Courses
Political Philosophy and Politics in India
How did the modern Indian state originate and how does interact with the people it is meant to act on behalf of?
Politics and Democracy in India
How is political authority constituted and legitimated in a society?
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Poverty – Concepts, Measurement and Critiques
The course will try to build a humanistic perspective to understand the multidimensionality of poverty and the lived experiences of the poor.
Poverty, Inequality and Economic Development
Why does poverty exist amidst economic growth? Is there a poverty trap, and can households and individuals really move out of it?
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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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Practices of Literature
What is it that we do in a study of literature?
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Principles of Reactivity
Understanding reactivity with focus on the chemistry of various compounds.
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Probability
The mathematics of randomness and uncertainty.
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Probability and Statistics I
In this course you will learn how to represent chanciness mathematically and construct mathematical models for games of chance.
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Processes of Institutional Decision Making
What is the state meant to do as per the Indian Constitution?
Professional Histories, Popular Histories, Ourselves
How do disciplinary practices of doing history relate to the way in which history is accessed by the people?
Programme Design and Evaluation in Education
A critical aspect of a study of public-school systems.
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Programme Evaluation
How are programmes and policies evaluated for their process and impact?
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Programme evaluation for development action
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Programme Planning and Designing for Development Interventions
The course focuses on the programmes and interventions of Social Sector Organisations and locates them in the context of the organisational mission, vision, goal and strategic plans.
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Programme Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
It is a skill based course that would take students through the processes of how to design, monitor and evaluate public health programs.
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Programming 2
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Project Management for Development Interventions
Familiarises with the full life-cycle of projects
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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.
Public Policy in India
What do public policy and public administration in India consist of?
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Public Reasoning
Introduces students to the practices of understanding as well arguing for claims in the public realm
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Public Writing on Social Action and Change
Designed to develop the capacity of the students in public writing on social action and change.
Qualitative Approaches to Analysing Public Policy
A survey of qualitative approaches informed by social science methods used and applied in generic policy domains in advocacy, analysis and evaluation.
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Qualitative Environmental Research Methods
Learn about collecting, coding and analysing qualitative data through different methods — including interviews, oral histories, focus group discussions, and observations.
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Qualitative Research Inquiry in Development Practice
Training in qualitative research and analysis to enhance skills and confidence to produce and analyse qualitative evidence.
Quality Discourses in Education (Schools and School Systems)
What is the ‘quality’ of education and how do we define it?
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Quantitative Analysis and Data Visualisation | starts in May 2025
This certificate, consisting of two courses, aims to build competencies in analysing quantitative data, applying inferential statistics, and its visual representation.
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Quantitative Environmental Research Methods and Biostatistics
Equip students with the knowledge and abilities necessary to analyse, interpret, and evaluate data pertaining to the environment utilising statistical analytic techniques.
Quantitative Methods in Biology
The ability to use quantitative information to understand the world around us is essential to human functioning.