

5

OE 1

 

To be chosen from Open Elective papers offered by the Department of Political Science or other Departments of the University of Delhi.

4

OE 2

 

4         

 

 

 

18

Semester III

Elective 1

 

To be chosen from 30 to 40 papers from the six sub-disciplines: Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

5

Elective 2

 

5

Elective 3

 

5

Elective 4

 

5

 

 

Total Credit of the Semester

20

Semester IV

Elective 5

 

To be chosen from 30 to 40 papers from the six sub-disciplines: Political Theory, Indian Political Thought, Indian Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics and International Relations.

5

Elective 6

 

5

Elective 7

 

5

Elective 8

 

5

Skill Based Compulsory Course 1

PS-Skill 401

Applied Political Science

 

2*

 

 

Total Credit of the Semester

22

 

 

Total Credits

80

* See Note 5 

 

List of Elective Courses

S.No.

Course Number

Title of the Course

1

PS-E 01

Ethics and Politics

2

PS-E 02

Global Justice and the South

3

PS-E 03

Themes in Citizenship

4

PS-E 04

Theory and Practice of Democracy

5

PS-E 05

Critical Traditions in Political Theory

6

PS-E 06

Democracy and Violence: Contestation, Convergence and Discourse

7

PS-E 07

Key Ideas in Contemporary Critical Theory in India

8

PS-E 08

Ambedkar in Contemporary India

9

PS-E 09

Gandhi, Autonomy and Discourse

10

PS-E 10

Dalit-Bahujan Thought

11

PS-E 11

Contemporary Explorations in Tagore

12

PS-E 12

Discourses on Hindu Nationalism

13

PS-E 13

Culture and Politics in India

14

PS-E 14

Social Conservatism in India

15

PS-E 15

Social Exclusion: Theory and Practice

16

PS-E 16

Indian Strategic Thought

17

PS-E 17

Gender in International Relations

18

PS-E 18

State and Society in Pakistan

19

PS-E 19

Pakistan and the World

20

PS-E 20

The Politics of Violence in South Asia

21

PS-E 21

Security Studies

22

PS-E 22

Comparative Federalism: Theory and Practice

23

PS-E 23

The Modern State in Comparative Perspective

24

PS-E 24

Social Movement and Revolution

25

PS-E 25

Politics of South Asia in Comparative Perspective

26

PS-E 26

Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective

27

PS-E 27

The State in Diverse Political Traditions

28

PS-E 28

Society, State and Politics: Comparing India and Israel

29

PS-E 29

Religious Nationalism and Political Violence

30

PS-E 30

The Politics of Identity in Comparative Perspective

31

PS-E 31

Nationalism in Comparative Perspective

32

PS-E 32

Identities and Political Transformation in India

33

PS-E 33

Development Process and Politics in India

34

PS-E 34

Democracy and Human Rights in India

35

PS-E 35

Politics and Ethnic Conflicts in J&K

36

PS-E 36

Law, Crime and Politics in India

37

PS-E 37

State Politics in India

38

PS-E 38

Indian Polity in State Society Interactions

39

PS-E 39

Elections and Electoral Process in India

40

PS-E 40

Public Institutions and Governance

41

PS-E 41

Institutions, Development and Poverty

42

PS-E 42

Collaborative Governance Transforming Engagements in Public Management

43

PS-E 43

Corporate Citizenship and Governance: Theories and Practices

44

PS-E 44

The Political in Local Governance

45

PS-E 45

Environmental Policies & Politics

46

PS-E 46

Politics of Knowledge

47

PS-E 47

Marx’s Politics: Labour, Equivalence, Rights

48

PS-E 48

Politics and Psychoanalysis

49

PS-E 49

Political Theology Debates

50

PS-E 50

Black Radical Tradition

51

PS-E 51

Comparative Political Theory

52

PS-E 52

Egalitarianism: Theory and Practice

53

PS-E 53

Theorizing the Politics of Diversity

54

PS-E 54

Interpreting Indian Classical Texts

55

PS-E 55

Modern Indian Political Thinkers

56

PS-E 56

Regions and Regionalism

57

PS-E 57

India in World Affairs

58

PS-E 58

Power Transition and the Dynamics of Foreign Policy in International Relations

59

PS-E 59

Conflict Analysis

60

PS-E 60

‘Worlding’ International Relations: Perspectives from the Global South

61

PS-E 61

Islam and International Relations

62

PS-E 62

International Relations of South Asia

63

PS-E 63

United States of America in the Transforming Global Order

64

PS-E 64

China's Role in Contemporary World

65

PS-E 65

Citizenship and Borders

66

PS-E 66

North America in Comparative Perspective

67

PS-E 67

Contemporary Debates in Indian Federalism

68

PS-E 68

Political Parties and Party system in India

69

PS-E 69

International Political Economy

70

PS-E 70

Key Texts in Political Philosophy

71

PS-E 71

Public Policy

 

List of Open Elective Courses

S.No.

Course Number

Title of the Course

1

PS-OE 01

Ethics and Governance

2

PS-OE 02

Understanding the International

3

PS-OE 03

Political Institutions and Processes in India

4

PS-OE 04

Gender Studies

5

PS-OE 05

Development

6

PS-OE 06

Security: An Interdisciplinary Discourse

7

PS-OE 07

Environment

8

PS-OE 08

Human Rights: Challenges and Concerns

9

PS-OE 09

Research Methods in Political Science

10

PS-OE 10

Digital/Social Media and New Public

 

 

Eligibility for Admission:

 

Eligibility in Entrance Category

Category Id

Course Requirements

Marks Requirements

1

All the candidates with B.A. (Hons.) /B.A. Program/B.A. Pass /B.A. Degree from the University of Delhi or any other Universities recognized as equivalent to the University of Delhi.

50% marks in last qualifying examination or equivalent grade

2

All other graduate (Science/commerce/ Engineering etc.) from the University of Delhi or any other Universities recognized as equivalent to University of Delhi.

60% marks in the last qualifying examination or equivalent grade

Eligibility in Merit Category

Category Id

Course Requirements

Marks Requirements

3

B.A (Hons.) in Political Science from University of Delhi.

60% marks or above or equivalent grade

 

 

 

 

Archive:

Old M.A. (Pol. Sc.) Structure [till 2018-19 session]

AFFILIATION

The proposed programme shall be governed by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi – 110007

Programme Structure

The M.A (Pol. Sc.) is divided into two parts as under. Each Part will consist of two Semesters.

 

 

Semester

Semester

Part – I

First Year

Semester I

Semester II

Part – II

Second Year

Semester III

Semester IV

 

 

The schedule of Papers prescribed for various semesters shall be as follows:  

Papers

Marks

Total Marks

 

Duration (Hrs.)

 

 

Written

Internal Assessment


Part I: Semester I

 

 

 

 

Paper 101: Debates in Political Theory

75

25

100

3

Paper 201: Comparative Political Analysis

75

25

100

3

Paper 301: Politics in India

75

25

100

3

Paper 401: Theories of International Relations

75

25

100

3

TOTAL

400

 

Part I: Semester II

 

 

 

 

Paper 102: Administrative Theory

75

25

100

3

Paper 202: Themes in Indian Political Thought

75

25

100

3

Paper 302: Themes in World Politics and International Political Economy


75

25

100

3

Paper 402: Key Texts in Political Philosophy

75

25

100

3

TOTAL

400

 

Part II: Semester III

 

 

 

 

Paper 103: Interpreting Modern India

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester)

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester)

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester) 

75

25

100

3

TOTAL

400

 

Part II: Semester IV

 

 

 

 

Paper 104: Democracy and Political Institutions

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester)

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester) 

75

25

100

3

Paper: Optional Paper (from the set on offer for the semester)

75

25

100

3

TOTAL

400 

 

GRAND TOTAL

1600

 

 

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

English shall be the medium of instruction. Students can write their individual exam papers in English or Hindi medium but not both.

Examinations shall be conducted at the end of each Semester as per the Academic Calendar notified by the University of Delhi.

The system of evaluation shall be as follows:

♦ Each course will carry 100 marks, of which 25 marks shall be reserved for internal assessment as determined by the faculty members teaching the respective papers.

♦ The remaining 75 marks in each paper shall be awarded on the basis of a written examination at the end of each semester. The duration of written examination for each paper shall be three hours.

♦ Examinations for courses shall be conducted only in the respective Odd and Even Semesters as per the Scheme of Examinations. Regular as well as ex-students shall be permitted to appear/reappear/improve in courses of Odd Semesters only at the end of Odd Semester and courses of Even Semesters only at the end of Even Semesters.

PASS PERCENTAGE

Minimum marks for passing the examination in each semester shall be 40% in each paper.

No student would be allowed to avail of more than 3 chances to pass any paper inclusive of the first attempt. Aggregate pass marks for Part I & Part II (combined) is 40%.

PROMOTION CRITERIA

No student will be detained in I or III semester on the basis of his/her performance in I or III semester examination: i.e. the student will be promoted automatically from I to II and III to IV semester.

A student shall be eligible for promotion from Ist year to IInd year of the course provided he/she has passed 50% papers of I and II semester taken together. However, he/she will have to clear the remaining paper/s while studying in the 2nd year of the programme

DIVISION CRITERIA

Successful candidates will be classified on the basis of the combined results of Part-I and Part-II examination as follows:

Candidates securing 60% and above: I Division

Candidates securing 50% and above, up to 60%: II Division 

Candidates securing 40% and above, up to 50%: III Division

SPAN PERIOD

No student shall be admitted as a candidate for the examination for any of the Parts/Semesters after the lapse of four years from the date of admission to the Part- I/Semester-I of the M.A (Pol. Sc.).

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT

The students are required to attend tutorials, seminars etc. arranged by the Department/College from time to time. 

 

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