At present the department runs the postgraduate
programme in Human Development and doctorate degree
course in Home Science. Choice Based credit system has
been adopted from year 2014.The major courses covered
under Human Development are as given in below; Each of
the courses is backed up by strong theoretical and
practical components.
Semester Wise Distribution of Courses and
Credits
Semester I
Course Code
Paper
Credits
Contact Hours Per Week
L-TU-P
PSHHTC101
History and Theories of Human Development
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC102
Methods of Studying Human Development
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC103
Advanced Study in Human Development
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC104
Early Childhood Care and Education
4
4-0-0
* PSHHTE105
Infant Development and Stimulation
4
4-0-0
PSHHPC106
Practicals
8
0-0-12
Total
24
16-0-12
* Optional for outside department studen
Semester II
Course Code
Paper
Credits
Contact Hours Per Week
L-TU-P
PSHHTC201
Laws, Policies and Programmes for Children
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC202
Perspective on Adolescence and Youth
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC203
Parenting Across the Life Span
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC204
Research Methods and Statistics
4
4-0-0
* PSHHTE205
Childhood Behaviour Problems
4
4-0-0
PSHHPC206
Practicals
4
0-0-6
PSHHPLC207
Internship
4
0-0-6
Total
24
16-0-12
* Optional for outside department student
Semester III
Course Code
Paper
Credits
Contact Hours Per Week
L-TU-P
PSHHTC301
Perspective on Family and Society
4
4-0-0
PSHHTC302
Disability Studies
4
4-0-0
Electives (Any One)
PSHHTE303
Guidance and Counselling
4
4-0-0
PSHHTE304
Management of Family Child Welfare and ECD
Programmes
4
4-0-0
* PSHHTE305
Mental Health of Adolescents and Youth
4
4-0-0
PSHHPC306
Practicals
6
0-0-9
PSHHSC307
Seminar (Based On Dissertation Topic)
2
0-0-3
Total
20
12-0-12
* Optional for outside department student
Semester IV
Course Code
Paper
Credits
Contact Hours Per Week
L-TU-P
PSHHTDC401
Dissertation
8
0-0-12
PSHHTC402
Gender Issues
4
4-0-0
Elective (Any one)
PSHHTE403
Assessment and Intervention for Children with
Special Needs
4
4-0-0
PSHHTE404
Counselling for Special Groups
4
4-0-0
PSHHTE405
Education for Human Development
4
4-0-0
* PSHHTE406
Child And Human Rights
4
4-0-0
PSHHPC407
Practicals
4
0-0-6
Total
20
08-0-18
* Optional for outside department student
Centre for Early Childhood
Development Centre for Early Childhood Development The
department houses a ‘Centre for Early Childhood
Development’. This centre is a nodal point for various
early childhood related issues. The departmental nursery
school is a part of this centre itself. The nursery
school offers admission to the children in the age group
of 6 months to 6 years; and is also used for research
based activities by the doctoral and post graduate
students of the department. Informal consultancy is
provided to early childhood education professionals. The
centre also has a documentation centre which provides a
platform for sharingresearch database.
