Program: BSS (HONS) IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Course Load

The minimum number of credit hours that a student must take per semester is 18. This may be relaxed only with special permission from the appropriate authority.

 

  Course Requirements:

 

COMPULSORY COURSES: 10 courses (30 credit hours)

0312- 1101 Introduction to Political Science (prerequisite of all courses)

0312- 1103 Political Thought I (prerequisite of GP 1104 & prerequisite of all courses)

0312-1104 Political Thought II (prerequisite of all courses)                                                  

0312- 1205 Comparative Political Systems                                                 

0312- 1206 Comparative Political Analysis

0312-1208 International Organizations

0312- 2309 International Relations (Prerequisite of GP 1208, GP 3621,GP 3517)

0312- 3520 Political Economy of Bangladesh

0312- 3623 Political Development in Bangladesh (Prerequisite of GED 2210)

0312-1212   Geo-Politics: Bangladesh and Neighbors’

 

 CORE ELECTIVE: any 20 courses (60 credit hours)

0312- 1102  Research Methodology in Political Science

0312- 1207 International Political Economy

0312-2310 Political and Government Systems in South Asia

0312- 2311 Nationalism and the Emergence of Nation-States

0312- 2312 Comparative Politics of the Muslim World

0312- 2413 Public Policy-Making

0312- 2414 Government Finance (Prerequisite of GP 3520, GP1207, GP 4829)

0312-2415 Survey of Political History

0312- 2416 Politics and Personalities in the Subcontinent

0312- 3517 International Law and Diplomacy

0312- 3518 Reform Movements

0312- 3519 Public Administration (Prerequisite of GP 4830)

0312- 3621 Peace and War Studies

0312- 3622 Theories of Political Development

0312- 3625 Security Studies

0312-4726 Ethics in Politics

0312- 4727 Comparative Political Institutions

0312-1214   Rural Development, Local Government and Rural Politics in Bangladesh

0312-4829 Politics of Public Budgeting

0312- 4830 Public Administration in Bangladesh

0312- 2419  Democracy: Theory and Practice

 INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPULSORY:  6 courses (18 credit hours)

0222-2410 History of Emergence of Bangladesh

0312- 2210 Bangladesh Studies

0231- 1102 History of Bengali Literature I

0221- 1207 Islamic Ethics

0314- 1103 Comparative Social Systems

0421- 4845 Comparative Legal Systems

 INTERDISCIPLINARY (ELECTIVE): any 4 courses (12 credit hours)

041- 4129 Interest-free Banking

0221- 2113 Biography of the Prophet

061- 1101 Basics of Computers

0311- 1105 Basics of Economics

041- 1201 Principles of Management

0311- 2308 Comparative Economic Systems

0222-1105 Islamic History

0222- 2114 Islamic Civilization

0221- 1101 Introduction to Islam

0221- 3333 Islam and Science

0314- 1101 Introduction to Sociology

0922- 1101 Introduction to Social Work

   

 

Program: MSS IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

 Course Requirements:

 

The course requirements for different groups of students of MSS program in Government and Politics are as follows:

 

 1.  0312- 4901 Western ancient Political Thought (prerequisite of all courses)-  (Group -A, B & C)

2.     0312-  4902 Western Medieval Political Thought (prerequisite of all courses))-  (Group -A, B & C)

3.     0312-  4903 Western Modern Political Thought (prerequisite of all courses)(Group -A, B & C)

4.      0312- 4905 Comparative Foreign Govt.-1 U.S.A, U.K, China & India. Group -A, B & C

5.  0312- 4908Mediaeval Muslim Political Thought. Group -A, B & C

6.  0312-  4911 International Politics Group -A, B & C

7.  0312-  4725 Political Ideologies Group -A, B & C

8.  0312-  4831 Women in Politics Group -A, B & C

9.  0312-  5206 Theories of Modernization and Development Group -A, B & C

10.  0312-  6415 Human Rights and International Law (prerequisite of all courses)Group -A, B & C

11.  0312-  6212 Research Methodology in Social  Science Group -A, B & C

12.  0312-  6213 Thesis Writing

13.  0314- 1103  Comparative Social System Group –B & C

 14.  0312- 5210  Contemporary   Political System    Group -B& C

 15.  0221- 1207  Islamic Ethics Group –B & C

 16.  0312-  5211 Global Governance and International Organization Group –B & C

 17.  0312- 5209  Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict  Group - B &C

 18.  0312-  5208 Constitutional and Political Development in Bangladesh Group –B & C

 19.  0312- 5212  Principles of Political Theory and Organizations (prerequisite of all courses only for section c)Group –C

20.  0312- 5207 Political Philosophy and Personalities in the Sub-continent Group –C