Syllabus for
Bachelor of Arts (History, Economics, Political Science)
Academic Year  (2023)

Course Description

This course is taught in the second year for students from different streams, namely BA, BSc

and BCom. If the first year syllabus is an attempt by the Department of English, Christ

University to recognize and bring together the polyphonic Indian voices in English and Indian

regional literatures in translation for the Additional English students of the first year, the

second year syllabus intends to take that project a little further and open up the engagement

of the students to texts from across the world. The syllabus - selection of texts will

concentrate on readings from South Asian, Latin American, Australian, Canadian, and Afro-

American. It will voice subaltern concerns of identity, gender, race, ethnicity and problems of

belongingness experienced by humanity all over the globe.

The syllabus will extend the concerns of nation and nationality and marginalization,

discussed within the Indian context to a more inclusive and wider global platform. We have

consciously kept out ‘mainstream’ writers and concentrated on the voices of the subalterns

from across the world. There is an implicit recognition in this project that though the aspects

of marginalization and the problems facing subalterns are present across cultures and

nations, the experiences, expressions and reflections are specific to each race and culture.

The course will address these nuances and specificities and enable our students to become

more aware and sensitive to life and reality around them. This will equip the students, who

are global citizens, to understand not just the Indian scenario, but also situate themselves

within the wider global contexts and understand the spaces they will move into and negotiate

in their future.

There is a prescribed text book Blends: Voices from Margins for the second year students,

compiled by the Department of English, Christ University and intended for private circulation.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are

 to enable students to look at different cultures through Literature

 to help students develop an understanding of subaltern realities and identity politics

 to inculcate literary sensibility/taste among students across disciplines

 to improve language skills –speaking, reading, writing and listening

 to equip the students with tools for developing lateral thinking

 to equip students with critical reading and thinking habits

 to reiterate the study skills and communication skills they developed in the previous

year and extend it.

TetsukoKuroyanagi: Tottochan: The Little Girl at the Window12

Liliana Heker : “The Stolen Party

 Higuchi Ichiyo: “Separate Ways”

 Harukki Murakami "Birthday Girl"

 Luisa Valenzuela: “I’m your Horse in the Night”

Poetry 12 Hrs

 Silvio Curbelo: “Summer Storm”

 Nancy Morejon: “Black Woman”

 Ruben Dario: “To Roosevelt”

 Mina Asadi: “A Ring to me is a Bondage”

Essay 9Hrs

 Amy Tan: “Mother Tongue

 Linda Hogan: “Waking Up the Rake”

 Isabelle Allande: “Open Veins of Latin America”

Children's Literature -  Kimberley Reynolds (CUP)

CIA 1: A written test for 20 marks. It can be an Open Book test, a classroom assignment, an

objective or descriptive test pertaining to the texts and ideas discussed in class.

CIA2: Mid-semester written exam for 50 works

CIA 3: This is to be a creative test/ project in small groups by students. They may do

Collages, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes, presentations, debates,

charts or any other creative test for 20 marks. This test should allow the students to explore

their creativity and engage with the real world around them and marks can be allotted to

students depending on how much they are able to link the ideas and discussions in the texts

to the world around them.

Question Paper Pattern

Mid Semester Exam: 2 hrs

Section A: 4x5= 20

Section B: 2x15=30

Total 50

End Semester Exam: 3 hrs

Section A: 4 x 5 = 20

Section B: 2 x 15= 30

Total 50

Course Description

The main objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of cloud computing and best practices to use the cloud services for scalable application development and deployment.

Course Objectives​

• Describe basic characteristics of cloud computing

• Demonstrate application development using fundamental cloud services

GOOGLE WORKSPACE: Chrome Browser - Browser settings  - Browser Extensions- Chrome Apps. GMail - Communicate with Gmail - Mail , Chat , Spaces , Meet - Basic Settings  - Advanced settings  - Labeling / Grouping Emails - Scheduling an Email, Confidential Email - Search Email -Task in Gmail - Templates / Signature - Cancel / Undo the sent email 

Calendar - Basic settings - Organize your Events  - Setup- Notifications - Add       task  Video Conferencing Meeting / Study Groups - Share calendar / Add calendar (Co-workers)  - Book an appointment. Drive - Cloud storage - opening Drive - through email / direct link - Create Folder - Upload Files / Folder - Share the file / Collaborate – settings - Create Files / Folder (color the folder) - Delete Files.

GOOGLE DOCS - Basic Docs  - Template -add style to your text - font , style , alignment - enhance your document - Image / Table / Drawing / Link/ chart / bookmark / table of Content  - share your document / collaborate with your team - Voice input/ @ options  / Comments / Explore options  - citations - building blocks / emoji/ dropdown / watermark / equation - export the document - docx, PDF, Publish to web -shortcuts

GOOGLE SHEETS: Basic Sheets / Spreadsheets  - Create New file  - Import data / Work with data - Format data / Publish data - Manage data in Sheets - Basic operations - search for data - Restrict data sharing - keyboard shortcuts. Analyse the data - Add charts - Get automatic charts - add chart to docs and slides - Function in sheets - add pivot tables - get automatic pivot tables. Export sheets - Export to excel / PDF - download in different formats - Make a copy  - Email a copy

GOOGLE SLIDES: Basics of Presentation / Slides - Create a basic presentation - Add/ edit images - add flowchart / diagram - insert / edit charts  - Import Powerpoint slides - use theme  - collaborate / share / download different formats /  set expiry date for access  - embed presentation / Publish for web - Presentation with Q&A option 

Explore option to make your presentation professional 

This course is designed to enable students to understand the importance of research in creating and extending the knowledge base in their research interests. In this process, it develops the students' ability to distinguish between the strengths and limitations of different research approaches in general and in their research area specifically. Finally, the course imparts skills to work independently, to plan and carry out a small-scale research project.

Meaning and definition of research–criteria for good research-Deductive and inductive methods– classification of research–case study–survey methods

Steps involved in selection of research problem–evaluation of the problem– literature review– sources of literatures

Meaning of research design– types of research design- evaluation of research design

Meaning of sampling– sampling process– essential and methods of sampling – sampling errors

Primary and secondary data– observation – interview-questionnaire– schedule-sources of secondary data

Meaning of hypothesis-types and steps in testing of hypothesis– type I and type II error

Types of report – planning of report writing– format of research report– reference styles

1)      

1) Kothari, C.R. (2019), Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi, 4th Edition.

2) Renjith Kumar (2019), Research Methodology – a step-by-step guide for beginners, Sage Publications, 5th Edition.

1) Brinberg, D. and McGrath, J.E. (1985) Validity and the research process, Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

2) Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. and L. L. Morris (1987) How to Analyse Data, Newbury Park: Sage Publications, Inc.

3) Foddy, W (1993) Constructing Questions for Interviews and Questionnaires: Theory and Practice in Social Research, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The course is intended to give an understanding of the theoretical perceptions of economic growth and development together with the forces bringing about them. It also helps to broaden the awareness of the challenges in the developmental process and thus motivate the students towards the thought process of alternative solutions.

1. Gain conceptual base in Economic Dvelopment and Growth.

2. Familiarise with key models and theories in Dvelopment and Growth.

3. Gain insight in to the key issues of economic development.

4. Get awareness of the approaches to development efforts.

Distinction between Growth and Development; PQLI; Human Development Index; Gender Development Index; Sen’s Capabilities Approach; Environmental Sustainability and Development; Common Characteristics of Developing Nations; Alternative Measures of Development.

The Harrod-Domar model; the Solow model and its variants; Theories of endogenous growth with special reference to Romer’s model; the Big Push Theory and Lebenstence Theory of Critical Minimum Efforts.

Balanced and Unbalanced Growth; Low Income Equilibrium Trap; Dual Economy Models of Lewis

Measurement of Poverty – Absolute and Relative; Head-Count Index and Poverty Gap Indices; Policy options for Alleviation of Poverty; Measurement of Income Inequality; Economic Growth and Income Inequality – Kuznet’s Inverted Hypothesis, Impact of Inequality on Development.

Causes and effects of urbanization; Harris-Todaro Model of Rural-Urban Migration; Migration and Development; Policies for the Urban Informal Sector; Women in the Informal Sector; the Microfinance Revolution.

Economic planning; Shadow prices, project evaluation and cost-benefit analysis; Concept of capital output ratio; Economic planning and price mechanism.

1. Todaro, Michael, P. and Stephen. C. Smith, (2015). Economic Development, Pearson Education, (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd., Indian Branch, Delhi.
2. Ray, Debraj (2014), Development Economics, Seventh impression, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
3. Lekhi, R. K. (2016), The Economics of Development and Planning, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

CIA II (Mid Semester Examination)- 50 Marks

CIA III - 20 Marks

ESE - 100 Marks

Course Description

English is offered as a course for all the students in BA, BSc, BCom, and BBA F&A classes in the third and fourth semesters. The aim is to strengthen the communication skills, and particularly study skills of the learners further, through adequate practice and exposure to good examples of writing, thought, ideas and human values. In addition, they will be trained in study skills through tasks in academic genres such as message, letter, essay, data interpretation etc. It aims to not only equip learners with skills but also sensitize them towards issues that concern human life in today’s globalised context. The course content is selected to meet the requirements of the departmental goal of “empowering the individual to read oneself, the social context and the imagined”; institutional goal of ensuring “holistic development”; and the national goal of creating competent and valuable citizens. The primary objective of this course is to help learners develop appropriate employability skills and demonstrate suitable conduct with regards to communication skills. The units are organised in order to help the learners understand the academic and workplace demands and learn by practice.

Course Objectives     

·       To enable learners to develop reading comprehension for various purposes

·       To enable learners to develop writing skills for academic and professional needs

·       To enable learners to develop the ability to think critically and express logically

·       To enable learner to communicate in a socially and ethically acceptable manner

·       To enable learners, to read, write and speak with clarity, precision and accuracy

Subject verb agreement

Tenses

Preposition

Voices

Clauses

Skimming and scanning

Strategies of reading

Reading and understanding reports

Reading content/ texts of various kinds

Inferencing skills

Academic vocab

Academic phrases

Professional expression

Study skills- library and referencing skills (organising reading, making notes, managing time, prioritising)

Mind mapping

Organising ideas

Accurate usage of vocabulary

Paragraph strategy

Cohesion and sequencing (jumbled sentences to paragraph)

Extended writing 

Formal and informal writing

Reports (all types including illustration to report and report to illustration and/or graphs, charts, tables and other statistical data)

Proposal writing (for projects, for research)

Academic essays/ articles

Persuasive writing, extrapolative writings

Case study writing

Executive summaries

Editing, proofreading skills

Resume vs CV

Self-introduction

Body language

Talks, speeches and presentations

Conversation

Telephone conversation

Meetings

Group discussion

Seminar / conference presentation

Principles of communication

Process of communication

Types of communication

Barriers in communication

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1: Classroom assignment/test/ written or oral tasks for 20 marks keeping in tune with the course objectives and learning outcomes.

CIA 2: Mid-semester exam for 50 marks.

CIA 3: Collage, tableaus, skits, talk shows, documentaries, Quizzes or any creative assignments.

 End- semester 50 marks 

End Semester Exam: 2 hrs

French as second language for the Arts, Science and Commerce UG program

To perform a tribute: artist, work, you are going to…..

Towards a working life

France Seen by...

Mediamania

Act 1, 2 & 3

2.      Gonnet, Georges. Molière- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme .Paris : Hachette, 1971

2.      French websites like Bonjour de France, FluentU French, Learn French Lab, Point du FLE etc.

Course Description:

The detailed text book “Shambook” is a Khanda Kavya written by Jagdeesh Gupta. To improve the creative writing skills, Nibandh, Kahani and Kavitha lekhan are included.Bharathiya chitrakala is also a part of the syllabus to improve the knowledge aboutIndian paintings.

Course Objectives:

Students are exposed to different forms of poetry especially, Khanda Kavya. It will help them to understand the contemporary socio-political issues.By learning about the tradition of Indian painting and legendary painters of India , students get to know about the richness and culture  of the Indian paintings. Creative writing sharpens their thinking, analytical  and writing skills 

Khanda Kavya “Shambook” [Poetry] By:Jagdeesh Gupta. Pub: Raj Pal & Sons

Level of knowledge:Analitical    

Nibandh lekhan, Katha lekhan, Kavitha lekhan.

Level of knowledge:Conceptual

Utbhav, vikas aur pramukh shailiyam

pramukh kalakar-1.M F Hussain 2.Ravindranath Tagore 3.Raja Ravi Varma 4.Jamini Roy.

Level of knowledge: Conceptual

1. Khanda Kavya”Shambook[Poetry] ByJagdeesh Gupta.Pub: Raj Pal & Sons

2. Essentials of Screen writing: The art, craft and business of film and television writing

By: Walter Richard.

3. Writing and Script: A very short introduction

By: Robinson, Andrew.

4 .Creative writing By John Singleton

5. Adhunik  Hindi Nibandh By Bhuvaneshwarichandran Saksena.

CIA-2(Mid sem examination)

CIA-3(wikipedia article creation)

End semester examination

Course Description: Post Colonial international relations has witnessed extensive participation of Asia, either directly or as a crucial component of World politics. This is evident from the rise of Japan after the war to that of the civil war in Korea and Vietnam. As a rising power, it becomes necessary for students to study Asia, to understand the shift in balance of power. 

Course objectives: This course is meant to strengthen the understanding of the student about contemporary history of the Asian continent through a post colonial approach. 

The study of this course helps the student to trace the emergence of Asia as an important player in international relations through oil politics and liberalized economies.

Level of Knowledge: Empirical

a)      China – Mao Zedong and Transformations 1950-1970; 1970-80 Post Mao Period; 1980-2000 Period of transition - Economic and Political  -Tibet.

b)      Japan- post war Japan-Period of Recovery 1945 to 1960; 1960 to 2000- period of Economic and Political changes ( Emergence of Japan as a regional super power)

c)      Korean War; the two Koreas 1945-2000

d)     Neutralism & Realignments

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

a)     Myanmar - Political developments; Sri Lanka – Ethnic and nationalist conflicts and its impact on the region. 

b)    Central Asia – disintegration and emergence of  independent states; Afghanistan – Cold war and post-cold war developments -

Level of Knowledge: Critical                                                                                              

a)      Israel-Palestine – Formation of Israel –Arab-Israeli frictions Camp David and Oslo Accords

b)      Iran – Shah and the revolution - I

c) Iraq – Iraqi conflicts: Iran, Kuwait and USA

Level of Knowledge: Basic

a)     Turkey  - Young Turk Movement  - Kemalist revolution – Socio – political restructuring: 1940 – 2000

       b) Assertion of regional identity (Recent developments)

1. Peter Calvocoressi   - World Politics 1945-2000, Person Education, 2006
2. Norman Lowe - Mastering Modern World History – Macmillam, 1997
   

1. Immannel C.Y Tsu  -The rise of Modern China- OUP 1983
2. Ainslie T. Embree & Carol Gluck -Asia in Western & World History – Spring Books, 2004        
3. Aylett.J F - The Cold War & After-Hodder & Stoughton, 1996
4. Mansfiled P - A History of the Middle East-Penguin, 1992
5. Lynch.M -   China: From Empire to People’s Republic-Hodder & Stoughton, 1996
6. Albert Hourani, Philip Khoury & Mary C. Wilson (ed)- The Modern Middle East – I.B. Tauris -2004
7. Harold Vinaike - A History of the Far East in Modern Times – Kalyani Publishers -1996

CIA 1   Activity/Presentation/Exhibition                                          20 marks

            CIA 2   Mid Semester Examinations                                      50 marks

            CIA 3   Literature Review                                                      20 marks

                        Attendance                                                                  10 marks.

                        Total                                                                            100 marks

       End Semester Exams                                                                   100 marks

   Question paper pattern for mid semester Examination.

               Section A – Essay                              2 out of 4                   15x 2 = 30

               Section B – Short Essay                    2 out of 4                   10 x 2 = 20

               Total                                                                                                    50

    Question paper pattern for end semester examination.

                Pattern of End Semester Exam Question paper

-       Section A – Essay                                      2 out of 4                         15 x 2 =  30

-       Section B – Short Notes                             6 out of 8                          10 x 6 =  60

-       Section C – Objective type                        5 out of 8                          02x 5 =  10

Total                                                                                                              100                                                                                                              

Course Description: Language Kannada is offered to students of third Semester BA/B.Sc as Second language for fifty marks. Students of this semester will study an anthology of Modern Kannada Poetry and an Autobiography of Laxman Gaikwad. This course prepares the students to understand the new era. At the dawn of the twentieth century, B.M. Srikantiah, regarded as the “Father of modern Kannada Literature”, called for a new era of writing original works in modern Kannada while moving away from archaic Kannada forms. Students will study modern Kannada poetry from B.M.Sri to Dalit poet Dr. Siddalingiah. An anthology of modern poetry is selected to understand the beauty of modern Kannada poets through their writings. Uchalya is an autobiographical novel that carries the memories of Laxman Gaikwad right from his childhood till he became an adult. Laxman Gaikwad took birth in a criminal tribe of India belonging to Orissa/ Maharastra. The original text is translated to Kannada by Chandrakantha Pokale.

Course Objectives:

Understand and appreciate poetry as a literary art form.

Analyse the various elements of Poetry, such as diction, tone, form, genre, imagery, symbolism, theme, etc.

Appreciates to  learn the elements of autobiography.

1. Kariheggadeya Magalu- B.M.Sri

2. Hunnime Ratri- Kuvempu

3. Anna Yagna-Bendre

4.Mankuthimmana Kagga-D.V.G

5.Ikkala- K.S. Narasimha Swamy

6. Kannad padgol- G.P.Rajarathnam

7.Hanathe hachchuttene- G.S.S

8.Adugemane Hudugi-Vaidehi

9. Nehru Nivruttaraguvudilla- Adgaru

10. Nanna Janagalu.-Siddalingaiah

Text: Uchalya

Author:Lakshman Gayekwad

Translation: Chandrakantha Pokle

1 Dialogue Writing

2 Essay writing

3 short story building

2. Kannada Sahitya Charithre- Volumes 1-4, Editor: G. S. Shivarudrappa, Prasaranga, Bangalore Univeristy.

3. Hosagannada Kavitheya Mele English Kavyada Prabhava- S. Ananthanarayana

4. Hosagannadada Arunodaya- Srinivasa  Havanuru

2. Kannada Sahitya Sameekshe- G. S. Shivarudrappa

3. Bhavageethe- Dr. S. Prabhushankara

4. My Experiments with Truth- M.K. Gandhi

5. Ouru Keri- Siddalingaiah

• To introduce students to the nature, structure and working of the Indian Political System.
• To introduce students to The dynamics of the Indian Political System and the Contemporary issues
• To initiate students in to research in Political Science

Historical Evolution of Indian Constitution, 1909, 1919, 1935 and 1947 Acts,

Role of Constituent Assembly. Preamble –Philosophy of the Constitution. Salient Features.

Constitutionalism, Rule of law and Separation of Powers.

Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties & Directive Principles of State Policy.

Legislature: Parliament, Law-making process, Parliamentary Committees, State legislature.

Executive: President, Vice President and Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Governor, Chief Minister. Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Government: A debate.

Judiciary: Supreme Court and High Court: Organization and Jurisdiction, Judicial Review. Judicial Activism. Public Interest Litigation, Judicial Reforms.

Constitutional Bodies: Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Finance Commission, Public Service Commissions.

Unitary and Federal features, Legislative, Administrative and Financial Relations. State Autonomy debate, Sarkaria Commission recommendations. Constitutional Amendment process- Methods, 24, 25, 42, 44, 52, 73 and 74^th Amendments.

Secularism, Communalism, Social Justice, Regional Disparities, Right to Information & National Integration. Political Prties, Pressure Groups and Public Opinion.

Enquiries in to Indian politics, Empirical and Normative methods of research, formulating research problem and questions.

India’s response to climate change

2.      Ghai, K.K. (2012), Indian Government and Politics, Noida: Kalyani.

3.      Bakshi, P.M. (2012). The Constitution of India. New Delhi: Universal Law.

4.      Kashyap, S.C. (2011). Our Constitution. New Delhi: National Book Trust.

5.      Basu ,D.D  (2008) Introduction to Indian Constitution. Eastern Books

2.      Pylee, M.V. (2012). Constitutional Amendments in India. New Delhi: Universal Law. Constituent Assembly Debates. New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat.

3.      Kashyap, S.C. and Kashyap, A. (2012). Indian Presidency: Constitution Law and Practice. New Delhi: Universal Law.

4.      Prasad, A. and Singh, C.P. (2012). Judicial Power and Judicial Review. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company. Hassan, Z. (Ed.) (2006). Parties and Party Politics in India. New Delhi: OUP.

5.      Kumar, B.V. (2009). Electoral reforms in India: Current Discourses, Jaipur.

Sundara Kanda is the only chapter of the Ramayana in which the hero is not Rama, but rather Hanuman. The work depicts the adventures of Hanuman and his selflessness, strength, and devotion to Rama are emphasized in the text. Bhoja only wrote 5 kāṇdas (up to the Sundarakāṇda), and there is a story about this: that he was inspired to write this work the night before a battle, that as he finished the Sundarakāṇda it was time to go, and that he announced that the Yuddhakāṇda would be enacted in the battlefield against the invader, but sadly he never returned. Others have composed a Yuddhakāṇda to complete the work.

The main objective of the students is to understand the champu Kavyas based on the sam.  

The Origin and development of the Champu.

Origin and developmetn of Champu kavyas

Five Important Champus

Level of knowledge: Basic/conceptual/ Analytical

Shlokas 1 -60 Hnumantha¨s voyage to Lanka and searching for Seetha Description of city Lanka , Characters of Champu Kavya 

Prayogas and Krudantha

Translation of Given passage from English to Sanskrit 

Writing composition in sanskrit on the given topic in Sanskrit

Sundarakanda from Bhaja´s Champu Ramayana 

Chitrakalayaa: ugagamam vikaasam ca

origin and development of painting through Vedas and Puranas

Reference Books:-

1)      Sundarakanda from “Champuramayana of Bhoja  

2)      Sanskrit Grammar by M.R. Kale.

3)       History of Sanskrit literature by Dr.M.S. Shivakumaraswamy.

4)       History of Sanskrit literature by Krishnamachari.

CIA 2 mid semester examination

CIA 3 Wikipedia assignment