BACHELOR OF ARTS

The Bachelor of Arts degree at TSLAS has two major components. The first is a Foundations program that runs for the first two semesters (one year). The Foundations program is a general education requirement that focuses on core competencies and consists of a common curriculum for all subsequent programs of study. It requires you to engage with a range of core knowledge areas with a cross-disciplinary emphasis. The Foundations or Gen. Ed. program is designed to enhance your capacities in several areas including formal writing, data handling, and statistical analysis, and prepare you with critical thinking skills as well as communication skills. It also offers creative and aesthetic engagement such as in the areas of music and theatre. On completion of the Foundations program, you are required to choose a Major or the specialized area of your interest for the next four semesters (2 years). The list of Majors on offer is available elsewhere on the website. You can also choose two Majors which will require an additional (3+1) year of college work. The Bachelor of Arts degree at TSLAS is designed to be one of the most flexible programs that opens the door to a wide variety of jobs as well as prepares you for further study. Examples of careers where employers look for a Liberal Arts degree include: Human Resource Management; News Journalism; Public Relations; Non-profit and NGO management;

Public Health; economic/sociological data management; Corporate interface; Healthcare and medical resource management; and of course, Teaching, along with the appropriate certification. Importantly, the Liberal Arts degree provides a strong foundation for graduate studies such as Ph.D in the humanities and social sciences.

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BA (Major in Literary and Cultural Studies)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. Critical Concepts in Cultural Studies
  2. Methods of Cultural and Textual Analysis
  3. History and Culture
  4. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  5. Culture & Ethnography
  6. Culture as a Semiotic System
  7. Representation and Power
  8. Literary Criticism and Theory
  9. Narrative and History
  10. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  11. Philosophy of Science (II)
  12. Logic II
  13. Metaphysics
  14. Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science (II)
  15. Meta-Ethics
  16. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  17. Elective-I
  18. Elective-II
  19. Elective-III
  20. Elective-IV
  21. Dissertation

LIST OF ELECTIVES

  1. Philosophy of Biology
  2. Modal Logic
  3. Ancient Philosophy
  4. Philosophy of Language
  5. Phenomenology
  6. Philosophy of Technology
  7. Aesthetics

B.A.(Major in Economics)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. Principles of Microeconomics
  2. Principles of Macroeconomics
  3. Mathematics for Economics
  4. Econometrics
  5. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  6. Intermediate Microeconomics (prerequisite 1)
  7. Intermediate Macroeconomics (prerequisite 2)
  8. History of Economic Theory
  9. Econometrics II
  10. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  11. Economic History
  12. Economic Dynamics
  13. Money and Finance
  14. Applied Econometrics (Prerequisite 4)
  15. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  16. Elective-I
  17. Elective-II
  18. Elective-III

LIST OF ELECTIVES

At least three courses from five to six courses to be offered from the below given list

  1. Environmental Economics
  2. Law and Economics
  3. Behavioural Economics
  4. Game Theory and Economic Applications
  5. Public Finance
  6. Health Economics
  7. Indian Economics
  8. Economics of Poverty
  9. Gender Economics and Economics of Discrimination
  10. Heterodox Economics
  11. Research Paper

B.A.(Major in Philosophy)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. Ethics and Moral Theories
  2. Political Philosophy
  3. Epistemology
  4. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  5. Philosophy of Science (I)
  6. Introduction to Logic
  7. Paradoxes and Arguments
  8. Metaphysics (I)
  9. Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science (I)
  10. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  11. Philosophy of Science (II)
  12. Logic II
  13. Metaphysics (II)
  14. Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science (II)
  15. Meta-Ethics
  16. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  17. Elective-I
  18. Elective-II
  19. Elective-III
  20. Dissertation

LIST OF ELECTIVES

  1. Philosophy of Biology
  2. Modal Logic
  3. Ancient Philosophy
  4. Philosophy of Language
  5. Phenomenology
  6. Philosophy of Technology
  7. Aesthetics

B.A.(Major in Political Science)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. SEMESTER-III
  2. International Relations Theory
  3. Comparative Politics
  4. Public Policy Analysis
  5. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  6. Political Obligations
  7. Understanding China
  8. Indian Politics and Political System
  9. Elective-I
  10. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  11. American Foreign Policy
  12. Labour Politics
  13. Gender and Politics
  14. Elective-II
  15. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  16. Research Methods in Political Science
  17. Politics and the Mass Media
  18. International Organizations
  19. Elective-III

LIST OF ELECTIVES

  1. Religion and Politics
  2. Multiculturalism
  3. Comparative Asian Government and Politics
  4. Political Sociology
  5. Independent Research Project

B.A.(Major in History)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. World Civilizations
  2. Ancient India
  3. Society and History in Ancient India
  4. History and Historiography
  5. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  6. Europe from Renaissance to Revolution
  7. Medieval India
  8. Europe-India Pre-Colonial Relations
  9. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  10. Modern India
  11. Nationalism in Indian History
  12. Science and History
  13. Elective-I
  14. Elective-II
  15. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  16. Contemporary World History
  17. Visual Sources and History
  18. Elective-III

LIST OF ELECTIVES

  1. Analyzing Ancient Indian Texts
  2. Mughal India
  3. Art and Architecture in Medieval India
  4. Urbanization in Medieval India
  5. Religious History of India
  6. Gandhi and the Making of Modern India

B.A.(Major in Psychology)

SEMESTER I & II - Foundation Year Courses

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. Development of Psychological Thought
  2. Introduction to Social Psychology
  3. Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology I
  4. Understanding Psychological Disorders
  5. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  6. Lifespan Development
  7. Biological Basis of Behaviour
  8. Theories of Personality
  9. Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology
  10. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  11. Psychological Assessment
  12. Applied Social Psychology
  13. Elective-I
  14. Elective-II
  15. AVANI - The Cornerstone Project
  16. Research Methods and Statistics II
  17. Experimental Psychology
  18. Elective-III

LIST OF ELECTIVES

  1. Psychology at Workplace
  2. Engineering Psychology
  3. Learning and Memory
  4. Cognitive Neuroscience

B.A.(Major in Sociology)

SEMESTER-III, IV, V, VI

  1. Introduction to Sociology
  2. Social Systems
  3. Social Stratifications
  4. Sociological Thought in India
  5. Political Sociology
  6. Social Anthropology
  7. Sociology of Gender
  8. Research Methods
  9. Introduction to Social Psychology
  10. Sociology of Media
  11. Sociology of Science
  12. Comparative Study of Societies
  13. Sociolinguistics
  14. Sociology of Religion
  15. Independent Study
  16. Comparative Study of Societies
  17. Sociolinguistics
  18. Sociology of Religion
  19. Environmental Sociology
  20. Independent Study
  21. Sociology of Education
  22. Sociology of Culture

 

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