
CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, POLITICAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY School of Social Sciences
Syllabus for Academic Year (2022)


Assesment Pattern
The Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) will be assessed for seventy per cent weightage and the End Semester Examination (ESE) for thirty per cent weightage. The practical courses and the common core courses will be assessed out of hundred marks in various components including attendance. The Mid Semester and End Semester written examination question pattern consists of questions divided into two or three sections with short answers, short essays and long essays.
Examination And Assesments
The evaluation is divided in to two components: Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) including Mid Semester Examination (MSE), and the End Semester Examination (ESE).
Department Overview:
The Department of Political Science and History at the BGR Campus began its academic journey at this campus in August 2020. With a vast variety of academic courses that have been tailor-made to provide a comprehensive and wholesome learning experience, the department aims to constantly engage and analyze issues of power, authority, governance and philosophical consciousness. The Department of Political Science and History intends on strengthening the critical acumen of students through an understanding of the Philosophy of Social Sciences in general. The focus lies in structuring a liberal environment with a firm foundation in academic inquiry. The Department stresses on the importance of research not only as a part of the syllabus and teaching-learning pedagogies but also encourages the same in all of its initiatives. The objective is to make the students responsible, accountable and active citizens, with a high level of academic integrity and sensitivity towards social justice and ecological sustainability.
Mission Statement:
Department Vision: “Excellence in Teaching and Research in Political Science and History, and Service to the Society” Department Mission: "To offer training of the highest quality in critical thinking, creative skills, analytical skills, research competency and policy analysis along with industrial exposure, through a contemporarily evolving dynamic curriculum."
Introduction to Program:
The BA Economics, Media Studies and Political Science (EMP) programme is a flagship triple main programme offered by the Department of Political Science and History in association with the Economics and Media Studies departments in the School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University). The programme offers Economics, Political Science and Media Studies courses in equal weightage of core and elective subjects. The programme is designed to produce graduates trained in all the three disciples with strong theoretical foundations and knowledge of their applications. The programme shall enable students to identify the synergy of the three disciplines and conduct independent research enquiries while applying the same in real-world situations. The programme provides a unique opportunity to understand one discipline through the spectrum of the other.
Program Objective:
Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome: PO1: Demonstrate a holistic understanding through interdisciplinary inquiry. PO2: Exhibit academic rigor in the discipline by engaging in scholarly work PO3: Cultivate critical thinking and engage in academic inquiry. PO4: Develop effective communication to operate in multicultural spaces. PO5: Act with an informed awareness of issues that encourage equity and growth for all along with environmental needs and concerns. PO6: Respect different social value systems and the norms of academic integrity. PO7: Demonstrate awareness of local, regional, national, and global issues and engage within their socio-cultural contexts. PO8: Develop career-enhancement skills according to changing professional and societal needs.