Education Programmes for Social Scientists
M. Phil. In Social Sciences in Community Health

The education and Training programmes for social scientists have been evolved with the idea of making social
scientists more effective members of a health team. The effort is to widen their social science perspective
through the prescribed courses. Apart from strengthening the understanding of their basis disciplines, these
courses underline the need for an integrated approach in the field of applied social sciences and offer the student  an opportunity to understand the problems of community health. Students with a Master?s degree in socialsciences are eligible for admission to programme of study.

Eligibility for Admission:

The procedure for receiving applications, screening and selection of candidates are being laid down by the
University.
Duration of the Course and Credit Distribution
The course work shall be completed within the first two consecutive semesters and the whole M. Phil programme
(including dissertation) within the first four consecutive semesters.
The course work and dissertation together carry total of 24 credits . Distribution of credits for various courses is
as follows:
            1. Core Courses                  12 credits
            2. Optional Course               6 credits
            3. Dissertation                    6 credits

Evaluation of the Students:
The assessment of a student in Course work is based on the performance in Sessionals which include short written  assignments. Term papers, an end Semester written examination and a viva-voce examination.

Course Outline
There are two types of Courses: Core Courses and Optional Courses. The Core Courses provide the students, the  optimum content of the area of Social Sciences, their application to community health and also an extensive   exposure to the area of community health. The optional courses are evolved to give the students an opportunity  to carry but more in-depth work in their areas of interest and also to open up the possibility of the students going  back to their parent disciplines if they so desire.
The course title, credit allocation and the broad content are given below:

To dissertation carries 6 credits of the twenty-four credits assigned to the M. Phil. Degree. In the dissertation thestudent is expected to do research work under the supervision of a faculty advisor on a topic approved by thefaculty.

Ph. D. Programme for Doctors, Nurses and Social Scientists

Candidates who have successfully completed M. Phil. Or MPH programmes with a cummulative grade of B Plus are  considered for admission to the Ph. D. Programme. In exceptional cases direct provisional admission to Ph. D.Programme is given. These students have to complete successfully the courses prescribed for the M. Phil. Or MPH  Programmes before they are confirmed for Ph. D. Programme and allowed to carry out their research work.