Programme of Study

List of courses offered by the CSSP in the Monsoon and Winter Semesters w.e.f. 2009-11.

Monsoon Semester 

Course Number	Title of the Course	Compulsory/ Optional	No. of Credits	Course-in-Charge
SP 601P	Analysis in Science and Technology Policy	Compulsory	4	Pranav Desai; Saradindu Bhaduri
SP 604P	Research Methodology	Compulsory	4	M. Govind; R.D’Souza

Winter Semester

SP 602P	Science and Technology in a Social Context	Compulsory	4	V.V.Krishna; M. Govind; and R.D’souza
SP 605P	Technology Futures Analysis	Optional*	4	Pranav Desai; Saradindu Bhaduri
SP 606P	Economics of Technological Change Innovation Systems	Optional*	4	V.V.Krishna; S. Bhaduri
SP 608P	Technology, Environmentalism and Sustainable Development	Optional*	4	R.D’souza
SP 609P	Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):A Foundation Course	Optional*	4	Saradindu Bhaduri; S.Bhattacharya; R. Bhatnagar

*One out of the four optional courses to be chosen by the students.

Additional Course

SP 201P

Science, Technology & Society Interaction

Optional**

3

M. Govind

**at Under Graduate Level Offered by CSSP for  the School of Languages, JNU, Winter Semester

Candidates seeking admission to M.Phil/Ph.D programmes in Science Policy Studies could consider pursuing research in areas/fields such as:

a)  Science and technology policies including various sectors of economy, S&T in government and S&T policies and development issues in India and other countries;

b)  Sociological and Historical Studies on S&T; Social shaping of technology; Scientists in laboratories and organizations; Scientific communities and professionalisation of science;

c)  Economics of technological change and innovation studies; national, sectoral and regional innovation systems; clusters and technological change;

d)  Technology Foresight and Assessment; Risk R&D and technology; Technology and hazards including disaster management related to technical change, innovation, methodologies etc;

e)  Gender issues in S&T;

f)   Globalisation and emerging technologies; TNCs, FDI and impact on R&D; International affairs and relations in S&T for development; Area studies in science and technology policies and development covering developing and developed countries.