List of courses offered by the CSSP in the Monsoon and Winter Semesters w.e.f. 2019.
Monsoon Semester
[CSSP Time Table for Winter Semester, 2019]
Course Number | Title of the Course | Compulsory/ Optional | No. of Credits | Course-in-Charge |
Analysis in Science and Technology Policy | Compulsory | 4 | S. Bhaduri (Coordinator), M. Govind, R. Singh, R. Sony | |
Research Methodology | Compulsory | 4 | M. Govind (Coordinator), S. Bhaduri, R. Singh, R. Sony |
Winter Semester
Science and Technology in a Social Context | Compulsory | 4 | M. Govind | |
Technology Futures Analysis | Optional* | 4 | Rajbeer Singh | |
Economics of Technological Change Innovation Systems | Optional* | 4 | Saradindu Bhaduri | |
Technology, Environmentalism and Sustainable Development | Optional* | 4 | N.A. | |
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):A Foundation Course | Optional* | 4 | Saradindu Bhaduri | |
Agriculture, Innovation and Technology Policy in South Asia | Optional* | 4 | Rajbeer Singh |
*One out of the four optional courses to be chosen by the students.
Additional Course
Science, Technology & Society Interaction | Optional** | 3 | M. Govind |
Additional Course at Master’s Level during Winter Semester
Perspectives on Food Science,Technology and Innovation Policy | Optional | 4 | R. Singh |
**at Under Graduate Level Offered by CSSP for the School of Languages, JNU, Winter Semester
Candidates seeking admission to M.Phil/Ph.D programmes in Science Policy Studies could consider pursuing research in areas/fields such as:
a) Science and technology policies including various sectors of economy, S&T in government and S&T policies and development issues in India and other countries;
b) Sociological and Historical Studies on S&T; Social shaping of technology; Scientists in laboratories and organizations; Scientific communities and professionalisation of science;
c) Frugal and Grassroots Innovations;
d) Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) ;
e) Waste Management;
f) Law, Science and Technology;
g) Economics of technological change and innovation studies; national, sectoral and regional innovation systems; clusters and technological change;
h) Technology Foresight and Assessment; Risk R&D and technology; Technology and hazards including disaster management related to technical change, innovation, methodologies, etc.;
g) Gender issues in S&T;
h) Globalisation and Emerging Technologies; TNCs, FDI and impact on R&D; International affairs and relations in S&T for development; Area studies in science and technology policies and development covering developing and developed countries.