Learning Objective:The students will undertake a project chosen by them in consultation with their supervisors. They will be required to prepare a Synopsis and submit a report. The objectives are:

• To create awareness regarding current trends, issues and research as related to various aspects of Political Science.
• Inculcating an interdisciplinary / comparative approach to research
• Updating knowledge in pertinent areas of research.
• To acquaint the students with research methodology
• To orient the students to the techniques of documentation

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course the student should be able to demonstrate:

• Deeper knowledge of methods in the major subject/field of study.
• A capability to contribute to research and development work.
• The capability to use a holistic view to critically, independently and creatively identify, formulate and deal with complex issues.
• The capability to plan and use adequate methods to conduct qualified tasks in given frameworks and to evaluate this work.
• The capability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge.
• The capability to clearly present and discuss the conclusions as well as the knowledge and arguments that form the basis for these findings.
• The capability to identify the issues that must be addressed within the framework of the specific thesis in order to take into consideration all relevant dimensions of the research problem.

The division of marks will be as follows:

Internal evaluation:30 marks, on the basis of regularity, data collection, contact with the supervisor, originality of the work

Seminar and viva voce-70 marks