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Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory
Study contemporary theories of the social world.
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Introduction to Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
The central role of curriculum and pedagogy in becoming a teacher
Introduction to School System in India
Understanding the factors that shape the school systems in India.
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Language Education
Enables students to understand perspectives and pedagogical approaches that would support language learning in Indian classrooms.
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Local School Engagement
This is a field practice course which is a part of the professional practice component of the programme.
Managing Schools in India
Build a systematic understanding of how to run a school.
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Mathematics Education
Engage with the history and nature of the subject, its content, and curriculum and pedagogy in relation to elementary grade mathematics.
Nai Talim for Today and Tomorrow
Gandhi’s vision of society through a framework of education through productive work.
Nature and Purpose of Education
This course will develop an ‘educational judgement’ in teachers.
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Pedagogy and Content Knowledge of History and Political Science
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Pedagogy and Content Knowledge of Sociology, Economics and Geography
Apply the basic principles of teaching three disciplines covered in Sociology, Economics and Geography.
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Perspectives on Education
Here you will explore the field of education through a combination of philosophical and sociological perspectives and questions.
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Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Mathematics
For Mathematics major students
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Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Science
For Biology, Chemistry and Physics major students
Philosophy of Education
A course going over the concepts, methodologies and interdisciplinary intersections that determine educational action in various contexts.
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Philosophy of Education 1 and 2
A two-part course going over the concepts, methodologies and interdisciplinary intersections that determine educational action in various contexts.
Political Economy of Education
A close look at how decisions are shaped by conflicts within and across political, economic and social institutions and processes.
Programme Design and Evaluation in Education
A critical aspect of a study of public-school systems.
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Quality Discourses in Education (Schools and School Systems)
What is the ‘quality’ of education and how do we define it?
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Schools as Organisations
Studying schools as the most basic unit of a formal education system
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Science Education
Aims to develop an understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge and practices, the issues and ideas concerning the learning and teaching of science, and the study of the conceptual and practical demands of good science teaching.
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Social Studies Education
See social studies in an integrated and interlocking manner along with their interfaces with the physical sciences.
Sociology of Education
How are the issues that surround education and its practices related to social processes?
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Teacher and Curriculum
“Any experience that the teacher regards as necessary for the child’s development is curricular, irrespective of how or where it is organised,” says the National Curriculum Framework of 2005.
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Teacher Professional Development
A look at the profession of teaching and the role of the teacher across contexts and time.
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Teachers and Teaching
Bringing professionalism to teaching by understanding the nature of a teacher’s work.
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Teaching Biology
For Biology, Chemistry and Physics major students
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Teaching Chemistry
For Biology, Chemistry and Physics major students
Teaching English Language in India
There is a need to problematise the relationship between English and local languages and create a neutral view of English as another second language.
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Teaching Hindi Language and Literature in Schools
Learn how to teach Hindi in a classroom given its broader and political context in India.
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