B.A. (Honors) Sociology
Scheme of Courses and Syllabus
Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
University of Kalyani
2017
, Outline of Choice Based Credit System:
1. Core Course: A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement is
termed as a Core course.
2. Elective Course: Generally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses and which may be very
specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/ subject of study or which provides an
extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the
candidate’s proficiency/skill is called an Elective Course.
2.1 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course: Elective courses may be offered by the main
discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. The
University/Institute may also offer discipline related Elective courses of interdisciplinary nature (to be
offered by main discipline/subject of study).
2.2 Dissertation/Project: An elective course designed to acquire special/advanced knowledge, such as
supplement study/support study to a project work, and a candidate studies such a course on his own with an
advisory support by a teacher/faculty member is called dissertation/project.
2.3 Generic Elective (GE) Course: An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated
discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure is called a Generic Elective.
P.S.: A core course offered in a discipline/subject may be treated as an elective by other discipline/subject
and vice versa and such electives may also be referred to as Generic Elective.
3. Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): The Ability Enhancement (AE) Courses may be of two kinds:
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC). “AECC”
courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement; i. Environmental
Science and ii. English/MIL Communication.
These are mandatory for all disciplines. SEC courses are value-based and/or skill-based and are aimed at
providing hands-on-training, competencies, skills, etc.
3.1 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC): Environmental Science, English
Communication/MIL Communication.
3.2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to
provide value-based and/or skill-based knowledge.
Introducing Research Component in Under-Graduate Courses
Project work/Dissertation is considered as a special course involving application of knowledge in solving /
analyzing /exploring a real life situation / difficult problem. A Project/Dissertation work would be of 6
credits. A Project/Dissertation work may be given in lieu of a discipline specific elective paper.
,Details of courses under B.A (Honours)
Course *Credits
Theory+ Practical Theory + Tutorial
=================================================================
I. Core Course 14X4= 56 14X5=70
(14 Papers)
Core Course Practical / Tutorial*
(14 Papers) 14X2=28 14X1=14
II. ElectiveCourse (8 Papers)
A.1. Discipline Specific Elective 4X4=16 4X5=20
(4 Papers )
A.2. Discipline Specific Elective
Practical / Tutorials* 4 X 2=8 4X1=4
(4 Papers)
B.1. GenericElective/Interdisciplinary 4X4=16 4X5=20
(4 Papers)
B.2. Generic Elective
Practical / Tutorials* 4 X 2=8 4X1=4
(4 Papers)
Optional Dissertation or project work in place of one Discipline Specific elective paper (6 credits) in 6th Semester
III. Ability Enhancement Courses
1. Ability Enhancement Compulsory 2 X 2=4 2 X 2=4
(2 Papers of 2 credits each) Environmental Science English
Communication/MIL
2. Ability Enhancement Elective (Skill Based)
(Minimum 2, Max. 4) 2 X 2=4 2 X 2=4
(2 Papers of 2 credits each)
Total credit= 140 Total credit= 140
*wherever there is a practical there will be no tutorial and vice-versa.
, PROPOSED SCHEME FOR CHOICE BASED CREDIT
SYSTEM IN B.A./B.Com. Honours
CORE Ability Skill Enhancement Elective: Elective: Generic
COURSE (14) Enhancement Course (SEC) (2) Discipline (GE) (4)
Compulsory Specific DSE (4)
Course (AECC) (2)
I C1 (English/ MIL GE-1
Communication)/
C2 Environmental
Science
II C3 Environmental GE-2
Science/(English/
C4 MIL
Communication)
III C5 SEC -1 GE-3
C6
C7
IV C8 SEC -2 GE-4
C9
C 10
V C 11 DSE-1(A/B/C/D)
C 12 Choose any two
VI C 13 DSE -2 (A/B/C/D)
C 14 Choose any two
Scheme of Courses and Syllabus
Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
University of Kalyani
2017
, Outline of Choice Based Credit System:
1. Core Course: A course, which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement is
termed as a Core course.
2. Elective Course: Generally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses and which may be very
specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline/ subject of study or which provides an
extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/subject/domain or nurtures the
candidate’s proficiency/skill is called an Elective Course.
2.1 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course: Elective courses may be offered by the main
discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. The
University/Institute may also offer discipline related Elective courses of interdisciplinary nature (to be
offered by main discipline/subject of study).
2.2 Dissertation/Project: An elective course designed to acquire special/advanced knowledge, such as
supplement study/support study to a project work, and a candidate studies such a course on his own with an
advisory support by a teacher/faculty member is called dissertation/project.
2.3 Generic Elective (GE) Course: An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated
discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure is called a Generic Elective.
P.S.: A core course offered in a discipline/subject may be treated as an elective by other discipline/subject
and vice versa and such electives may also be referred to as Generic Elective.
3. Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): The Ability Enhancement (AE) Courses may be of two kinds:
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC). “AECC”
courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement; i. Environmental
Science and ii. English/MIL Communication.
These are mandatory for all disciplines. SEC courses are value-based and/or skill-based and are aimed at
providing hands-on-training, competencies, skills, etc.
3.1 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC): Environmental Science, English
Communication/MIL Communication.
3.2 Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC): These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to
provide value-based and/or skill-based knowledge.
Introducing Research Component in Under-Graduate Courses
Project work/Dissertation is considered as a special course involving application of knowledge in solving /
analyzing /exploring a real life situation / difficult problem. A Project/Dissertation work would be of 6
credits. A Project/Dissertation work may be given in lieu of a discipline specific elective paper.
,Details of courses under B.A (Honours)
Course *Credits
Theory+ Practical Theory + Tutorial
=================================================================
I. Core Course 14X4= 56 14X5=70
(14 Papers)
Core Course Practical / Tutorial*
(14 Papers) 14X2=28 14X1=14
II. ElectiveCourse (8 Papers)
A.1. Discipline Specific Elective 4X4=16 4X5=20
(4 Papers )
A.2. Discipline Specific Elective
Practical / Tutorials* 4 X 2=8 4X1=4
(4 Papers)
B.1. GenericElective/Interdisciplinary 4X4=16 4X5=20
(4 Papers)
B.2. Generic Elective
Practical / Tutorials* 4 X 2=8 4X1=4
(4 Papers)
Optional Dissertation or project work in place of one Discipline Specific elective paper (6 credits) in 6th Semester
III. Ability Enhancement Courses
1. Ability Enhancement Compulsory 2 X 2=4 2 X 2=4
(2 Papers of 2 credits each) Environmental Science English
Communication/MIL
2. Ability Enhancement Elective (Skill Based)
(Minimum 2, Max. 4) 2 X 2=4 2 X 2=4
(2 Papers of 2 credits each)
Total credit= 140 Total credit= 140
*wherever there is a practical there will be no tutorial and vice-versa.
, PROPOSED SCHEME FOR CHOICE BASED CREDIT
SYSTEM IN B.A./B.Com. Honours
CORE Ability Skill Enhancement Elective: Elective: Generic
COURSE (14) Enhancement Course (SEC) (2) Discipline (GE) (4)
Compulsory Specific DSE (4)
Course (AECC) (2)
I C1 (English/ MIL GE-1
Communication)/
C2 Environmental
Science
II C3 Environmental GE-2
Science/(English/
C4 MIL
Communication)
III C5 SEC -1 GE-3
C6
C7
IV C8 SEC -2 GE-4
C9
C 10
V C 11 DSE-1(A/B/C/D)
C 12 Choose any two
VI C 13 DSE -2 (A/B/C/D)
C 14 Choose any two
