MA Programme in Politics and International Relations: Highlights

The M.A. programme in Politics and International Relations is spread over two years (Four Semesters). Candidates have to secure a minimum of 72 credits for the successful completion of the programme (48 credits for core courses, 16 credits for elective courses, 6 credits for dissertation/projects and 2 credits for viva-voce examination) The MA programme in Politics and International Relations has been designed to equip students to teach and engage in research in the frontier areas of Political Science and International Relations. The programme seeks to develop a high level of understanding of the contemporary political and social issues in their national and international contexts. It also aims to develop analytical skills in students that can be applied in a wide range of careers. Studies in Politics and International Relations are a vital part of an education for life and work in the contemporary world and combine well with other humanities and social science disciplines. The MA programme has been envisaged to introduce students to the broad fields of theoretical as well as empirical questions encompassed by Political Science and International Relations. It examines the ideas on which modern societies are based and, through an examination of several countries and issues, evaluates the different systems, processes and social/political forces in operation in the world today. The discipline looks at the national and international political systems and the manner in which they have evolved, with attention given to a range of contemporary issues including security, political economy, ideology, human rights, justice, governance, globalisation, technology, media and communication, military and political alliances. The programmes currently underway in the School of International Relations and Politics have been designed with the aim of not replicating traditional courses but invigorating the interactive realm of Political Science and International Relations keeping in mind the epistemological unity of the interactive mode and the emerging concerns and frontier areas of social sciences. The School has also kept in perspective the developments that have been taking place in the global political, economic, cultural and strategic landscape. The programme has been periodically monitored, reviewed and redesigned in such a way as to strengthen the frontier areas of Political Science.