PROGRAMME GUIDE - IGNOU

1 PROGRAMME GUIDEB achelor of Arts(BA General)Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew DelhiBAGP rinted study material is our mainstay in learning paradigm. Our study materialis prepared by a team of experts keeping in view the interest of the learner. Eachcourse has a course Expert Committee with distinguished academics andprofessionals involved in the course preparation. The course material is written insuch a manner that the learners can study it by themselves with a little assistancefrom our Academic Counsellors at the Study Centres. Further, text books andreference books are available in the libraries attached to the Study Centres andRegional Centres. Therefore, there is no need for any cheap or condensed guidesfor pursuing courses of IGNOU . In fact these may harm the learners. The Universitystrongly advises the learners not to take recourse to such type of guides availablein the , 2019 Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2019 All rights reserved.

2 No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or anyother means, without permission in writing from the Indira Gandhi National Open information about the Indira Gandhi National Open University courses may be obtainedfrom the University s office at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 and published on behalf of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi byDirector, School of Social typeset at Tessa Media & Computer, C-206, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025 Printed at:CONTENTPART I PROGRAMME of Enhancement Compulsory Enhancement Your Bachelor structure and Schedule of Radio Useful Useful Addresses30 PART II SYLLABI OF Specific Enhancement Electives98 Dear Learner,Welcome to IGNOU and the degree PROGRAMME in Bachelors of Arts. As you have joined oneof the world s largest university imparting education through Open and Distance mode, it isnecessary that that you are well aware of the university and how it functions.

3 You will also bekeen to know in some detail about the PROGRAMME you have joined and the way in which theuniversity imparts instruction. This PROGRAMME GUIDE gives you the necessary information thatwill help you in knowing the university and pursuing the PROGRAMME . We therefore advice youto keep this PROGRAMME GUIDE safely till you complete the second part of the PROGRAMME GUIDE gives the syllabus of all the courses that are on offerin this PROGRAMME . This will you help you, among other things, in choosing Discipline SpecificElectives, Generic Electives and Skill Enhancement courses suiting your interest, need, andcareer Coordinator,Bachelor of Arts RT IPROGRAMME UNIVERSITYThe Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) is the world s largest University. It is aCentral University established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, to advance and disseminatelearning and knowledge by diverse means, including information communication objective is to provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the populationand promote educational wellbeing of the larger University has continuously striven to build a knowledge society through inclusive has imparted higher education by offering high quality teaching through the Open and DistanceLearning (ODL) in a relatively short time has made a significant contribution in the areas of highereducation, community education, extension activities and continual professional a world leader in distance education, it has been conferred with an Award of Excellence bythe Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

4 , offers its academic programmes through its 21 Schools of Studies and a network of 67 Regional Centres (including 11 Recognised Regional Centres for the Indian Army, Navy andAssam Rifles), and about 3500 Study Centres (SCs). The University also has a network of 12 Overseas Study Centres (OSC).At present, IGNOU is offering over two hundred academic, professional, vocational, awarenessgenerating and skill-oriented programmes at the level of Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor s Degree,Master s Degree and Doctoral Degree through its Schools of 21 Schools of Study which design and develop academic programmes and courses at differentlevels are:School of Agriculture (SOA)School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)School of Continuing Education (SOCE)School of Education (SOE)School of Engineering and Technology (SOET)School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS)School of Health Sciences (SOHS)School of Humanities (SOH)School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS)School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)8 School of Law (SOL)School of Management Studies (SOMS)School of Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA)School of Sciences (SOS)School of Social Sciences (SOSS)School of Social Work (SOSW)School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management (SOTHSM)School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)The University provides multi-channel, multiple media teaching/learning packages for instructionand self-learning.

5 The different components used for teaching/learning include, self-learningprint and audio-video materials, radio and television broadcasts, face-to-face counseling/tutoring,laboratory and hands-on-experience, teleconferencing, video conference, interactive multimediaCD-ROM and internet based learning, and the use of mobile phones for messaging and , the emphasis is being laid by the University on developing an interactive multimediasupported online learning as well as adding value to the traditional distance education deliverymode with modern technology-enabled education within the framework of blended recent initiatives of the University include: SWAYAM based Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs), Shodhganga (UGC INFLIBNET Project), 24x7 SWAYAMPRABHA, National DigitalLibrary (MHRD Project), e-Gyankosh and IGNOU e-Content App for digital study OF ARTS (BAG)With the academic session of July 2019, the Indira Gandhi National Open University has adoptedthe Choice Based Credit System introduced by the University Grants Commission.

6 The ChoiceBased Credit System, which is on offer at the Bachelors level, provides flexibility for the studentsto study the subjects/courses of their choice depending on their needs and interests; choosedisciplinary, interdisciplinary and skill-based courses; and move to different institutions IGNOU has been one of the earliest to introduce credit based academic programmes withwide choice of courses, it now introduces semester system and evaluation based on 10 pointgrading Bachelor of Arts PROGRAMME is a broad based PROGRAMME with a mix of disciplinary,interdisciplinary and skill based courses. It is designed to provide the learners with the informationand skills necessary to understand and analyse their world by introducing them to the mainthemes and topics of disciplines in Humanities, Social Sciences and PROGRAMME Code of this Bachelor of Arts is BAG. The PROGRAMME has a number of disciplinesand courses from different Schools of Studies.

7 The following twelve Disciplines are part of theprogramme this year:1)Anthropology2)English3)Economics4 )Hindi5)History6)Mathematics7)Political Science8)Psychology9)Public Administration10) Sanskrit11) Sociology12) UrduThe Bachelor of Arts is a 132 credit PROGRAMME consisting of the following categories of courses:i)Core Courses (CCs)ii)Discipline Specific Electives (DSEs)iii) Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECCs)iv) Skill Enhancement Courses (SECs)v)Generic Electives (GEs)The PROGRAMME can be completed by earning the required number of credits under each categoryin a minimum period of three years (six semesters) or in the maximum period of six years. Therequired number of credits under each category is as follows: 72 credits of Core Courses, 24credits of Discipline Specific Electives, 8 credits of Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses,16 credits of Skill Enhancement courses, and 12 credits of Generic credit is equivalent to 30 hours of study time comprising all learning activities ( readingand comprehending the print material, listening to audios, watching videos, attending counsellingsessions, teleconferencing and writing assignment responses).

8 Most courses of this PROGRAMME (CCs, DSEs and GEs) are of six credits. This means that you will have to put in 180 hours (6 x30) of study time to complete each of these courses. The PROGRAMME also has six Ability andSkill Enhancement courses, each of four credit weightage , 120 hours (4 x 30) of study PROGRAMME has a mix of different types of courses in each of the six semesters. However,the total number of credits to study in each semester is 22 credits. Table gives an overviewof the PROGRAMME structure showing the distribution of different types of courses across the sixsemesters of the PROGRAMME :10 Table Bachelor of Arts PROGRAMME StructureSemesterCore Courses(CC)DisciplineAbility/SkillGeneri cCredits12 courses x 6 CreditsSpecificEnhancementElectivesElect ives (DSE)Courses(GE) 24 courses x 6(AECC/SEC)Courses x 6 Credits6 courses x 4 CreditsCreditsIEnglish/ Hindi/IndianAECC-122 Languages-1 EnvironmentalStudiesDiscipline 1 Core-ADiscipline 2 Core-AIIE nglish or Hindi 2 AECC 222 English/HindiDiscipline 1 Core-BCommunicationSkillsDiscipline 2 Core-BIIIE nglish or Hindi 3 SEC -122 Discipline 1 Core-CDiscipline 2 Core-CIVE nglish or Hindi 4 SEC -222 Discipline 1 Core-DDiscipline 2 Core-DVDSE-1 ASEC -3GE-122 DSE-2 AVIDSE-1 BSEC -4GE-222 DSE-2 BTotal72 credits24 credits24 credits12 credits132 Now that you have an idea of how the Bachelor of Arts PROGRAMME is structured, let us get toknow the specific components of the PROGRAMME , the Core, Elective and Ability Courses (CC)

9 The PROGRAMME has twelve core courses, four in languages and four each in the two disciplinesyou have opted to study. These courses which are on offer in the first four semesters of theprogramme are aimed at building a strong foundation in humanities and social sciences byintroducing you to language and literature (in English or Indian languages like Hindi, Sanskritand Urdu, to begin with) and the disciplines in humanities and social core course is of six credits. These courses cover more than half of the PROGRAMME , 72credits (12 courses x 6 credits) out of 132 credits of the is a language core course in each of the first four semesters of the PROGRAMME . In the firstsemester, you have a choice of language core courses to choose from. In the next three semesters,the choice is limited to either Hindi or English languages. The courses that are currently onoffer are given below in Table Core Courses (Languages)Language First SemesterSecond SemesterHindiBHDLA 135 fganh Hkk"kk % fofo/k iz;ksxBHDLA 136 fganh Hkk"kk % ys[ku dkS'kyEnglishBEGLA 135 English in Daily LifeBEGLA 136 English at the WorkplaceSanskritBSKLA 135 laaL r Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; UrduBUDLA 135 Study of Modern Urdu Prose and PoetryThird SemesterFourth SemesterHindiBHDLA 137 fganh Hkk"kk % laizs" dkS'kyBHDLA 138 fganh lkfgR; % fofo/k fo/kk,aEnglishBEGLA 137 Language Through Literature BEGLA 138 Reading And Speaking SkillsIn addition to the language core courses, the BA PROGRAMME has eight core courses from anytwo disciplines of your choice.]

10 Currently, twelve disciplines of the School of Social Science,School of Humanities and School of Sciences are part of the BA PROGRAMME . It is important tonote here that the two disciplines you have opted to study in the first semester/year of theprogramme will have to be studied in the subsequent semesters/years of the PROGRAMME tocomplete the required number of Core and Discipline Specific Elective courses of the BAprogramme. You cannot change the disciplines of study in the second or third year of Core Courses (Discipline)First SemesterSecond SemesterAnthropologyBANC 131 Anthropology and Research BANC 132 Fundamentals of BiologicalMethodsAnthropologyEconomicsBE CC 131 Principles ofBECC 132 Principles ofMicroeconomics-IMicroeconomics-IIHisto ryBHIC 131 History of India from theBHIC 132 History of India from toEarliest Times Up To C. 300 CE1206 PublicBPAC 131 Perspectives on PublicBPAC 132 Administrative ThinkersAdministrationAdministrationPsyc hologyBPCC 131 Foundations of PsychologyBPCC 132 Introduction to SocialPsychologyPol ScienceBPSC 131 Introduction to PoliticalBPSC 132 Indian Government andTheoryPoliticsSociologyBSOC 131 Introduction to SociologyBSOC 132 Sociology of India12 EnglishBEGC 131 Individual and SocietyBEGC 132 Selections from IndianWriting: Cultural DiversityHindiBHDC 131 fganh lkfgR; dk bfrgklBHDC 132 e/;dkyhu fganh dforkUrduBUDC 131 Study of Prose and PoeticBUDC 132 Study of Urdu ClassicalForms in Urdu LiteratureGhazalSanskritBSKC 131 laaL r i|-lkfgR;BSKC 132 laaL r x|-lkfgR.