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THE BHAWANIPUR EDUCATION SOCIETY COLLEGE

A MINORITY RUN COLLEGE. AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA RECOGNISED UNDER SECTION 2(F) & 12 (B) OF THE UGC ACT, 1956

B.A. MID - TERM EXAMINATION SYLLABUS, SESSION 2017 - 2018

ENGLISH (HONOURS)

FIRST YEAR

1. Rhetoric & Prosody

2. Caroline Era

3. Modern Poetry (PAPER I)

4. Philology - Word Notes (PAPER I)

5. Philology - Scandinavian Influence (PAPER I)

6. William Blake's The Lamb and Tyger (PAPER II)

7. Poetry, Ulysses – Tennyson (PAPER II)

SECOND YEAR

1. Macbeth (Act I, Scene I)

2. Midsummer Night's Dream

3. Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness (PAPER II)

4. Drama, Edward II - Reference to the Context (Act I, Scene I) (PAPER III)

5. Drama, Literary Terms a. Soliloquy, b. Aside (PAPER III)

6. Katherine Mansfield's The Fly (PAPER IV)

7. Fiction (Literary Terms) a. Character, b. Plot (PAPER IV)

THIRD YEAR

1. Primeval

2. R. K. Narayan The Guide

3. Rhetoric & Prosody

4. Essay

5. W. B. Yeats: An Acre of Grass (PAPER V)

6. Poetry, In my craft for Sullen Art - Dylan Thomas, Hawk Roosting - Ted Hughes (PAPER

V)

7. Substance Writing (PAPER VI)

8. Syng's Riders to the Sea (PAPER VII)

9. Literary Type - Comedy (Classical Comedy) (PAPER VII)

10. Literary Type - Novel (Elements of Character and Plot) (PAPER VII)




ENGLISH (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

1. Poetry Futility - Wilfred Owen (PAPER I)

2. Poetry, Look Stranger - W. H. Auden (PAPER I)

3. Poetry, Ulysses – Tennyson (PAPER I)

SECOND YEAR

1. The Fly

2. FICTION, The Superannuated Man - Charles Lamb (PAPER II)

3. The Fly - Katherine Mansfield (PAPER II)

4. Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell (PAPER II)

THIRD YEAR

1. Toru Dutt's Sita

2. Moment of Eternity (PAPER IV)

3. HomeComing - Rabindranath Tagore (PAPER IV)

4. Duty - Mulk Raj Anand (PAPER IV)

POLITICAL SCIENCE (HONOURS)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER – I

POLITICS: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES

Module I: 1.1.1. Conceptualising politics: meaning of political. 1.1.2. Key concepts I: State; Nation; Sovereignty (evolution); Power and Authority--- types and linkages; Module III: 1.3.1. Approaches I: Normative; Legal-Institutional; Empirical-Behavioural---Systems Analysis; Structural Functionalism.




Paper II CONSTITUTION AND POLITICS IN INDIA

Module I: 2.1.1. Evolution of the Indian Constitution. Role of the Constituent Assembly--- debates (overview). The Preamble. 2.1.2. Citizenship. Fundamental Rights. 2.1.3. Nature of Indian Federalism: Union-State Relations.

SECOND YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE (HONS)

PAPER – III GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA

Unit I 1.Framing of the Indian Constitution: Role of the Constituent Assembly – the Preamble. Unit III 1.Party system: features and trends – major national political parties in India: ideologies and programmes – coalition politics in India: nature and trends –political parties in West Bengal: An overview.

PAPER IV

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Unit I 1.International Relations: a brief outline of its evolution as an academic discipline. 2. Some representative theories of International Relations: Realism Unit II

1. Foreign Policy: concept and techniques: diplomacy, propaganda, military 2.

Unit III 1.Cold war and its evolution: an outline – understanding the post-cold war world: an overview.




THIRD YEAR PAPER- VI

INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND MOVEMENT

Unit I 1. Features of ancient Indian political ideas: an overview – Kautilya: Saptanga theory, Dandaniti, Diplomacy. 2. Medieval political thought in India: legitimacy of kingship – duties and responsibilities of a Muslim ruler. 3. Bankimchandra Unit II 1. Gandhi: State and Trusteeship. 2. M.N. Roy: Radical Humanism.

PAPER VIII PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Unit I 1. Nature, Scope and Evolution of Public Administration – Private and Public Administration – Principles of Socialist Management. 2. Challenges to the discipline of Public Administration and responses: New Public Administration, Comparative Public Administration and Development Administration (with special reference to India). 3. Major concepts of administration: (a) Hierarchy (b) Unity of command (c) Span of control (d) Authority (e) Centralization, Decentralization and Delegation (f) Line and Staff. 4. Bureaucracy: Views of Marx and Max Weber. Unit II 1. Ecological approach to Public Administration: Riggsian Model. 2. Policy-making: Models of policy making – policies and implementation.




POLITICAL SCIENCE (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR PAPER –I

POLITICAL THEORY

1. Nature and scope of Political Science- Approaches to Political Science: Normative, Behavioural and Marxist

2. Theories of State: a. Social Contract Theory, b. Idealist Theory, c. Liberal and neo liberal theory

3. Sovereignty of the State: Monistic and Pluralist Theory- Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty

4. Nature of International Relations as a branch of study

SECOND YEAR

PAPER- II COMPAPRATIVE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

1. Political Systems: Liberal-Democratic, Authoritarian, Socialist- forms of Political

Systems: Unitary and Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential 2. UK

a. Basic Features with special reference to Conventions and Rule of Law 3. USA

1. US federalism PAPER III

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA

1. Preamble 2. Union-state relations- nature of federalism

THIRD YEAR

PAPER 4 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

THEORITICAL ISSUES

1. Foreign Policy: Major determinants, Foreign policy in India- Basic characteristics 2. Organisation of the government of India: PMO’s office, cabinet secretariat : cabinet

secretary; Union Civil service : recruitment and training- Union Public Service Commission- composition and function

3. Globalization: meaning and implications- economic reforms in India since 1991: an overview




HISTORY (HONOURS)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER I

1. Sources of History

2. History and Itihasa

3. Neolithic Revolution.

4. Aryan Debate.

5. Rig Vedic Society

6. Gana sangha tradition

7. 16 Mahajanapadas

8. Rise of Magadha

9. Protestant Religious Movement.

10. Socio Political significance of the land grants in the Gupta Period

11. Guilds and artisans

PAPER II

1. Historiography

2. Palas

3. Evolution of literature in regional language with special reference to Bengali

4. Schools of Philosophy, mathematics and astronomy

5. Temple and cave architecture

6. Overview of main religious sects, Buddhists, Vaishnavite, Shaivite, Bhakti

SECOND YEAR

PAPER III

1. Fief and vassalage

2. The crisis in Feudalism

3. Transition Debate

4. Renaissance in Italy

5. Fall of Constantinople

6. Rise of National Monarchy

7. Voyages of Discovery – motivations

8. Background of the Protestant Reformation




PAPER IV

1. Babur

2. Second battle of Panipat

3. Akbar’s Rajput and religious policies.

4. Anglo French Rivalry

THIRD YEAR

PAPER V

Tribute system, Opium War, Treaty system, Downfall of Tokugawa Shogunate

PAPER VI

1. Rise of East India Company, Orientalism, Utilitarianism, Education,

Commercialization of agriculture. 2. Rammohan, Vidyasagar, Young Bengal

PAPER VII

1. French Revolution – causes and course

PAPER VIII

Vietnam, Korean War, Treaty of Versailles, Reparation Problem, Locarno Pact.

HISTORY (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER I

1. Sources of ancient Indian history, Indus Valley Civilisation – Town Planning, its

decline

2. Position of women in ancient India.

3. Coming of the Arabs, Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad of Ghori, Causes behind

Turkish success in 1192

SECOND YEAR

PAPER II

1. Babur, Akbar’s religious policy

2. Advent of East India Company, Anglo French Rivalry, Relation between the English

and Ranjit Singh




PAPER III

1. Basic overview of geographical discoveries, Renaissance and Reformation.

2. Causes and course of the French Revolution.

SOCIOLOGY (HONOURS)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER I – INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY

GROUP - A

1. Sociological perspective; Sociology as a science; Sociology and Common Sense;

Sociology and other social sciences (only to understand Sociology’s distinctiveness);

Practical significance of Sociology : Sociology and Social Work.

2. Culture –meaning and characteristics; Types of culture – popular, elitist, folk, and

consumer cultures; Pluralism and Multiculturalism.

GROUP – B

3. Socialization: meaning and agencies; Theories of child development; Resocialization.

4. Social control: meaning, agencies and mechanisms; Conformity and Deviance

5. Social Change: definition, factors and theories of social change.

PAPER II – WESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT

GROUP - A

1. Origin and development of Sociology as a distinct discipline; Role of European

Enlightenment; Contributions of Montesquieu and St. Simon.

2. Emile Durkheim : Rules of Sociological Method; Division of Labour; Suicide

GROUP – B

Karl Marx: Dialectics; Materialist interpretation of history; Capitalism: origin and dynamics;

Alienation; Class, Class Struggle and Revolution.




SOCIOLOGY (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER I – INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY

GROUP - A

1. Nature and scope of Sociology; Sociology as a science; Place of Sociology among

other social sciences.

2. Some basic concepts : society, community, association, institution, organization,

culture and civilization, folkways and mores, custom, norm and value, conformity

and deviance, role and status.

GROUP – B

3. Social groups: Definition; Types : Primary and Secondary, Formal and Informal,

In-group and Out-group, Reference group.

4. Social stratification: meaning and characteristics; Forms : Estate, Class, Status,

Power, Caste; Social Mobility : horizontal and vertical.

5. Institution: Definition and interrelationship among institutions.

SECOND YEAR

PAPER II – SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT

GROUP - A

1. Transition from social-philosophical thought to sociological thought; Emergence

of sociology as a new discipline.

GROUP – B

2. Karl Marx: Dialectics; Historical Materialism; Class and Class Struggle.

3. Max Weber: Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism; Typology of Authority

with special reference to Bureaucracy.




PAPER III – SOCIETY IN INDIA

GROUP - A

1. Society in pre-British India: Landownership pattern; Self-sufficient village economy;

and the Jajmani system.

2. Caste system; social mobility in the caste system: role of Sanskritization; Caste

dynamics; caste and class.

THIRD YEAR

PAPER IV – SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA

GROUP – A

1. Concepts of social disorganization and social problem. 2. Population problem; Poverty in rural and urban areas

GROUP – B

3. Mass illiteracy; Juvenile delinquency; Drug addiction. Crime in men and women.

JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION (HONOURS)

FIRST YEAR

• Paper- I

News: Elements, Values, Source, Writing headlines, Importance and types of headline,

Duties and responsibilities of: Chief of News Bureau, News Editor, and Editor

Interpretative and Investigative Reporting, Crime and Legal Reporting.

Communication: Popular definition and functions, Means of Communication: Verbal and

Non- Verbal, Linear Communication Frame: SMCR, Types of Communication: Intra, Inter,

Group and Mass Communication.

• Paper- II

Early era of Indian Press, James Augustus Hickey and Bengal Gazette, James Silk Bukingham

and Calcutta Journal

Hindu Patriot and contribution of Harish Chandra Mukherjee, Somprakash, Vernacular Press

Act, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Contribution of Mahatma Gandhi, Adams Gagging Act.

Recommendations of Indian Press Commissions




SECOND YEAR

• Paper – III

Communication: Definitions and functions, Types of Communication: Intra, Inter, Group and

Mass.

Models in Communication, Laswell’s Model, SMCR

Ownership patterns of newspaper in India, TRP, Cable Television Regulation Act, Prasar

Bharati

Freedom of Press with special reference to India, Copyright act, Contempt of Court.

• Paper - IV

Book Review, Film Review, writing an editorial, writing review of Television Programme,

Writing Interview with Headline.

JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

• Paper- I

Duties, Responsibilities and Qualities of a Chief Reporter, Inverted Pyramid Structure, Feature, Column, Investigative and Interpretative Reporting.

Editing: Processing Copies, Copy Testing, Headline: Making headlines of news stories, Rules to be followed, Different types of headlines, The news agencies: Their services and functions importance in today’s journalism, Styles of agency Reporting, how does it differ from reporting in other media, different international news agencies.

SECOND YEAR

• Paper- II

Definition of Advertising, Classified and Display Ads, Relation with PR, Marketing and Propaganda

Public Relations: Definition, Publics in PR, PRO: Qualities and duties.

Ownership of newspapers, Different types in India, Main features.

• Paper- III

Freedom of Press with special reference to India, Copyright act, Contempt of Court.




GEOGRAPHY (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

MODULE I GEOTECTONICS AND GEOMORPHOLOGY

1. Structure of the earth’s crust

2. Influence of rocks on topography

3.Development of landforms: Fluvial, Aeolian, glacial, coastal and karst; cycles of erosion

MODULE II SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

4. Growth and distribution of world population; Migration: Types, causes and consequences

5. Sectors of economy: primary, secondary tertiary and quaternary:

Changing emphasis through time; Forms of economy

i) Tribal economies: hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation of India.

ii) Traditional economies: Intensive subsistence rice farming in India

iii) Modern Economies: Commercial grain farming and mixed farming

PSYCHOLOGY (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

Paper-I

Module 1.1

a) Basic Psychological Processes

1. Introduction – Definition, Nature, Scope, Methods, Branches of Psychology

2. Sensory Processes and Perception- a.) Sensation – Attributes, Modality,

Characteristics of Sensory Processes.

3. b.) Difference between Sensation and Perception, Determinants of Perception.

Gestalt Theory of perception.

b) Biological Bases of Behaviour

1. Endocrine Glands – Pituitary and Adrenal.




Module 1.2 THEORY

a) Developmental Psychology

1. Introduction – Definition, scope, methods. 2. Heredity and Environment – Principles of heredity 3. Child Development – Prenatal development

b) Educational Psychology 1. Introduction: Definition, Scope and Methods. Relation of Psychology with Education.

EDUCATION (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

PAPER I (Principles of Education)

1. Concept of education:

1.1 Narrow: Theory of Accretion.

: Theory of Mental or Formal Discipline

2. Etymological meaning of the term Education and definitions.

3. Family as an agency of education.

4. Education as a Social Process

5. Education and Social Change

6. Scope of education.

SECOND YEAR

PAPER II (Educational Psychology)

1. Relation between Psychology and education. Nature and scope of Educational

Psychology.

PAPER III (Development of Education in Modern India)

1. A synoptic view of ancient and medieval history of Education in India




THIRD YEAR

PAPER IV (Evaluation and Guidance in Education)

1. Concept of evaluation

2. Need and scope of evaluation in Education: Evaluation of student achievement,

evaluation curriculum, evaluation of teaching, evaluation of Institute.

3. Evaluation of student progress: Examination and evaluation. Tools of evaluation:

Examination – Essay type and objective type, criterion – referenced test and

standardized test, cumulative Record card (CRC).

FILM STUDIES (GENERAL)

FIRST YEAR

Classical Hollywood Cinema

1. Classical Hollywood Space

2. Classical Hollywood Studios- Big Five and the Little Three

3. Hollywood Genres- Noir, Western

4. Star System

Early Cinema

1. Beginning of Cinema- Lumiere, Melies, Porter

2. Characteristics of Early Cinema- Frontality, Tableau representation

3. Exhibition and Distribution of Early Cinema

Soviet Montage

1. Soviet Constructivist Theory

2. Montage theory- Eisenstein, Vertov, Kuleshov, Pudovkin

Environmental Science

THIRD YEAR

1. Fundamentals of environmental

2. Nature and natural resources




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