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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The course has been offered by Vidyasagar University, one of the best educational institutions in India. It has been brilliantly designed by experts of the sector to focus firstly on details and the actual functioning of Political Science and aims to clarify and strengthen the basics for the candidates first.

The course, Introduction to Political Theory, has been made a 43 module programme which will be spanned over roughly two months or eight weeks. It studies the different political theories and the functions of a state. The programme also goes into detail about the philosophies and the ideas behind Liberty, Equality, Justice, Sovereignty and more.

The contents of the course go on to discuss the topics in depth to make even the smallest of doubts to clear to the candidates. It gives the applicants an overall comprehension of the political processes of not only the modern era but that from ancient ages as well.

The Highlights

Top university
100% Online classes
8 weeks long course
Undergraduate level study
Certification from Swayam
Government certification

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Online Classes
Discussion Forums
Reading Materials
Self-assessments
quizzes
tests

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Vidyasagar University

To register for the certification exam, candidates will have to pay a small fee, but to register or not is optional.

Introduction to Political Theory Fees Details

Fee cost	Inapplicable
Exam registration	Unavailable

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Candidates will have to pay a small amount of fee for registering for the exam. They will also have to report to the appointed place at the scheduled date and time for the exam. The exam will be divided into two segments, Internal assessments and term end proctored exam. The first will have 30% weightage and the latter 70%. Applicants would be required to qualify both these exams to get a certificate in the course.

What you will learn

Knowledge of political science

When the students have received their certificates, it will be proof of the important concepts that they would have learnt from the course.

Their first lesson would be political theories itself backed by political science.
Candidates will after that learn about the notions of power and who the agents of power are.
Applicants will also learn about the origin of the state and the theories that base power.
Liberal perspectives and Marxist perspectives are some important parts of the contents that the candidates will learn in detail about.
Participants will also be learning in great depths feminist and ecological perspectives of the state.
Candidates will learn about the development and how it and globalization has brought further unity among the citizens of the world leading to more supportive liberal views.
The concept behind equality, its approach, evolution and aspects combined with the notions of justice are very significant to the candidate’s curriculum.
Among the last contents that the applicants will learn, a necessary one is a social change, the idea of it, various theories explaining it and what effects it has made and it will make upon the civilisations.

Who it is for

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Candidates who are interested in the political history of the world are ideally suited for the course.
Applicants who wish to learn more about the origins of the concept like liberty, equality and justice are also welcomed to join the programme.

Application Details

Interested candidates who want to get admission and take part in the course have to go through the following process it:

Step 1: Applicants are required to visit the official website on which the course has been offered.

Step 2: When on the website candidates will be required to register themselves with an account. They can register either with their Google, Microsoft or Facebook accounts or by creating one on SWAYAM.

Step 3: If the candidates have registered on SWAYAM before, they can use that account as well.

Step 4: After registration, applicants will need to login into the website and navigate back to the course page.

Step 5: On the course page, there will be an icon saying “Join”, which will lead the candidates to the application form for the course. Please note, the link for this course has not been made available yet.

Step 6: After filling out the application form details, applicants will have to agree to the terms and conditions to agree to honour the code, and then finally submitting the form.

The Syllabus

Politics & Political Science
Theory & Political Theory
Traditional Political Theories
Non-Traditional Alternatives
Power: Notion Of Power & Agents Of Power

Power: Bases Of Power & Authority
Power: Theories Of Power - Part-1
Power: Theorizing Power – Part-2
State: Origin Of State – Part-1
State: Origin Of State – Part-2

State: Development Of State- Part-1
State: Development Of State- Part-2
State: Liberal Perspective- Part-1
State: Liberal Perspective- Part-2
State: Marxist Perspective- Part-1
State: Marxist Perspective- Part-2

State: Feminist Perspective
State: Ecological Perspective
Sovereignty: Concept Of Evolution- Part-1
Sovereignty: Concept Of Evolution- Part-2
Sovereignty: Pluralist Theory
Sovereignty: Globalization

Citizenship: Concept & Evolution- Part-1
Citizenship: Concept & Evolution- Part-2
Rights: Concept
Rights: Evolution
Liberty: Evolution
Liberty: Development

Equality: Concept
Equality: Approaches & Forms
Equality: Recent Aspects
Equality To Justice: Evolution Of The Idea
Equality & Justice: Rawls Theory

Equality & Justice: Rawls & His Critics
Democracy: Concept, Theory, System
Democracy: Development
Democracy: Modern Approach
Development & Welfare State (Part-1)

Development & Welfare State (Part-2)
Social Change: The Idea Of Social Change
Social Change: Theories Of Social Change
Social Change: Marxist Theory Of Social Change
Social Change: Cyclical Theory Of Social Change

Instructors

Vidyasagar University Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What level of study is the course?

The course and its contents have been designed to be an undergraduate level study for the interested candidates.

2: Which institution is offering this course?

The course has been offered by one of the best institutions of India, Vidyasagar University. The university holds a prestigious position and is widely renowned and respected, mostly known for its brilliant faculties.

3: Which books are referred to for the preparation of the course?

Nature of Politics by J. D. B Miller, Advanced Modern Political Theory by S. L. Verma and Political Theory by Sushila Ramaswamy and Subrata Mukherjee are some of the referred books for the course.

4: Who is the instructor of the course?

Prof. Sibaju Pratim Basu is the instructor of the course. He is also a board member and the secretary of Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, has the membership of the Institute for Development Studies Kolkata and is the lifetime member of West Bengal Political Science Association.

5: What is SWAYAM?

SWAYAM is an initiative taken by the Government of India to spread quality education all about the nation and make it accessible for the underprivileged ones who have trouble accessing it while keeping the contents of the course free of cost.

6: What are the exam details for the certification?

To qualify for the certificate, once in the programme, candidates will have to pass both the internal assessments of 30% weightage and the end of term proctored exam which will have 70% weightage.

7: What is the duration of the course?

The course with all its contents that have been explained in great detail will span over a total period of 8 weeks.