University set to overhaul BA syllabus
Drastic changes in curriculum to make students politically empowered
If the authorities are to be believed, from now on a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Mumbai will make you politically empowered and also help you qualify for various competitive exams.
The varsity is making drastic changes in the Arts curriculum. "We want to bring our syllabus at par with what Universities abroad offer. Contemporary and interesting topics must be included so that even if a BA degree doesn't help one to get a job, it will at least ensure that students are better prepared for competitive exams like MPSC, NET and SET," said Dr PG Jogdand, dean faculty of Arts, University of Mumbai.
Dr Jogdand said: "Arts stream has lost its sheen in recent years as there are very fewer avenues available for a BA or MA degree holder now. There was a need to change the Arts syllabi urgently."
"Caste-base politics, and contemporary issues like human rights are not being taught but they constitute a major part of our social lives. We will include them in Sociology from next year," he elaborated.
According to Dr Jogdand, they have implemented a credit-based semester system for the under-graduate courses but students and faculty will need time to absorb it.
They are planning to modify a few portions from 2012-13 for the first year BA syllabus.
Varsity has asked all the heads to decide on including industry-friendly chapters and removing outdated ones. A committee will be formed which will be ready with the complete framework by April next year.
Every year, over 33,000 students take admission for under-graduate courses in various colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai under Faculty of Arts.
The subjects for BA include Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Communication And Journalism, Education, Fine Arts, Library Science, Management Studies, Physical Education and Sports, Social Science and Lifelong Learning.
Drastic changes in curriculum to make students politically empowered
If the authorities are to be believed, from now on a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Mumbai will make you politically empowered and also help you qualify for various competitive exams.
The varsity is making drastic changes in the Arts curriculum. "We want to bring our syllabus at par with what Universities abroad offer. Contemporary and interesting topics must be included so that even if a BA degree doesn't help one to get a job, it will at least ensure that students are better prepared for competitive exams like MPSC, NET and SET," said Dr PG Jogdand, dean faculty of Arts, University of Mumbai.
Dr Jogdand said: "Arts stream has lost its sheen in recent years as there are very fewer avenues available for a BA or MA degree holder now. There was a need to change the Arts syllabi urgently."
"Caste-base politics, and contemporary issues like human rights are not being taught but they constitute a major part of our social lives. We will include them in Sociology from next year," he elaborated.
According to Dr Jogdand, they have implemented a credit-based semester system for the under-graduate courses but students and faculty will need time to absorb it.
They are planning to modify a few portions from 2012-13 for the first year BA syllabus.
Varsity has asked all the heads to decide on including industry-friendly chapters and removing outdated ones. A committee will be formed which will be ready with the complete framework by April next year.
Every year, over 33,000 students take admission for under-graduate courses in various colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai under Faculty of Arts.
The subjects for BA include Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Communication And Journalism, Education, Fine Arts, Library Science, Management Studies, Physical Education and Sports, Social Science and Lifelong Learning.
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