Punjabi University Courses

M.A. (Political Science)

Course Detail

Part – I (Annual System)

1. Indian Political Thought                                                
2. Western Political Thought
3. Indian Government and Politics
4. International Politics      

Part – II (Semester System)

Semester -III

1. Contemporary Political Thought
2. Modern Political Analysis
3. Paper III and IV : Group I (Any Two of the following Options )
   • Political Ideologies
   • Political Sociology
   • State Politics in India
   • Federalism
   • South Asian Political System (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh)     OR
4. Paper III and IV : Group II (Any Two of the following Options )
   • International Organisation
   • Foreign Policy of India
   • Theory and Practice of Diplomacy
   • South Asia and World Politics
   • Politics of Developing Countries

Semester – IV

1. Theory and Practice of Public Administration
2. Comparative Politics
3. Paper VII and VIII : Group I(Any Two of the following Options)
   1.  
      1.  OR
   • Electoral Politics in India
   • Punjab Politics
   • Research Methodology
   • Women and Political Theory
   • Contemporary Debates in Political Theory
   • Sikh Political Though (1469 AD-1708 AD)
4. Paper III and IV : Group II(Any Two of the following Options )
   • Foreign Policies of US, Russia, China and Japan
   • Human Rights in International Relations
   • International Law
   • Third World in International System
   • Globalization and its Impact on Political System