DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
PROGRAMME OUTCOM
PO1-PoliticalScience and Society: understanding the inter relationship between policydecisions and its effects on society. This is achieved through a comprehensiveteaching of the practice of public administration in India.
PO2-Critical thinking: the ability to analyseand predict socio political phenomena based on the study of existing socioeconomic determinants and past experiences. This goal is achieved by trainingstudents in the different methods and tools of investigation such as empiricalresearch methods, survey research and data analysis of subject responses. Someof the research projects carried out by the students are Water Supply andSanitation Provisioning in Schools in Kolkata; The Role of The Media in The16th Lok Sabha Elections; Women’s Empowerment and Local Self- Government:Kolkata Municipal Corporation Case Study.
PO3- Effective citizenship: the course curriculum inculcates among students abasic understanding of the rights and duties of citizenship and thereby to actas responsible citizens through the observation of important days such asIndependence Day, Republic Day and also spreading awareness in society throughstreet plays based on specific socio political issues such as domesticviolence, disillusioned youth of the materialistic world etc.
PO4- Communication: Establishment of linkages between academics and civil societyat large so as to successfully address socio political problems. Thefortnightly wall journal is a means for keeping the entire student populationup to date with political occurrences both global and domestic. Debates,seminars and panel discussions are also regularly organised on relevant themesand participation is sought from experienced resource persons. Some of theevents in this regard have been an interactive session on the PresidentialElection In America with members of the American Senate, Senator Wayne Harper,a Utah State Senator (Republican Party) and Mrs. Aruna Miller, a Maryland HouseDelegate (Democratic Party) and Mr. Greg Pardo, Assistant Public Affairs Officer,US Consulate Kolkata; a panel discussion and debate on Role of the Media inPolitics in 21st Century India
PO5-Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual and as amember/leader in different social settings. This aim is achieved through teamresearch and presentations, especially inter college student seminars whichhave addressed themes such as Diverse Paradigms of Indian Democracy: Crises andChallenges and The Indian Parliament: A critical Retrospect and also byparticipating in the Youth Parliament competition organised by the Departmentof Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Madhy Pradesh
POLITICALSCIENCE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME
01 - Understanding the nature and developmentsin national and international politics
02- Analysing the Indian constitutional provisions, major legislations andreforms.
03-Critical evaluation of social, economic and political variables for a properunderstanding of the plurality of Indian society
04-Building overall consciousness regarding national political history,international relations and present Indian and Western political thinkers.
O5- Encouraging a comprehensive, comparative understanding of specific worldconstitutions such as UK, USA, China, Russia, Switzerland and France. PSO5 -Developing knowledge of administrative studies with special reference to Indianadministrative structures and practices. PSO6 - Examining India’s foreignrelations with her neighbours and great powers. PSO7 -Use of case study methodfor analysing the working of important international and regional organisationslike UN, EU, ASEAN etc.
I.COURSE OUTCOME:
1.POLITICAL THEORY (General) BA-1st Year Major-1
CO1- Explaining nature and scope of Political Science. Discussing differentApproaches: (a) Normative approach (b) Behavioural Approach (c) MarxistApproach.
CO2- Analysing the concept of Sovereignty of the State. Discussing MonisticTheory, Pluralistic Theory, Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty.
CO3- Evaluating the theories of the State: Contract theory, Idealist theory,Liberal and Neo-liberal theory, Marxist theory and Gandhian theory.
CO4- Discussing the nature of International Relations. Analysing the LiberalApproach and Realist Approach of International Relations.
CO5- Accessing the different theories and concepts of Marxism, like DialecticalMaterialism and Historical Materialism, concept of Class and Class Struggle,Revolution and Lenin’s theory of Imperialism
CO6- Explaining Schools of Jurisprudence, Theories of Law and sources of Law
CO7- Methods of Representation, Political Parties and Pressure Group.
CO8- Accessing the concepts of Rights, liberties and their relationship.
CO9- Explaining the theories of Nationalism, Internationalism and fascism.
2.ADVANCE POLITICAL THEORY BA-4th Year & MA- 4th semester
CO1- Analysing what is Politics and explaining the approaches to the Study ofPolitical Science – Normative, Behavioral, Post Behavioral, Feminist.
CO 2- Assessing the theories of State (Origin,Nature, Functions): Contract, Idealist, Liberal and Neo-Liberal Theories.
CO3- Explaining the Concept of State Sovereignty: Monistic and PluralisticTheories. Analysing the changing concept of Sovereignty in the context ofGlobalisation.
CO4- Classification of David Held’s Democratic Theories.
CO5- Understanding basic concepts of Liberty, Equality, Rights, Law and Justice.
CO6- Assessing empirical Political Theory: System’s Analysis, StructuralFunctionalism.
CO7- Explaining Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism with specialreference to relationship between base and superstructure.
CO8- Analysing the theory of class and class struggle.
CO9- Describing the Marxist Approach to politics.
CO10- Analysing Marx’s concept of Freedom and Democracy: Nature, Features andCritique.
CO11-Discussing Marx’s Theory of State with special reference to RelativeAutonomy of the State. CO 12- Explaining Marxian theory of Revolution.
CO13-Evaluating the major debates in Marxism: Lenin- Rosa Luxemburg debate onPolitical party.
3. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA MA- 3rd Semester
CO1- Outlining the basic values and philosophy of Indian Constitution asexpressed in the Preamble. CO 2- Studying Fundamental rights , duties andDirective Principles of State Policy.
CO3- Examining Indian federalism through Centre-state relations.
CO4- Evaluating the structures of government at the National level.
CO5- Evaluating the structures of government at the State level.
CO6- Examining the role of Political parties in Indian Democracy.
CO7- Studying the Election Commission and electoral process in India.
CO8- Assessing Judicial Activism in India with particular reference to SupremeCourt.
CO9- Studying the process of interaction between society and politics incontemporary India- Caste, tribe and religion.
CO10- Creating awareness about social movements and empowerment related to women.
04.GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA AND MADHYAPRADESH MA- 4th Semester
CO1- Introducing the Indian Constitution with a focus on the role of theConstituent Assembly and examining the essence of the the Preamble.
CO2- Examining the Fundamental Rights and Duties of Indian citizens with a studyof the significance and status of Directive Principles.
CO3- Assessing the nature of Indian Federalism with focus on Union-StateRelations.
CO4- Critically analyzing the important institutions of the Indian Union: theExecutive: President; Prime Minister, Council of Ministers; Governor, ChiefMinister and Council of Ministers; The legislature: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha,Speaker, Committee System, State Legislature, The Judiciary: Supreme Court andthe High Courts: composition and functions- Judicial Activism
CO5- Looking at the Constitutional Amendment Procedure with focus on the mainrecommendations of the Constitutional Review Commission (VenkatachalliahCommission)
CO6- Critically evaluating the Indian Party system – its development and lookingat the ideology of dominant national parties
CO7- Evaluating the role of various forces on Indian politics: religion;language; caste; tribe; regionalism; business; working class and peasants
CO8- Evaluating the Electoral Process in India with focus on the ElectionCommission: Composition, Functions and Role
CO9- Investigating the New Social Movements since the 1970s: environmentalmovements, women’s movement and human rights movement
5.PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONBA-3rd year & MA- 1st Semester
CO1- Explaining the nature, scope and evolution of Public Administration; Privateand Public Administration; Principles of Socialist Management.
CO2- Discussing making of Public Policy Making and methods of Implementation
CO3- Analysing the major Concepts in Public Administration.
CO4- Tracing the Challenges in the discipline of Public Administration like NewPublic Administration (NPA); Comparative Public Administration (CPA) andDevelopment Administration.
CO5- Discussing the Ecological approach to Pub. Adm.
CO6- Analysing the Administrative Processes: decision making; communication andcontrol; leadership; co-ordination.
CO7- Discussing Weberian and Marxian theories of bureaucracy.
CO8- Studying the Organisation of the Union Government and State Government.
CO9- Examining the Institutions of Local Self Government in India
CO10- Assessing the relationship between the Citizen and Administration: Lokpaland Lokayukt.
CO11- Understanding the concept of District Administration in India.
CO12- Examining the Institutions of Financial Administration in India.
CO13- Analysing the Civil Service in India.
CO14- Explaining the Planning and Planned Administration in India. Continuity andChange in Indian Administration.
06.CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN INDIA MA-1stSemester
CO1- Explaining the determinants and features of Indian Foreign Policy.
CO2- Evaluating the role of UN and assessing its relevance in future.
CO3- Analysing the various dimensions of the working of the Indian Administrativesystem- PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, UPSC (Recruitment and Training of civilservants)
CO4- Understanding the concept of Human Rights. Assessing the availability ofHuman Rights in the Constitution of India. Studying the State Human RightsCommission.
CO5- Examining the dynamics of Globalisation.
CO6- Understanding the working of Urban and Rural Self Government in India withspecial reference to West Bengal
CO7- Explaining the Processes and Procedures of Union and State Legislatures.
07.INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND MOVEMENTBA 2nd Year & MA- 1st Semester
CO1- Tracing the evolution of Indian political thought from ancient India tomodern India.
CO2- Analysing the nationalist thought of Raja Rammohun Roy.
CO3- Assessing the nationalist thought of Bankim, Vivekananda and Tagore.
CO4- Discussing the nationalism of Gandhi, M. N. Roy, Narendra Deva and SyedAhmed Khan.
CO5- Explaining the formation of the Congress in 1885.
CO6- Tracing the Bengal Partition and the Swadeshi movement.
CO7- Analysing the Gandhian Movements such as the Khilafat, Non Cooperation,Civil Disobedience movements.
CO8- Assessing the alternatives to the Indian National Congress- the ForwardBloc, Congress Socialist Party, Communist Parti of India.
CO9- Describing the movements against caste and untouchability, Ambedkar’s viewson Social Justic and the depressed classes.
CO10- Analysing the Working Class and Peasant movements under colonial rule
CO11- Discussing the roots of communalism- Savarkar and Hindu Nationalism andJinnah and the two nation theory
CO12- Estimating the contribution of the August 1942 movement, the INA and thenaval uprising.
08.WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT BA2nd Year & MA- 2nd Semester
CO1- Providing an insight into the dominant features of Ancient Western PoliticalThought: Ancient Greek political thought with focus on Aristotle and Plato;Roman Political Thought: its contributions with special emphasis on theemergence of Roman law.
CO2- Examining the features of Medieval Political Thought.
CO 3- Evaluating the Renaissance; politicalthought of Reformation; and Machiavelli.
CO4- Critically examining Bodin’s contributions to the theory of Sovereignty;Hobbes as the founder of the science of materialist politics; Locke as thefounder of Liberalism with focus on his views on natural rights, property andconsent; and Rousseau’s views on Freedom and Democracy; Bentham’sUtilitarianism; and John Stuart Mill’s views on liberty and representativegovernment.
CO5- Taking an insight into the following: Hegel’s views on Civil Society andState; Utopian and Scientific socialism: basic characteristics.
CO6- Examining the varieties of non-Marxist socialism: Fabianism, Syndicalism,Guild Socialism, German Revisionism.
09.COMPARTIVE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT (General) BA- 4th year & MA 1stSemester
CO1- Examining diverse political systems: Liberal-democratic, Authoritarian,Socialist forms of political systems.
CO2- Exploring the Constitution of UK: salient features; the executive – theCrown, Prime Minister and cabinet; the legislature: House of Lords, HouseCommons, speaker and Committees; Party System in UK.
CO3- Exploring the US Constitution: salient features; the executive: President;Legislature: Senate. House of Representative; Speaker; Judiciary: thecomposition and role of the Supreme Court; Bill of Rights; Party System.
CO4- Making a comparative analysis of the following institutions of UK and USA:Legislature, Executive and party systems.
CO5- Exploring the Chinese Constitution: salient features in the light of theGeneral Principles; the Executive; Legislature; Judiciary; and the role of theCommunist Party.
10. COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS BA-4th year & MA- 1st Semester
CO1- Tracing the evolution of Comparative Politics as a discipline and drawing adistinction between Comparative Politics and Comparative Government.
CO2- Investigating the nature and scope of Comparative Politics.
CO3- Analysing the approaches the approaches and models of comparison: systemsanalysis; structural functionalism; and institutional approach.
CO 4- Critically analyzing the features of aliberal democratic and socialist political system with focus on UK, USA and thePeople’s Republic of China.
CO5- Discussing the features of a federal system with special reference to USAand Russia.
CO6- Conducting an intensive comparative study of the Executive (UK, USA, Franceand Russia); Legislature (UK, USA and the PRC); the Judiciary (UK, USA andPRC).
CO7- Critically looking at the rights of the citizens of UK, USA and PRC from acomparative perspective.
11.INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MA- 1st Semester
CO 1- Explaining scope and subject matter ofInternational Relations as an autonomous academic discipline.
CO2- Approaches and methods to study the discipline through Political realism,Pluralism and Worlds system’s Model.
CO3- Examining the issues of Underdevelopment, Terrorism, Regionalism andIntegration that characterizes the Post second world war order.
CO4- Studying the role of Diplomacy, Propaganda and Military capabilities in themaking of foreign policy.
CO5- Explaining certain basic concepts like Globalisation in contemporary worldorder.
CO 6- Describing the Cold War phases andunderstanding the post Cold War era.
CO7- Discussing the developments in European Ethno-nationalism since 1990’s.Tracing the growth of European Union
CO8- Examining Indian Foreign Policy: Basic Principles, Evolution and BilateralRelations.
CO9- Evaluating the working of UN and its organs; Peace keeping Function andHuman Rights.
CO10-Analysing the Foreign Policy of USA and China.
CO11-Studying the developments in third world countries in post world war II eralike NAM: Relevance, ASEAN, SAFTA and SAARC, OPEC, OAU, West Asia-Palestineproblem after Cold War Contact Hours: 5.25 hrs a week Tutorial: 9 hrs annually
12.POLITICAL SOCIOLOGYBA- 4th year
CO1- Studying the concepts of Power, Authority and Legitimacy in the context osociety.
CO2- Examining social stratification through the index of class, caste and elite.
CO3- Evaluating the impact of Religion on society.
CO4- Relating Gender and Politics
CO5- Creating awareness among students about Nationalism and State buildingprocesses in Western Europe and third world
CO6- Establishing State –society interrelationship.
CO7- Classifying the different types of Political systems.
CO8- Discussing the approaches to the study of Political Culture. Evaluating thedifferent agents of Political Socialization and their interrelationships.
CO9- Evaluating the concept and types of Political Participation.
CO10- Discussing the relation between Military and Politics with reference toconditions and types of intervention
CO11- Studying groups in politics: political parties and pressure groups.
CO12- Assessing the approaches to Political Communication; Electoral Behaviour
CO13- Evaluating the concept of Political Development and Social Change- Role ofTradition and Modernity.