Curriculum



MARIS STELLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), VIJAYAWADA – 8
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
PAPERS OFFERED

Semester
Paper No:
Course Code
    Title of the paper

Teaching hrs
Credits
I
1
POLC024
Introduction to Political Theory
5
4
II
2
POLC025
Indian Government and Politics
5
4
III
3
POLC026
Comparative Govt & Politics
5
4
IV
4
POLC027
Introduction to International Relations
5
4
V
5
POLC028
Indian Political Thought
5
4
       V
6
POLC029
Western Political Thought
5
4
VI
7
Common Elective

POLC030
(or)
POLC031
(or)
POLC032

Elective – I
(Major issues in Indian Politics)
(or)
Elective – II
(Principles of Public Administration)
(or)
Elective – III
(Local Self-Govt in Andhra Pradesh)


5




4


VI

8



9




10
Cluster Elective’s
POLC033




POLC034




POLC0
Elective – I
(Comparative constitutionalism:UK, USA, Switzerland, France & South Africa

Elective – II
(Human rights in a comparative perspective

Elective – III
(Political Sociology)


5




5



5

4




4



4
Total number of credits






40



MARIS STELLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), VIJAYAWADA – 8
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Semester
Title of the paper

Goals and objectives
I
Introduction to Political Theory
To make the students learn
- concepts of political theory
- sovereignty
- law, liberty & equality etc.
II
Indian Government and Politics
To enable the students to understand the framing of Indian constitution and its basic philosophy.
III
Comparative Govt & Politics
To enable the students to gain knowledge on different forms of Governments.
IV
Introduction to International Relations
To enhance the learning skills of the students about the importance of International relations with reference to Indian foreign policy.
V
Indian Political Thought
To make the students gain the basic historical information of the political thought given by noted Indian political thinkers like Manu, Kautilya & Mahatma Gandhi.
       V
Western Political Thought
To create awareness among the students about the political thought of Western countries as enunciated by prominent political thinkers like Plato, Aristotle & Bentham etc.
VI
Elective – I
Major issues in Indian Politics

To make the students aware of major political issues and their impact on the Indian society.
Elective – II
Principles of Public Administration

To create awareness on the part of the students about the basic structure of administration and its role in the political system
Elective – III
Local Self-Govt in Andhra Pradesh
To make the students acknowledge the necessity and importance of Decentralization of power in Local Bodies of administration.
VI
Elective – I
Comparative constitutionalism: UK, USA, Switzerland, France & South Africa
To provide the students with basic knowledge on different constitutions of the world and their system of working.
Elective – II
Human rights in a comparative perspective
To make the students aware on the ways of protection and promotion of human right and its role in the society.
Elective – III
Project Work
To enlighten the minds of the students on the various aspects of social conditions and its impact on the political system.


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