Mysore University Courses

M.A. (Political Science)

First Year

Semester – I

Compulsory subjects:

1. Western Political Thought
2. Administrative Theory
3. Theories of International Relations

 Optional subjects:

1.  Group A
   • Recent Political Theory
   • Democracy – Theory & Practice
2. Group B
   • Public Administration
   • Organisation and Management
3. Group C
   • Major issues in Indian Administration
   • International Law

 Semester – II

Compulsory subjects:

1. Indian Political Thought
2. Comparative Govt. and Politics
3. Political Sociology of India

Optional subjects:

1. Group A
   • Gandhi and his Political Theory
   • Socio-Political Ideas of B.R. Ambedkar
2. Group B
   • Indian Administrative System
   • Development Administration in India
3. Group C
   • India’s Foreign Policy
   • India and her neighbours 

Second Year

Semester - III

Compulsory subjects

1. Indian Political System
2. Modern Political Analysis Application
3. Contemporary Political Ideologies

Optional subjects:

1. Group A
   • Theories of the State
   • Liberal Theory
2. Group B
   • Social Welfare Administration in India
   • Public Personnel Administration
3. Group C Group C
   • US Foreign Policy
   • India in World Affairs 

Semester – IV

Compulsory subjects:

1. Research Methodology and Computer
2. Karnataka Govt. and Politics
3. Theory and Practice of Human Rights in India

Optional subjects:

1. Group A
   • Twentieth Century Political Thinkers
   • Global Political Theory
2. Group B Group B
   • Panchayat Raj Institutions in India
   • Urban Governance in India
3. Group C
   • UN and World Affairs
   • Globalisation and Global Order