The Fiction and Drama course explores the literary genres of fiction and drama, including the study of literary techniques, themes, and styles. The course will examine classic and contemporary works in both genres, focusing on the analysis of plot, character, setting, dialogue, and other literary elements. The course will also introduce students to critical theory and literary criticism.

·       To develop students' critical reading and analytical skills through the study of fiction and drama.

·       To introduce students to the key concepts and terminology of literary analysis.

·       To enhance students' understanding of the techniques, themes, and styles of fiction and drama.

·       To enable students to evaluate and compare works of fiction and drama.

This course is an attempt at introducing students to one of the primary concerns of our time – Ecological well-being. The course is aimed at exploring the interrelationship between the environment, humans and society. It helps students understand the role of Literature in constructing, shaping and driving our interactions with ecology. This course will enable students to analyse both literary and non-fictional texts to understand how Nature and the Environment are perceived, imagined, and created. Students who pursue this course will not just be introduced to theoretical concepts but will also be introduced to practical modules and assignments that help impart critical thinking and a deeper understanding of the course's themes.

Course Objectives:

• To help students understand the complex and diverse ways in which humans and human societies construct, shape, and interact with their environment

• To examine the complex ways in which Nature is perceived, and represented in both fiction and non-fiction

• To explore an interdisciplinary approach among students by introducing them to Ecology and its allied disciplines through both theoretical and practical deliberations and field visits

·       To promote a critical ecological awareness which leads to affirmative action and produces sustainable solutions to the current ecological crisis

·       To help students gain a holistic perspective on development, economic growth, and ecological and social justice

Cognitive Processes are the most basic aspects in the attempt to understand the psychology of

individuals. This course will help students to understand the structure and functioning of

senses; the principles of perception, and how perception helps an individual to understand

their world; principles, and theories of memory and attention. Through classroom discussions

and research discussions, the student will also be able to apply this knowledge in their daily

lives to improve their own functioning, as well as apply it to evaluate various real-world

issues such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, design thinking and so on. The

experimental psychology laboratory practicum taken alongside the course during the semester

will help students understand various psychophysical experiments and connect the theoretical

underpinnings of such tests to concepts learned in this course.

The coursework aims to provide undergraduate psychology students with the knowledge and hands-on practice of experimental psychology. The course imparts training in classic and contemporary experiments from the domains of sensation and perception and other cognitive processes. The course introduces students to traditional psychophysical experiments and contemporary computer-assisted experiments. In the process, they will be provided with an understanding of central concepts, such as ethics, lab protocols and major elements of a psychological experiment, including variables and hypothesis. The course adopts a problem-based learning approach where students will get an opportunity to conduct a computer-assisted experiment to explain a given psychophysical phenomenon. Due attention is given to issues of identifying and selecting experiments, conducting experiment processes in an ethical manner and writing APA-style reports. The course has two components of lecture and laboratory work. The lecture classes will consist of a mixture of lectures and group discussions. Lectures are designed to clarify and deepen understanding of experimental methods and descriptive statistics. The laboratory sections will be a space to practice conducting psychological experiments and to begin learning some basics of data analysis.

Service learning combines community service with academic instruction, focusing on critical, reflective thinking and personal and civic responsibility. Service-learning programs involve students in activities that address community-identified needs while developing their academic skills and commitment to their community. It not only helps students to observe, analyze and understand the community but also allows the student to identify themselves in the community, build community partnerships and take up civic responsibilities. The course gives a first-hand opportunity for a student to utilize academic knowledge and skills by adopting a participatory learning approach. The course expects students to complete a minimum of 30 hours of community work under faculty supervision. There would be weekly class meetings that help students to reflect on their learning and learn from peers. 

The paper initiates the students to unlearn some of their conventional notions about what is literature;  introduces them to a varied schools of literary criticism and critical theory; and equips them to frame their own sense of 'literature' and 'theory'.

Course Objectives: This course aims to introduce the students to concepts, concerns, critical debates in theorising literary texts and expose them to the applicability of these theoretical frameworks. It will enable students to critically perceive and engage with the production of meanings, significations and negotiations. This paper will act as a bridge to Cultural Studies; Popular Culture; Indian Literatures; Postcolonial Studies; Ecological Studies and other studies that will be introduced in the final year and Honours in English.  

Level of Knowledge: Working knowledge of English and literature

This is an intermediate level course which trains the students to critically analyze the ideas of self, mind, and society at the intersection of Psychology and Cultural Studies. The course is designed to provide conceptual and empirical tools to think in a multidisciplinary as also interdisciplinary framework about the nature of thinking and how it is in a dynamic relation with culture and society constituting a large array of human experience. The course also trains students to tackle more complex theoretical and empirical texts building on previous courses especially in Cultural Studies and Literary Theory. A competence in those courses is assumed. The course uses multiple resources including academic writings and varied forms of visual texts.

Course Objectives

·       To train learners in developing a theoretical and empirical framework incorporating disciplinary aspects of Psychology and Cultural Studies.

·       To train learners in analysing cultural and social phenomena based on the above-mentioned framework.

·       To give the basics of new frontiers in the understanding of mind, culture, and society with the advent of AI and other innovations.

The course will help the students to develop an understanding of human development from conception to the later stages of life. This course has been conceptualized in order to provide a general introduction to various developmental concepts across the different stages of the lifespan, with the nature versus nurture debate as a concurrent theme. The primary purpose of this course is to examine the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of infants, children, adolescents, and adults and the various factors (e.g., genetics, parenting, peer groups, culture) that influence development. Prominent theories of development and research methods in developmental psychology are reviewed. Specific topics that are covered include prenatal development, aggression, attachment, gender development, language development, moral development, cognitive development, cultural influences, and ageing.

This course has been conceptualised for students to understand the historical and scientific developments in the field of social psychology. Students will explore the theoretical bases of the development of the social self and the dynamics of social perception and cognition, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behaviour, aggression, prejudice, attitudes, social influence and group processes in a social context. The course will engage students through pedagogy designed for a hands-on experience, critical reading of journal articles, discussion of contemporary social issues, and small study groups to facilitate a deeper understanding of human social behaviour. Further, the course aims to use a multicultural and intersectional lens to build on the student's understanding.