Courses
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Philosophy for Children
Engage in philosophical inquiry with a wider audience than the academic setting of the university.
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Philosophy of Science
Explore questions about how natural and social science work.
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Physics at Small and Large Scales
A look at the major developments of Physics — from subatomic to cosmology
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Playback Theatre
Engage in improvisational storytelling bringing audience narratives to life.
Programmes
- BSc in Biology
- BSc in Chemistry
- BSc in Environmental Science and Sustainability
- BSc in Information Sciences
- BSc in Mathematics
- BSc in Physics
- BA in Economics
- BA in English
- BA in History
- BA in Philosophy
- BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- BA in Social Science
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Campus BengaluruSubject
Policy architecture for environmental governance
Emphasizes on the role of various policy tools and institutions for environmental governance.
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Political Economy of Government Statistics
An exploration of the mutually constitutive relation between data, development and democracy.
Political Economy of International Development
This course introduces students to various ways in which power has shaped global flows of labour, capital and goods through history.
Political Economy: Theories of Power
This course introduces students to foundational, theoretical and conceptual tools of Political Economy.
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Political Philosophy
Explore the dynamic realm of politics by thoughtfully engaging with your preferred ideologies and confront compelling arguments in favor of opposing viewpoints.
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Power and Agency
Explore power dynamics through in-depth analysis of influential thinkers, like Marx, Weber, Freud, Lacan, Adorno, Gramsci, Foucault, etc.
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Power and Politics in Contemporary India
Introduces the key ideas of power and politics, of institutions, processes and outcomes that shape contemporary India.
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Public Health Care, Rights, and Accountability
The course aims to equip the students with the perspectives of human rights and social accountability, to apply this framework to understand the health rights of communities, and to learn tools and techniques for strengthening the public healthcare system.
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Public Reasoning
Introduces students to the practices of understanding as well arguing for claims in the public realm
Reading the City: Language, Media, Culture, and Bangalore
Develops new perspectives on the city they have been studying and living in
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Reasoning
Get introduced to techniques for evaluating and understanding reasoning.
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Religion Under a Social Scientific Lens
Understand religion in India today through themes like identity, praxis, and authority.
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Salsa for Beginners
Explore salsa’s cultural history, rhythm and musicality skills while learning the dance form.
Programmes
- BSc in Biology
- BSc in Chemistry
- BSc in Environmental Science and Sustainability
- BSc in Information Sciences
- BSc in Mathematics
- BSc in Physics
- BA in Economics
- BA in English
- BA in History
- BA in Philosophy
- BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- BA in Social Science
Offered At
Campus BengaluruSubject
Science Fiction and Mind
Explore questions about the nature of the mind and consciousness through works of science fiction.
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Seeing Like a Social Scientist
What does it mean to understand the world as a student of the social sciences? What kinds of engagement with it does it entail?
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Social Interventions
This course enables students to understand deliberated and strategic actions for social change by analysing the subjects, sites and modes/modalities of social action.
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Sociology of Modern India
Students learn concepts and analytical tools to develop a sociological lens to approach social change and development.
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Spoken Kannada
This course aims to enable handling of basic conversations in Kannada
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State and Governance in India
Understand the role of the state as a “key actor” in India’s social and economic development.
Statistical Methods with R
The course trains the students in statistical methods using the open-source software R.
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Statistics and Society
How do numbers and data represent our world?
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Statistics for Social Science
Engage with ‘data’ and its use in understanding and influencing social phenomena
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Sustainable agriculture and development
This course aims to situate agricultural growth in the country within the development and sustainability debate.
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Tales of the Jungle - Integrating Arts and Science
Engage with different Indian folk arts through the artistic and scientific lens.
Programmes
- BSc in Biology
- BSc in Chemistry
- BSc in Environmental Science and Sustainability
- BSc in Information Sciences
- BSc in Mathematics
- BSc in Physics
- BA in Economics
- BA in English
- BA in History
- BA in Philosophy
- BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- BA in Social Science
Offered At
Campus BengaluruSubject
The Caste Question
Explores the structural stratification of society based on caste.
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The Land Question in India
The course prepares students to employ political-economy– and anthropological perspectives to explain and analyse several topics that they may encounter in their fieldwork such as land acquisition, women’s property rights, Dalit-Adivasi land rights, and the role of middlemen in land deals.