International Institute for Population Sciences - IIPS Courses

Master of Population Studies (MPS)

Course Syllabus

• Preparatory Course
  • Mathematics  
  • Communication Skill in English
  • Personality Development and Computer Basics.

• Main Courses
  • Basic Statistical Methods in Population Studies (1 unit)
  • Social Science Concepts and Issues (1 unit)
  • Introduction to Demography and Sources of Demographic Data (½ unit)
  • Fertility and Nuptiality (1 unit)
  • Mortality, Morbidity and Public Health (1 unit)
  • Reproductive Health (½ unit)
  • Migration, Spatial Distribution and Urbanization (1 unit)
  • Gender Issues in Population Studies (½ unit)
  • Population and Development (1 unit)
  • Population Policies and Programmes (1 unit)
  • Evaluation and Adjustment of Data Population Projection (½ unit)
  • Research Methodology (1 unit)
  • Historical Demography (½ unit)
  • Advanced Statistical and Computer Applications (½ unit)
  • Indirect Estimation Methods and Demographic Models (½ unit)

• Optional Courses
  
  • Urban and Regional Planning (½ unit)
  • Population Ageing (½ unit)
  • Bio-Statistics (½ unit)
  • Business Demography (½ unit)
  • Operations Research Methods (½ unit)