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MA Optional Courses

MA Optional Courses

Approved List of Optional Courses for the MA programme

Course no.

Course Name

Credits

EP 406

Classical Theories of Value and Distribution

4 Credits

EP 407

General Equilibrium Analysis

4 Credits

EP 501

Evolution of the Indian Economy

4 Credits

EP 502

Analysis of Indian Economy (with special reference to Sectoral Problems)

4 Credits

EP 503

Analysis of Indian Economy (with special reference to Resource Mobilization)

4 Credits

EP 504

Problems and Techniques of Planning

4 Credits

EP 506

Advanced General Equilibrium

4 Credits

EP 509

Production Conditions in Indian Agriculture

4 Credits

EP 514

Structure and Growth of Indian Industries

4 Credits

EP 516

Foreign Trade, Aid and Investment Policies

4 Credits

EP 519

Econometric Methods I

4 Credits

EP 520

Econometric Methods II

4 Credits

EP 521

Banking and Monetary Institutions

4 Credits

EP 524

Public Finance

4 Credits

EP 526

Labour Economics

4 Credits

EP 529

Social Choice I

4 Credits

EP 531

International Monetary Systems

4 Credits

EP 532

Theory of Industrial Organisation

4 Credits

EP 534

Game Theory with Applications to Economics

4 Credits

EP 536

Law and Economics

4 Credits

EP 537

Economics of Health

4 Credits

EP 538

Financial Structures and Economic Development

4 Credits

EP 540

Database on Indian Economy

4 Credits

EP 541

Issues in the Contemporary International Economy

4 Credits

EP 542

Experimental Methods in Economics

4 Credits

EP 543

Auction Theory and its Application

4 Credits

EP 544

Environmental Economics

4 Credits

EP 545

Globalization and Development

4 Credits

 

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.