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COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The three year under graduate programme (B.COM- HONS.) offered by the department of commerce in various
colleges of University of Delhi aims to include subject-specific skills and generic skills, including transferable global
skills and competencies. It would also focus on knowledge and skills that prepare students for further study, research,
employment, and research and facilitating the students to acquire these attributes, keeping in view changes in the
current socio-economic environment. Apart from the key areas of business and commerce (Accountancy, finance,
economics, tax and business and company laws etc.), present curriculum framework includes courses on Yoga and
Happiness, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence for Business, Mind Management, etc., with an aim to imbibe in
students a sense of self awareness, ethical conduct, human values, socially and environmentally conscious behaviour.
The overall aim of B. Com. (Hons.) as a programme is to widen the scope and depth of the course enabling students
to undertake further studies in commerce and its allied areas on multiple disciplines concerned with commerce;
Acquainting students with recent market practices;
Formulating business problems and provide innovative solutions to enable the students to be future ready
management leaders who are compassionate and yet efficient. About teaching learning process it is intended to have
flexibility making it more student-centric. The course provides an extreme and rigorous base for teaching, research,
and allied business administrations
After completion of the programme, the students will be able to acquire the following attributes, qualities and skills:
A. Disciplinary Knowledge
 Capability of executing comprehensive knowledge and understanding of one or more discipline that form part
of commerce.
 The students will be made capable of using modern ways and means of dealing with issues arising in the
dynamic business world and will also help them tackle the resistances.
B. Communication skills
 Ability to communicate long standing unsolved problems in commerce;

 Ability to show the importance of commerce as precursor to various market developments since the
beginning of the civilization.
C. Critical Thinking
 Ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking by understanding the concepts in every area of
Commerce and Business;
 Ability to examine the results and apply them to various problems appearing in different branches of
Commerce and Business
D. Problem solving
 Capability to deduce a business problem and apply the class room learning into practice to offer a solution for
the same.
 Capabilities to analyze and synthesize data and derive inferences for valid conclusion;
 Able to comprehend solution to sustain problems originating in the diverse management areas such as
Finance, Marketing, Human Resource, and Taxation.
E. Research Related Skills
 The curriculum planning of B.Com. (Hons.) programme not only infuses into the students the skill set and
competence required to maintain the national standards but also makes them competent enough to be capable
of comprehending international frameworks keeping in view research aspects in consideration.
 The courses make them understand the need of the current business world and make them capable to look at
various aspects from global perspective.
 The courses aim at instituting entrepreneurial skills in the students by instilling in them competencies needed
to become an entrepreneur.
 These would lead to develop an attitude of life-long learning. Ability to search for, locate, extract, organise,
evaluate, and use or present information that is relevant to a particular topic;
 Ability to identify the developments in various branches of Commerce and Business.
F. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) digital literacy
 Capability to use various technical ICT tools (like spreadsheet) for exploring, analysis, and using the
information for business purposes.
G. Self-directed Learning
 Capability to work independently in diverse projects and ensure detailed study of various facets of Commerce
and Business.
H. Moral and Ethical Awareness/Reasoning
 Ability to ascertain unethical behaviour, falsification, and manipulation of information;

 Ability to manage self and various social systems.
I. Lifelong learning
 Capability of self-paced and self-directed learning aimed at personal development and for improving
knowledge/skill development and re-skilling in all areas of Commerce.
J. Multicultural Competence
 The courses of this programme give a global perspective to the students such that they will be able to
integrate national values and beliefs with international culture and competence.
K. Reflective Thinking
 This programme enables the student to analyse the situation objectively and give effective arguments and
judgments on the basis of the analysis being done.
 This programme teaches the student how to move sequentially in order to solve a problem effectively.
L. Scientific reasoning
 This programme enables the students to think of a given problem or situation from different perspectives
like economic, financial, social, national, global etc. and broadens the horizon of their thought processes.
 It not only helps the students add dimensions to its decision making but also in reaching to inclusive
conclusions.
Courses of B.Com (Hons.)
Core courses
Core course I–Financial Accounting

Learning outcomes:
After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
 Understand the theoretical framework of accounting and to prepare financial statements
 Explain and determine depreciation and value of inventory
 Learn accounting for hire purchase transactions, leases, branches and departments
 Understand the concepts of partnership firm and prepare accounts for dissolution of a partnership firm
 Develop the skill of preparation of trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet using computerized
accounting
Core Course II – Business Law

Learning outcome:
 understand basic aspects of contracts for making the agreements, contracts and subsequently enter valid
business propositions.
 be able to recognize and differentiate the special contracts and identify their appropriate usage at varied
business scenarios.
 equip the students about the legitimate rights and obligations under The Sale of Goods Act
 enable with skills to initiate entrepreneurial ventures as LLP
 understand the fundamentals of Internet based activities under The Information and Technology Act.
Core Course III – Corporate Accounting

Learning outcome:
 develop an understanding of accounting for share capital and debentures
 prepare financial statements of a company
 develop an understanding of cash flow statements
 understand the accounting for amalgamation and liquidation of companies
 prepare consolidated balance sheet for Holding company
Core Course IV – Corporate Laws

Learning outcome:
 understand the regulatory aspects and the broader procedural aspects involved in different types of companies
covering the Companies Act 2013 and Rules there under.
 follow the basic legal documents and their usage essential for operations and management of company.
 enable the students to synthesis company processes, meetings and decisions.
 equip the students with framework of dividend distribution and role of auditors in a company.
 comprehend and evaluate working of depositories and their functions in stock markets.
Core Course V – Human Resource Management

Learning outcome:
 understand basic nature and importance of human resource management.
 analyze the current theory and practice of recruitment and selection.
 realize the importance of performance management system in enhancing employee performance.
 recommend actions based on results of the compensation analysis and design compensation schemes that are
cost effective, that increase productivity of the workforce, and comply with the legal framework.
 understand role of modern HRM in meeting challenges of changing business environment.
Core Course VI – Income Tax Law And Practice

Learning outcome:
 understand the basic concepts in the law of income tax and determine the residential status of different
persons.
 identify the five heads in which income is categorised and compute income under the heads ‘Salaries’ and
‘Income from House Property’.
 compute income under the head ‘ Profits and gains of business or profession’, ‘Capital gains’ and ‘Income
from other sources’.
 understand clubbing provisions, aggregate income after set-off and carry forward of losses, and deductions
allowed under the Income Tax Act; and further to compute taxable income and tax liability of individuals and
firms.
 develop the ability to file online returns of income.
Core Course VII – Management Principles And Application

Learning outcome:
 understand the evolution of management and apprehend its effect on future managers.
 analyze how organisations adapt to an uncertain environment and decipher decision making techniques
managers use to influence and control the internal environment.
 comprehend the changes happening in organisation structure over time.
 analyze the relationship amongst functions of management i.e. planning, organizing, directing and
controlling.
 appreciate the changing dynamics of management practice.
Core Course VIII – Cost Accounting

Learning outcome:
 understand thoroughly the conceptual framework of Cost Accounting; identification of differences between
different financial and cost accounting; cost concepts and elements of cost; preparation of cost sheet.
 understand the accounting and control of material and labour cost.
 develop ability to understand classification, allocation, apportionment and absorption of overheads in cost
determination; under and over absorption of overheads; treatment of various item of overheads
 develop ability to calculate the cost of products, jobs, contracts, processes and services after understanding
the basic concepts and processes involved in them.
 understand cost accounting book keeping systems and reconciliation of cost and financial account profits
Core Course IX – Business Mathematics

Learning outcome:
 comprehend the concept of systematic processing and interpreting the information in quantitative terms to
arrive at an optimum solution to business problems.
 develop proficiency in using different mathematical tools (matrices, calculus, linear programming, and
mathematics of finance) in solving daily life problems.
 acquire competence to use computer for mathematical computations, especially with Big data.
 obtain critical thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
 evaluate the role played by mathematics in the world of business and economy.
Core Course X – Computer Applications In Business

Learning outcome:
 understand the various concepts and terminologies used in computer networks and internet and be aware of
the recent developments in the fast changing digital business world.
 handle document creation for communication.
 acquire skills to create and make good presentations
 make various computations in the area of accounting and finance and represent the business data using
suitable charts. S/He should be able to manipulate and analyze the business data for better understanding of
the business environment and decision making
 understand and apply the various database concepts and tools in the related business areas with the help of
suggested popular software.
Core Course XI – Principles Of Marketing

Learning outcome:
 develop understanding of basic concepts of marketing, marketing philosophies and environmental conditions
effecting marketing decisions of a firm.
 understand the dynamics of consumer behaviour and process of market selection through STP stages.
 understand and analyze the process of value creation through marketing decisions involving product
development.
 understand and analyze the process of value creation through marketing decisions involving product pricing
and its distribution.
 understand and analyze the process of value creation through marketing decisions involving product
promotion and also to equip them with the knowledge of various developments in marketing area that may
govern marketing decisions of a firm.
Core Course XII – Financial Management

Learning outcome:
 explain the nature and scope of financial management as well as time value of money and risk return trade off
 analyze capital budgeting process and capital budgeting techniques
 estimate various capital structure theories and factors affecting capital structure decisions in a firm
 critically examine various theories of dividend and factors affecting dividend policy
 evaluate working capital requirement
Core Course XIII – Auditing and Corporate Governance

Learning outcome:
 differentiate between different aspects of auditing especially for internal check, internal control and for
overall corporate governance.
 understand the concept of corporate governance in organisations and its essence for management.
 provide and assimilate information leading to failure of organisation and corporate scams.
 comprehend the governance framework for an organisation provided by different regulatory bodies in India
and Abroad.
 recognise the essence of ethics in business.
Core Course XIV – Goods and Service Tax (GST) and Custom Laws
Learning outcome:
 connect with the genesis of goods and services tax (GST), decipher the constitutional amendment carried out
to install GST in India and comprehend the composition and working of GST council
 understand the meaning of supply under GST law, differentiate between intra-state and inter-state supply,
comprehend rules related to the place of supply and compute the value of supply.
 comprehend the utilization of input tax credit, and the reverse charge mechanism of paying GST and to know
the procedure for claiming refund under GST law.
 understand the provisions for registration under GST along with special provisions such as those related to
anti-profiteering; avoidance of dual control; e-way bills and penalties.
 know the basic concepts of Customs Act and to compute the assessable value for charging customs duty.
SEC Course I – E-Commerce

Learning outcome:
 understand the basics of E-commerce, current and emerging business models.
 familarize with basic business operations such as sales, marketing, HR etc. on the web.
 enhance the students' skills for designing and developing website.
 identify the emerging modes of e-payment.
 understand the importance of security, privacy, ethical and legal issues of e-commerce.
SEC Course II – Business Research Methods And Analytics

Learning outcome:
 understand meaning and scope of business research.
 familiarize with research terminologies and various types of research design.
 get an insight into various scaling techniques and sources of data collection.
 get acquainted with various techniques of data analysis and its implications.
 have basic learning of analytics in business.
SEC Course III – Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills

Learning outcome:
 identify issues in collective bargaining, its significance.
 understand the levels, coverage and agreements of collective bargaining.
 work on liaison in negotiations
 differentiate between negotiations, collective bargaining and use of its approaches.
 administer the negotiation agreement and handle grievance management
SEC Course IV – Cyber Crimes And Laws

Learning outcome:
 identify cyber risk associated with online activities
 prepare them for safe working in the vertical having varied access points, data sources, network and system
related issues, especially in online transactions.
 generate and preserve electronic evidences for personal and professional use.
 work in virtual space safely and with business process or products confirming to the regulatory framework
and not falling under the ambit of cyber crimes.
 analyse the cases and find pertinent facts for resolutions.
DSE Course I – Management Accounting

Learning outcome:
 understand thoroughly the conceptual framework of Management Accounting; identification of differences
between different forms of accounting––Financial, Cost and Managerial; distinction between cost control and
cost reduction.
 understand the concept of marginal cost and marginal costing; preparation of income statements using
absorption and variable costing; learning of cost-volume-profit analysis and break-even analysis using
mathematical and graphical approaches; and the application in businesses.
 understand the concept of relevant and irrelevant costs and make decisions related to different business
situations using marginal costing and differential costing techniques.
 understand budgetary control system as a tool of managerial planning and control; ability to prepare various
types of budget. Ability to understand standard costing system as a tool of managerial control; calculation of
variances in respect of each element of cost and sales; control ratios.
 understand management accounting issues of Responsibility accounting, Divisional performance
measurement and Transfer pricing.
DSE Course II – Organizational Behavior

Learning outcome:
 understand the development of organisational behavior and its importance in managing people at the
workplace.
 understand how individuals behave under different conditions and why individuals behave as they do.
 appreciate different theories of motivation.
 critically evaluate leadership styles and strategies.
 critically evaluate the potential effects of organisation culture and stress on behavior in organisation so as to
direct the same towards predetermined goals.
DSE Course III – Advertising And Personal Selling

Learning outcome:
 understand the communication objectives behind advertising and promotions.
 understand the various advertising and media elements in the advertising decisions.
 identify the ethical and legal issues of advertising.
 comprehend the importance and role of personal selling.
 understand the process of personal selling
DSE Course IV – Business Statistics

Learning outcome:
 acquire a fair degree of proficiency in comprehending statistical data, processing and analysing it using
descriptive statistical tools.
 gather knowledge about various probability concepts and distributions and their business applications.
 understand the relationship between two variables using concepts of correlation and regression and its use in
identifying and predicting the variables.
 develop an understanding of the index numbers and their utility in daily life and stock market.
 become aware of the patterns revealed by the time series data and to use it to make predictions for the future.
DSE Course V – Fundamentals Of Investment

Learning outcome:
 explain investment environment and concept of return & risk.
 understand bond valuation & role of credit rating agencies.
 examine equity approaches.
 analyze two securities portfolio using Harry Markowitz model, Calculating portfolio risk and return,
explaining CAPM and evaluating Mutual Funds and Financial derivatives.
 evaluate investors protection framework
DSE Course VI – Consumer Affairs And Customer Care

Learning outcome:
 understand the importance of consumer buying process and to identify the ethical and legal issues in
advertisements and in packaging.
 learn how to pursue the consumer rights under consumer protection act 1986.
 understand the procedure of filing a complaint.
 analyse the role of industry regulators in consumer protection.
 comprehend the hearings, enquiry and appeal provisions.
DSE Course VII– International Business

Learning outcome:
 understand the process of globalization, its impact on the evolution and growth of international business and
to appreciate the changing dynamics of the diverse international business environment.
 analyze the theoretical dimensions of international trade and intervention measures adopted; to appreciate the
significance of different forms of regional economic integration and to understand the concept of Balance of
payment account and its components.
 understand the significance of different forms of regional economic integration and to appreciate the role
played by various international economic organisations such as the WTO, UNCTAD, IMF and World Bank.
 familiarize students with the international financial environment, and get them acquainted with the basic
features of the foreign exchange market – its characteristics and determinants.
 critically examine the concept and form of foreign direct investment, and to create awareness about emerging
issues in international business such as outsourcing and ecological issues.
DSE Course VIII– Industrial Relations and Labour Laws

Learning outcome:
 understand evolution of industrial relations and its significance in managerial world.
 imbibe how to interact, negotiate and transact with trade unions.
 acquaint with the basic framework of collective bargaining and workers’ participation.
 design and understand the discipline measures and address grievance mechanisms.
 understand the legal structure provided for grievance handling under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947.
GE Course I – Business Organization And Management

Learning outcome:
 learn business activities to compete in competitive world.
 understand entrepreneurship from local to international perspective.
 evaluate the application of functional areas of business activity.
 analyze decision making and communication.
 evaluate the impact of legal, social, and economic environment on business.
GE Course II – Finance for Non Finance Executives

Learning outcome:
 understand the overview of finance, concept of time value of money as well as concept of risk & return
 learn financial analysis with the aid of various financial statements & analyze capital budgeting process and
techniques.
 analyze cost of capital, capital structure and leverage
 examine dividend & working capital dividend decisions
 perform valuation of securities
GE Course III – Investing In Stock Markets

Learning outcome:
 learn the basics of investing in stock market, the investment environment as well as risk & return
 analyze indian securities market including the derivatives market
 examine EIC framework and conduct fundamental analysis
 perform technical analysis
 invest in mutual funds market
GE Course IV – Project Management and Techniques

Learning outcome:
 familiarize with the concept of project management and its attributes
 understand project planning and project analysis
 perform project appraisal.
 examine project risk and conduct performance assessment and quality management of the project
 learn cases in project management.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE

The three year undergraduate B.Comprogramme offered by the department of Commerce in various colleges of
University of Delhi aims to instil in students the basic knowledge and fundamentals of commerce and business
which would be beneficial for them to comprehend, analyse and evaluate the current economic/business scenario of
the country and the world at large. It also aims at building in students an understanding about functioning and
premise of business world. In order to achieve this, the programme offers opportunity to students to know different
aspects of organizational functioning, financial systems, understanding of economy, laws governing business,
strategies adopted by business to reach to society etc. The programme also provides the students an opportunity to
explore, experiment and equip themselves to serve the society not only as employment seeker but also as an
entrepreneur and job creator. The programme enables the students to hone the required skills to become self-reliant.
About teaching learning processes, it is intended to have flexibility making it more student-centric.
After completion of this program, the students will be able to acquire the following attributes, qualities and skills:
A. Disciplinary Knowledge
 The curriculum planning of B.Com. programme envisages the students demonstrating fundamental
knowledge of the areas related to finance, accounting, human resource management, international
business, corporate and business laws, taxation, marketing etc.
 The students will be made capable of evaluating diverse perspectives provided by the prism of these
areas and a comprehensive picture of business situations, using modern ways and means of dealing
with issues arising in the dynamic business world.
B. Communication Skills
 The teaching learning pedagogies used in the programme will make the students capable enough to
deliver and communicate information pertaining to business effectively.
C. Problem Solving
 The B.Com. involves acquainting the students with problem solving techniques by providing them
with real life situations through case-studies.
 The students shall be able to develop better sense of problem solving after going through the courses.
D. Analytical Reasoning
 The courses offer opportunity for students to develop analytical reasoning through their active
participation and involvement in teaching-learning process as envisioned in the student centric
approach.
E. Cooperation/Team Work
 The curriculum also inculcates in the young minds the qualities of teamwork, cooperation and
solidarity which can be seen as a vision of the current business world.
 They shall be able to gain insight into the need to balance the aspects of collaboration and
competition for healthier delivery to society whose hallmark currently is fierce competition.
 The courses included in the programme teach the students to cultivate such characteristics keeping
the larger societal welfare and sustenance in mind.
F. Research-related skills
 The courses make them understand the need of the current business world and make them capable
to view different aspects and dimensions from global perspective. The courses are designed in such
a way that the learners are encouraged to seek deeper understanding of issues and develop research
abilities.
G. Moral and ethical awareness/reasoning
 The courses also involve training the students to check unethical behaviour, falsification and
manipulation of information in order to avoid debacles which can be seen rising persistently over
the period of time.
H. Lifelong Learning
 The courses are formulated to develop a sense of attitude towards life-long learning as the world of
business is constantly in a state of flux. The course content shall help students build on sustaining
themselves and being relevant in all times through having such an attitude.
I. Leadership readiness/qualities
 The programme shall be able to inculcate management skills like teamwork, cooperation,
motivation and leadership etc. that help build the character of a future employee and facilitate
him/her in inspiring others in an organisation.
 The courses would be able to make the students capable of handling present complexities and future
challenges.
J. Information/Digital Literacy
 The courses in this programme help the students acquire knowledge of computers and become
digitally literate by learning basics of computers and computerised accounting, thus becoming self-
reliant.
Courses for B.ComProgramme-

Core Courses:
Core Course I- Financial Accounting
Learning Outcomes:
 build an understanding of theoretical framework of accounting and be able to prepare financial statements.
 explain and determine depreciation and inventory value
 develop understanding of accounting for hire purchase transactions and lease transactions
understand branch and departmental accounting
 develop the skill of preparation of trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet using computerized
accounting or prepare accounts for dissolution of a partnership firm.
Core Course II- Business Organisation and Management

Learning Outcomes:
 understand dynamics of business organisations and management practices with respect to stakeholders.
 understand varied perspectives related to business environment and entrepreneurship.
 analyze how organisations adapt to an uncertain environment and decipher decision making techniques
managers use to influence and control the internal environment.
 analyze the relationship amongst functions of management i.e. planning, organizing, directing and
controlling.
 appreciate the change in working pattern of modern organisations.
Core Course III- Business Laws

Learning Outcomes:
 understand basic aspects of contracts for making the agreements, contracts and subsequently enter valid
business propositions.
 handle the execution of special contracts used in different types of business.
 learn legitimate rights and obligations under The Sale of Goods Act.
 acquire skills to initiate entrepreneurial ventures as LLP.
 understand the fundamentals of Internet based activities under The Information and Technology Act.
Core Course IV- Business Mathematics and Statistics

Learning Outcomes:
 acquire proficiency in using different mathematical tools (matrices, calculus and mathematics of finance) in
solving real life business and economic problems.
 develop an understanding of the various averages and measures of dispersion to describe statistical data.
 understand the relationship between two variables through correlation and regression.
 understand the construction and application of index numbers to real life situations.
 understand the trends and tendencies over a period of time through time series analysis.
Core Course V-Company Law

Learning Outcomes:
 understand the rules and the broader procedural aspects involved in different types of companies covering the
Companies Act 2013.
 comprehend and appropriately use the basic legal documents essential for operations and management of
company.
 distinguish between varied company processes, meetings and decisions.
 know the framework of dividend distribution and role of auditors in a company.
 understand and evaluate working of depositories and their functions for working in stock market.
Core Course VI- Income Tax Law and Practice
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the basic concepts in the law of income tax and determine the residential status of different
persons.
 identify the five heads in which income is categorised and to compute income under the heads ‘Salaries’ and
‘Income from House Property’.
 compute income under the head ‘ Profits and gains of business or profession’, ‘Capital gains’ and ‘Income
from other sources’.
 understand clubbing provisions, aggregate income after set-off and carry forward of losses, and deductions
allowed under the Income Tax Act.
 compute tax liability of individuals and firms and understand the provisions of filing return of income.
Core Course VII- Corporate Accounting

Learning Outcomes:
 develop an understanding of accounting for share capital and debentures.
 prepare financial statements of a company.
 develop understanding of cash flow statements.
 understand the accounting for amalgamation of companies.
 prepare consolidated balance sheet for Holding company.
Core Course VIII- Cost Accounting

Learning Outcomes:
 understand conceptual framework of Cost Accounting.
 understand in detail the accounting and control of material and labour cost.
 understand classification, allocation, apportionment and absorption of overheads in cost determination.
 calculate the cost of products, jobs, contracts, processes and services.
 have basic understanding of cost accounting book keeping systems and reconciliation of cost and financial
account profits.
SEC Course I - Computer Applications in Business
 handle document creation for communication.
 acquire skills to create and make good presentations.
 make various computations in the area of accounting and finance and present business data using appropriate
charts.
 process and analyse the business data and generalize the work sheets for better understanding of the business
environment and decision making.
 understand and apply the various database concepts and tools in the related business areas.
SEC Course II - E-Commerce

 understand the basics of E-commerce, current and emerging business models.
 familiarize with basic business operations such as sales, marketing, HR etc. on the web.
 enhance the students' skills for designing and developing website.
 identify the emerging modes of e-payment.
 understand the importance of security, privacy, ethical and legal issues of ecommerce.
SEC Course III - Entrepreneurship Development

 understand the concept of entrepreneurship in the context of Indian economic scenario.
 link the individual’s capability and strength as a guiding factor towards entrepreneurial orientation and their
commitment to act as an agent of social change through entrepreneurial participation.
 understand entrepreneurial process for initiating new venture creation.
 understand social support system for garnering strength towards entrepreneurial preferences.
 understand various dimensions of managing a business enterprise once it is formed.
SEC Course IV - Personal Finance

 understand the meaning and relevance of financial planning, time value of money & process of financial
planning
 explain the concept of investment planning and its methods.
 examine the concept of personal tax planning.
 analyse insurance planning.
 understand retirement planning
SEC Course V - Advertising, Personal Selling & Salesmanship

 understand the communication objectives behind advertising and promotions.
 understand the various message and media elements in the advertising decisions.
 analyse the effectiveness of advertising.
 comprehend the importance and role of personal selling.
 understand the process of personal selling.
SEC Course VI - Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills

 enable to liaison in negotiations.
 differentiate between negotiations, collective bargaining and use of its approaches.
 administer the negotiation agreement and handle grievance management.
DSE Course I - Human Resource Management

 understand the concept of HRM and its role in effective business administration.
 understand the role of recruitment and selection in relation to organisation’s business and HRM objectives.
 explain the importance of performance management system in enhancing employee performance
 design compensation schemes that are cost effective, increase productivity of the workforce, and comply with
the legal framework.
 recognize emerging horizons of HRM and also enduring international HRM, eHRM, HRIS
DSE Course II - Principles of Marketing

 develop understanding of basic concepts of marketing, marketing philosophies and environmental conditions
effecting marketing decisions of a firm.
 understand the dynamics of consumer behaviour and process of market selection through STP stages.
 learn about marketing decisions related to product produced by a firm.
 learn about marketing decisions involving product pricing and its distribution.
 learn marketing decisions involving product promotion.
DSE Course III - Auditing and Corporate Governance

 differentiate between different aspects of auditing especially for internal check, internal control and for
overall corporate governance.
 understand the concept of corporate governance in organisations and its essence for management.
 provide and assimilate information leading to failure of organisation and corporate scams.
 comprehend the governance framework for an organisation provided by different regulatory bodies in India
and Abroad.
 recognise the essence of ethics in business.
DSE Course IV - Fundamentals of Financial Management

 explain the nature, scope and objective of financial management, along with Time Value of Money, Risk &
Return.
 analyse Capital Budgeting Process and Techniques including NPV, IRR and Profitability Index.
 examine various Capital structure theories and estimating cost of capital.
 critically examine basic Theories and policies of Dividend.
 estimate working capital along with an overview of cash receivables and inventory management.
DSE Course V - Goods & Service Tax (GST) and Customs Laws
 connect with the genesis of goods and services tax (GST), decipher the constitutional amendment carried out
to install GST in India and comprehend the composition and working of GST council.
 understand the meaning of supply under GST law, differentiate between intra-state and inter-state supply,
comprehend rules related to the place of supply and compute the value of supply.
 comprehend the utilization of input tax credit, and the reverse charge mechanism of paying GST and to know
the procedure for claiming refund under GST law.
 understand the provisions for registration under GST along with special provisions such as those related to
anti-profiteering and avoidance of dual control.
 know the basic concepts of Customs Act and to compute the assessable value for charging customs duty.
DSE Course VI - Training and Development

 link training and development to company’s strategy effectively and assess training needs of the people
working in the organisation
 apply various methods of training and development in real life situations.
 design, develop, and conduct management development programmes.
 evaluate the effectiveness of training and development programmes.
 leverage the emerging trends in training and development field.
DSE Course VII - Banking and Insurance

 understand the meaning and scope of Banking with functions of Banks and their role into banking.
 familiarize with the operations of Banking and various services and benefits.
 get an insight of lending operations of banking and causes of NPAs into banking sector.
 acquaint with the concept of Insurance through functions and fundamental principles of Insurance.
 understand the types of Insurance and Regulatory framework of Insurance.
DSE Course VIII - Management Accounting

 understand thoroughly the conceptual framework of Management Accounting; different forms of
accounting––Financial, Cost and Managerial; types of costs for decision making and cost control; cost
control and cost reduction.
 understand the concept of marginal cost and marginal costing; preparation of income statements using
absorption and variable costing; learning of cost-volume-profit analysis and break-even analysis using
mathematical and graphical approaches; and their application in businesses.
 understand the concept of relevant cost and make decisions related to different business situations using
marginal costing and differential costing techniques.
 understand preparation of various types of budgets and budgetary control system as a tool of managerial
planning and control; Ability to understand standard costing system as a tool of managerial control;
calculation of variances in respect of each element of cost and sales; control ratios.
 have basic understanding of techniques of performance measurement such as Responsibility Accounting,
Divisional Performance Measurement and Transfer Pricing.
DSE Course IX - Financial Markets, Institutions and Services

 understand the meaning and scope of Financial Markets as well as institutions in India.
 familiarize the students with the concepts of Money Market and Capital Market.
 explain Commercial Banking and its Current developments.
 familiarize the students with the concept of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC’s).
 examine the Financial Services Industry.
DSE Course X - Fundamentals of Investment

 acquaint with the Investment Environment and concept of Return & Risk
 develop the understanding of Bond valuation & role of Credit Rating agencies.
 understand the methods of Equity analysis approaches.
 analyse two securities portfolio using Harry Markowitz model and CAPM, Mutual Funds and Financial
derivatives.
 examine investors’ protection framework
DSE Course XI - Consumer Protection

 understand the importance of consumer buying process and to identify the alternatives available to
dissatisfied consumers.
 learn how to pursue the consumer rights under consumer protection act 1986.
 understand the procedure of filing a complaint.
 analyse the role of industry regulators in consumer protection.
 comprehend the hearings, enquiry and appeal provisions.
DSE Course XII - Organizational Behavior

 understand the development of organisational behavior and its importance in managing people at the
workplace.
 understand human behavior as an individual.
 appreciate different theories of motivation.
 understand the importance of organisational culture and learn to deal with change and stress.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE
The three year undergraduate Commerce based courses in BA (prog.) is aimed at enabling students to not only seek
but also create knowledge, become industry-ready and achieve personal happiness while simultaneously contributing
effectively to society. The LOCF curriculum takes into consideration the requirements of not only the present times
but also the foreseeable future.
The University of Delhi hopes the LOCF approach of the commerce based courses of BA(prog.) will help students in
making an informed decision regarding the goals that they wish to pursue in further education and life in general.
Each programme vividly elaborates its nature and promises the outcomes that are to be accomplished while studying.
The programmes also state the attributes that it offers to cultivate at the graduation level related to students’ well-
being, emotional stability, creative and critical thinking, soft skills and leadership acumen- qualities that they will
require in all their social interactions. In short, each programme prepares students for sustainability and life-long
learning.
After completing the undergraduate programme in Commerce, the student is expected to:
1. Instil the curiosity to learn Case laws comprehension and higher-order skills of reasoning and analysis
through presentations of real life scenarios, expert lectures, case study involving industrial disputes, role
plays , seminars , tutorials , project- based learning.
2. The assessment methods of this course namely includes oral and written tests, case presentations, peer
evaluation, problem solving exercises, observation of practical skills through case laws, viva voce interviews
and Field Trips. Experiential Learning via Simulation Exercises will equip students to develop and learn for
the real career projections afterwards.
4. A combination of various learning methods like audio-visual materials, class presentations, expert
lectures(Webinar), case studies and group discussion using ICT (such as: WhatsApp group, Google Group,
Etc.) will accustom students to the industry norms of digitalisation.
5. Students will be able to work in IT environment though practice on computer systems while learning
practically.
Courses for BA Programme

Core Courses:
Human Resource Management
Core Course I- Human Resource Management- I
Learning Outcomes:
 Understand the importance of human resources and their effective management in organisations.
 Analyse the current theory and practice of recruitment and selection.
 Realize the importance of the performance management system in enhancing employee performance.
 Recommend actions based on results of the compensation analysis and design compensation schemes that are
cost effective, that increase productivity of the work force, and comply with the legal framework.
 Understand modern HRM practices to meet needs of changing business environment.
Core Course I- Industrial Relations- II
Learning Outcomes:
 Understand the industrial relations and its environment.

 Identify the causes and effects of industrial disputes
 Frame process for settlement and conciliation between employees or CO4: comprehend the prevention of
industrial disputes.
 Recognize the dispute settlement mechanism.
Core Course I- Participative Management- III
Learning Outcomes:
 gain theoretical and practical knowledge of Workers’ Participation in India as a preventive tool to industrial
disputes, its various levels, forms and modes
 understand the development of trade union movement in India and the problems faced by them
 understand the relevance of industrial discipline and grievance handling in India
 evaluate the effectiveness of collective bargaining in India as a pre-requisite to industrial peace and harmony
 learn the concept of collective bargaining and to acquaint with Indian issues related to it.
Core Course I- Industrial and Labour Regulations- IV
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the protections available for factory workers under the Indian Legislature.
 be able to handle the union actions under the provisions of Trade Union Act.
 understand the industrial disputes and legal remedies available with companies in such case. CO4: acquaint
with the basic framework of payment of just and fair wages to employees of factories, industrial
establishments or other establishments.
 design and understand the calculation of bonus and its payment to employees.
Specific Elective Paper
Core Course I- Organizational Behaviour- V
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the development of organisational behavior and its importance in managing people at workplace.
 understand how people behave under different conditions and why people behave as they do.
 critically evaluate the potential effects of organisation culture and stress on behavior in organisation so as to
direct the same towards predetermined goals
 understand the dynamics of organisational behavior.
Core Course I- Leadership & Motivation- VI
Learning Outcomes:
 gain theoretical and practical knowledge to evaluate the leadership skills, styles and strategies so as to
become a successful leader and effective employee in organisation.
 understand the group dynamics and group decision making so they are able to develop the acumen to utilize
the leadership concepts, tools and techniques to handle the complex organisational problems at different
levels.
 understand how people behave under different conditions and why people behave as they do.
 evaluate the communication process and barriers to effective communication.
 critically evaluate the functional and dysfunctional aspect of conflict and managing the organisational
conflict
Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management
Core Course II- Marketing Management- I
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the basic concepts and principles of marketing and to develop their conceptual skills to be able to
manage marketing operations of a business firm.
 discuss and make the students understand the complexities involved in various targeting and positioning
decisions.
 take effective decisions for launching new products.
 understand the implications of different pricing strategies.
 develop the skills among students to enable them to design the promotion-mix strategies and to make the
students aware about the current trends in marketing to enable them to take proactive measures while taking
marketing decisions.
Core Course II- Marketing Communication- II
Learning Outcomes:
 explore the fundamental concepts of marketing communication and learn effective communication.
 develop effective marketing communication simulations.
 Categorize the promotion mix tools to be used for creating public relations, sales promotion and direct
marketing.
 understand the consumer buying behavior which will serve as a guide to develop new and suitable marketing
strategies.
 conversant with the process of integrated marketing communication process and also how to manage cultural
diversity through communication.
Core Course II- Advertising- III
Learning Outcomes:
 acquaint with the concepts, objectives and budgeting methods of advertising used in marketing.
 create advertising message using various advertising appeals and elements of advertising used by the
marketers for promoting their brands in the market
 identify the major media decisions, media choice and scheduling.
 discover the role and types of advertising agency.
 acquaint with the methods of measuring advertising effectiveness and role of ASCI in maintaining the ethical
nature of advertising.
Core Course II- Personal Selling and Salesmanship- IV
Learning Outcomes:
 understand concepts of personal selling, roles and opportunities for sales persons.
 know the theories, models and approaches of selling.
 comprehend the meaning of motivation in the context of personal selling.
 explain the role of a salesperson in entire personal selling process in order to develop a customer oriented
attitude in selling.
 discover various sales reports and ethical issue in selling.
Specific Elective Paper
Core Course II- Sales Promotion & Public Relations- V
Learning Outcomes:

 understand the fundamental concepts of sales promotion and public relations.
 ascertain the tools of sales promotion and public relation in enhancing a companies brand equity and
influencing consumer behaviour.
 develop, evaluate and modify the sales promotion programmes.
 understand the concept, importance and tools of public relations.
 identify the ethical and legal aspects of sales promotion and public relation activities of a firm.
Core Course II- Digital Marketing- VI
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the concept of digital marketing and its growth in India.
 identify the dynamics and strategies of digital marketing management.
 know the components of digital marketing presence.
 understand the role of social media marketing in interactive marketing.
 comprehend the ethical issues in digital marketing.
Office Management & Secretarial Practice
Core Course I- Business Communication

Learning outcomes:
 understand communication process
 understand the significance of oral communication in business context
 write business reports and make presentations
 learn to write business communication instruments like memorandum, minutes etc.
 learn how to write report writing.
Core Course II- Office Management & Secretarial Practice

Learning outcomes:
 understand office Management, office automation, space management, workplace environment
 understand the procedures of mailing as well as record management
 understand the budgets and audit system in the Office
 understand and acquire the skills for secretarial functions and proceedings of official meetings
 acquire the knowledge of banking system and official terms to be used in Office
Core course III- Computer Applications

Learning Outcomes:
 understand the fundamentals of computer.
 understand the Internet Technologies
 learn the concepts of word-processing (MS-Office)
 learn the concepts of spreadsheet (MS-Excel)
 learn the concepts of Power Point Presentation (PPT)
Core Course IV- Stenography (English)

Learning Outcomes:
 understand the basic concepts of stenography with grammalogues and logograms.
 understand the basic concepts of circles and loops in stenography.
 understand and practice the use of initial and final hooks.
 understand and practice the halving and doubling principles in stenography
 understand and practice the prefixes and suffixes signs in stenography.
Discipline Specific Elective

DSE I- Advanced Stenography
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the basic concepts of contractions to be used for speed purpose. understand and practice in
Shorthand - the figures and their transcriptions.
 understand and practice in Shorthand-the Special contractions and their transcriptions.
 understand and practice in Shorthand-the Intersections & Business Phrases and their transcriptions.
 understand and practice in Shorthand-the Revisions of grammalogues, contractions, Advanced Phrases and
their transcriptions.
DSE II- Advanced Stenography and Computer Applications (Practical)

Learning Outcomes:
 learn the advanced phrases skills from the book.
 get dictation of unseen passages and also be eligible to compete in the job market for secretarial jobs of
personal secretary, office executives and office managers.
 do transcriptions of dictated passages in MS-Word with a higher speed.
 prepare pay-roll and employee data base etc.
 make the presentation
Generic Elective
Paper 5- Modern Business Organisation- V
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the concept underlying businesses and objectives thereof
 realize the relevance of different types of organisational structure
 analyze different forms of business organisations
 evaluate the emerging modes of business
 understand the emerging modes of business
Paper 6- Business Management- VI
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the evolution of management and its significance

 comprehend management's four functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
 understand the role of motivation in business
 appreciate the changing dynamics of management practice
 understand the controlling and contemporary issues in management
Skill Based Courses
SEC I- Computer Applications in Business- III
Learning Outcomes:
 understand the basics of computer systems, its fundamentals.
 understand the components of computer system.
 acquire the knowledge and use of word processor, spreadsheet and power point.
 develop understanding about the usage and analysis of manual as well as online data in the IT platform.
 acquire the knowledge and hands on experience working in spreadsheet program and hands on practice for
presentation of power point report.
SEC II- E-Commerce- IV
Learning Outcomes:
 comprehend the foundation of e-commerce, current and emerging business models.
 recognize the dynamic of website designing for online business.
 find out various components of internet information technology structure.
 recognize how to meet the needs of the website visitors.
 understand the importance of security, privacy, ethical and legal issues of e-commerce.
SEC III- Entrepreneurship- V

Learning Outcomes:
 understand entrepreneurship as volition in context of India.
 gather knowledge and ideas on the existing support system for entrepreneurial orientation.
 understand enterprise formation process for gaining ideas.
 understand requirements of post-enterprise creation for effective operations of the business.
 gain knowledge on available growth strategies for implementing effective suitable strategy for expansion and
growth.
SEC IV- Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills- VI
Learning Outcomes:
 enable to liaison in negotiations.
 recognise the skills required for efficient negotiations.
 administer the negotiation agreement and handle grievance management
Geography
Course Learning Objective

The learning outcome is to prepare the students of BA/BSc Honours degree in Geography, to understand the
development of the subject and delve around issues suited to the needs of the contemporary world. It covers a wide
range of papers covering various themes and also maintains uniformity of structure across universities in the
country. Geography being interdisciplinary in nature integrates learning derived from all basic and applied
sciences/social sciences.
The B.A. (Hons) Geography offer following objectives:
 To orient the students towards identification and analysis of various facets of geographic
and geographical features and processes.
 To develop students’ aptitude for acquiring basic skills of carrying out field work.
 To facilitate the students to learn skills of map making.
 To guide students to learn the science and art of collecting, processing and interpreting the
data.
 To expose the students to the use of the updated technologies of remote sensing, GNSS,
 Geographical Information System (GIS) and GI Science.
Programme Learning Outcomes in Course

 Students of the BA/BSc Honours degree in Geography will learn to use geographic understanding of various sub
fields such as physiography, resources, global economic systems, socio- cultural aspects, rural and urban milieu,
environmental and disaster studies and mapping methods.
 They are trained to read and interpret maps, prepare transect charts and thematic atlas.
 They are also able to read and analyse weather phenomenon through weather maps and charts.
 Students will acquire scientific methodology of data handling, hypothesis generation, testing and analysis.
 After the completion of the course, students will also gain knowledge of various technological applications
through study of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science.
 The curriculum also provides an opportunity to digitally produce maps and modelling applications.
 The students also learn hand on skills to prepare building disaster plans, community disaster preparedness and
also awareness creation.
 They will also develop an understanding of global issues from economic, social, environmental and political
perspectives, which has relevance in further studies all across the globe.
 They also develop effective communication skills, team work, travel exposure and zeal of investigation and
exploration.
 The learners can greatly contribute to the subject through teaching, research and field oriented studies.
 The students will also be able to pursue a career in spatial planning, sustainable practices, environmental and
resource management.
 The geography graduates will be well informed citizens who can play immense role in the civil society too. They
will be able to pursue wide range of careers as planners, administrators, academicians, and managers.
Courses for BA Honours Geography Programme

Core Courses:
Core Course I – Geomorphology
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of this course, students will be able to
 understand the functioning of Earth systems in real time and analyze how the natural
and anthropogenic operating factors affects the development of landforms
 distinguish between the mechanisms that control these processes
 assess the roles of structure, stage and time in shaping the landforms, interpret geo-morphological maps and
apply the knowledge in geographical research.
Core Course II - Cartographic Techniques (Practical)

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; students will be able to:
 Explain how maps work, conceptually and technically and will be able to understand
science and art of cartography
 Recognize the benefits and limitations of some common map projections and theiruse.
 Understand and perform interpretation of topographical maps and weather maps.
Core Course III- Human Geography

Learning Outcomes:
 Detailed exposure of contemporary relevance of cultural landscape.
 In-depth knowledge of space and society of cultural regions.
 Understanding the settlement pattern and population resource relationship.
Core Course IV- Thematic Cartography (Practical)

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; after completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Explain how maps work, conceptually and technically and will be able to understand science and art of
cartography
 Recognize the benefits and limitations of Diagrammatic Data Presentation.
 Understand and perform interpretation of thematic maps.
Core Course V- Climatology

Learning Outcomes:
 Detailed exposure of climatology and oceanic relief features.
 In-depth knowledge of upper atmospheric conditions and cyclonic features.
 Understanding the characteristics of climatic regions.
Core Course VI- Statistical Methods in Geography (Practical)

Learning Outcomes:
The following will be the outcomes of this course, student shall be able:
 To differentiate between qualitative and quantitative information.
 To know the nature of various data, different sources and methods of data collection.
 To apply sampling methods for data collection.
 To classify, summarize and produce various types of data tabulations.
 To present data through graphical and diagrammatic formats.
 To apply different forms of averages, their relevance on descriptive data and geographical descriptive data as
well.
 To analyze the variations in spatial and non-spatial data.
 To study the associations and cause/effect or impact from the data series
 To use the concept of probability mainly the normal distribution.
Core Course VII- Geography of India

Learning Outcome:
 Detailed exposure to the human and physical features of India.
 In-depth knowledge of different resource base of India.
 Understanding socio-cultural base of India
Core Course VIII- Economic Geography

After learning, students should be able to:
 Distinguish to different types of economic activities and their utilities.
 Appreciate the factors responsible for the location and distribution of activities.
 Examine the significance and relevance of theories in relation to the location of different economic activities.
Core Course IX- Environmental Geography

Learning Outcome:
 Detailed exposure of human – environment relationship.
 In-depth knowledge of environmental issues in tropical, temperate and polar ecosystems.
 Understanding the environmental programmes and policies at local as well as global level.
Core Course X- Field Work and Research Methodology (Practical)

Learning Outcome:
 Detailed exposure of new geographical landscape as study area.
 In-depth knowledge of different field techniques.
 Understanding the field ethics and different tools of field study.
Core Course XI- Regional Planning and Development

Learning Outcome:
After studying, students will be able to:
 Conceptualize the Regional Planning and its theories.
 Get the overview of Sustainable Regional Development.
 Have sound knowledge to Sustainable Development Policies and Programmes.
Core Course XII- Remote Sensing and GIS (Practical)

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; when you have completed it, you will be able to:
 Explain principles of remote sensing, different satellite systems and sensors;
 Perform image pre-processing, enhancement and classification and interpretation of satellite images;
 Apply Image pre processing for land use land cover and urban studies;
Core Course XIII- Evolution of Geographical Thought

Learning Outcomes:
 In depth understanding about the evolution of geographical thought
 Detailed knowledge about the paradigms and debates in the geographical studies.
 Understanding of recent traditions in geography
Core Course XIV- Disaster Management based Project Work (Practical)

Learning Outcomes:
 In depth understanding about the various disasters in the country
 It will provide thorough understanding about the human responses to the disasters
 It will give an in-depth knowledge about the disaster scapes through fieldworks

DSE-I Demography and Population Studies
Learning Outcomes:
 This paper would bring an understanding of Population Geography along with relevance of Demographic data.
 The students would get an understanding of distribution and trends of population growth in the developed and
less developed countries, along with population theories.
 The students would get an understanding of the dynamics of population.
 An understanding of the implications of population composition in different regions of the world.
 An appreciation of the contemporary issues in the field of population studies
DSE-II Agriculture and Food Security

Learning Outcome:
 Conceptualize the agriculture and its determinants.
 Get the overview of Indian and World agriculture regions and systems.
 Have sound knowledge of agriculture revolutions and food security
DSE-III Introduction to Political Geography

 Learn the concept of nation and state and geopolitical theories.
 Understand the different dimensions of electoral geography and resource conflicts.
 Have sound knowledge of politics of displacement, focusing on dams and SEZ
DSE-IV Geography of Social Wellbeing

Learning Outcomes:
 Get Knowledge of the geography of social well-being and social diversity.
 Appraise the key concepts of social geography in regional context; geographic factors underlying patterns of
social well-being and inclusive development.
 Explain the social problems and the welfare programs and policies.
Skill Enhancement Course

SEC-I Geographic Information System (Practical)
Learning Outcome:
 Develop basic understanding and hands-on on GIS software and GPS ;
 Understand GIS Data Structures and GIS Data Analysis ;
 Apply GIS for natural resource management, urban and land use land cover study;
SEC-II Introduction to GI Science (Practical)

Learning Outcome:
 Trace and know evolution of GIS and GI Science and roles of various intuitions in data sharing;
 Perform preparing different maps integrating spatial and no-spatial data;
 Professionally do interpretations and analysis of land use land cover maps;
General Elective
GE-I Disaster Management
Course Learning Outcomes:
 In depth understanding about the various disasters in the country.
 It will provide thorough understanding about the human responses to the disasters.
 It will highlight the responses and mitigation measures to both natural and man made disasters.
GE-II Coupled Human and Environment System

Learning Outcome:
 Detailed exposure of climate change and related issues.
 In-depth knowledge of interactions and impact between human and natural systems.
 Understanding the management and policies related to human and environment system.
GE-III Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation

Learning Outcome:
 Detailed exposure of climate change and related issues.
 In-depth knowledge of vulnerability of flora and fauna.
 Understanding the impact of climate change and its planning.
GE-IV Sustainable Resource Development

Learning Outcome:
After Studying, Students will be able to:
 Understand the basic concept of sustainable resource development and differentiate between the Millennium
development goals and Sustainable development goals.
 Assess the issues associated with the Inclusive Development.
 Explain the sustainable development policies and programmes
Courses for BA Geography Programme
Programme Learning Outcome:

After completion of undergraduate programs in geography, students will be able to:
 Ability to interpret and analyze various concepts and theories.
 Analyze the earth as an integrated human- environment system by examining changing interactions at different
spatial and temporal scales.
 To understand the subject matter of various branches of physical and human geography.
 To analyze geographical data and interpret its significance within the context of human-environment relations.
 Communicate geographical concepts and data effectively using oral, written and visual forms.
 Contribute effectively to pursue innovative solutions to human – environment problems.
 Investigate complex real world challenges using appropriate concepts, methods, and tools from one or more
geographical sub-disciplines.
 Explain Societal relevance of geographical knowledge and apply it to real world human –environmental issues.
 Development of strong oral and written communication skills using the concepts and knowledge acquired.
 Demonstration of the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
 Students of the B.A (prog) Geography will learn to use scientific logic as they explore a wide range of
contemporary subjects spanning various aspects of Physical, Human, Regional, Environmental, economic,
cartographic aspects of Geography.
 Students will appreciate the Geographical diversity of events, phenomenon, resources, and development and be
able to describe/explain the processes involved.
 Students will gain knowledge of various interactions taking place in the environment along with the major
issues.
 Graduates of the B.A (programme) Geography will be informed citizens who can understand and evaluate the
impact of new research discoveries in Geographical subfields and will be able to pursue a wide range of careers,
including teacher cartographer, technical assistant, GIS Analyst, demographer, travel & tourism Planner,
statistical analyst, product sale executive, Town planner, regional planning, community development Scientist,
GIS Expert, Teaching/research and civil services.
Core Course-I Physical Geography

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand the basic concepts, definition and scope of physical
geography.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend the dynamics of atmosphere, lithosphere and fluvial
erosion cycle.
 Students shall be well-versed with hydrological processes, ocean bottom relief, tides and currents.
Core Course-II Human Geography

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand the basic concepts, nature and relevance of human
geography.
 This course shall enable the students to appreciate the interrelationships between space and society,
characteristics of cultural regions, race, religion and language.
 Students shall be well-versed with the world population growth patterns, demographic transition theory,
settlement patterns and urbanization process.
Core Course-III General Cartography

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; after completion students will be able to:
 Explain how maps work, conceptually and technically and will be able to understand science and art of
cartography
 Recognize the benefits and limitations of some common map projections and their use.
 Understand and perform interpretation of topographical maps and weather maps
Core Course-IV Environmental Geography

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand basic concepts and approaches related to environmental
geography.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend about human-environment relationship, and different
environmental problems and its management.
 Students shall be well-versed with the analysing the environmental programmes and policies.
Skill Enhancement Course

SEC-I Regional Planning and Sustainable Development
Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand the basic concepts and types of regional planning.
 This course shall enable the students to analyze various characteristics and parameters used for delineating the
planning regions.
 Students shall be well-versed with models of regional planning and appreciate the relevance of the case studies
of regional planning.
SEC-II Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and GPS/GNSS

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand fundamental issues related to remote sensing, its
development and types.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend about aerial photography, satellite remote sensing, EMR
and sensors
 Students shall be well-versed with the interpretation and applications of remote sensing, and GPS/GNSS.
SEC-III Field Techniques and Surveying Methods

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand fundamental concepts and issues related to field work in
geographical studies.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend about field work and field techniques.
 Students shall be well-versed with the development of questionnaire and writing the field report.
SEC-IV Introduction to GI Science

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; when students have completed it, they will be able to:
 Develop basic understanding of GI Science and roles of various intuitions in data sharing ;
 Perform preparing different maps integrating spatial and no-spatial data;
 Learn and use GIS for natural resource management, urban and land use land cover study

DSE-I Geography of India
Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand the physical geography of India.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend the trends and composition of population change in India.
 Students shall be well-versed with the existing resource base and the economic systems in India.
DSE-II Disaster Risk Reduction

Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand basic concepts and issues related to disaster risk reduction.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend about causes, impact, distribution and mapping of disasters
in India.
 Students shall be well-versed with the analysing the programmes and policies related to disaster risk
reductions.
Generic Elective
GE-I Disaster Management
Learning Outcomes:
 This paper shall enable the students to understand basic concepts and issues related to disaster management.
 This course shall enable the students to comprehend about causes, impact, distribution and mapping of disasters
in India.
 Students shall be well-versed with the analysing the response and mitigation of disasters.
GE-II Climate Change Vulnerability and Mitigation

Learning Outcome:
This is a practical, hands-on course; when students have completed it, they will be able to:
 Understand basics of Science of Climate Change ;
 Understand different types of vulnerability ;
 Dwell upon the issues of adaptation and mitigation;
Hindi
Course learning objective of Hindi
हिं दी ऑनर्स पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थी के आलोचनात्मक विवे क और रचनात्मक क्षमता को बढ़ाने के उद्दे श्य से
तै यार किया गया है साहित्य की समझ के साथ भाषा का ज्ञान विद्यार्थियों को सं वेदनात्मक क्षमता और
ज्ञानात्मक सं वेदन प्रदान करता है ज्ञान की शाखाओं के साथ आज विश्व को सजग, आलोचनात्मक, विवे क
शील और सं वेदनशील व्यक्ति की आवश्यकता है जो समाज की नकारात्मक शक्तियों के विरोध समानता और
बं धुत्व के भाव की स्थापना कर सके। साहित्य का अध्ययन मनु ष्य को इस सं दर्भ में विस्तार दे ता है तथा
मानवता की विजय में उसके विश्वास को दृढ़ करता है । भाषा आलोचना काव्यशास्त्र का अध्ययन जहां
सै द्धां तिक समझ को विस्तृ त करता है वही कविता नाटक कहानी में उन सिद्धांतों को व्यावहारिक रूप से
समझने की यु क्तियां छिपी रहती हैं । इस प्रकार हिं दी ऑनर्स का पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थियों को सै द्धां तिक और
व्यवहारिक दोनों रूपों में सक्षम बनाता है ।
Learning Outcome based approach to curriculum planning
भारतीय सं विधान में दे वनागरी लिपि में लिखित हिं दी को सं घ की राजभाषा घोषित किया गया है । हिं दी पढ़ने
वाले छात्र को भाषा की क्षमता से परिचित होना जितना आवश्यक है उतना ही उसे समाज की चु नौतियों के
सं दर्भ में जोड़ने की योग्यता विकसित करना भी जरूरी है । आज हम भूमंडलीकृत समाज के सदस्य हैं आता
पाठ्यक् रम का उद्दे श्य विद्यार्थी को दे श विदे श के साहित्य में हो रहे बदलाव से परिचित कराना भी है और
व्यवसायिक योग्यता उत्पन्न करना भी। यह पाठ्यक् रम बाजारवाद और भूमंडलीकरण वै श्विक गति के बीच से
ही हिं दी की राष्ट् रीय प्रगति को क्योंकि सशक्त भाषा के बिना किसी राष्ट् र की उन्नति सं भव नहीं है । यह
पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थियों को व्यवहारिक पहलु ओं से अवगत करा सकेगा। हिं दी साहित्य की नई समझ और
व्यवहारिकता की जानकारी इसका प्रमु ख ध्ये य है । इस पाठ्यक् रम का उद्दे श्य भाषा और समाज के जटिल
सं बंधों की पहचान कराना भी है जिससे विद्यार्थी दे श समाज राष्ट् र और विश्व के साथ बदलते समय में
व्यापक सरोकारों से अपना सं बंध जोड़ सकें साथ ही उसके भाषा कौशल ले खन और सं पर् े षण क्षमता का
विकास हो सके।
Graduate attributes--- After completing the undergraduate program in Hindi the student is
expected to:
1. Disciplinary knowledge
भाषा साहित्य और सं स्कृति के अध्ययन विश्ले षण द्वारा इतिहास समाज विज्ञान मनोविज्ञान दर्शन भाषा
विज्ञान आदि विषयों का तु लनात्मक ज्ञान विकसित होगा।
2. Communication skills
साहित्य और भाषा के बहुआयामी अध्ययन से सं वाद एवं ले खन की क्षमता विकसित होगी।
3. Critical thinking
अं तर अनु शासनात्मक एवं तु लनात्मक अध्ययन करने से आलोचनात्मक विवे क विकसित होगा।
4. Problem solving
साहित्य और भाषा का अध्ययन व्यक्ति निर्माण में सहायक होता है । साहित्यिक कृतियों में उपस्थित
सं भावनाओं के माध्यम से जीवन से सं बंधित समस्याओं का हल निकालने में सहायता मिलती है ।
5. Reflective thinking
साहित्य और भाषा का अध्ययन करने से व्यक्ति का विकास होने के साथ-साथ समाज और आत्म के साथ
अं तर्सं बंध को समझने की विशे ष योग्यता विकसित होती है ।
6. Moral and ethical awareness / reasoning
साहित्य प्रत्यक्ष रूप से नै तिक मूल्यों के विकास का अवसर प्रदान करता है ।
7. Multicultural competence
साहित्य और भाषा का अध्ययन बहु सां स्कृतिक अनु भव प्रदान करता है ।
8. Program learning outcome in course
इस पाठ्यक् रम को पढ़ने पढ़ाने की दिशा में निम्नलिखित परिणाम सामने आएं गे।
1 इस पाठ्यक् रम के माध्यम से सीखने सिखाने की प्रक्रिया में हिं दी भाषा के आरं भिक स्तर से अब तक के
बदलते रूपों की विस्तृ त जानकारी प्राप्त की जा सकेगी।
2 भाषा के सै द्धां तिक रूप के साथ-साथ व्यवहारिक पक्ष को भी जाना जा सकेगा।
3 उच्च शै क्षिक स्तर पर हिं दी भाषा इस प्रकार भूमिका निभा सकती है इससे सं बंधित परिणाम को प्राप्त
किया जा सकेगा।
4 छात्र अपनी भाषा को सीखने की प्रक्रिया में व्यवहारिक रूप से भी जान सकेंगे ।
5 व्यावसायिक क्षमता को बढ़ावा दे ने के लिए भाषा अनु वाद कंप्यूटर जै से विषयों को हिं दी से जोड़कर बढ़ाना
जिससे बाजार के लिए आवश्यक योग्यता का भी विकास किया जा सकेगा ।
6 हिं दी के अतिरिक्त भारतीय साहित्य का ज्ञान भी अपे क्षित रहे गा जो छात्रों के व्यक्तित्व विकास में
सहायक होगा तथा अभिव्यक्ति क्षमता का भी विकास किया जा सकेगा।
7 साहित्य के सौंदर्य कला बोध के साथ वै चारिक मूल्यों को बढ़ावा दे ना।
8 साहित्य की विधाओं के माध्यम से विद्यार्थी की रचनात्मकता को दिशा दे ना। कविता कहानी और नाटक
जै सी विधाओं द्वारा विद्यार्थी की रचनात्मकता को प्रोत्साहित करना ।
9 साहित्य के आदिकालीन सं दर्भों से ले कर समकालीन रूप से परिचित कराना जिससे विद्यार्थी साहित्यकार
और यु गबोध के सं बंध को और पहचान सके परक और पहचान सके।
10 साहित्यिक विवे क का निर्माण करना।
Courses for BA Honours Hindi Programme
Core Courses:
Core course1-हिं दी भाषा और उसकी लिपि का इतिहास
Course learning outcomes
 उपर्युक्त पाठ्यक्रम के माध्यम से हिंदी के सैद्धांतिक पहलुओं के साथ व्यवहारिक रूप का ज्ञान प्राप्त किया जा सके गा।
 हिंदी भाषा की उच्च शैक्षिक स्तर की भूमिका की महत्वपूर्ण पक्ष को जाना जा सके गा।
 कं प्यूटर को हिंदी भाषा से जोड़ने पर हिंदी भाषा की व्यवहारिक ज्ञान को प्राप्त किया जा सके गा।
 वैश्विक युग में भाषा को सिद्धांतों के साथ साथ व्यवहारिक रूप से भी जोड़ना होगा अतः यह पाठ्यक्रम वर्तमान संदर्भों की भी अनुकू ल है।
 भाषा के बदलते परिदृश्य को आरंभ से अब तक की प्रक्रिया में समझना बहुत आवश्यक है। यह पाठ्यक्रम भाषा के आरंभ से वर्तमान को विविध
आयामों में प्रस्तुत करता है जो विद्यार्थियों के लिए उपयोगी होगा।
 शिक्षा को रोजगार से जोड़ना अत्यंत अनिवार्य है यह पाठ्यक्रम भाषा की इस मांग को भी प्रस्तुत करता है।
Core Course 2-हिं दी कविता (आदिकाल एवं भक्ति कालीन काव्य)
 आदिकाल के परिवेश राजनीतिक सामाजिक सांस्कृ तिक धार्मिक परिस्थितियों से भलीभांति परिचित हो सकें गे।
 आदि काल में अमीर खुसरो के साहित्यिक और संगीत के क्षेत्र में योगदान से परिचित हो सकें गे।
 भक्ति काल हिंदी साहित्य का स्वर्ण युग है। इसके अध्ययन से मानवीय और नैतिक मूल्यों का विकास होगा।
 भक्ति कालीन साहित्य में सामंती व्यवस्था का विरोध हुआ यह इसका की विशिष्ट उपलब्धि है।
Core Course 3-हिं दी साहित्य का इतिहास (आदिकाल और मध्यकाल)
 हिंदी साहित्य के इतिहास का ज्ञान
 हिंदी ग्रंथों का विश्लेषण
 इतिहास निर्माण की पद्धति
Core Course 4-हिं दी कविता रीतिकालीन काव्य
 हिंदी के उत्तर मध्यकालीन साहित्य का विशिष्ट परिचय प्राप्त होगा।
 बृज भाषा के समृद्ध साहित्य का रसास्वादन और आलोचनात्मक ज्ञान प्राप्त होगा।
Core Course 5-हिं दी साहित्य का इतिहास आधु निक काल
 विकास के क्रम में साहित्य के जरिए समाज और संस्कृ ति की पहचान के लिए साहित्य के इतिहास के अध्ययन का महत्व निर्विवाद है।
 साहित्य के इतिहास के अध्ययन का प्रयोजन साहित्य के विकास की गति और दिशा के साथ-साथ समाज के विकास को भी चिन्हित करना है।
 साहित्येतिहास के बिना साहित्य विवेक का उचित विकास और निर्माण संभव नहीं। अतः साहित्य विवेक के निर्माण के लिए साहित्य के इतिहास
का अध्ययन जरूरी है।
Core Course 6-हिं दी कविता (आधु निक काल छायावाद तक)
 आधुनिक कविता की समझ विकसित होगी|
 साहित्यिकता और समकालीन परिवेश के मध्य संबंध का विश्लेषण |
 कविताओं के लेखन विश्लेषण और परिवेश की समझ विकसित होगी |
Core Course 7-हिं दी कहानी
 कहानी लेखन और प्रभाव का विश्लेषण
 प्रमुख कहानीकार और उनकी कहानी के माध्यम से कहानी की उपयोगिता और विश्लेषण की समझ विकसित करना।
Core Course 8-भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र
 भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र की समृद्ध परंपरा की जानकारी प्राप्त होगी।
 आधुनिक हिंदी आलोचना में भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र का प्रदेय।
 संस्कृ त काव्यशास्त्र का ज्ञान प्राप्त होगा।
Core Course 9-हिं दी कविता (छायावाद के बाद)
 इस पाठ्यक्रम के माध्यम से छात्र हिंदी कविता की काल विशेष के संदर्भ में गहन रूप से जानकारी प्राप्त कर सकें गे।
 उच्च शैक्षिक स्तर पर हिंदी कविता किस प्रकार महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा सकती है, इस विषय में इस पाठ्यक्रम से गंभीरता से जाना जा सकता है।
 छात्र कविता सीखने के साथ-साथ वैचारिक मूल्यों को भी जान सकें गे।
 कविता के दोनों पक्षों भाव सौंदर्य और कला सौंदर्य को जाना जा सके गा।
 आज भूमंडलीकरण का युग है। हिंदी कविता अन्य देशों में भी मानवीय आचरण को सुदृढ़ करने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा सकती है। यह
पाठ्यक्रम मानवीय ता के विविध पहलुओं को हृदयंगम करने में समर्थ है।
Core course 10- हिं दी उपन्यास
 उपन्यास के विश्लेषण की पद्धति।
 हिंदी उपन्यास के उद्भव और विकास का ज्ञान।
 प्रमुख लेखकों के उपन्यास का परिचय।
Core course11-पाश्चात्य काव्यशास्त्र
 प्राचीन से आधुनिकता की ओर आते हुए विकसित हो रहे पश्चिमी काव्य शास्त्रीय चिंतन परंपरा की समझ विकसित होगी।
 नई विचारधाराओं और साहित्यिक ता का ज्ञान प्राप्त होगा।
Core course12-हिं दी नाटक/एकांकी
 संबंधित नाटककारों के युग की सामाजिक राजनीतिक सांस्कृ तिक साहित्यिक धार्मिक परिस्थितियों को समझ पाएंगे।
 विद्यार्थियों में भारत की एकता और सामाजिक समरसता के भाव का विकास होगा
 स्त्री सशक्तिकरण के भाव को बल मिलेगा
 नैतिक मूल्यों का विकास होगा।
 साहित्य कला प्रकृ ति और पर्यावरण के प्रति संवेदनशीलता विकसित होगी।
Core course13-हिं दी नाटक/एकांकी
 संबंधित नाटककारों के युग की सामाजिक राजनीतिक सांस्कृ तिक साहित्यिक धार्मिक परिस्थितियों को समझ पाएंगे।
 विद्यार्थियों में भारत की एकता और सामाजिक समरसता के भाव का विकास होगा
 स्त्री सशक्तिकरण के भाव को बल मिलेगा
 नैतिक मूल्यों का विकास होगा।
 साहित्य कला प्रकृ ति और पर्यावरण के प्रति संवेदनशीलता विकसित होगी।
Core course14-हिं दी निबं ध और अन्य गद्य विधाएं
 कथेतर साहित्य का परिचय
 विश्लेषण और रचना प्रक्रिया की समझ विकसित करना।
 प्रमुख निबंध कारों का परिचय प्राप्त करना।
DSE COURSES (Discipline Specific Elective)
DSE Paper 1-अस्मिता मूलक विमर्श और हिं दी साहित्य
 अस्मिताओं का सैद्धांतिक और व्यवहारिक ज्ञान
 प्रमुख रचनाओं के अध्ययन के माध्यम से संवेदनात्मक विश्लेषण
 विभिन्न अस्मिताओं की समस्याओं और उसके परिवेश को समझना
 प्रमुख कृ तियों का परिचय।
DSE Course 2- भारतीय रं गमं च एवं पाश्चात्य रं गमं च सिद्धांत
 भारतीय एवं पाश्चात्य रंगमंच के महत्वपूर्ण पक्षों का अध्ययन विश्लेषण
 नाटक रंगमंच का संबंध और नवीन विधाओं का परिचय प्राप्त होगा।
 प्रदर्शनकारी कलाओं के साथ संवाद होगा।
 रंगमंच के विभिन्न पद्धतियों और उनके चिंतकों से परिचय का अवसर प्राप्त होगा।
 नाटक रंगमंच का संबंध और नवीन विधाओं के विश्लेषण का अवसर प्राप्त होगा।
DSE Course 3 - हिं दी भाषा का व्यवहारिक व्याकरण
 हिंदी भाषा वर्तमान समय में तेजी से वैश्वीकृ त हो रही है। अतः हिंदी के स्वरूप को आधार रूप से ही सुगठित बनाने की प्रक्रिया पर बल देना
चाहिए। यह पाठ्यक्रम हिंदी भाषा को आधार रूप से व्यवस्थित करेगा।
 यह पाठ्यक्रम विद्यार्थियों के भाषागत रूप को शुद्ध करने का पूर्ण प्रयास करता है।
 विद्यार्थियों में आलोचनात्मक क्षमता का विकास हो सके गा ।
 हिंदी भाषा के व्यवहारिक रूप को स्थिर जा सके गा ।
 भाषा का अनुशासन बंद होना अत्यंत आवश्यक है। व्यावहारिक व्याकरण अपने सैद्धांतिक रूप के साथ-साथ इसके प्रयोग को भी मान्यता प्रदान
करता है।
 मौखिक अभिव्यक्ति के मानक अमानक रूपों को इस पाठ्यक्रम के माध्यम से जाना जा सकता है।
 हिंदी भाषा को संतुलित रूप प्रदान करने में और सर्वमान्य भाषा का प्रयोग करने में यह पाठ्यक्रम सक्षम है।
DSE Course 4- कोश विज्ञान: शब्द कोश और विश्व कोश
 कोश के प्रकार निर्माण रखरखाव एवं प्रयोग की विधियों से परिचित हो पाएंगे।
DSE Course 5- लोकनाट्य
 भारतीय लोकनाट्य की सैद्धांतिक एवं व्यवहारिक जानकारी प्राप्त होगी ।
 कु छ प्रमुख नाटक कृ तियों से विश्लेषण क्षमता पुष्ट होगी।
 लोक भावना और भारत को ही बीच संवाद होगा।
 पर्यटन लोक संगीत विभिन्न रूपों में रुचि जागृत होगी।
DSE Course 6-भारतीय साहित्य पाठपरक अध्ययन
 भारतीय साहित्य का ज्ञान
 व्यक्तित्व विकास में सहायक
 अभिव्यक्ति क्षमता का विकास।
DSE Course 7- अवधारणात्मक साहित्यिक पद
 इस पाठ्यक्रम के माध्यम से सीखने सिखाने की प्रक्रिया में भारतीय और पश्चिमी आलोचना सिद्धांतों के बीच शब्दों की विस्तृत जानकारी प्राप्त की
जा सके गी।
 साहित्य की आलोचना के प्रति मानव में आने वाले पारिभाषिक शब्दों के विशिष्ट अर्थबोध को विस्तार से समझा जा सके गा ।
 पारिभाषिक शब्दों के शब्दों के विश्लेषण के माध्यम से विद्यार्थी बीज शब्दों के मूल सिद्धांतों का भी सहज विश्लेषण कर पाने में
 समर्थ हो सकें गे।
 अवधारणा मूलक शब्दों का ज्ञान प्राप्त कर के विद्यार्थी आलोचना की सैद्धांतिकता का सहज विश्लेषण कर सके गा।
DSE Course 8 -हिं दी रं गमं च
 रंगमंच के विकास के साथ-साथ विभिन्न शैलियों की जानकारी प्राप्त होगी।
 प्रमुख विचारको की रंग दृष्टि से अवगत हो पाएंगे।
 पारंपरिक और आधुनिक रंगमंच की समझ विकसित होगी।
 भारत बोध विकसित होगा।
SEC COURSES (Skill Enhancement Course)
SEC course 1-विज्ञापन और हिं दी भाषा
 बाजार विज्ञापन और वाणिज्य की जानकारी का अवसर मिलेगा।
 हिंदी में विज्ञापन निर्माण प्रसार और प्रभाव का अध्ययन विश्लेषण
 विभिन्न माध्यमों के विज्ञापनों के अध्ययन विश्लेषण का अवसर मिलेगा।
 विज्ञापन के निर्माण एवं प्रभाव को सामाजिक आवश्यकताओं पर विश्लेषण करना।
 विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में रोजगार के अवसर प्राप्त करने की दक्षता विकसित करना।
SEC course 2- सोशल मीडिया
 सोशल मीडिया के विकास के साथ-साथ समाज भाषा और संस्कृ ति की जानकारी देना।
 सोशल मीडिया की आचार संहिता।
 सोशल मीडियाके विभिन्न प्रभावों का आकलन करना।
 बाजार सोशल मीडिया और समाज के संबंध की व्यावहारिक जानकारी देना।
SEC 3- कार्यालय हिं दी
 कार्यालय भाषा की सैद्धांतिक एवं व्यवहारिक जानकारी होगी।
 हिंदी की आवश्यकताओं और रोजगार क्षेत्र की मांग का अनुमान कर सकें गें |
GENRAL ELECTIVE COURSES
GENERIC course 1-हिं दी सिने मा और उसका अध्ययन
 हिंदी सिनेमा जगत की जानकारी
 हिंदी सिनेमा समाज और संस्कृ ति की समझ विकसित करना।
 हिंदी सिनेमा निर्माण प्रसाद और कै मरे की भूमिका की व्यवहारिक समझ होना।
 सामाजिक जागरण में सिनेमा की भूमिका का विश्लेषण करना।
GENERIC course 2- पटकथा तथा सं वाद ले खन
 पटकथा क्या है,समझेंगे।
 पटकथा और संवाद लेखन में दक्षता हासिल करेंगे।
 कहानी उपन्यास आदि साहित्यिक विधाओं को पटकथा में रूपांतरित करना सीखेंगे।
 भविष्य में पटकथा लेखन को आजीविका का माध्यम बना सकें गे।
GENERIC course 3- भाषा और समाज
 भाषा और समाज के अंतरंग संबंध की जानकारी
 समाज में भाषा के व्यवहार की जानकारी
 सफल संप्रेषण के लिए कौशल विकास
 संप्रेषण की सामाजिक समझ सेट करना।
 भाषा के समाजशास्त्र का अध्ययन करना।
GENERIC 4 - भाषा शिक्षण
 विद्यार्थी भाषा शिक्षण की अवधारणा और महत्व से परिचित हो सकें गे साथ ही भाषा शिक्षण की संकल्पना और राष्ट्रीय सामाजिक ,शैक्षिक और
भाषिक संदर्भ को जान सकें गे।
 विभिन्न भाषाई कौशलों के ज्ञानार्जन के उपरांत विद्यार्थी शिक्षण मीडिया अभिनय आदि क्षेत्र में अपनी प्रतिभा का विकास कर सकें गे। यह शिक्षण
और प्रशिक्षण के क्षेत्र में नहीं पद्धतियों का अनुसंधान करने की दिशा में अग्रसर होंगे ।
AECC course (Ability- Enhancement compulsory course)
हिं दी भाषा और सं पर् े षण
भाषिक सं पर् े षण के स्वरूप एवं सिद्धांतों से विद्यार्थी का परिचय
विभिन्न माध्यमों की जानकारी
प्रभावी सं पर् े षण का महत्व
रोजगार सं बंधी क्षे तर् ों हे तु ले खन वाचन पठन लिए तै यार करना।
Courses offered for BA (Prog.)
बी.ए.हिं दी (प्रोग्राम) पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थी के आलोचनात्मक विवे क और रचनात्मक क्षमता को बढ़ाने के

उद्दे श्य से तै यार किया गया है ।साहित्य की समझ के साथ भाषा का ज्ञान विद्यार्थियों को सं वेदनात्मक क्षमता
और ज्ञानात्मक सं वेदन प्रदान करता है ।समाज विज्ञान और मानविकी क्षे तर् की शाखाओं के साथ आज विश्व
को सजग, आलोचनात्मक, विवे क शील और सं वेदनशील व्यक्ति की आवश्यकता है ,जो समाज की
नकारात्मक शक्तियों के विरोध समानता और बं धुत्व के भाव की स्थापना कर सके।भाषा आलोचना
काव्यशास्त्र का अध्ययन जहां सै द्धां तिक समझ को विस्तृ त करता है वही कविता नाटक कहानी में उन
सिद्धांतों को व्यावहारिक रूप से समझने की यु क्तियां छिपी रहती हैं । इस प्रकार हिं दी (प्रोग्राम) का
पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थियों को सै द्धां तिक और व्यवहारिक दोनों रूपों में सक्षम बनाता है ।
Courses for BA Prog Hindi
Core Courses/Discipline course
Core course 1. हिन्दी भाषा और साहित्य का इतिहास
Courses learning outcomes
 हिन्दी भाषा और साहित्य के इतिहास का परिचय प्राप्त होगा।
 साहित्य इतिहास की विभिन्न कालों की प्रमुख प्रवृत्तियों की आलोचनात्मक समझ विकसित होगी ।
 इतिहास के प्रति आलोचनात्मक विश्लेषणात्मक ज्ञान के द्वारा हिन्दी भाषा और साहित्य इतिहास को संतुलित रूप से प्रस्तुत किया जा सके गा।
Core Courses 2. हिं दी कविता( मध्यकाल और आधु निक काल)
 कविताओं का अध्ययन-विश्लेषण करने की पद्धति सीख सकें गे ।
 साहित्य के सामाजिक -राजनीतिक -सांस्कृ तिक पहलुओं की जानकारी प्राप्त होगी।
Core Courses 3. हिं दीकथा साहित्य
 साहित्य कथाके विकास का परिचय
 प्रमुख उपन्यासों और कहानियों का अध्ययन
Core Courses 4. अन्य गद्य विधाएँ
 अन्य गद्य-विधाओंकी स्पष्ट समझ विकसित होगी।
 आलोचनात्मक समझ विकसित होगी |
DSE COURSES (Discipline Specific Elective)
DSE Paper 1. हिं दी भाषा का व्यवहारिक व्याकरण
अनु वाद की सै द्धां तिक और व्यवहारिक जानकारी प्राप्त करना।
विभिन्न क्षे तर् ों के अनु वाद का विश्ले षणात्मक अध्ययन करना।
DSE Paper 2. विशे ष अध्ययन:एक प्रमु ख साहित्यकार -तु लसीदास
तु लसीदास के जीवन और साहित्य का आलोचनात्मक अध्ययन।
SEC COURSE (Skill-Enhancement Elective Course)
SEC Paper 1. कार्यालयी हिं दी
कार्यालयी भाषा का व्यवहारिक ज्ञान प्राप्त होगा।विभिन्न कार्यालय पत्राचार के विविध रूप सीख सकेंगे ।
टिप्पण,प्रारूपण और सं क्षेपण आवश्यकताओं की समझ विकसित होगी |
SEC Paper 2. विज्ञापन और हिं दी भाषा
 विज्ञापन लेखन की दृष्टि से भाषा-दक्षता
 विज्ञापन निर्माण की पुरी प्रक्रिया को समझना
 विज्ञापन बाज़ार में विभिन्न माध्यमों की पहुँच औरप्रसार क्षमता से परिचित होना है
 कॉपी लेखन आदि कार्यों के लिये तैयार होना।
General Elective Courses (GE) for B.A prog / B.com prog
GENERIC course 1-अनु वाद: व्यवहार और सिद्धांत
 अनुवाद के विभिन्न क्षेत्रों की आवश्यकता को समझने में मदद मिलेगी।
 सैद्धांतिक ज्ञान के साथ-साथ व्यवहारिक ज्ञान निर्मित होगा।
Generic Course 2 हिं दी सिने मा और उसका अध्ययन
 सिनेमा की व्यवहारिक और आलोचनात्मक समझ विकसित होगी।
 सिनेमा के विकास के माध्यम से भारत के मनोरंजन जगत मैं आ रहेबदलाव को समझ सकें गे।
MIL- HINDI COURSES IN FIRST SEMESTER
1.आधु निक भारतीय भाषा - हिं दी: भाषा और साहित्य (हिं दी-क)
Course Learning Outcomes
 हिंदी साहित्य और भाषा के विकास की स्पष्ट समझ विकसित होगी।
 आधुनिक आवश्यकताओं के अनुरूप राष्ट्रभाषा, राजभाषा और संपर्क भाषा की जानकारी प्राप्त होगी।
2.आधु निक भारतीय भाषा - हिं दी: भाषा और साहित्य (हिं दी-ख)
 विशिष्ट कविताओं के अध्ययन से साहित्य की समझ विकसित होगी।
3.आधु निक भारतीय भाषा - हिं दी: भाषा और साहित्य (हिं दी-ग)
 विशिष्ट कविताओं के अध्ययन से साहित्य की समझ विकसित होगी।
MIL- HINDI COURSES IN FOURTH SEMESTER
हिं दी गद्य: उद्भव और विकास (हिं दी-क,ख,ग)
 हिंदी गद्य साहित्य के विकास का परिचय प्राप्त होगा।कृ तियों के अध्ययन-विश्लेषण से साहित्यिक समझ विकसित होगी।
AECC (Ability-Enhancement Compulsory Course)
AECC-आधु निक भारतीय भाषा-हिन्दी भाषा और सम्प्रेषण
 स्नातक स्तर के छात्रों को भाषायी सप्रेषण की समझ और संभाषण से संबंधित विभिन्‍न पक्षों से अवगत करवाया जाएगा।
 भाषा के शुद्ध उच्चारण , सामान्य लेखन, रचनात्मक लेखन तथा तकनीकी शब्दों से अवगत हो सके गे |
 भाषा की समृद्धि के लिए वार्तालाप , भाषण , उसके पल्लवन , पुस्तक-समीक्षा, फिल्म-समीक्षा का भी अध्ययन कर सकें गे।
Courses offered for B. COM programme
Core course: आधु निक भारतीय भाषा -हिंदी भाषा और साहित्य (BCOM MIL)
 विद्यार्थियोंमें हिंदी के प्रति रुचि विकसित करना। उनका हिंदी साहित्य एवं उसके प्रमुख साहित्यकारों से परिचय कराना।
 हिंदी भाषा को समझना और उसके आधुनिक प्रयोग को जानना।
 काल की दृष्टि से हिंदी साहित्य के प्रतिनिधि कवियों के जीवन परिचय व साहित्यिक परिचय के साथ उनकी प्रमुख रचनाओं का अध्ययन
अभ्यास करना।
Core course: आधु निक भारतीय भाषा- हिंदी गद्य: उद्भव और विकास (BCOM MIL)
 हिंदी गद्य की विभिन्न विधाओं का परिचय देना।
 आधुनिक हिंदी गद्य की विभिन्न कृ तियों द्वारा आधुनिक साहित्य की समझ विकसित करना।
 हिंदी गद्य साहित्य के विकास का परिचय विद्यार्थियों को कराना साथ ही उनको हिंदी भाषा के उद्भव और विकास के साथ हिंदी की उप भाषाओं
बोलियों और आधुनिक भारतीय भाषाओं से परिचित कराना
Course-Ability enhancement compulsory course (AECC)
- हिंदी भाषा और संपर् े षण
Course learning outcome
 इस पाठ्यक्रम का उद्देश्य स्नातक स्तर के विद्यार्थियों को भाषाई दक्षता के हर पहलू से परिचित कराना है। हिंदी भाषा को समझने, उसके शुद्ध
रूप, तकनीकी रूप और ज्ञान वृद्धि के साथ भाषा में वे दक्षता प्राप्त कर सकें गे।
Course for M.A Hindi is also offered by Kamala Nehru College:
M.A. हिंदी (LOCF)
M.A. हिं दी स्नातकोत्तर स्तर का कार्यक् रम है जिसका मु ख्य उद्दे श्य विद्यार्थियों की विवे क को विस्तार दे ते हुए
गहन अध्ययन तथा शोध की उत्कंठा विकसित करना है ज्ञान की शाखाओं के साथ-साथ अब विश्व को सजग
आलोचनात्मक विवे कशील और सं वेदनशील व्यक्तित्व की आवश्यकता है जो समाज की नकारात्मक शक्तियों
के विरुद्ध समानता और बं धुत्व के भाव की स्थापना कर सकें। साहित्य का अध्ययन मनु ष्य को इस सं दर्भ के में
विस्तार दे ता है । समानता की विजय में उसके विश्वास को जरूर करता है । भाषा आलोचना काव्य शास्त्र का
अध्ययन जहां सै द्धां तिक समझ को विस्तृ त करता है वही कविता नाटक कहानी में उन सिद्धांतों को व्यवहारिक
रूप से समझने की यु क्तियां छिपी रहती हैं इस प्रकार M.A. हिं दी का पाठ्यक् रम विद्यार्थियों को सै द्धां तिक
और व्यावहारिक दोनों रूपों में सक्षम बनाता है ।साथ ही पाठ्यक् रम की सं रचना इस बात की भी इजाजत दे ती
है कि वह मु क्त ऐच्छिक पाठ्यक् रम में अपनी इच्छा से विभिन्न विषयों को पढ़ सके।
 इस पाठ्यक्रम के माध्यम से सीखने सिखाने की प्रक्रिया में हिंदी भाषा के प्रारंभिक स्तर से अब तक के बदलते रूपों की विस्तृत जानकारी प्राप्त
की जा सकती है।
 भाषा के सैद्धांतिक रूप के साथ-साथ व्यवहारिक पक्ष को भी जाना जा सके गा।
 उच्च शैक्षिक स्तर पर हिंदी भाषा किस प्रकार महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा सकती है। इससे संबंधित परिणाम को प्राप्त किया जा सके गा।
 छात्र हिंदी भाषा को सीखने की प्रक्रिया में भाषा के मूल्यों को व्यावहारिक रूप से भी जान सकें गे।
 व्यवसाई क्षमता को बढ़ावा देने के लिए भाषा अनुवाद कं प्यूटर और सिनेमा जैसे विषयों को हिंदी से जोड़कर पढ़ाना बाजार के लिए आवश्यक
योग्यता विकास किया जा सके गा।
 साहित्य के माध्यम से सौंदर्य बोध नैतिकता पर्यावरण और सामाजिक समरसता संबंधी विषयों की समझ विकसित होगी।
 हिंदी के अतिरिक्त भारतीय साहित्य का ज्ञान भी अपेक्षित रहेगा जो छात्रों के व्यक्तित्व विकास में सहायक होगा तथा अभिव्यक्ति क्षमता का विकास
भी किया जा सके गा।
 साहित्य की विधाओं के माध्यम से विद्यार्थी की रचनात्मकता को दिशा देना कविता कहानी और नाटक जैसी विधाओं द्वारा विद्यार्थी की
रचनात्मकता को प्रोत्साहित करना।
 साहित्य के आदिकाल इन संदर्भों से लेकर आधुनिक समकालीन रूपों से परिचित कराना जिससे विद्यार्थी साहित्यकार और युगबोध के संबंध को
पहचान सके ।
 साहित्य विवेक का निर्माण करते हुए सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी के क्षेत्र में हिंदी के दखल की जानकारी देकर मीडिया के प्रति रसास्वादन का निर्माण
करना।
 प्राचीन और नवीन भारतीय एवं पाश्चात्य सौंदर्य सिद्धांतों तथा काव्यशास्त्र के प्रति मानों का अध्ययन विश्लेषण करने की क्षमता विकसित होगी।
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education is normally referred to as the science that aims to develop all-inclusive aspects of human
personality through physical and sports activities. Physical education is a multidisciplinary subject that cannot be
studied in seclusion under the scope of one or two subjects. The scope of Physical Education as a subject is very
broad. It caters to the need for developing capability of the students on physical, mental and social aspects.
Physical Education covers topics that address the interfaces of Physical Education with other subjects such as
Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Philosophy, Nutrition and Sociology. Physical Education includes learning
experiences that offer opportunities in various spheres of human existence. The overall aim of Physical Education
is;
1. The acquisition and refinement of motor skills,
2. To equip the students with the scientific knowledge of body response to various types of
Exercise.
3. Maintenance of fitness for optimal health and well being,
4. Attainment of knowledge and the growth of positive attitude towards physical activity and
Sports.
DSC- 1 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Learning Outcomes:
● The student will be able to understand the concept and importance of Physical Education.
● They will understand the historical perspective and development of Physical Education in India as well as in
other countries.
● Able to understand the relationship of Physical Education with humanities and science disciplines.
● Will be able to know the various policies, schemes, awards for the promotion of Physical Education.
● Will be able to know about the Olympic Movement and the performance of India in the Olympic Games.
● Will know about the eminent sports personalities and award winners of Olympic Games.
● Will be able to perform Surya Namaskar, Calisthenics exercises and aerobics.
● Will be able to know the origin, rules and techniques of any game of their own choice.
DSC- 2 WELLNESS, FITNESS AND NUTRITION
Learning Outcomes:
● The student will understand the concept and benefits of various types of physical activities.
● Will understand the concept and the components of Wellness and Physical Fitness.
● Will understand the broader concept of wellbeing.
● Will understand the development, maintenance, measurement and evaluation and physiological factors
affecting Physical Fitness.
● Will understand the concept of Nutrition and energy balance equation
● Will understand the concept of Obesity, obesity related health problems and the assessment of obesity.
● Will be able to know eating disorders and deficiency disorders.
● Will be able to measure Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Cardiovascular Endurance and Flexibility.
● Will be able to measure Height, Weight, Waist and Hip Circumference. They can calculate BMI and Waist-
Hip ratio.
DSC- 3 HEALTH EDUCATION AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Learning Outcomes:
● They will know about the concept, importance of health education and the various dimensions of Health.
● Become aware of the role of different types of Hygiene in life.
● Will know about the role of different agencies in promoting health.
● Will understand the importance of Anatomy and Physiology in Physical Education.
● Will understand the various body systems and the training effect of exercises on these systems.
● Will understand the concept of Warming Up, Cooling Down, Conditioning and the various markers of training
effect.
● Will be able to draw and label the anatomical and Physiological Systems.
● Will be able to perform warming up, cooling down and conditioning exercises.
● Will be able to measure Heart Rate, Vital Capacity and Oxygen Debt.
DSC- 4 POSTURE AND ATHLETIC CARE

Learning Outcomes:
● Will understand the significance of good posture and learn the correct posture techniques of sitting,
standing, walking and lying down.
● Will understand the causes and various types of postural deformities with their corrective exercises..
● Will understand the concept and significance of Athletic Care and Sports Medicine.
● They will comprehend about various common sports injuries, their prevention, safety measures and their
management.
● They will come to know about the concept, types and the role of cryogenic aids in different sports.
● They will have a clear concept of rehabilitation and various therapeutic modalities.
● They will be able to perform corrective exercises for the various postural deformities.
● They can perform muscle strengthening exercises.
SEC- 4 LIFE SKILLS AND WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION

Learning Outcomes:
● They will be acquainted with the concept, importance, benefits of life skills and worksite health programme.
● They will become familiar with the concept and developmental techniques of cognitive, social and emotional
skills.
● The students will be aware of the planning, strategies, promotion, evaluation of worksite health programmes.
● The students will get to know how to overcome the challenges in implementation of the programme.
DSE- 5 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

Learning Outcomes:
● The student will get to know the fundamentals of Growth and Development at various stages.
● They will come to know about the concept, importance and various interventions of Sports Psychology.
● They will be acquainted with the different theories and the Laws of Learning.
● They will get to know about the Transfer of Training and Learning Curve.
● They will be able to know the meaning, type, characteristics and development of personality and also its
relationship with sports performance.
● Students will understand the concept, types of motivation and its role in sports.
● They will understand the various psychological factors affecting sports performance.
● They will get to know the importance of positive thinking, positive attitude, goal setting, mental imagery and
concentration.
● They can perform the technique of Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress Management.
● They can analyse the personality of a sportsperson and can correlate it with their performance.
DSE- 6 MEDIA AND CAREERS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Learning Outcomes
● Students will understand the role of Media and Public Relation in Physical Education and they will also get to
know the importance of Audio-Visual Aids in Physical Education.
● They will be aware of the existing professional courses in Physical Education and Sports in India.
● They will be aware of the various career options in fitness, Health, Physical Education, Sports Management
and Sports Journalism.
● They will understand the steps in organizing the Intramural/Extramural competitions and also organizing
other Physical Education and Sports Events.
● They will be able to organise an event or tournament.
● They can prepare news report of a sports event.
SEC- 6 YOGA SKILLS

Learning Outcome
● They will get to know the various types of Yoga.

● They will come to know about the Ashtanga Yoga- their benefits and psychological impact on body and
mind.
● The student will understand the concept of normality in modern Psychology and the management of Psycho-
Somatic ailment through Yoga.
● The students will become aware of the importance of Yoga for a healthy lifestyle, educational value and the
relevance of Yoga in the 21st century.
● They will come to know about the teaching methodology and teaching practice, techniques and modules for
preparing teaching Lesson plan in Yoga.
Psychology
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Course Learning Objective
The three year undergraduate programme with honours offered by the Department of Psychology
in various colleges of the University of Delhi aim to facilitate explorations on the vast canvas
ofknowledge interested in understanding human beings – their nature, behavior and influences.
ThedisciplineofPsychology isa relativelyyoung anddynamicfieldofacademicstudy
andinquiry.Whileunderstanding and learning the historical influences, the curriculum addresses
the fast pacedchangesinthesubjectmatter.ThecurriculumdevelopmentandpedagogyofPsychologyis
sensitivetotheadvancesintheknowledgebaseandthegrowing applicationandresearchpossibilities. It
is expected that thecourse is transacted keeping in mind the current realities ofthe discipline
including the socio-cultural context. The undergraduate coursework in Psychologytouches upon
the diverse areas in disciplineincluding, among others - biopsychology,
cognitivepsychology,historyofpsychology,researchmethods,socialpsychology,Industrial/Organiza
tionalpsychology,counselingpsychology,health psychology.
Thelearningoutcomesthatastudentshouldbeabletodemonstrateoncompletionofadegreelevel
programmeareasfollows:
• Knowledgeabout thedisciplineand research methods.

• Basicprofessionalskillspertainingtopsychologicaltesting,assessmentandcounselling.
• Abilitytouseskillsinspecificareasrelatedtochosenspecialization(e.g.cognitive,industrial-
organizational,clinical,counselling,health,educational,social,community).
• Abilitytoconnecttheorywith personalexperiences and variedapplied settings.
• Understandhow psychologycanbeapplied to solveproblems facinghumankind.
• Computerliteracy,includingtheabilitytousevariouse-
resources,technologyandsocialmedia.
• Articulationofideas,scientificwritingandauthenticreporting.
• Toleratingambiguitiesandappreciatingthelimitationsofthediscipline,andcriticallyanalyzi
ngconflictingtheories and approaches.
• Understandingvaried socio-culturalcontexts, andbeingmindfulof indigenoustraditions.
• Creatingawareness aboutgenderissues.
• Cultivatinganethicalmindset,includingastrongworkethic,avoidingunethicalbehaviours
such as data fabrication and plagiarism, being mindful of implications
ofresearchusinghuman participants.
• Commitment to health and wellbeing at different levels (e.g. individual,
organization,community,society).
• Developingskillsofcommunication,negotiation, teamwork,effectivepresentation,etc.
• Appreciatingandtoleratingdiversity.
• Developingpositiveattributessuchasempathy,compassion,optimism,socialparticipation,a
nd accountability.
• Self-developmentandpersonalgrowth.
Courses for BA Honours Psychology Programme
Core Courses:
C-PSY-01:INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes:
• Tointroducestudentstothebasicconceptsofthefieldofpsychologywithanemphasisonapplications
of psychologyin everydaylife
• Appreciation ofthescopeand the field of psychology
• Developingfamiliaritywithbasicconceptsrelatedtosomefoundationalthemesofstudyinpsycholo
gysuchas learning, memory, perception, and thinking.
C-PSY-02:STATISTICALMETHODSFORPSYCHOLOGICALRESEARCH-I
Learning outcomes:
• Tofamiliarizestudentswiththeuseofstatisticalmethodsinpsychological research
• Tofosteranunderstandingof thetechniques ofdescriptivestatistics forquantitative research.
• Toteachtheapplicationof thesamein thefield ofPsychology
C-PSY-03:BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes
• Understandingthe biological basesof human behaviour, itsnatureand scope
• Developingcriticalthinkingtousescientifictechniquesforbiologicalpsychologyanddevelopi
ngan awarenessof ethical issuesaccompanyingthem
• Havingbasicknowledgeaboutthestructuresofhumanbrain,theirfunctionsandimpactonhu
manbehaviour
• Realizingtheimportance ofhormonesinbehaviour,cognitionandemotions
C-PSY-04:PSYCHOLOGYOFINDIVIDUALDIFFERENCES
Learning outcomes:
• Todevelopanunderstandingof theconceptofindividualdifferences
• Toacquaintthelearner withthecomplexities ofpersonalitytheories
• UnderstandingthevariousapproachestoIntelligenceandappreciationofthediverseframewo
rks
• Toknowtheprocessesandprinciplesofmotivationandemotionandappreciatingthediversefr
ameworks
C-PSY-05:DEVELOPMENTOFPSYCHOLOGICALTHOUGHT
Learning outcomes:
• Buildinganunderstandingofpre-
historyandhistoryofpsychology,includingphilosophicalandgeneral-scientificmilestone
eventsthat haveinfluenced thedevelopment ofthe discipline
• Identifyingandappreciatingthediversityofcontributionstothecontemporaryfieldsofpsych
ology
• Developingcriticalthinkingskillswithincreasedabilitytoarticulate
soundargumentsandasksophisticatedquestions regardingtheories and principles
ofpsychology
• Describethekeyfiguresinthehistoryofpsychologyandtheirmajorcontributionsandperspect
ives
• ProvideanintroductiontothedevelopmentofthedisciplinebothfromtheIndianaswellasWes
ternperspective
C-PSY-06:PSYCHOLOGICALRESEARCH
Learning outcomes:
• Awarenessofthebasicfeaturesofvarioustypesofresearchundertakenwithhumanbeingsand
understandingof the useof basic terminologyused in human research.
• Demonstrateabilitytoplansimpleresearchesandstateitsrequirements.
• Developingfamiliaritywithdifferentkindsofmeasuresandtechniquesforassessingindividua
ldifferences.
• Understandingthedistinctivefeaturesofaselectqualitativeresearchmethodsandplansmallq
ualitativeresearch.
• Understandingthe importanceof maintainingethical andmoral integrityoftheresearcher.
• Toeducatestudentswiththeprocessandthemethodsofquantitativeandqualitativepsycholo
gicalresearch traditions.
C-PSY-07:SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes:
• Understandingthebasic socialpsychologicalconceptsandfamiliarizewithrelevantmethods.
• Developingskillspertainingtomappingofsocialrealityandunderstandinghowpeopleevaluat
esocial situations.
• Developinganunderstandingpertainingtosocialinfluenceprocessesparticularlytheinfluenc
eof others on individual behaviour and performance.
• Developan understandingoftheindividualin relation tothesocial world
C-PSY-08:UNDERSTANDINGPSYCHOLOGICALDISORDERS
Learning outcomes:
• Acquiring knowledge and skills for distinguishing normal and abnormal behaviour and
learnthecriteriaof determiningabnormality.
• Developing familiarity with the current diagnostic systems (current edition of the
Diagnosticand Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and International Classification of
Diseases- MentalDisordersection).
• Acquiring knowledge about Anxiety Disorders and Trauma & Stressor-related,
DissociativeandPersonalityDisorders.
• Developing sensitivity towards individual and cultural diversity.
C-PSY-09:STATISTICALMETHODSFORPSYCHOLOGICALRESEARCH-II
Learning outcomes:
• Developingan understandingof the natureof qualitativeand quantitative inquiry
• Toeducatestudentswiththetechniques ofinferentialstatisticsandhypothesistesting
• Developingabasic knowledgeofhow to analyzedata quantitatively
C-PSY-10:APPLIEDSOCIALPSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes:
• Understandingthekeyissuesandtheoreticalconceptsrelatedtosocialinequalities,especiallyi
ntheIndiancontext.
• Developinginsightsintoone’sownbehavioursasaman(orasawoman)throughself-
reflexivity.
• Learningtoapplytheoreticalknowledgeofsocialpsychologyindesigninginterventionsystem
s.
• Developinginsightsintoissuesrelatedtogroups, environmentandthelegalsystem.
C-PSY-11:UNDERSTANDINGANDDEALINGWITHPSYCHOLOGICALDISORDERS
Learning outcomes:
• Tointroducetheetiologicalunderstandingandtherapeuticinterventionsforthevariouspsych
ologicaldisorders.
• DevelopanunderstandingofChildhooddisorders
• Tointroducepersonalitydisordersandsubstancerelated disorders.
C-PSY-12DEVELOPMENTALPSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes:
• Demonstrating anabilityto understandanddistinguish major
theoreticalperspectivesandmethodologicalapproaches in human development.
• Developinganabilitytoidentifythemilestonesindiversedomainsofhumandevelopmentacr
oss lifestages.
• Understandingthecontributionsofsocio-
culturalcontexttowardshapinghumandevelopment.
• AcquiringanabilitytodecipherkeydevelopmentalchallengesandissuesfacedintheIndianso
cietal context.
C-PSY-13:ORGANIZATIONALBEHAVIOUR
Learning outcomes:
• Todevelopanawarenessoftheconceptsrelated toorganizationalbehaviour.
• Helpthestudentsdevelop aconnection betweenconceptsandpracticesof organizations.
• Understandingtheevolutionofthefieldoforganizationalbehaviourandthechallengesfacedb
ythe field today, forinstancediversity, corporatesocial responsibility,etc.
• Developingadeeperunderstandingofconceptualandtheoreticalbasesofmotivationandempl
oyees’workattitudesandtheirrelationshipwithperformanceandorganizationaloutcomes.
• Understandingleadershipprocessesfromdifferenttheoreticalperspectives.
C-PSY-14:COUNSELLINGPSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes:
• Todevelopanunderstandingofbasicconcepts,processes, andtechniques ofCounseling.
• Havingacomprehensiveunderstandingoftheprofessionofcounselling,particularlyintheIndi
an context.
• Acquiringbasiccounsellingskillsofproblemidentification,andrelationshipbuilding(e.g.emp
athy,listening, paraphrasing, unconditional positiveregard).
• Developingqualitiesofaneffectivecounsellorincludingincreasingself-
awareness,reflexivity,self-monitoringand objectivity.
• Helpingclientshavingmildconcernsinlife;forinstanceactingaspeercounsellorsinthecollege
/community.
ELECTIVE:DISCIPLINESPECIFICDSE(ANY4)(2INSEMESTER-VAND2
INSEMESTER-VI)
DSE-PSY-01:POSITIVEPSYCHOLOGY
DisciplineSpecificElective -(DSE)Credit: 6
COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES
• Appreciatingandunderstandingthemeaningandconceptualapproachestopositivepsycholo
gy.
• Beingabletounderstandthehowpositiveemotionalstatescontributetoresilience,happiness,
andwellbeing.
• Learningthevariouspathwaysthroughwhichcognitivestatesandprocessesinfluenceself-
efficacy,optimism and wellbeing.
• Beingabletoidentifythe applicationsofpositivepsychology.
DSE-PSY-02:HUMANRESOURCEMANAGEMENT
• DevelopingthebasicabilitytoassistHRdepartmentsinfulfillinghumanresourcefunctions,pa
rticularlyrelated torecruitment, selection, performance appraisal,andtraining.
• Developingskillstoconductjobanalysisthatcouldformthebasisofselectioninstrumentsaswe
llas performanceappraisal system.
• Developingmulti-culturalunderstandingofHRMandsensitivitytowardsdiversity.
DSE-PSY-03:HEALTHPSYCHOLOGY
• Understandinghealthpsychologyandtherelationbetweenmindand body.
• Identifyingthecharacteristicsofhealthybehavioursandpromotingthem.
• Understandingavarietyofhealthenhancingbehavioursandtheimportanceofexercise,nutri
tion,safetyand management ofpainand stress.
• Developinganunderstandingofpursuingresearchinhealthpsychologydomainsanddevelo
pinginterventions.
DSE-PSY-04:COMMUNITYPSYCHOLOGY
Discipline Specific Elective - (DSE) Credit: 6
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Understandingthe role of Psychologyin communitydevelopment.
• Developing an appreciation of the core values that guide community psychology and
facilitatecommunityfunctions.
• To understand the link between individuals and communities and deal with social issues
moreeffectively.
• Developing insights with respect to health promotion programs in communities,
communityprogramme for child and maternal health, for physically challenged and elderly
people in theIndian context, through casestudies.
DSE-PSY-05:CULTURALANDINDIGENOUSPSYCHOLOGY
• Tounderstandthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinculturalprocesses.
• Toidentifyhowculturehelpsto understand oneself.
• Tolearnthecostsandbenefitsofculturaldiversityandglobalizationonpsycho-
socialconstructs.
• TounderstandthecoreconceptsofIndianPsychologywithitsimplicationsandapplications.
DSE-PSY-06:PROJECT/DISSERTATION
• Conceptualizingaresearchproblembased onthe basicand appliedorientationofresearch.
• Executing a research plan through systematic application of knowledge about
appropriatesampling, suitable research designs, relevant research tools, standardized
conduction, accuratedataanalysis techniques and adheringto ethicalguidelines.
• Reporting research outcomes in a standardised, universally acceptable and
comprehendibleformat.
• Gaining insights about the domain researched and critically reflecting on the steps of
theresearchprocess.
DSE-PSY-07:PSYCHOLOGICALPERSPECTIVESINEDUCATION
• UnderstandingthemeaningandprocessesofeducationatindividualandsocialplainsintheInd
ian context.
• Demonstratinganappreciationoftheroleoftheteacherineducation.
• Understandingthesocialprocesseswithintheclassroomandbroadersocietalcontextsthatsh
apestudent’slearningoutcomes.
• Developinganinsightinto thenotionof inclusivityineducation.
DSE-PSY-08:PSYCHOLOGYOFDISABILITY
• Tounderstandandconceptualizedisabilityfrom thepsychologicalperspective.
• Tolearntoidentifythesocial,cultural,historicalandpoliticalphenomenaassociatedwithdisa
bility.
• Todevelopan understandingof varioustheories ofdisability.
• Tobeable designinterventions todeal withdisabilities.
DSE-PSY-09:PSYCHOLOGYOFPEACE
• Tounderstandthe conceptsofpeace andmanagingconflicts.
• Tolearnthevariouspsychologicalperspectivesof peace.
• Todevelopanintegrated frameworkforbuildingpeace.
• Todevelopaninsightintotheprocessofpeaceinchallengingsituations.
DSE-PSY-10:FORENSICPSYCHOLOGY
• Being able to conceptualise forensic psychology as a distinct discipline within the wider
fieldofpsychologyas well asan understandingof its historical roots.
• Developing an understanding how various theories and principles of psychology are
applied inthecourt oflawand criminal justicesystem.
• Understandingtherolesofforensicpsychologistsandpsychologistsincourt,anddemonstrati
ng knowledge of key issues in forensic psychology including eyewitness
testimonyandfalseconfession.
• Developing a working knowledge and understanding of the basic theory and methods
ofinvestigationused in forensic psychology
DSE-PSY-11:INTRODUCTIONTOINDIANPSYCHOLOGICALTHOUGHT
• TodevelopanunderstandingoftheconceptsofIndianpsychologicalthought.
• Tounderstandtheprocessofselfandpersonalityfromadevelopmentalperspectiveanditsinv
olvementin health and healing.
• Tofacilitateanunderstandingintomappingselfhoodinthecontextofrelationships,motivatio
n,action and agency.
• Tolearntoformulatestrategiestoaddressissuesintherapeutic,educationalandorganization
alsettings from theindigenousIndianperspective.
DSE-PSY-12:ENVIRONMENTALPSYCHOLOGY
• Developinganunderstandingoftheenvironmentalconsequencesonouremotions,cognition
sand behaviours.
• Understandingpro-environmentbehavioursandhuman-
environmenttransaction,andbeingabletodesignbehaviouralinterventionstominimizethe
adverseeffectsofanti-environmentbehaviour.
• Learningabouttheinfluenceofclimate changeonpsycho-socialhealthandwellbeing.
• Developinganinsightintotheprocesses relatedto environmentalsustainability.
• Forginginterdisciplinaryunderstandingand research possibilities.
DSE-PSY-13:COGNITIVEPSYCHOLOGY
COURSELEARNING OUTCOMES
• Tostudythehistoryandconceptsofcognitivepsychology.
• Tounderstanddifferent methodsofcognitiveand neuro-psychologicalresearch.
• Beingabletounderstandattention,language,problemsolvinganddecisionmakingprocesses
.
ABILITY ENHANCEMENT ELECTIVE COURSE (AEEC) (SKILL BASED-SEC)

(ANY2:1 INSEMESTER IIIAND1 INSEMESTER IV)
SEC-PSY-01:EMOTIONALINTELLIGENCE
Skill-EnhancementElectiveCourse-(SEC) Credit:4
• Tounderstandthetheoreticalconceptof emotionalintelligence anditsvariousmodels
• Tofosterthe abilityto identifyand manageone’sownemotions,aswellastheemotions
ofothers
• Helpstudentsdealwithnegativeemotionalstatesandpromotemorepositiveemotionsinit
splace
• Tounderstandtheapplicationofemotionalintelligenceinmyriadsettings,suchasthew
orkplace,relationships,etc.
SEC-PSY-02:STRESSMANAGEMENT
• To understand the nature of stress and learn the skill to identify symptoms
demonstratingstress.
• Toget
aninsightintothevariousenvironmental,social,psychologicalandphysiologicalconcomit
ants of stress and develop skills to reduce the impact of these factors
andpromoteconditions that will reduce stress.
• Tolearnhowstressimpactshealthandlearncopingskillsandresilience.
• Todevelopskillstomanagestressbylearningyoga,meditation,relaxationtechniquesandcog
nitiveskills to deal with stress.
SEC-PSY-03:EFFECTIVEDECISIONMAKING
• Tolearndecision makingskills.
• Todevelopan understandinginto thechoicesthatonehasabout one’scareer.
• Topromoteskillspertainingtointerpersonalrelationships,conflictresolutionandnegotiatio
ns.
• Todevelop skills enhancingcompetencyat work.
SEC-PSY-04:EDUCATIONALPSYCHOLOGY
Skill-Enhancement Elective Course - (SEC) Credit: 4
COURSE LEARNINGOUTCOMES
• Tolearnthebehavioralandsocialskills ofimpartingeducation.
• Todevelopcognitiveskillsthatwillenhanceachievement,intelligenceandcreativityamongv
ariousgroups.
• Toenhanceskillsthatwillfacilitateeffectiveteachingintheclassroomaswellasmanaging the
classroom.
• Topromoteskills thatwill help toimpart education to thosewith special needs.
SEC-PSY-05:HUMANRESOURCEPRACTICES
• GivinganoverviewofthecoreHRpracticesinorganizations,suchasjobanalysis,selection,train
ingand performanceappraisal
• Impartingbasicpsychologicalskillsrelevantfor a practitionerinanorganizational context
SEC-PSY-06:PERSONALGROWTHANDDEVELOPMENT
• Tofacilitatetheprocessofself-discovery
• Thedevelopmentofemotional,cognitiveandinterpersonalcompetenciesforpersonalgrowt
h
• Effectivelyusingtheexperientiallearningparadigm
• Workingthroughpersonalandinterpersonal conflicts
SEC-PSY-07:PSYCHOLOGICALSKILLSINORGANISATIONS
Skill-EnhancementElectiveCourse-(SEC)Credit: 4
• Togainunderstandingofkeyhuman relationsskills demandedat theworkplace
• Todevelopkeyinterpersonalskillsandeffective management behaviour
• Todevelopself-awarenessandlearnself-
managementthroughcopingwithstressandtimemanagement
• Demonstratingappropriateskillsessentialincommunicatingeffectively
• Toperformasafocusedleaderintoday’stoughbusinessenvironmentbyenhancingcompetenc
ieslike assertiveness,delegation, problemsolving,and conflictmanagement
SEC-PSY-08:PSYCHOLOGYOFRELATIONSHIPS
• Increasingunderstandingregardingthedynamicsofestablishing,maintaining,anddissolving
relationships
• Tofosteranunderstandingof loveas apsychological construct
• Developinginsightsaboutdistressinrelationships(divorce,break-
up,etc.)aswellasthehealingprocess
• Appreciatingtheimportanceofpositiverelationalattitudeslikeself-
acceptance,gratitudeandforgivenessfor healthyrelationships
SEC-PSY-9:LEARNINGHOWTOLEARN
Skill-EnhancementElectiveCourse-(SEC)Credit:4
• Todevelopanunderstandingoftheapplicationsofpsychologyinenablingeffective,self-
regulatedand sociallyresponsivelearning.
• Toenablestudentstoapplypsychological theoriestobuildlearningskills.
• Toenablestudentstounderstandtheroleofinterpersonalrelationshipsinthefacilitationofle
arning.
• Toappreciatethediversityoflearningprofilesofstudentswithsocio-
culturaldifferences,andunderstand how diverselearningneeds can beaddressed.
SEC-PSY-10:RESEARCHPUBLICATIONANDPRESENTATIONS
• Tounderstandtheroleofethicsinresearchandlearnbestpracticesforconducting,presentinga
ndpublishingresearch.
• Tolearntheadvancedtechniquesofdatacollectionandanalysisusinge-
resourcesandsoftwares.
• Tolearntheskillplanningandwritingthearticleforpublicationinscientific/academicjournals
,onlinejournals, book chapters.
• To develop the skill of presenting research findings in conferences/seminars and sharing
viewsandinteractingwith fellow researchers.
SEC-PSY-11:SKILLSOFCOMMUNICATION
Skill-EnhancementElectiveCourse-(SEC)Credit: 4
• Understandingthebasic processesofcommunication,bothverbalaswellasnon-verbal.
• Identifyingone’sownpsychologicalbarrierstoeffectivecommunicationanddemonstratingli
steningskills.
• Demonstratingculturalsensitivityincommunicationandappreciationofculturalvariationsi
nverbaland non-verbal communication.
• Becomingabettercommunicatorbyunderstandingbodylanguageandothernon-
verbalaspectsofcommunication;havinganawarenessof
barrierstoeffectivecommunication.
ELECTIVE:GENERIC(GE)(ANY4,1EACHINSEMESTERI,II,IIIANDIV)
GE-PSY-01:GENERALPSYCHOLOGY
GenericElective-(GE) Credit:6
• Developingknowledgeof thebasic concepts in psychology
• Understandingthe psychologyof individualdifferences
• Developingskillsforapplyingpsychologicalknowledgeto reallifesituations
GE-PSY-02:PSYCHOLOGYOVERTHELIFE-SPAN
• Toequipthelearnerwithanunderstandingoftheconceptandprocessofhumandevelopment
across the lifespan.
• Toimpartan understandingof thevarious domainsof humandevelopment
• Toinculcatesensitivitytosocio-culturalcontextof human development
GE-PSY-03:PSYCHOLOGYFORHEALTHANDWELL-BEING
• Understandingthespectrumof healthand illness.
• Demonstratingadequateknowledgeaboutissuesrelatedtostress,stressmanagementandco
ping.
• Developingadequate knowledgeabout thepromotion of healthybehaviour.
• Cultivatinginnerstrengths andvirtues, likehopeand optimism.
GE-PSY-04:PSYCHOLOGYATWORK
• Tounderstandthemeaningandtheoreticalfoundationsof I/O Psychology
• TounderstandtheevolutionofthefieldofI/Opsychologyandtoappreciatechallengesfacedbyt
he field today
• TodevelopanunderstandingofhowthevarioustheoriesandmethodsofI/OPsychologyapplyt
o real work settings
• Todevelopanappreciationoftheprocessofcommunicationinorganizationsandtomanageco
mmunicationeffectively
GE-PSY-05:PSYCHOLOGYANDMEDIA
• Tounderstandtheeffectofmediaonhuman psyche
• Todevelop aninsight into theroleof mediain identityformationand happiness
• Tobeawareofthepsychologicalconsequencesof advertisements
• Tobeableto understandthe criticalissues ofmediainfluence
GE-PSY-06:INTER-GROUPRELATIONS
GenericElective-(GE)Credit:6
• Understandingtherolegroupsplayinourlifeandthesignificanceofhealthyinter-
grouprelations
• Understandingthenatureofrelationshipbetweengroupsintermsofcooperation,competitio
nand conflict
• Realizingtherelevance andconsequenceofsocialcategorization
• Understandinghowgroupmembershipsshapesone’ssocialidentityandcolorsourperceptio
nofothers.
• Knowingwaystoresolve andmanageinter-group conflicts
GE-PSY-07:YOUTHPSYCHOLOGY
• Tohelpstudentsunderstandthenotionofyouth,youthacrosscultures,youthidentity,signific
antconcerns amongtheyouth
• Toinculcatesensitivitytoissuesrelatedtoyouthwithspecialemphasisongenderstereotypes
/discriminationand riskybehaviour
• Todevelopanunderstandingofwaysofempoweringtheyouth
GE-PSY-08:PSYCHOLOGYANDMENTALHEALTH
• Startingconversationsaroundmentalhealthandcreatingmentalhealthawarenessamongstn
on-Psychologystudents.
• Basicunderstandingofcommon mentalhealthproblemslike anxietyanddepression.
• Understandingandenhancingpositivemental healthand wellbeing
GE-PSY-09:UNDERSTANDINGINTIMATERELATIONSHIPS
• Tolearnaboutintimaterelationships, bothfriendshipsandromantic relationships
• To fosteran understandingof the psychologyof love
• Fosteranappreciationofthedynamicsofestablishing,maintaining,anddissolvingrelationshi
ps
• Learn howtoeffectivelyapplythe knowledgeof thepsychologyof intimaterelationships
• Developinginsightsaboutdistressinrelationshipsaswellasthehealingprocessbyappreciatin
gthe importanceof self-acceptance,gratitude, forgiveness
GE-PSY-10: POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING HUMANSTRENGTHS

• Tounderstand themeaningand significanceof positive psychologyas ascience
• Tocomprehendspecifichumanstrengthssuchasoptimism,resilience,hope,flow
• To
developanunderstandingofwaysofempoweringpeoplethroughthecultivationofthesestren
gths
GE-PSY-11:SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY:UNDERSTANDINGHUMANWORLD
COURSELEARNING OUTCOMES
• Familiarizingwithbasicsocialpsychologicalconceptsandrelevantmethods
• Developingan understandingof theindividualinrelationto the socialworld
• Understandingaggression, itsprevention andcontrol
• Understandinghow prejudiceisformedand howto reduceit
Sociology
Department of Sociology
B.A. (Honors) Sociology Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)(Revised with LOCF)2019
Sociology is the most contemporary and versatile of the Social Sciences. It trains students to grasp
social structures, understand social processes, map the dynamics of social change, decipher social
interactions and make sense of individual and collective experiences in their social, historical and
cultural context. Sociology is at once critical and constructive; conceptual and applied; theoretical and
empirical. It is a science that cohabits comfortably with literary flair, speculative sensibility, historical
imagination and statistical rigour. It is incessantly reflexive about its methods, exacting about its
research techniques and standards of evidence. Sociology is ever so subtle about the conceptual
distinctions it draws and ardent about its disciplinary boundaries and identity. At the same time,
Sociology is the most open and interdisciplinary of social sciences. The pursuit of Sociology is a
systematic effort at recovering, mapping and making sense of our kaleidoscopic collective self under
the sign of modernity. It is both historical and comparative. Sociology as an academic discipline is
committed to the ideal of generating public knowledge and fostering public reason. It embodies the
best of enlightenment virtues: scientific reason, tolerance of diversity, humanistic empathy and
celebration of democratic ideals. It is the science of our times. Sociology in India is more than
hundred years old with rich, entrenched, ongoing and evolving scholarly legacies. University of Delhi
has been a premier centre of sociological learning and research in India for the last 60 years. The
scholarly and institutional foundations of the discipline were laid by eminent sociologist late Prof M.
N. Srinivas in 1959. It was a response to a widely recognized need for a discipline that addressed the
broad concerns of a heterogeneous society where aspects of social life were rapidly changing yet
traditional institutions still held sway. The Sociology Department at the Delhi School of Economics
recognized the importance of disseminating the findings of sociological research and train the next
generation of sociologists and decided to introduce undergraduate courses in sociology quite early on.
Over the decades, the Post Graduate department thrived and Under Graduate departments grew in
number under the mentorship of illustrious sociologists such as, M.S.A. Rao, Andre Beteille, A.M.
Shah, B. S. Baviskar, J.P.S Uberoi and Veena Das, all of whom took keen interest in curriculum
design. At the moment, Sociology is offered in ten colleges across Delhi University as an Honours
programme.
The Sociology syllabus at University of Delhi has always embodied the department’s commitment to
rigorous imparting of disciplinary fundamentals, comparative intent and a general preference to
concern oneself with deeper and enduring attributes of the social than over narrow and shallow
concerns of topical interest. Inter-disciplinarity has always been an article of faith for Sociology under
the auspices of Delhi School of Economics. The Department constantly endeavoured to introduce sub-
disciplines and special areas of study in response to a dynamic intellectual climate, shifting social
concerns and novel professional demands. This spirit continues to inform the undergraduate syllabus
even today and our students find fulfilling careers in a broad range of professions that require
sensitivity to social issues, independent thinking and analytical ability. You may find how this legacy
is lived and the vision actualized in the following pages that elucidate the learning outcome
framework for the Under-Graduate curriculum for Sociology at University of Delhi.
1. Structure, Program Itinerary and Disciplinary Content of BA (Hons.) Sociology

To graduate with Honours in Sociology from University of Delhi a student has to successfully
complete fourteen Core Courses (CC), four Discipline Specific Electives (DSE), two Skill
Enhancement Courses (SEC), two Ability Enhancement Courses and Four Generic Elective courses
(GE) spread across six semesters. CCs, DSEs and SECs are the primary responsibility of the
department and we offer GEs in Sociology to students from other departments. At the moment there
are eight DSEs and GEs listed, respectively. The fourteen CCs are divided into four introductory
courses (Semesters one and two), six courses on social institutions and features (Semesters three and
four), four courses on theories and research methods (Semesters five and six). The two SEC’s
(semesters three and four) train students in academic writing and ethnographic film making. Students
have to select two DSEs per semester during fifth and sixth semesters. The list of DSEs and SECs is
an open list to which the university may add new courses as per the changing disciplinary trends and
dynamic graduate outcomes demanded by various stake holders. All the courses are designed to
impart disciplinary fundamentals of sociology through a curated reading list that draws amply from
the rich and diverse tradition of sociological writing –classical as well as contemporary. These courses
also feature vibrant illustrative material in the form of case studies meant to make the concepts and
theories vivid, learning process engaging and illustrate the discipline in action in terms of empirical
investigations. The courses are designed to draw micro-itineraries across the syllabus to form complex
interconnections.
2. Graduate Attributes, Qualification Descriptors and Program Learning Outcomes

The Honours program in Sociology is premised on an axiom that a graduate is not the mere product of
a system. On the contrary, the graduate attributes are the most concrete manifestation of the spirit of
the entire program, its operationalization through institutions and collective and concerted efforts of
all stakeholders. Every other feature of the programme is fused into this. Hence graduate attributes,
qualification descriptors and programme learning outcomes may not be described separately since
they are innately interconnected.
A Sociology graduate from University of Delhi would be a person with a thorough grounding in the
fundamentals of Sociology and infused with the ‘Sociological Imagination’. They can see the
connections between biographies and history, personal problems and historical currents, pierce the
seamless fabric of common sense that envelopes the everyday life of societies, draw connections
between seemingly independent social factors, processes and institutions using observation and
analysis. Being trained in a highly context-sensitive discipline, a Sociology graduate is alert to social,
cultural and historical context of all issues. In the Indian context, that implies an ingrained post-
colonial sensibility that critically engages constitutions of self and engagement with the other.
Sociology is a deeply self-reflexive discipline with an inter-disciplinary orientation. A graduate would
be capable of describing and embodying the mandate and perspective of Sociology as a discipline,
how it differs from cognate social sciences and be able to engage productively with them without
losing disciplinary perspective. A Sociology graduate is exposed to a significant quantum of concepts,
conceptual writing, theories and theoretical reasoning throughout the three years across all the
courses. Hence she/ he has an ability to grasp and generate a conceptual conversation in general and
within the discipline of Sociology in particular. She/he is also familiar with well-defined, critical and
evolving multiplicity of theoretical perspectives. A Sociology graduate would be well versed with the
basic tenets of these perspectives and capable of generating versions of the social world from these
perspectives. Endowed with this awareness of multiple perspectives on any significant issue a
Sociology graduate is able to reason it out and weigh the various operational options in any given
Context.
Rigorous empirical investigation of the social being an inalienable aspect of graduate training,
Sociology graduates are well trained to engage in research. They are familiar with the elementary
techniques of social investigation via a thorough two semester long training in sociological research
methods.
A chief graduate attribute of Sociology students is a demonstrable ability to constitute a significant
sociological problem to investigate, design research, choose appropriate techniques of social
investigation, gather data from a scientifically determined sample, make sense of the data after due
analysis, render the results in appropriate conceptual context and draw viable theoretical conclusions.
Sociology graduates are an embodiment of highly desirable combination of keen observation, deep
empathy, rigorous reason, hardnosed empiricism and scholarly detachment. They have abilities to
read diverse kinds of material ranging from statistics, theoretical tracts, official reports, research
reports, visual material, imaginative literature, cultural artifacts and social gestures and synthesise and
generalize from them to draw viable conclusions. They are keenly aware of social context of
knowledge production itself.
Substantively, Sociology graduates possess specialized knowledge of a range of social institutions and
processes. Through courses on Indian society, polity, economy, religion, kinship and family, gender
and social stratification they have a fine grasp of social structures, processes, institutions, cultural
diversities and dynamics of social change along with attendant conceptual tool- kit of the discipline.
The courses around these themes are constructed inter-textually and indexed to the courses on theories
and methods. Hence a key graduate attribute in terms of disciplinary knowledge is an ability to access
substantive stock of existing research on these areas of sociological knowledge and invoke it
strategically to draw conclusions, throw light on emerging issues, and generate insights and research
agendas. Sociology graduates are instinctually comparative across and within the cultures. They are
trained to spot social patterns and trends and seek causation at the level of social and cultural
collectives to explain the observed social regularities. They are averse to attaching undue causal
weight to individual subjective understandings and are resistant to unfounded ethnocentric
assumptions. They can seamlessly redefine and reconstitute a range of social issues at multiple scales
from diverse perspectives simultaneously to produce optimal solutions. Most students find this new
Found ability not only transformative but almost therapeutic. A Sociology graduate from Delhi
University is likely to have a specialized understanding of sociological conversation around Sociology
of Gender; Social Stratification; Urban Sociology; Agrarian Sociology; Environmental Sociology;
Sociology of Work and Industry; Health and Medicine; Visual Cultures; Indian Sociological
Traditions and Reading Ethnographic Monographs.
Sociology is both precise and evocative in the representation of the results of its scholarly labours. It
is also keenly aware of its role in educating the public and dispelling common misconceptions and
prejudices. Hence good communication skills are imperative for a Sociology graduate. Sociological
communication takes three principal forms: oral, written and visual. A DU graduate in Sociology is
trained to be conversant with all these modes via dedicated Skill Enhancement Courses on ‘Reading,
Writing and Reasoning for Sociology’ and ‘Techniques of Ethnographic Film Making’. Given the
range of these core graduate attributes, Sociology graduates are well equipped to mobilize their
sociological knowledge and generic skills for a variety of purposes apart from academic pursuit of the
discipline. Sociology graduates are equipped to grasp vast quantities of diversely textured complex
material and synthesise it into coherent and cogent arguments backed by evidence. Its class room
practices inculcate an ability to engage in collaborative work and constructive, purposive and
democratic conversations. They are well trained for critical thinking that matches their research skills
which enables them to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of arguments in a scientific fashion.
Sociology is a worldly science that incessantly draws students beyond class rooms and harnesses the
productive tension between library work, field work and a call to interventionist action. A Sociology
graduate is ideal for employment needs where a graduate from liberal arts would fit in for this rare
blend. They are a perfect fit for the areas (but not limited to them alone) such as law, development
studies, development practice, social work, bureaucracy and public institutions, women’s studies,
gender studies, area studies, international relations, policy studies, policy implementation, advocacy,
management, marketing, social psychology, industrial organization, election studies, data sciences,
journalism, criminology, and careers in fine and performing arts. Sociology is both a profession and a
vocation. A lifelong commitment to learning, critical thinking and to the cause of the collective well-
being rather than narcissistic self-indulgence. It is a cosmopolitan science that is positive and
normative at once. A Sociology graduate would make an enlightened leader and an informed
follower. The chief attribute of a Sociology graduate from Delhi University is that she is well
prepared in discharging her responsibilities as a conscious citizen while having a productive career
and leading a meaningful life.
3. Teaching Learning Process

Multiple pedagogic techniques are used in imparting the knowledge both within and outside the
classrooms. Listed below are some such techniques:
• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Power-point presentations
• Project work
• Documentary Films on relevant topics
• Debates, Discussions, Quiz
• Talks /workshops
• Interaction with experts
• Academic festivals
• Classics and other sociologically meaningful films
• Excursions and walks within the city
• Visit to the museums
• Outstation field trips
• Surveys designs
• Internships
4. A note on Assessment Methods

Besides the formal system of University examinations held at the end of each semester as well as mid-
semester and class tests that are held regularly, the students are also assessed on the basis of the
following:
Written assignments
Project Reports
Presentations
Participation in class discussions
Ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems
Application of sociological concepts during fieldwork
Reflexive Thinking
Engagement with peers
Participation in extra and co-curricular activities
Critical assessment of Films /Books etc.
5. A note on career trajectories for Sociology Graduates and (for) Prospective employers: Students
with a grounding in Sociology have contributed immensely to the following fields :
Academics
Bureaucracy
Social Work
Law
Journalism both print and visual
Management
Policy Making
Developmental Issues
Designing and Conducting surveys
Human Resource Development
Advocacy
Performing Arts
Research in contemporary issues of Gender, Development, Health, Urban Studies,
Criminology etc.

B.A. (Honours) Sociology
Introduction to Sociology – I
Core Course 01
Course Objectives
1. The mandate of the course is to introduce the discipline to students from diverse academic and
social backgrounds, trainings and capabilities. The course is intended to introduce the students to a
sociological ways of thinking. They learn how to apply sociological concepts to the everyday life.
2. Illustrations through popular stories for instance help students understand more cogently how even
children’s literature and fiction is a reflection of the times. The student by the end of the course
realises that the individual choices are impacted by the social structure of which we are a part. A
person’s individual biography is a reflection of the times in which they live. They develop reflective
thinking skills of both self and society. They develop a sense of how common sense is actually limited
to those who share the same spatial- geographical, social and cultural location.
3. The students are able to demonstrate the ability to apply the theoretical concepts learned to all kinds
of societies whether simple or complex. They understand various aspects of society and how these are
interlinked with each other. These include understanding the relationship of individuals with groups.
By understanding these relationships the student develops a sense of how closely the lives of
individuals are intertwined and impact each other.
4. The course also introduces the students to the emergence of Sociology as a systematic and scientific
field of study. The emergence of sociology as a science also helps them understand the changing
conceptualisation of what it means to be scientific. They are also for the first time exposed to the
interdisciplinary nature of the social sciences like social anthropology, history and psychology. They
learn how these relate to each other while maintain their disciplinary boundaries.
5. The students also learn about the basics of doing field work. This is important since fieldwork
based projects are often assigned in various papers across the semesters. By doing projects the
students learn to apply sociological concepts to understand various aspects of society.
6. The course is designed in a manner that for each topic there are multiple readings. The students
learn how to read complex texts and to express thoughts and ideas effectively in writing. They also
learn how to frame arguments cogently. The course also provides a foundation for the other more
detailed and specialized courses in sociology.

1. The students learn to apply the sociological perspective in understanding how society shapes our
individual lives.
2. It also provides a foundation for the other more detailed and specialized courses in sociology.
3. The students also learn about the basics of doing field work and use it for doing field work based
projects. They also learn to write project reports.
4. The students learn how to read and interpret complex ideas and texts and to present them in a
cogent manner.
BA (H) Sociology
Core Course 02
Sociology of India I
Course Objectives:
1. Introduction to images and ideas of India.
2. Understanding key concepts and institutions of Indian society.
1. The course lays the foundation of viewing images and ideas of India through a sociological lens. It
further investigates sociological concepts and institutions in the Indian context.
2.Through informed interrogation of images, ideas, concepts and institutions of India, he
course contributes to the development of critical and analytical thinking.
3. The course, supported by an inter-disciplinary approach, facilitates learning and reflecting about the
multiple – and contextual – socio-cultural registers of Indian society.
4. Given the high standard/quality of the syllabus and use of innovative teaching-learning
methods, the course prepares students to successfully compete in global academia.
B.A. (Honours) Sociology
Introduction to Sociology II
Core Course 03
Course Objectives
1. The course aims to provide a general introduction to sociological thought. The focus is on studying
from the original texts to give the students a flavour of how over a period of time thinkers have
conceptualized various aspects of society. This paper also provides a foundation for thinkers in the
other papers. The course teaches the students how to read the original works by the various thinkers.
2. The course is designed in a manner that for each topic there are multiple readings. The students
learn how to read original works of various thinkers and to understand the central argument. They also
learn how to present complex ideas of a particular thinker effectively in writing. They also learn how
to frame arguments cogently.
3. The sequence in which the theoretical perspectives are introduced to the students reflects the way in
which sociological thought has evolved and emerged. The focus is also on understanding how the
development of theory is not in vacuum but is an outcome of the changing times. For example the
theories of Marx, Weber and Durkheim are all in someways related to the Industrial Revolution and
the emergence of capitalism. Their theories also reflect the impact of large scale urbanization and
industrialization on the lives of individuals. The impact is not just limited to individuals but is also
reflected in the emergence of a new way of life and new institutions. They also learn about
industrialization as a social phenomenon and the emergence of modern society as an outcome of
industrialization.
4. The students will be able to understand since theories are a reflection of changes taking place in
society thus each subsequent set of theoretical approaches will either support, critique identify logical
flaws and gaps in the preceding arguments.
5. A student learns that social theories are inherently multicultural in nature. They cannot be limited
by the boundaries of any one society or culture. They learn how to use theory for the other courses
that they will be doing in the subsequent semesters. The course intends to equip students with tools to
understand and appreciate the impact of globalization in an overall perspective instead of specific
instances. The study of theory helps the students realize the impact of social, political, economic and
technological processes on the world as a whole and their responsibility as global citizens.

1. The students are introduced to the relationship between theory and perspectives.
2. The students are introduced to sociological theories which they learn in greater detail during the
later semesters.
3. This paper also provides a foundation for sociological theories that are a part of papers in the
subsequent semesters.
4. The students learn critical thinking skills. They learn how to read, interpret and critique original
works of various thinkers.
BA (H) Sociology
Core Course 04
Sociology of India II
Course Objectives:
1. To understand the modes of knowledge-construction of Indian history, society, Culture and politics.
2. To examine how multiple social processes, forces and ideologies shaped the terrain of the nation.

1. The course adds to the sociological interpretation of Indian history and society. The India-specific
themes of the course – discourse/knowledge-making, mobilization, transformation, ideology, identity
and politics, for example – are treated, moreover, by drawing from sociological concepts and theories.
The course connects the practical and conceptual in terms of both substance and relevance.
2. By focusing on the nuanced character of historical and social ideas and processes, the course
sharpens the faculties of critical and analytical thinking and doing.
3. The adoption of an inter-disciplinary framework, without losing sight of the sociological, makes the
course wider in scope and scale. It broadens viewpoints and encourages students to reflect deeply on
the multicultural reality which is the defining feature of India.
4. The course, in terms of both high quality syllabus-content and innovative teaching-learning
techniques, matches global standards. Consequently, it adequately trains students to compete in global
academia.
B. A. (H) Sociology
Core Course 05: Political Sociology
Course Objectives:
1. Political Sociology is one of the core areas of sociology. It is a thriving subfield of sociology with
important theoretical and practical consequences. The endeavor in this course is to render it compact,
contemporaneous and make it contextual for Indian students, while familiarizing them with enduring
conceptual and theoretical concerns. It is rigorously theoretical yet relatable.
2. The course offers a judicious mix of classical and contemporary texts in political sociology
that examines the bases of social power and the relationship between politics and society both
analytically as well as in specific empirical contexts. The course is an intensive introduction to the
theoretical debates extant in the sub-field and equips students to learn both classical and contemporary
arguments about age old questions of power, authority and resistance and their manifestations in
political institutions and political systems.
3. The course equips students to grasp the essential historicity of political processes, political
institutions and political change to facilitate an understanding of the dynamic nature of political
phenomena. The first two sections of the course deals with theoretical and analytical aspects of
examining the interface between politics and society, while the third section seeks to provide an
understanding of political processes in India.

1. An ability to comprehend the embeddedness of political and the social in each other.
2. Familiarity with different theoretical and conceptual issues in political sociology and a capacity to
use them to grasp political phenomena in a cross-cultural and comparative perspective
3. Be able to understand and appreciate the diversity of ways in which politics operates historically
and spatially to generate a more expansive notion of the realm of the political.
4. Be able to understand the relationship between state and society in shaping politics in India both
historically and analytically.
5. Be able to generate hypotheses and research questions within the theoretical perspectives and
ethnographic contexts in political sociology.
BA (H) SOCIOLOGY
CORE COURSE -06
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
COURSE OBJECTIVE
1. This course exposes students to the distinctiveness of the sociological approach to the study of
religion.
2. The individual and the group encounter religion and/or religious phenomenon in myriad ways be it
through custom, ritual, beliefs or other practices. Students will be familiarized with the basic
theoretical and methodological perspectives on the study of religion and also exposed to ethnographic
texts on various aspects of religious phenomenon.
3. The last section of the course touches upon some aspects of religion in contemporary times such as
secularization and multiculturalism.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Students will be acquainted with representative texts that symbolize the development of knowledge
in the field of Sociology of Religion. They will be able to identify different theories, approaches and
concepts that make up the study of religion, distinguish between them and also use terms specific to
the field in specific context.
2. Students will be able to make a link between texts and paraphrase their arguments and use these to
communicate their ideas in research papers, projects and presentations.
3. By encompassing contemporary developments the course enables students to think about linkages
between religion and society at various levels.
B.A (H) Sociology

Core Course 07
Sociology of Gender
Course Objective:
The course introduces gender as a critical sociological lens of enquiry in relation to various social
fields. It also interrogates the categories of gender, sex, and sexuality.

1. An understanding of concepts such as sex and gender by problematising common-sensical notions
of gender.
2. Raising key issues of power and subordination within the purview of gender and the need for and
solutions resorted to as measures to initiate change through gender-based movements.
3. Understanding issues relating to gender both at a national and global level.
4. Places gender in juxtaposition with other forms of stratification and identity such as caste, class,
family and work.
B.A (H) Sociology

Core Course 08
ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY
Course Objective:
The linkages between the economy and its socio-cultural environment are so many and so complex
that it has become almost an imperative need of the hour as to understand the ways in which the key
elements of economy are situated and conditioned in a socio-cultural context. This course offers an
introduction to the key concepts and theoretical foundations of Economic Sociology as a specialized
branch of Sociology. Students learn socio-cultural bases of various dimensions of economy such as
production, distribution, exchange, consumption and markets while emphasizing the impact of norms,
social structure, and institutions on economy. It also highlights the significance of sociological
analysis for the study of economic processes and institutions in local and global contexts by drawing
insights from both theoretically and empirically grounded studies.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Develops familiarity with different theoretical and conceptual aspects of economic sociology as a
specialized branch of knowledge.
2. Develops background knowledge about the diverse ways in which economy is interlinked with
other aspects of society and culture.
3. Acquire capacities to understand and analyse the transformations of economy and its key processes
in a historical and comparative perspective.
4. Develops abilities to generate research questions and arguments about the intersections of economy
and society.
BA (H) Sociology
Core Course 09
Sociology of Kinship
Course Objectives
1. Impart a comprehensive study of the concepts relevant for understanding kinship, marriage and
family.
2. Evolve a better understanding of family, marriage and kinship both in historical and evolutionary
perspective.
3. Look beyond the surface of issues to discover the "why" and "how" of kinship.
4. Explores the new possibilities and critical insights offered by reproductive technologies in
revisiting kinship.

1. Grasp the historical evolution of kinship theories from a biological deterministic approach to
culture of relatedness
2. Develop an analytical perspective on concepts relevant for understanding kinship
3. Comprehend the coexistence of multiple perspectives in the study of family, marriage and kinship
4. Acknowledge the significance of the emergence of new reproductive technologies on recasting
kinship
BA (H) Sociology
Core Course 10
Social Stratification
Course Objectives:
1. This course introduces students to Sociological Study of Social Inequalities.
2. It acquaints students with principal theoretical perspectives on and diverse forms of social.
inequality in articulation with each other.

1. Students will learn about the socio-historical context of stratification theoretical concerns and
problems and contemporary issues related to inequalities s and its forms.
2. Inculcate in them a truly inter-disciplinary approach in the study of society especially stratification
in all its manifestations.
3. Understanding of stratification and theories would sensitize students to its various sociological
aspects, providing ample scope for applied learning and application.
4. Examining forms of stratification, understanding the relevance of caste, race and ethnic identities in
contemporary world.
B.A. (H) Sociology

Core Course 11
Sociological Thinkers –I
Course Objectives
Objective of teaching sociological Thinkers to undergraduate students is to enable them to apply
theory to their own everyday life experiences. This requires that students develop their sociological
imagination and the capacity to read each situation sociologically and then to think about it
theoretically. To this end, it is imperative that sociological theory courses demonstrate the
applicability of theory to students.
Course Learning Outcome

1. Understanding the grand foundational themes of sociology.
2. Application of theories and concepts from classical sociological theories to develop intellectual
openness and curiosity.
3. Appreciation of the classical concepts and theories to develop awareness of the limits of current
knowledge.
BA (H) Sociology
Core Course 12
Sociological Research Methods-I
Course Objective:
1. The course is a general introduction to the methodologies of sociological research. It will provide
the student with elementary knowledge of the complexities and philosophical underpinnings of
research.

1. Students are introduced to sociological research both from a theoretical and methodological
perspective. They understand the importance of research in social science.
2. Students develop the ability to evaluate the methodological validity of the claims made by theory.
3. The course enables students to evaluate a piece of research and move towards designing a simple
research project.
4. Identify the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods.
5. Students will learn to identify ethical and practical issues in research. They also engage with the
ideals of objectivity and reflexivity.
6. Students learn that research methods are universal and not bound by cultural location.
B.A. (H) Sociology

Core Course 13
Sociological Thinkers –II
Course Objectives:
Objective of teaching Sociological Thinkers to undergraduate students is to enable them to apply
theory to their own everyday life experiences. This requires that students develop their sociological
imagination and the capacity to read each situation sociologically and then to think about it
theoretically. To this end, it is imperative that sociological theory courses demonstrate the
applicability of theory to students.
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding the characteristics and dynamics of the social world, and how post-classical
sociologists attempt to understand the social world.
1. Appreciating the relevance and limits of the contemporary theories or theoretical approaches to
make sense of social reality.
2. Understanding the basic methodological approaches of the thinkers, through some original texts
and their role in building sociological knowledge.
B. A. (H) Sociology
Core Course 14
RESEARCH METHODS II
Course Objectives
1. The course provides an introductory, yet comprehensive engagement with social research.
2. Through theoretical and practical knowledge students are acquainted with the different stages of the
research process like creation of research design, methods of data collection and analysis.
3. The imparted knowledge and training will enable students to develop a sound understanding of
both quantitative and qualitative research.

1. Students are introduced to the concept of conducting research, which is inclusive of formulating
research designs, methods and analysis of data. Some knowledge of elementary statistics is also
provided to the students to acquaint them with quantification of data.
2. The thrust of the course is on empirical reasoning, understanding and analysis of social reality,
which is integral to the concepts of quantitative research. Students learn to differentiate between
qualitative and quantitative aspects of research in terms of collection and subsequent analysis of data.
3. Through the competing theoretical perspectives and methodologies, students are able to understand
that social reality is multi-faceted, heterogeneous and dynamic in nature.
4. By imparting the knowledge of theory and praxis of research, students are prepared to arrive at a
critical understanding of the course. It also equips them with necessary skills for employment in any
social research organisation.
BA (H) Sociology
Discipline Specific Elective 01
Urban Sociology
Course Objectives:
1. Urbanisation is an important aspect of modern society. This course is will provide an exposure to
key theoretical perspectives for understanding urban phenomena in historical and contemporary
contexts.
2. It also reflects on vital concerns of urban living while narrating the subjective experiences of urban
communities. With case studies from India and other parts of the world this course will help students
understand and relate to the complexities of urban living.
3. The course seeks to evolve critical thinking and develop a policy perspective on the urban.

1. To appreciate the significance of the city and the process of urbanisation and its consequences
across the globe, through cross disciplinary texts and ethnographic studies.
2. To understand the urban in the historical as well as modern contexts - the idea of urbanism and
urban space and the intersections in these of institutions, processes and identities. This is to be
achieved by exposing students to critical theoretical debates which help them to gain a deeper
understanding of city life and urban environment which can also help them understand their own
social environment better.
3. To learn about key urban processes such as migration, displacement and urban slums, as well as
critical contemporary issues such as resettlement and rehabilitation and also engage in issues of public
policy, urban transformation and change. Knowledge of such themes will help students pursue further
studies in academic areas such as development and also engage in research on public policy, urban
transformation and change.
4. To develop critical thinking and a reflective perspective through exposure to multicultural thought;
to enhance disciplinary knowledge, research-related skills and develop a problem-solving
competence.
BA (H) Sociology
Agrarian Sociology
Course Objectives:
1. To communicate Agriculture as the foundational material and cultural practice at the heart of the
formation of social collectivities and make sense of South Asian societies agrarian formations.
2. To familiarize students with agrarian situation past and present with the help of necessary theories
and categories.
3. To make sense of agrarian communities, their structure, transformation and trials and tribulations in
modern world.
4. To introduce students to the rich legacy of theoretical and empirical work in agrarian sociology and
its continued relevance.

1. An empathy for and ability to engage agrarian communities as living societies and understand grasp
they condition as human condition.
2. An appreciation of agrarian world and familiarity with the trajectory of theoretical conversation on
agrarian issues and their social, political and policy implications.
3. An understating of emerging as well as enduring issues of concern in Indian agrarian scene.
4. To be ready for a range of academic and professional roles that may require a knowledge of
agrarian societies.
BA (H) Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Course Objectives:
1. This course is designed to allow students to reflect on the ‘environment’ as an object of
sociological inquiry. It would orient them to the core debates of environmental sociology, different
approaches within the sub-discipline and how these approaches may be used to understand
environmental issues and movements in India.
2. The aim is to convey the fact that since environmental issues in contemporary times have come to
assume utmost significance representing a complex interplay of several factors that are material, ideal
and social in character; these linkages need to be analyzed from a sociological standpoint as they play
out in our societies in varied forms.
3. The themes running throughout this paper highlight the interactive and unfinished character of
causality in environmental sociology, the central role of social inequality in environmental conflicts,
the important influence of democratic institutions, the connect between the local and the global and
finally the role played by the community at large.
B.A. (H) Sociology

Sociology of Work
Course Objectives:
1. The course introduces the idea that though work and production have been integral to societies
through time, the origin and spread of industrialisation made a distinct rupture to that link. This
rupture can also be seen mirrored in the coming of sociology as a discipline that considered work as
central to the study of society.
2. Based on this premise, the paper goes on to provide an outline as to how values and ideals of
pluralised industrialism(s) have caused and absorbed multiple transformative shifts to the local and
global social networks of the contemporary world.
3. In this context, the course addresses various contemporary problems, issues and concerns in a
historical perspective, such as formal and informal work, unpaid work, gender, alienation, forced
labour and hazardous work.

1. Understanding work in its social aspects such as gendered work and unpaid work, as different from
its better known economic dimension.
2. Understanding work in its global dimensions, including the mutual relation between work in
underdeveloped societies and that in developed ones, thus bringing out the importance of the
comparative perspective in the study of work.
3. Learning about the complexities, disparities and inequalities in the area of work.
4. Learning about the socio-historical context of work, theoretical concerns and problems, and
contemporary issues in the area of work and industry.
BA (H) Sociology
Sociology of Health and Medicine
Course Objectives:
The course introduces students to the sociology and anthropology of health, illness and medical
practice by highlighting the significance of socio-cultural dimensions in the construction of illness
and medical knowledge. Individual and group experiences and negotiations of health and illness are
explored through case studies and health policies. Theoretical perspectives examine the dynamics of
local, regional and global knowledge that shape these constructions.

1. To be able to use the key concepts developed in sociology and anthropology to understand
biomedical practices of health and illness
2. To critique biomedicine and have an understanding of medicine as a plurality
3. To analyse the everyday experiences of health and illness as produced through social, economic,
political and cultural forces
4. To gain insights on issues of public health in India and arrive at independent analysis
BA (H) Sociology
Indian Sociological Traditions
Course Objectives
1. Improve sociological understanding of Indian society.
2. Examine how sociologists in India have primarily been engaged with issues of tradition and
modernity, caste, tribe and gender.
3. Acquaint the students to the continuities and contradictions in Indian society.
4. Help understand the history of ideas related to the analysis of Indian society.

1. Ensure that students have conceptual clarity and can articulate the main debates and arguments with
regard to sociology in India.
2. Acquaint the students to the continuities and contradictions in Indian society
3. To ensure that students have understood the formation of the discipline in India and the challenges
that it has faced.
4. To help students understand the history of ideas related to the analysis of Indian society.
BA (H) Sociology
Visual Culture
Course Objectives
1. The objective of this paper is to introduce the students to various perspectives that enable a
contextualisation of everyday visual culture within the larger debates around power, politics, identity
and resistance.
2. It brings together debates from the field of Art History, Social Sciences and Visual Art Practices to
enable the students to understand the processes through which different visual environments can be
sociologically analyzed. One of the central arguments of this paper is to understand how the very
process of ‘seeing’ can be problematized.

1. Developing the techniques to understand and appreciate visuals; working with visuals as potential
representations of matters of sociological interest.
2. Understanding ‘visuality’/’visualization’ as a technique of asserting power and dominance in
society; simultaneously locating the subversive potential of alternative or ‘counter-visualities.
3. Discovering the strength of ‘visuals’ in an age dominated by techniques of mass production and
dissemination of images.
B.A. (H) Sociology

Reading Ethnographies
Course Objectives:
1. This course encourages the student to read ethnographic texts in their entirety. Any one set of texts
from the four pairs are to be chosen. Readers are relatively free to interpret the texts within the
parameters mentioned below.
2. Suggested readings can be utilized to frame specific questions while reading the ethnographic texts
and writing about them. The examination, however, will be patterned on the parameters mentioned in
the Course content.
3. A brief rationale before the four sets of ethnographies has been provided in the form of a reading to
familiarize the students with the essence of the paper and to outline what is intended in the process of
‘reading ‘ an ethnography.
4. The committee of courses at the Department of Sociology may prescribe these or any other pairs of
texts for any given academic year.

1. At the end of the course students should be able to identify the expanse of social scientific
knowledge and be proficient with the technique and have the patience to read, understand and
critically analyze full-length texts that are often about another, unfamiliar culture.
2. The course aims to encourage interdisciplinary thinking between sociology, anthropology directly
but also with philosophy and literature, through reading of ethnographies. It also seeks to bring the
student to a global standard of familiarity with different types of classics within the combined
disciplines of sociology, anthropology and ethnology.
3. The Course will enable students to not only come to terms with the making of human knowledge
but also identifying limits of enquiry by learning and engaging in critical thinking about the research
presented in the ethnographies. They are also expected to be able to work with ethnographic
description as a unit of knowledge at par with numbers in quantitative studies.
4. Doing this Course will help the student discover the strength of small details and to identify what
matters to people. They would also be able to engage with the community and understand the
significant role of subjective and objective knowledge systems through the exercises in participant
observation
B. A. (H) Sociology
Skill Enhancement Course 01
Reading, Writing and Reasoning for Sociology
Course Objectives:
1. To enhance the skills of Reading, Writing and Reasoning for Sociology so that students may have
the means to realize learning outcomes of all the other courses in the program optimally.
2. To bring about a realization among the students that reading, writing, reasoning and critical
thinking are interrelated skills.
3. To teach students to harness the creative tension in the process of reading, writing and reasoning.
4. The course seeks to teach elements of good academic writing and form habits that go with it.
5. An ability to avoid and spot plagiarism.
1. Reading:
(a) At the end of the course, students will be equipped to move from reading rudimentarily to
advanced reading of texts extensively
(b) Read academic texts and identify the central argument(s) and grasp the content of the texts
(c) Read texts to identify the organization of ideas, structure of the arguments, style and tone of the
author and author biases
(d) Identify general conclusions from specific details in texts
2. Writing:
(a) Identify standard elements of writing and different genres of writing from personal essay to
academic writing.
(b) Be equipped to express in different genres of writing such as summaries, critical reviews and
essays, using:
(i) Multi-draft approach: pre-writing, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing
(ii) Formal academic style
(iii) Information from several sources and synthesizing into their own writing
(iv) Internationally accepted methods of citation and referencing
(c) Be able to treat reading and writing as complementary and synergistic
(d) Be able to conceptualize and plan a research paper
3. Reasoning:
(a) Students should be able to approach writing as a form of reasoning, with specific organization of
ideas, style and perspective
(b) Be able to develop critical thinking through reflecting on various texts consciously and not take
anything for granted in the analyses of the social world
(c) Be able to develop scientific reasoning by reading texts for consistency and logic
(d) As multicultural classrooms, students should be able to relate specific experiences with specific
groups and generate multi-cultural competence in understanding social issues. By reading texts from
cross-cultural contexts, students will be able to approach a creative synthesis in the classroom and
grasp the various ways of sociological reasoning.
B. A. (H) sociology
Skill enhancement course 02
Techniques of ethnographic filmmaking
Course Objectives
This course is premised on accessing sociology and social anthropology through forms other than the
textual; in particular, the aural, the visual – the sensory. It introduces students to techniques of
anthropological filmmaking as a form and method of description and argument, along with enabling
an understanding of the relationship between film and text as distinct ethnographic practices. One
concern that may be perceived in the transaction of this course is regarding its accessibility within the
visually challenged encounter. However, this course imparts and highlights the significance of a
sensory research practices, rather than being a purely visual exercise.

1. The SEC on techniques of ethnographic filmmaking starts by laying groundwork for orienting
students to the techniques and methods of using the method of visuals in sociology. As students
engage with the course along with other important programmes as part of their B.A (H) in sociology,
they also begin to understand the intersection of classroom-based knowledge and practical realm. At
this point, the course aims to prepare them for challenges of doing sociological fieldwork and
observing real-world spheres through the mode of filmmaking. It enables them to build on the
graduate attributes of disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking, research-related skills, scientific
reasoning, reflective thinking and multicultural competence.
2. Film screenings, assignments and projects in this course are aimed at broadening the spectrum of
engagement through sociology. Through ethnographic filmmaking, students move beyond the textual
reading and writing mode. Centered on the means of visual, oral and aural, the programme helps them
build on the use of diverse media (and tools) to represent cultures and narratives.
3. A key learning outcome of the course is to introduce students to the skills and sensitivity needed to
engage with the social world. Through ethnographic fieldwork and filmmaking, as they grasp the
knowledge of technical, the meaning- making of social remains crucial in the SEC programme. An
understanding of diversity of gender, culture, class, caste, sexuality, and religion is fundamentally
reflected as they produce films on multiple issues.
4. Teamwork: An important aspect of the programme is working in teams/groups for the final
filmmaking projects. Through team work and extensive discussions, students encounter and learn the
importance of decision-making, ethics, communication skills, and planning. These are core
competencies that the SEC orients them about.
5. The experience of producing visual anthropological content as part of the SEC helps students gear
up for the specific electives and courses they take up in the later semesters, particular the research
methods course. The brush with social research skills, techniques of sociological fieldwork and
thematic issues of representation helps in enriching their engagement with the theoretical framework
in final year of BA (H) Sociology.
BA (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 01
Indian Society: Images and Realities
Course Objectives:
1. Indian Society: Images and Realities is an interdisciplinary introductory course on Indian society. It
constitutes Indian society as an object of study through delineating the historical processes and
ideological tensions that tentatively constitute this object. It proceeds to familiarize the students with
constituent institutions and processes of Indian society such as village, town, region, caste, class,
religion family, gender and political economy. It concludes with a section that marks the ongoing
conversations about Indian society.
2. This generic elective course may serve as a foundational course for any graduate of the University
as the disciplinary knowledge it transmits brings reflexivity, criticality, multi-cultural competence and
ethical awareness essential for citizenship education of all graduates.
3. It enables the capacity to invoke scientific and analytical attitude towards one’s own society and its
ongoing workings and evolution. It provides the cultural knowledge and research skills that would be
necessary for problem solving in Indian context.
4. The course works with fine and extremely well crafted sociological writing. In doing so it
contributes to augmentation of their communication skills. Finally, the course provides the ethos and
categories for lifelong learning about Indian society and history and a means to appreciate aspects of
its culture in its proper context.

1. A familiarity with ideas of India in their social and historical context.
2. An acquaintance with key institutions and processes of Indian society.
3. An ability to understand social institutions with sociological imagination with a critical and
comparative spirit.
4. A preliminary understanding of sociological discourse on Indian society.
5. A capacity to situate contemporary public issues pertaining to Indian society in the context of these
enduring institutions, processes and contentions.
BA (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 02
Family and Intimacy
Course Objectives
1. To introduce students to a range of contemporary concerns pertaining to family as a social
institution from a sociological perspective and with an interdisciplinary orientation.
2. To situate family in its historical, cultural, social and comparative contexts and alert students to
widely prevalent misunderstandings about it and make them aware of the sheer diversity of family
forms and reconstitute it as a possible arena of justice.
3. To familiarize students with different phases and facets of family and intimate life using
ethnographic accounts from different regions of India.
4. To examine institution of family and experience of intimacy with empathy and detachment.
1. An ability to examine the institution of family and reality of intimate experiences from a
sociological perspective.
2. Knowledge of diverse forms of the family within their appropriate historical contexts and
comparative appreciation of their features.
3. Ability and disposition to constitute quotidian space of family and intimacy as an arena of
democracy, gender justice and empowerment.
4. Awareness of symbiotic relationship between conceptual, ethnographic and critical literatures in
social sciences and demonstrate how they work in close tandem.
5. To alert next generation policy makers to take the questions of the intimate sphere of the family
with appropriate seriousness and make them integral to public reason and conversation.
BA (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 03
Rethinking Development
Course Objectives
1. This course invites students to explore issues relating to development, one of the key ideas,
concepts, and animating forces of our societies and lives. It offers sociological modes to investigate
the bewildering, often contradictory, ways in which development comes to mean a promise or desire,
an inevitable consequence or persuasive project, and how it is closely connected to notions of
progress and modernity.
2. It introduces students from various disciplines to the scholarship on development from a
sociological vantage point. It aims to familiarise students with ideas, theories, and practices of
development. The course also acquaints them with the trajectory of development in post-colonial
India.
3. Drawing from disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, economics, political studies, and
development studies, it shall help students analyse different approaches to, and practices and
experiences of, development. With its emphasis on the role and interplay of institutions, apparatus,
policies, practices, and social relations, this course shall also aid in the critical analysis of
development’s diverse manifestations across locations and moments.

1. Understand different ideas of, and approaches to, development.
2. Explain the dynamics between developmental institutions, actors, policies, theories, approaches,
and ideas and the implementation, consequences, and experiences of development.
3. Critically analyse the key features of developmental processes in postcolonial India.
4. Undertake a sociological examination of developmental practices in different locations, moments,
and fields, and to interpret different outcomes and experiences of development.
BA (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 04
Gender and Violence
Course Objective:
Gender violence is routine and spectacular, structural, symbolic as well as situated. This course
attempts to provide an understanding of the logic of gendered violence and its varied expressions and
ramifications across historical and contemporary contexts. Through theoretically informed
intersectional debates that does not equate gender to women only but rather explores experiences of
violence on masculine as well as queer bodies students would be sensitized to varied locations of
violence. The course will provide awareness about the numerous institutionalised-legal struggles as
well as everyday resistances against gender violence to equip the students for making pragmatic,
ethical and effective choices while resisting or intervening in the context of gendered violence.

1. Analyze how the social construction of gender across cultures is fundamental to several experiences
of violence.
2. Engage with different theoretical perspectives and their critiques in the comprehending- individual,
social, cultural, political, or economic experiences of violence.
3. Critique the dominant western white feminist theories and articulations of liberation, freedom,
emancipation and justice through critically informed ideas and responses from non-western contexts.
4. Re-think and re-formulate ideas on various structures of struggles and strategies to counter
gendered violence.
B. A (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 05
Sociology of Social Movements
Course Objectives:
1. The course seeks to introduce students to one of the most urgent and prolific areas of sociological
research that has direct bearing on the course of social, political, cultural and economic changes. It
explores how, when and why groups mobilize with what results.
2. This course is designed to equip students with diverse disciplinary trainings to understand the
conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues involved in the study of social movements, as well
as the historical and descriptive analyses of collective action. It also draws attention to an important
aspect of the analysis of social movements: their articulation with states, societies and cultures.
3. Through case studies drawn from comparative contexts, this course demonstrates the vital
connectedness between collective action in social movements and other forms of institutional and
cultural contexts. Particular case studies will be used as illustrations to understand more general
patterns of social movements.
4. The course will also equip students to visualize the transition from traditional to contemporary
social movements. The course envisages that studying social movements would ultimately foster an
understanding of the dynamics of power, justice and human agency in transforming societies and
cultures. To that extent it is a course that has a universal relevance and appeal.
.
1. At the end of the course, students should be able to distinguish the central principles of different
theoretical perspectives in the sociology of social movements and relate them to specific historical
and empirical contexts.
2. Learn to use sociological theories on social movements to identify a phenomenon as one. Further,
students should be able to distinguish a phenomenon as social movement from other cognate political
phenomena.
3. Understand the dynamics and motivations of individuals and groups participating in social
movements and identify reasons for success (or failure) of social movements.
4. Discuss and ask questions about social movement theories and methodologies with insight and
precision.
B.A. (H) SOCIOLOGY

GENERAL ELECTIVE 06
THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
COURSE OBJECTIVE
1. The course aims to present the familiar discourses, sites and practices of education in a new light by
locating them in a historical and political relationship to the class, gender, caste and ethnic
composition of society. In the process, the learner is enabled to critically reflect on education and its
evolving and multiple meanings.
2. Learners will have opportunities to examine the aims of education and the complex interface
between the levels of institutional and everyday practices from a variety of theoretical paradigms and
specific case studies. in the process, they will learn to assess the strengths and weakness of each
position using relevant evidence.
3. The course gives significant importance to deconstructing the idea of ‘learning’ as restricted to
certain sites like schools or colleges as well as to rituals of attestation and accredition like
examinations. The selection of texts and organization of topics is meant to enable students to examine
their personal journey with respect to ‘learning’ and to gain both the skills and confidence in their
ability to pursue topics of interest to them and relevant for their work.

1. An understanding of the social dimensions of education and its dialectical relationship to the
production and reproduction of various social structures, categories and identities. (This includes
exposure to the ideas and practices of education which have been critical in the development of
modern ideas of childhood, individuality, citizenship and work).
2. An exposure to the historical trajectories of educational practices and cultures at various levels in
India
3. The ability to make connections between the political economy of global educational regimes and
the consequent transformation of institutional structures and practices.
4. An appreciation of the importance of cross cultural and historical comparisons as well as micro and
macro perspectives in apprehending any aspect of education.
5. The course enables students to reflect on their own educational trajectories and analyse its
intersections with larger socio-cultural developments.
BA (H) Sociology
Generic Elective 07
Sociology Of Media
Course Objectives
1. To introduce the students to certain major themes of outlining the interconnections between media
and society.
2. To familiarize students with important theories in the sociology of media.
3. To understand the process of production, control and reception of media and its representations
critically from a sociological perspective.
1. An appreciation of mediatized character of social existence and its history.

2. An acquaintance with history, concepts and various theoretical strands in sociology of media.
3. An understanding of social, political, economic and cultural processes that underpin the operations
of our mediatized ecosystem and their effects.
B.A. (Hon) Sociology

Generic Elective 08
POPULATION AND SOCIETY
Course Objectives:
This course provides a critical understanding of the interface between population and society. It
analyses the role of fertility, mortality and migration on the composition, size, and structure of
population. The course addresses the issue of domestic and international population movements and
their economic, political and social implications.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts in and different approaches to population studies.
2. Recognise the relations between population and social groups and processes by linking population
size, composition, and growth with fertility, reproduction, and mortality.
3. Explain the dynamics between population, gender, and migration in terms of the role of institutions,
policies and programmes, and social relations and groups.
4. Undertake a sociological analysis of international and national population dynamics and population
policies.
LOCF—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
B.A.PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
The learning outcomes-based curriculum framework for B.A Programme degree in Sociology is
intended to help the students to understand the nature of society in which they live and to acquire the
skills to view social reality objectively. Sociology is all about ‘looking at things differently’ and the
study of the course inspires the students to view the daily events from a larger perspective and to
understand society in a better and critical way. Through the study of sociology, students learn to
question the inequalities and injustices prevalent in society. This better and evolved understanding
helps in their personality development. Hence, to study sociology means a lifelong engagement with
critical thinking and observation.
Sociology is the study of human social life, groups and societies. The scope of sociological study is
extremely wide, ranging from analysis of the notion of ‘self’ to the investigation of global social
processes. It is reflected in the nature of the papers offered at the B.A Programme degree course as
well as in the readings of the papers. The focus of the course is two-fold: to introduce main
sociological concepts and theories to the students and to relate and link the theoretical understanding
to the actual experiences of life.
1.1. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES

DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE
The B.A. Programme course provides students an opportunity to access knowledge from more than
one discipline. As regards sociology, students may pursue this discipline along with Political Science,
Psychology or language courses such as Spanish. Such an interdisciplinary approach is beneficial to
expanding the knowledge of students cutting across disciplines. B.A Programme includes Core Papers
in Sociology such as Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of India, Sociological Theories, Methods
of Sociological Enquiry. Discipline Specific Courses including Sociology of Religion, Marriage,
Family and Kinship, Gender and Sexuality, Social Stratification. These papers cover a wide range of
topics like culture, socialization, social change, caste, class, tribe, village, women’s movements, Dalit
movement, communalism, secularism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, social
stratification, Race, Gender as a social construct, politics of gender and classical thinkers such as
Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Karl Marx. By providing an understanding of social institutions
through papers on religion, kinship, polity and economy, the B.A. Program allows for
interconnectedness between aspects of society as well as among the social sciences. In addition to
these core papers, the B.A. Programme course in Sociology offers Generic Papers like Polity and
Society and Economy and Society. The first paper seeks to introduce the students to the study of
Indian politics from a sociological perspective. In the process, it attempts to give the students theories,
categories and conceptual tools to understand politics in relation to society in general. The Economy
and Society paper introduces the students to the complex ways in which economic activity is
embedded in social relations form a sociological view point. There are a number of Skill
Enhancement Courses such as Techniques of Social Research, Gender Sensitization, Society through
the Visual, Theory and Practice of Development as well as the paper on Techniques of Social
Research aims to enhance the skills of students to understand and use techniques employed by social
scientists to investigate social phenomena. With emphasis on formulating research design, methods of
data collection, and data analysis, it will provide students with some elementary knowledge on how to
conduct both, quantitative and qualitative research.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The syllabus covers varied topics of social relevance, providing grounding in sociological theory as
well as its applicability in lived experience. The evaluation method includes training in effective
communication through both written and oral exercises. Term papers and book review assignments
encourage students to read beyond the prescribed texts to explore national and global contexts of key
debates, policies on social issues. Paper presentations and group discussions enable students to be
vocal in their understanding of society using the sociological perspective. Evaluation is a continuous
process that takes place through assignments, presentations, projects, tests and examinations.
Tutorials are held to establish conceptual clarity and clear their doubts.
CRITICAL THINKING
Students develop an ability to challenge common assumptions. The generic elective course brings
together students from across disciplines. Sociology allows them to use their access to a diversity of
disciplines to appreciate differences and enhance their awareness of inequality, hierarchy, human
rights, morals, ethics, social justice in the realm of caste, class, gender. Inclusion of theoretical work
by Indian and western scholars of eminence combined with case studies provides for an in-depth
understanding of society.
PROBLEM SOLVING
Understanding of social problems and training in social research through papers on research
techniques and enquiry enables students to seek solutions for issues that disturb the order in society.
ANALYTICAL REASONING
The B.A. Program course is oriented towards helping students acquire the ability to identify gaps
informulation and implementation of development policies, success of outreach programs and its
effect on people occupying the margins of society in terms of caste, class, gender, sexuality and
disability. For instance, the Gender Sensitization paper will sensitize students to issues related to
gender and equality among all sexes. It will provide them with the tools and skills to develop and
integrate a gendered perspective in work and life. In particular, students will be acquainted with laws
that have an immediate bearing on gender relations. Similarly, the paper Society through the Visual
intends to train students in the specialized technique of conducting visual research and analysis of
visual data. It focuses on the broad fields of Photography, Film and Multimedia as significant tools,
used in contemporary research practices. The paper Theory and Practice of Development aims to
familiarize students with the arguments of development theory in the decades of 80s onwards and to
equip them with some of the methodology in development practices adopted since then.
RESEARCH RELATED SKILLS

Papers on conducting research are part of the papers in the Core course titled Methods of Sociological
Enquiry and the Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) titled Techniques of Sociological Research. These
courses highlight the diverse methodological approaches to study society with fieldwork studies.
COOPERATION/TEAM WORK
Group projects/ presentations as well as Annual Festivals organised on themes of sociological
relevance provide an ideal training ground for students to learn to work in cooperation, coordination
and develop organization skills. Participation from across colleges offering undergraduate course in
sociology ensures the competitive spirit and learning through interaction among students on a plethora
of current social issues.
SCIENTIFIC REASONING REFLECTIVE THINKING
Sociology challenges common sense assumptions about social crisis, social marginality, diversity,
disparities in opportunities and constraints. Teaching is semantically linked with the transmission of
knowledge. This can be achieved effectively through the promotion of participatory culture which
helps the students as well as the teachers to grow. The department of sociology strives towards giving
knowledge that is beyond books. In this regard, Doing Media is an important part of the curriculum,
hence, we rely heavily upon the use of movies, newspapers, folksongs, metaphors, literature and
graffiti and stories as well. Classroom lectures are full of references to the current social events. Since
sociology is a new subject for most of the students, it is a challenge to make the students understand
the concepts of the subject. As a result, in the classroom lecture sessions, there is an emphasis on
interaction and discussion. Students are encouraged to express their views.
INFORMATION/DIGITAL LITERACY
PPTs, internet research
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE
Since sociology is the study of social and cultural aspects of society, the students learn to respect
cultural differences. By inspiring the students to respect all kinds of opinions and ideas, Sociology
helps the students to come out of the stereotyped notions about different communities, races and
gender relations. Sociology helps them to reject and fight discrimination and violence. Case studies as
part of the course provides cross cultural understanding of society in different parts of the world
MORAL/ ETHICAL AWARENESS

The Department of Sociology attracts students from diverse backgrounds in terms of region, religion,
caste, class and nationalities. The discipline of sociology provides students a platform to exchange
ideas. It facilitates enriching their experience of the society around them by helping them to draw on
and share their personal experiences regarding village, caste, kinship and tribal societies etc with what
they study in sociology. They learn the Importance of human values in terms of training in awareness
of stratification and inequality and appreciation for diversity and difference in papers on gender,
religion, polity and social stratification. Students also learn ethical values through training in proper
referencing and abstaining from plagiarism. They are encouraged to read beyond the prescribed texts
in pursuit of assignments in the form of projects and book reviews. This enables a better
understanding of key arguments surrounding social issues part of their sociology course. Students of
B.A. Program pursuing sociology are taught a course on environmental sciences (EVS). This creates
awareness regarding social responsibility towards the environment.
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Participation in group projects based on themes from the syllabus encourages team work, coordination
and cooperation among students. They develop leadership skills in coordination their respective tasks
assigned within the group. Students bring to the table ideas that collate their learning of sociological
concepts with knowledge from the other discipline they pursue alongside sociology. This creates
interest among students attending the ensuing presentations and motivates them to work towards
sharpening their vision and presentation skills.
LIFELONG LEARNING
The sociology syllabi as well as the assignments for evaluation are an ideal training ground for
students to become competent in meeting demands of the workplace.
1.2. QUALIFICATION DESCRIPTORS

B.A. program allows students access to understanding of one discipline in conjunction and
interconnections with another. Linkages across different disciplines prove to be an asset in terms of
widening the field of knowledge that a student pursuing sociology studies and also provides an edge
professionally in terms of employment opportunities in the field of teaching, research, development,
government and public service. This may be attributed to the key social issues on gender, family and
kinship and social institutions of religion, polity and economy papers that the sociology syllabus is
centred on. SEC 2: Gender Sensitization, DSE 4 Gender and Sexuality, SEC 4: Theory and Practice of
Development, DSE 1 Religion and Society, DSE 2: Marriage, Family and Kinship, DSE 3: Social
Stratification, GE 1: Polity and Society in India and GE 2: Economy and Society are the papers one
may take into consideration in this regard. The syllabus also offers training in research techniques,
collection of qualitative and quantitative data, its analysis and formulation of evidence based
solutions. Papers that facilitate this understanding include SEC 1: Techniques of Social Research
(Semester III) and Core 4: Methods of Sociological Enquiry (Semester IV)
1.3. PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learning outcomes, aligned with the relevant qualification descriptors, are aimed at enabling the
students to demonstrate a systematic and coherent understanding of main sociological concepts and
theories and to relate their analytical understanding of the subject and its theoretical understanding to
the actual experiences of life. The students will be equipped with a critical thinking, helping them to
understand the social, economic, political and cultural institutions in a better and systematic way.
With this evolved understanding, students will have analytical skills to not only interpret the theories
but also to locate it in the larger world.
The students will be able to demonstrate the use of the skills and techniques to investigate social
phenomena. With emphasis on formulating research design, methods of data collection, and data
analysis, students will be able to conduct quantitative and qualitative research. After studying the
‘Gender Sensitization’ paper, students will understand the issues related to gender and it will also
provide them with the tools and skills to develop and integrate a gendered perspective in work and
life. With some skill-based papers, students will be trained in analysis of visual data. The students,
having learnt the approach, technique and theories to understand complex social and cultural realities,
learn to become responsible persons in society. They learn to respect all kinds of opinions and ideas,
helping them to become rational beings.
1.4. TEACHING LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide a high quality integrated educational programme to our students.
Holistic approach adopted in teaching results in personality development of the students. Going
beyond the ’chalk and board’ method, the lecture-cum-presentation, using ICT modes, has helped the
students to share their views as well. The students are encouraged to ‘observe’ social events and
reading newspapers, watching documentaries, films etc. which has proved to be a great learning tool.
Students hone their research techniques through projects and assignments. With the aid of visual, oral
and other kinds of narratives, students participate in discussion sessions and work on projects.
Core Course 01: Introduction to Sociology
Course Objective:
This course is a broad introduction to the discipline of sociology. It familiarizes the students with the
history and some of the fundamental concepts and concerns of the discipline.

This paper focuses on the origin and development of Sociology as a separate discipline.
After studying the paper you should be able to-

a. Outline the background to the emergence of Sociology as a discipline.
b. Understand the basic concept of Sociology and relate them to social life.
c. Inculcate a sociological way of thinking.
CORE COURSE 02: Sociology of India
Course Objective:
This paper aims to provide an outline of the institutions and processes of Indian society. The central
objective is to encourage students to view the Indian reality through a sociological lens. The students
will be able to understand some key social structures of Indian society.
Learning Outcomes:
The paper focuses on the functioning of various institutions of society. After studying this paper,
students should be able to:--
*analyze different bases of plurality in India

*define the structure of caste, class, tribe, kinship and village
*describe the shifts in issues addressed by the women’s movement and the nature of dalit movement
* discuss the growth of communalism in India
CORE COURSE 03: Sociological Theories

Objective:
The course introduces the students to the classical sociological thinkers, whose work has shaped the
discipline of sociology.
Learning Outcomes
• The core course on Sociological theories, presents the very essence of disciplinary knowledge. A
student on course completion will have a basic grounding in sociological thought.
• The student shall also be able to relate the theories to the development of the discipline of
sociology.
• The very nature of the course requires higher order thinking skills among students. Thus, the student
shall develop reflective thinking.
• With a basic grounding in theories, the course shall provide a meaningful platform for life-long
learning to the desiring student.
CORE COURSE 04: METHODS OF SOCIOLOGICAL ENQUIRY

Course objective: The Course is a general introduction to sociological research methods. It will
provide the student with some elementary knowledge of the complexities and philosophical
underpinnings of research.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• The ‘how’ question, is as relevant, for any discipline, as are the ‘what, where, when and who’
questions. It is mainly through this core paper, that a student of sociology, is introduced to the ‘how’
question.
• On completion it is expected that a student is able to have a basic understanding of:
• The philosophical underpinnings of sociological research.

• The complementary relationship between theory and research.
• Features and suitability of both qualitative and quantitative research.
• Ability to undertake short self-directed, and also team based research projects.
• With a basic understanding of the challenges in fieldwork, as taught in the classroom, the student at
the end of the course is expected to have added his/her experiences that the student encountered in
his/her own unique small research project.
• By undertaking a small research assignment, in a spirit of responsibility, independence and

cooperative teamwork, the course is expected to contribute in making the student a more responsible
member of society
Discipline Specific Elective: DSE 01 Religion and Society
Course Objectives:
1. The course introduces students an apt understanding of religion from a sociological perspective.
2. Various approaches to religion, its diverse forms and contemporary religious issues are placed as
major themes of the syllabus.
3. The objective of the course is to offer a holistic, empirical and comparative view of religion in
India and its role in modern society.
Course Learning Objectives:

1. Understanding religion from cultural, social, symbolic and comparative perspective
2. Respect for religious pluralism and cultural relativism
3. Strong relationship between sociology of religion and sociology of knowledge
4. How religion is a guide to man’s life and it offers a world view to individual
Discipline Specific Elective 02: Marriage, Family and Kinship
Course Objective:
This course aims to highlight and critically examine contemporary concerns in the fields of marriage,
family and kinship. It considers theoretical issues and ethnographies with particular emphasis on
diversity of practices.
Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) 03 -Social Stratification

Course Objectives:
1. The course intends to familiarize students with various forms of social inequalities and their
implications on social life.
2. It introduces them to the concepts and theories of social stratification.
3. The Course offers a analytical view on the social structure, hierarchical relationships between
individuals and groups in different societies.
1. To make students understand about the pervasive nature of social inequality and their contextual
variations
2. Develop a critical understanding about social structure and social change through the lens of social
stratification
3. How persistence of inequality brings in anxieties and tension in social life.
4. Social mobility and its impact on class position, class relationship and social structure of society
DSE: 04 Gender and Sexuality
Course Objective:
This course aims to introduce the idea of gender and sexualities and how institutions and communities
shape identities in contemporary societies. Through lectures, case study presentation and classroom
discussion students will be sensitized towards the issues surrounding gender and sexuality. Further,
the course will highlight the ways in which gendered identities are questioned in terms of resistance
and they ways they persist despite resistances.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will have a conceptual understanding of the categories of gender, sex and sexuality.
2. A variety of case studies will widen their horizon for appreciating multiple identities of gender and
sexuality.
3. Students will develop some reflexivity about their own lives on issues of gender, sexuality and
identity
4. Students will develop an ability to identify and critique the institutional reproduction of gender and
sexuality
Generic Elective 01: Polity and Society in India
Course Objectives
This course seeks to introduce the students to the study of Indian politics from a sociological
perspective. In the process, it attempts to give the students theories, categories and conceptual tools to
understand politics in relation to society in general
a. Disciplinary knowledge: Students are introduced to basic concepts in political theory from a
sociological perspective. The primary objective of the paper is to familiarize undergraduate students
to various political processes and developments taking place in contemporary India.
b. Communication Skills: Students would be able to identify key concepts in political sociology and
comment upon contemporary political issues.
c. Critical thinking: Students would be able to critically analyse the dynamics unfolding in politics in
India. An understanding of political processes from multiple perspectives would facilitate in the
achievement of the stated objective.
d. Problem Solving: The course enables students to understand the political processes from multiple
perspective and facilitate in the formation of an informed and unbiased opinion.
e. Reflective thinking: Study of major themes in politics and society in India would enable the
students to acknowledge, identify and appreciate their role in the political process. Readings on
political identities and resistance movements would facilitate in the development of an empathetic
temperament among students.
The qualification levels that the course on Polity and Society in India aims for are:
a. To develop an understanding of the key concepts in political sociology and relate them to political
processes in contemporary India.
b. Ability to critically analyse the political dynamics and develop an empathetic understanding about
the participation and representation of multiple social groups.
The course facilitates an understanding of the key concepts in political sociology as well as about the
processes of political participation in its various forms. It also aims at developing the ability to
critically analyse the political dynamics and develop an empathetic understanding about the
participation and representation of multiple social groups.
Generic Elective 02: Economy and Society
Course Objectives:
The course introduces the students to the complex ways in which economic activity is embedded in
social relations form a sociological view point. Students learn to develop an alternative perspective on
economy and its various institutional and processual dimensions through comparative studies on
economy and society.
Learning Outcomes:
a. Familiarizes key concepts and theories about the interrelationship between economy and
society.
b. Describes socio-cultural basis of economic systems, institutions and actors in a comparative
perspective.
c. Helps to understand the current transformations of economy by identifying its key socio-cultural
processes and institutions.
d. Helps to formulate research questions and arguments about the socially embedded character of
economy.
Skill Enhancement Course 01: Techniques of Social Research

Course Objective: This course aims to enhance the skills of students to understand and use techniques
employed by social scientists to investigate social phenomena. With emphasis on formulating research
design, methods of data collection, and data analysis, it will provide students with some elementary
knowledge on how to conduct both, quantitative and qualitative research. The focus is on
understanding through suggested exercises.
Learning Outcomes:
1. By applying the research techniques, students critically look at the difference between a ‘book
view’ and ‘field view’.
2. Students are equipped with basic and necessary skills of doing research and it increases their
employability in any social research organization.
4. Course Learning Outcomes:
This course facilitates an understanding of key concepts involved in social research such as choosing
a research question, formulating research designs, sampling framework, developing a hypothesis,
using the various methods of data collection. It also encourages the students to use these concepts
practically in the field set up which enables them to test the permutations and combinations of various
approaches and techniques.
Skill Enhancement Course 02: Gender Sensitization
Course Objective: This course will sensitise students to issues related to gender and equality among
all sexes. It will provide them with the tools and skills to develop and integrate a gendered perspective
in work and life. In particular, students will be acquainted with laws that have an immediate bearing
on gender relations.
Learning Outcomes:
The course deals with the various aspects of gender. After studying this paper, you should be able to:-
• explain the concepts of gender, sex, sexuality, patriarchy and transgender
• learn about the legal status and rights of women
• understand and analyze the interrelations of gender, caste, class, politics and disability
Skill Enhancement Course 03: Society through the Visual
Course Objectives:
This course intends to equip students to engage with sociological and social anthropological research
through visuals. This Skill Enhancement paper offers introduction to various issues and challenges
that researchers in the discipline of Sociology and Social Anthropology face while producing,
consuming and assimilating visuals in their research. It introduces students to different aspects of
photography, techniques of anthropological filmmaking, enables a sensitive approach to the use of
multimedia and social media in sociological research. The course attempts to familiarize students with
the varied ways in which films, photographs, memes and social media technologies have changed the
way we see the society around us and the ways in the visuals and new media technologies form our
everyday life.

a. Understanding the strength of ‘visuals’ and effectively and responsibly incorporate visuals in
conducting sociological research methods.
b. Developing the techniques and engaging with methods to understand and appreciate visuals in
multiple formats like-photographs, videos, ethnographic films, multimedia and social media.
c. Understanding the role of visuals as a technique of asserting power and dominance in society and in
deconstructing the nuances of societal institutions and structures.
Skill Enhancement Course (SEC04): Theory and Practice of Development
Course Objective
This course aims to familiarise students with the arguments of development theory in the decades of
80s onwards and equip them with some of the methodology in development practices adopted since
then.

The course helps the students to develop an appreciation for wide variety of approaches to
development. Equally, the course aims to enable the students to design projects based on any one
approach to development.

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COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 Ability to communicate long standing unsolved problems in commerce;

E. Research Related Skills

F. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) digital literacy

H. Moral and Ethical Awareness/Reasoning

 Ability to ascertain unethical behaviour, falsification, and manipulation of information;

Courses of B.Com (Hons.)

Core course I–Financial Accounting

Core Course II – Business Law

Core Course III – Corporate Accounting

Core Course IV – Corporate Laws

Core Course V – Human Resource Management

Core Course VI – Income Tax Law And Practice

Core Course VII – Management Principles And Application

Core Course VIII – Cost Accounting

Core Course IX – Business Mathematics

Core Course X – Computer Applications In Business

Core Course XI – Principles Of Marketing

Core Course XII – Financial Management

Core Course XIII – Auditing and Corporate Governance

SEC Course I – E-Commerce

SEC Course II – Business Research Methods And Analytics

SEC Course III – Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills

SEC Course IV – Cyber Crimes And Laws

DSE Course I – Management Accounting

DSE Course II – Organizational Behavior

DSE Course III – Advertising And Personal Selling

DSE Course IV – Business Statistics

DSE Course V – Fundamentals Of Investment

DSE Course VI – Consumer Affairs And Customer Care

DSE Course VII– International Business

DSE Course VIII– Industrial Relations and Labour Laws

GE Course I – Business Organization And Management

GE Course II – Finance for Non Finance Executives

GE Course III – Investing In Stock Markets

GE Course IV – Project Management and Techniques

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Courses for B.ComProgramme-

Core Course II- Business Organisation and Management

Core Course III- Business Laws

Core Course IV- Business Mathematics and Statistics

Core Course V-Company Law

Core Course VII- Corporate Accounting

Core Course VIII- Cost Accounting

SEC Course II - E-Commerce

SEC Course III - Entrepreneurship Development

SEC Course IV - Personal Finance

SEC Course V - Advertising, Personal Selling & Salesmanship

SEC Course VI - Collective Bargaining and Negotiation Skills

DSE Course I - Human Resource Management

DSE Course II - Principles of Marketing

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

DSE Course III - Auditing and Corporate Governance

DSE Course IV - Fundamentals of Financial Management

DSE Course VI - Training and Development

DSE Course VII - Banking and Insurance

DSE Course VIII - Management Accounting

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

DSE Course IX - Financial Markets, Institutions and Services

DSE Course X - Fundamentals of Investment

DSE Course XI - Consumer Protection

DSE Course XII - Organizational Behavior