Course Structure

 B.A. in Double Majors (History/Economics/Political Science/Sociology) 

B.A.in Double Majors (Economics/History/Political Science/Sociology) 2026 onwards

Course Code

Subject Title

Credits

First semester

 

 

BEC1104

Introduction to Economics

4

BHI1102

Introduction to History: Why we read, how we read and why it matters

4

BPO1103

Introduction to Political Science

4

BSO1102

The Sociological Imagination

4

BLH1103

Indian Constitution

2

BLH1107

English for Communication-I

2

 

Total Credits

20

Second semester

 

 

BEC1205

Microeconomics

4

BEC1206

Mathematics for Economics

4

BHI1203

Early India: Themes and Debates

4

BHI1204

Historiography-I

4

BPO1203

Political Theory

4

BPO1204

Indian Government and Politics

4

BSO1203

Classical Sociology

4

BSO1204

Sociology in India

4

BLH1209

English for Communication-II

2

BLH1207

Environmental Humanities

2

 

Total credits

20

Third semester

 

 

BEC2305

Macroeconomics

4

BEC2306

Statistical Methods

4

BHI2303

Medieval India:  Themes and Debates

4

BHI2304

Historiography-II

4

BPO2303

Comparative Government and Politics

4

BPO2304

Western Political Philosophy

4

BSO2303

Contemporary Sociology

4

BSO2304

Social Inequalities and Responses: Models of Development

4

 

Open Elective - I

3

BLH2314

Academic Writing

2

 

Total Credits

21

Fourth semester

 

 

BEC2404

Growth and Development

4

BEC2405

Introduction to Econometrics

4

BHI2403

Modern India:  Themes and Debates

4

BHI2404

Applied History: Archives, Museums and Heritage

4

BPO2403

International Relations

4

BPO2404

Indian Political Philosophy

4

BSO2403

Sociology of Gender

4

BSO2404

Social Inequalities and Responses: Social Movements

4

 

Open Elective-II

3

BLH2413

Research Skills

2

 

Total Credits

21

Fifth semester

 

 

BEC3505

International Economics

4

BEC3503

Financial Economics (Elective-I)

4

BEC3507

Public Economics (Elective-II)

BHI3505

Introduction to World History: 18th to 20th centuries

4

BHI3506

Ancient and Medieval Worlds (Elective-I)

4

BHI3507

Environmental and Development Histories of South Asia and Africa (19th and 20th centuries)  (Elective-II)

BPO3507

Public Policy and Administration

4

BPO3503

Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (Elective-I)

4

BPO3508

State, Citizenship and Globalisation  (Elective-II)

BSO3504

Social Anthropology

4

BSO3503

Education and Society (Elective-I)

4

BSO3505

Sociology of Emotions  (Elective-II)

BLH3506

Statistics for Social Sciences (Elective-I)

2

BLH3507

Introduction to Field Work  (Elective-II)

 

Total Credits

18

Sixth semester

 

 

BEC3603

Health Economics & Policy (Elective-I)

4

BEC3602

Behavioural Economics (Elective-II)

BHI3603

Social Histories of South Asia (Elective-I)

4

BHI3604

Histories of Science and Technology (Elective-II)

BPO3603

Geopolitics: Security and Foreign Policy

4

BPO3604

Introduction to Electoral Analysis: Understanding Political Trends in India (Elective-II)

BSO3606

Sociology of Work (Elective-I)

4

BSO3607

Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship (Elective-II)

BSO3608

Childhood and Youth Studies (Elective-III)

BLH3601

Storytelling for Media

2

 

Microcredentials

2

BLH3605

Digital Humanities

4

BLH3606

Research Methodology and Ethics

BLH3604

Internship

4

 

Total Credits

20

 

End of Third Year Total credits

120

Seventh semester

 

 

BEC4703

Environmental Economics

4

BEC4704

Labour Economics

4

BHI4701

Global History of Capitalism and Democracy

4

BHI4702

Histories of Borders and Migrations in South Asia

4

BPO4701

Politics from Margins: Labour, Gender and Caste

4

BPO4702

Post-Colonial State in South Asia: Nationalism and Modernity

4

BSO4702

Technology and Society

4

BSO4703

Sociology of Health and Medicine

4

BLH4701

Data Analytics and Visualisation

4

 

Total Credits

20

Eighth semester

 

 

BEC4801

Industrial Economics (Elective-I)

4

BEC4802

Economic Policy & Governance (Elective-II)

4

BHI4801

Law and History (Elective-I)

4

BHI4802

Commodity Histories (Elective-II)

4

BPO4801

Political Cultures: Participation, Media, and Populism (Elective-I)

4

BPO4802

Geopolitics: Introduction to Area Studies with focus on West Asia and Africa

4

BSO4803

Sociology of the Urban (Elective-I)

4

BSO4802

Sports Sociology (Elective-II)

4

BLH4801

Dissertation & Viva-Voce

12

 

Self-directed Learning (3 courses)

 

Total Credits

20

 

End of four year total credits

160