BACHELOR OF ARTS

The minimum duration of B.A. Programme is Three Years and maximum duration is Six Years from the Year of Admission. The Candidates who do not complete the Programme within Six Years will have to seek fresh admission.

The medium of instruction followed is English or Kannada for B.A. degree Programme.

The University follows the ‘Credit system’ for its undergraduate Programmes. Each credit is of 30 hours of study comprising of all learning activities. Thus, a four credit course involves 120 study hours, a six credit course involves 180 study hours and so on. This helps the students to understand the academic efforts she / he has to put in order to successfully complete the course. Completion of B.A. Programme requires successfully clearing 90 credits.

Each student of B.A. Degree Programme shall select two Languages and three Optional Subjects and ICHRES.

The students are expected to complete both the assignments and the term-end examination of each course in the Programme. In case the student fails to submit the assignments in respective academic year she/he will lose internal assessment (I.A) marks. Such students are examined only in theory examination. No correspondence is entertained regarding this.

FIRST YEAR B.A

Group I

Language 1 - Course I     4 Credits

Language 2 - Course I     4 Credits

Group II

Indian Constitution, Human Rights and Environmental Studies - (ICHRES)     8 Credits

Group III

Optional 1 - Course I     4 Credits

Optional 2 - Course I     4 Credits

Optional 3 - Course I     4 Credits

                                

                                28 Credits 

SECOND YEAR B.A

Group I

Language 1 - Course II     4 Credits

Language 2 - Course II     4 Credits

Group II

Fundamentals of Computer Application(FCA)     6 Credits

Group III

Optional 1 - Course II     4 Credits

Optional 2 - Course II     4 Credits

Optional 3 - Course II     4 Credits

                                 

                                  26 Credits

THIRD YEAR B.A

Group III

Optional 1 - Course III    4 Credits

Optional 1 - Course IV    4 Credits

Optional 1 - Course V     4 Credits

Optional 2 - Course III    4 Credits

Optional 2 - Course IV    4 Credits

Optional 2 - Course V     4 Credits

Optional 3 - Course III    4 Credits

Optional 3 - Course IV    4 Credits

Optional 3 - Course V     4 Credits

           

                                  36 Credits                 

KANNADA LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Modern Kannada Poetry, Drama, Novel, Administrative Kannada

Second Year B.A     Old Kannada Poetry, Drama, Selected Short Stories, Vichara Sahitya

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Poetry, Prose, Fiction, Language Component

Second Year B.A     Poetry, Prose, Drama, Language Component

HINDI LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Poetry, Prose, Fiction, Language Component

Second Year B.A     Poetry, Drama, Novel, Language Component

URDU LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Poetry, Prose, Fiction and Grammar

Second Year B.A     Poetry, Prose, Novel and Translation

SANSKRIT LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Poetry, Prose, Language Component

Second Year B.A     Drama, Campu, Non – Detailed Text, Language Component

TELUGU LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Old Poetry, Prose, History of Telugu Literature, Language Component.

Second Year B.A     Modern Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Language and Culture.

TAMIL LANGUAGE

First Year B.A          Poetry, Prose, Fiction, Language component

Second Year B.A     Poetry, Prose, Fiction, Language component

OPTIONAL KANNADA

First Year B.A

Course I     History of Kannada Literature

Second Year B.A

Course II     Modern Kannada Texts

Final Year B.A

Course III   Chandas, Old Kannada Texts

Course IV   Indian Poetics, Theories of Literary Criticism

Course V    Old Kannada Grammar, History of Kannada Language


OPTIONAL ENGLISH

First Year B.A

Course I      Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Hudson

Second Year B.A

Course II     Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Prose, Fiction

Final Year B.A

Course III    Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Fiction and Prose

Course IV    Poetry, Drama, Prose and Fiction

Course V     Growth of the English Language and Characteristics of Modern English Hudson & Practical Criticism.


OPTIONAL HINDI

First Year B.A

Course I     Poetry, Prose, Novel, Essay

Second Year B.A

Course II     Poetry, Prose, Drama, Modern Poetry, Ekanki

Final Year B.A

Course III   History of Hindi Literature and History of Hindi Language

Course IV   Ras, Chandas, Alankar & Grammar

Course V    Ramacharitha Manas Ke ‘Lanka kand’ Aur Madhya Kaleen Hindi Kavya


OPTIONAL URDU

First Year B.A

Course I      Poetry and Prose

Second Year B.A

Course II     Poetry and Prose

Final Year B.A

Course III    History of Urdu Language and Literature

Course IV    Drama and Fiction,

Course V     Literary Criticism, Rhetoric and Prosody

HISTORY

First Year B.A

Course I     Indian History and Culture from the Earliest Times to 1526 AD

Second Year B.A

Course II    Indian History and Culture from 1526 to 1964 AD

Final Year B.A

Course III   History and Culture of Karnataka (1336 to 1956)

Course IV   History of Modern Asia from 1900 to the Present (East Asia and West Asia)

Course V    History of Modern Europe from 1789 to the Present


ECONOMICS

First Year B.A

Course I     Economic Theory

Second Year B.A

Course II    Money, Banking and Public Finance

Final Year B.A

Course III   International Economics

Course IV   Indian Economy

Course V    Economics of Development


POLITICAL SCIENCE

First Year B.A

Course I     Political Theory

Second Year B.A

Course II    Modern Governments

Final Year B.A

Course III   Indian Constitution and Government

Course IV   Public Administration

Course V    International Relations



PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

First Year B.A

Course I     Principles of Modern Governments

Second Year B.A

Course II    Introduction to the Principles of Public Administration

Final Year B.A

Course III   Public Financial Administration

Course IV   Local Governments of Modern States

Course V    Indian Government and Administration


SOCIOLOGY

First Year B.A

Course I     General Sociology

Second Year B.A

Course II     Study of Indian Society

Final Year B.A

Course III    Study of Rural and Urban Communities

Course IV    Social Disorganization

Course V     Sociological Thought


EDUCATION

First Year B.A

Course I     Foundations of Education

Second Year B.A

Course II    Psychology of Learning and Development

Final Year B.A

Course III   Curriculum, Teaching and Evaluation

Course IV   Educational Systems in India

Course V    rends and Challenges in Education



PSYCHOLOGY

First Year B.A

Course I     Basic Psychological Processes

Second Year B.A

Course II    Human Development

Final Year B.A

Course III   Social Psychology

Course IV   Psycho Pathology

Course V    Psychology Practicals