Kurukshetra University Courses
Contact Information
-
location_on
P.O. Bagthala, Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana 136119, India
-
call
(01744) 238169, (Distance Education 238518) / phone_iphone 7082113055
-
email
- web_asset
Approved By: UGC NAAC
M.A. (Political Science)
|
Duration: 2 Years |
Eligibility: Graduation |
Course Duration: Two Year (Semester System)
Course Eligibility : Graduation in Any Stream with atleast 50% marks or Equivalent CGPA
Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.
Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules
Programme Mode: Regular
Course Syllabus
Part-1
Semester- I
|
Paper No. |
Nomenclature |
Max.Marks 100 |
Time |
|
|
Ex. |
Int. |
|||
|
Paper:-I |
Western Political Thought |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-II |
Indian Government and Politics-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-III |
International Relations-Theory |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-IV |
Public Administration-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper-V One paper to be chosen from any of the following (the corresponding option has to be taken in Semester-II ) |
||||
|
Option (i) |
Research Methodology-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Option (ii) |
Political Geography |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Option (iii) |
Political Leadership-Special Reference to Nation Building Process |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
Semester – II
|
Paper |
Nomenclature |
Max.Marks 100 |
Time |
|
|
Ex. |
Int. |
|||
|
Paper:-VI |
Indian Political Thought |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-VII |
Indian Government and Politics-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-VIII |
International Relations-Issues |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper:-IX |
Public Administration-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
Paper-X One Paper corresponding to Option Number, Opted in Semester-I: |
||||
|
(Option-i) |
Research Methodology-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
(Option-ii) |
Geo-Politics and World Affairs |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
|
(Option-iii) |
Media and Politics |
80 |
20 |
3 Hours |
Part - II
Semester – III
|
Paper No. |
Nomenclature |
Max. Marks 100 |
Time |
|
|
Ex. |
Int. |
|||
|
Paper-XI |
Political Theory-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Paper-XII |
Comparative Politics-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Paper-XIII, XIV & XV Three Papers may be chosen from any of the following Groups : |
||||
|
Group A : Paper XIII, XIV & XV |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
India’s Foreign Policy & Relations-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
International Law-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
International Organization and Global Order Studies-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
South Asia in International Politics-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group B : Paper XIII, XIV & XV |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Political Sociology : The Indian Context-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
State Politics in India (with special reference to Haryana)–I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
Democracy in India-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
Indian Political Economy-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group C : Paper XIII, XIV & XV |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Government & Politics of USA-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
USA and the World-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
USA and South Asia |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
USA and Europe |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group D : Paper XIII, XIV & XV |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Ancient Indian Political Thought-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
Modern Indian Political Thought-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
Liberal Political Theory |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
Marxist and Neo-Marxist Political Theory-I |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
Semester – IV
|
Paper No. |
Nomenclature |
Max. Marks 100 |
Time |
|
|
Ex. |
Int. |
|||
|
Paper-XVI |
Political Theory-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Paper-XVII |
Comparative Politics-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Paper-XVIII, XIX & XX Three Papers may be chosen from any of the following Groups : |
||||
|
Group A : Paper XVIII, XIX & XX |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
India’s Foreign Policy & Relations-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
International Law-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
International Organization and Global Order Studies-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
South Asia in International Politics-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group B : Paper XVIII, XIX & XX |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Political Sociology : The Indian Context-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
State Politics in India (with special reference to Haryana)-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
Democracy in India-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
Indian Political Economy-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group C : Paper XVIII, XIX & XX |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Government & Politics of USA-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
USA and the World-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
USA and Asia Pacific |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
USA and United Nations |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Group D : Paper XVIII, XIX & XX |
||||
|
Option-(i) |
Ancient Indian Political Thought-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(ii) |
Modern Indian Political Thought-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iii) |
Recent Trends in Liberalism |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
|
Option-(iv) |
Marxist and Neo-Marxist Political Theory-II |
80 |
20 |
3 Hrs. |
