UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
CHOICE BASED CREDIT BASED SCHEME
B.A. HONORS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AMBEDKAR STUDIES
ONE YEAR – 2 SEMESTER – 40 CREDITS
I SEMESTER – 20 CREDITS
HARD CORE PAPERS (COMPULSORY) – 08 CREDITSPaper No. / Title of the Papers / L / T / P / C
1 / Life and Social Philosophy of Ambedkar
a) Life and Works of Ambedkar
b) Early Influences of Ambedkar through Visits, Intellectuals,company and His Bitter Experiences
c) Caste System, Untouchability, Class and Ambedkar
d) Gender, Minorities and Ambedkar / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
2 / Political Philosophy of Ambedkar
a) Ambedkar on State and Society
b) Ambedkar’s conception of Trinity – Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
c) Ambedkar’s perspective of Democracy and its essential conditions for successful working of Democracy
d) Ambedkar on Rights – with special reference to his States and Minorities / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
SOFT CORE PAPERS (ELECTIVES) – 12 CREDITS
Three out of Six elective papers must be selected by the student so as to achieve 12 credits
1 / Dalit Movements
a) Origin, Nature and Importance of Dalit Movement in India
b) Dalit Movement in Karnataka – Its important struggles and achievements
c) Split in Dalit Movement at National and State Level and aftermath developments / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
2 / Feminist Movements
a) Ambedkar and Feminist Movement
b) Feminist Movement in the 21st Century
c) Dalit Women in Feminist Movement / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
3 / Ambedkar and Religion
a) Ambedkar on Religion
b) Critic on Hinduism
c) Essence of Buddhism, Conversion and aftermath / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
4 / Development Administration
a) Panchayat Raj Institutions with special reference to Karnataka – Nagarapalikas, Grampanchayats and Zilla Panchayats
b) Public Personal Administration – Foundation of Personal System - Recruitment, Training, Conduct and Discipline – Morale and Incentives
c) Financial Administration – Organisation of Fiscal Management – Control of Public Finance – Performance Budgetary. / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
5 / Dalit Culture and Literature
a) Dalit Culture – Meaning, Nature, Scope and Distinct Features. Dalit Literature – Meaning, Nature, Factors for the rise of Dalit literature
b) Karnataka Dalit Culture - Identity, and Struggles, Kannada Dalit Literature – Forms, Influences and Issues
c) Dalit Literary Study – Devanooru Mahadeva’s Odalala / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
6 / Indian Polity
a) Caste Politics
b) Developmental Politics
c) Ideological Politics / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
L- Lecture, T – Tutorial, P – Practical, C – Credits
Total Number of Hours:
Lectures:
Hard Core and Soft Core = 10Hours
Tutorial = 05 Hours
Practical = 05 Hours
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
CHOICE BASED CREDIT BASED SCHEME
B.A. HONORS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AMBEDKAR STUDIES
ONE YEAR – 2 SEMESTER – 40 CREDITS
II SEMESTER – 20 CREDITS
HARD CORE PAPERS (COMPULSORY) – 08 CREDITSPaper No. / Title of the Papers / L / T / P / C
1 / Ambedkar and Constitution
a) Ambedkar and Preamble
b) Ambedkar and Fundamental Rights
c) Ambedkar and Directive Principles of State Policy
d) Centre State Relationship / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
2 / Economic Thoughts of Ambedkar
a) Introduction - Dr. B.R.Ambedkar as an Economist – Essence of his ideology – Unique features of his economic thoughts (inter-disciplinary, empowerment, emancipation, human approach).
b) Planning and Development – Role of planning in development – Agricultural re-organisation – role of industrialization Entrepreneurship – Agrarian reforms – land development – His analysis of Social Economy of India (Theory of Underdevelopment).
c) Ambedkar and Inclusive Economic Growth - His analysis of methods and practices of economic development – Freedom and Development – Equality and Empowerment – Institutions for capacity building – Problems in promoting inclusiveness – Policy implications.
d) Economic Thoughts – Relevance in the context of Globalisation and Global Recession – Revisiting Ambedkar’s Ideology and Thoughts – Policy Implications / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
SOFT CORE PAPERS (ELECTIVES) – 12 CREDITS
Three out of Six elective papers must be selected by the student so as to achieve 12 credits
1 / Human Rights in India
a) Human Rights – Origin – Concept – Development – International Initiatives and Concern – Legal and Institutional Framework.
b) Relevance of Human Rights – Human Rights and Public Policy, Action – Livelihood of Marginalised Sections – Globalisation induced social exclusion.
c) Enforcement of Human Rights – Role of National Human Rights Commission – Constitutional Remedies – Role of NGOs – Role of Media – Relevant issues. / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
2 / Social Issues in India
a) Caste – Untouchability - Class
b) Gender
c) Market Forces / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
3 / Spoken English and Computer Fundamentals
a) Introduction to Spoken English – Grammer, Composition – Analysis, Transformation & Synthasis
b) Elements of computer processing system – Introduction to computer system. Generation of Computers. Study of hardware parts of computers (Block diagram of computer, Input devices, output devices, CPU, Memory types of Memory, RAM, ROM, Registers, Storage devices such as floppy diskette,Hard disk, CD)
c) Computer application & Office automation- MS-word, MS-excel, Powerpoint (Basics of paper presentation, slide preparation, simple seminar Presentation) Internet – Introduction to Internet. / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
4 / Ambedkar as a Nation Builder (Open elective)*
a) Ambedkar`s conception of freedom and his role in the National Movement
b) Ambedkar as a Principal Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution
c) Ambedkar as an Economist
d) Ambedkar and Religion / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
5 / Ambedkar and His Contemporaries
a) Ambedkar and Gandhi
b) Ambedkar and Periyar
c) Ambedkar and Lohia
6 / Project Work ** (Compulsory) / 1 / 1 / 2 / 4
L- Lecture, T – Tutorial, P – Practical, C – Credits
* This paper is offered to students of other departments
** Field based studies have to be carried out by students and project reports shall be submitted for evaluation.
Total Number of Hours
Lectures:
Hard Core and Soft Core = 09 Hours
Tutorials = 05 Hours
Practicals = 06 Hours
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
CHOICE BASED CREDIT BASED SCHEME
MASTER WITH HONORS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AMBEDKAR STUDIES
ONE YEAR – 2 SEMESTER – 36 CREDITS
I SEMESTER - 18 CREDITS
HARD CORE PAPERS – 06 CREDITSPaper No. / Title of the Papers / L / T / P / C
1 / Research Methodology
a) Research : An Introduction - Scientific Methods in Social Research
b) Selection and Formulation of Research Problem - Research Design
c) Data and Collection of Data – Sampling Methods and Techniques - Hypotheses and Testing of Hypotheses
d) Editing, Processing – Analysis and Interpretation of Data - Report Writing / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
2 / Ambedkar Thought
a) Political Thought – Liberty, Equality & Fraternity, State Socialism, Ambedkar and Marx
b) Social Thought – Caste System, Untouchability, Women
c) Economic Thought – Land Reforms, Mode of farming - Industrialisation
d) Religious Thought – Ambedkar’s Perspective of Religion, Critic on Hinduism, Essence of Buddhism / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
SOFT CORE PAPERS – 12 CREDITS
Four out of Six papers offered as Soft Core electives must be chosen by the students so as to achieve 12 credits
1 / Castes in India - Origin of Untouchability / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
2 / Who were Shudras / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
3 / What Congress and Gandhi have done to the Untouchables / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
4 / Riddles in Hinduism / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
5 / Hindu Code Bill / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
6 / States and Minorities / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
L- Lecture, T – Tutorial, P – Practical, C – Credits
Total Number of Hours:
Lectures: Hard Core and Soft Core = 06 Hours
Tutorials = 06 Hours
Practical = 06 Hours
UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE
CHOICE BASED CREDIT BASED SCHEME
MASTER WITH HONORS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN AMBEDKAR STUDIES
II SEMESTER
II SEMESTER - 18 CREDITS
HARD CORE PAPERS – 09 CREDITSPaper No. / Title of the Papers / L / T / P / C
1 / Ambedkar’s Perception of Public Finance
a) Ambedkar Views on Public Finance – Study of Provincial Finance – His analysis of Centralisation Tendencies (trends) in Government Finances – Tax Structure – Sources of Revenue – Principles of Expenditure – Managing Deficits – His perception of Good system of Government finance
b) Ambedkar’s Views on Monetary System – Study of British India’s Monetary Standard – Ambedkar’s Currency Reform Plan – Issue of Convertability
c) Ambedkar’s Views on Decentralised Economic Development and Administration – Rural Reconstruction and Rural Planning – Decentralization of economic activities – Integration of regional economics – Possibilities and opportunities – Role of Policy, institutions and markets.
d) Ambedkar’s Views on Human Development - Human Rights- Social Justice –
Empowerment – Tackling the problem of poverty, unemployment marginalization – Need for
Participatory approach: role of policy and institutions / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
2 / Ambedkar and Indian Polity
a) Ambedkar’s Perception of Democracy
b) The present nature and working of Indian Polity
c) Indian Polity and Disadvantaged Groups
d) Measures to strengthen Indian Polity / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
3 / Project Work / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
SOFT CORE PAPERS – 09 CREDITS
Three out of Six papers offered as Soft Core electives must be chosen by the students so as to achieve 09 credits
1 / Ambedkar and Round Table Conference
a) I – Round Table Conference
b) II – Round Table Conference
c) III – Round Table Conference / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
2 / Ambedkar and Labour
a) 1942 - 46 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
3 / Ambedkar and Indian Constitution
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive Principles of State Policy
c) Relations between Union and the State / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
4 / Buddha and His Dhamma / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
5 / Pakistan or the Partition of India / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
6 / Ambedkar and his Political Parties
a) Independent Labour Party
b) Scheduled Castes Federation
c) Republican Party of India / 1 / 1 / 1 / 3
L- Lecture, T – Tutorial, P – Practical, C – Credits
Total Number of Hours:
Lectures: Hard Core and Soft Core = 06 Hours
Tutorials = 06 Hours
Practical = 06 Hours