Karnataka State University
B.A. English
Literature
B.A Hindi
B.A
Urdu
BA History
B.A. Economics
B.A. Political Science
B.A Public
Administration
B.A Sociology
Previous qualification is
Not
required for joining Above courses under
Open University System
Karnataka State University
B.A
Eligibility:
Candidates who have completed 18 years of age on 1st July of the academic
year are eligible for admission to B.A/B.Com. three years degree course
(No
pre-qualification is required) Students need not appear for the entrance
test. First year student will automatically proceed to the second year
and second year student to the final year whether they pass the exam or not.
The same rule is applicable to the post graduate students also.
The
examination will be held on April/May every year .
Duration 3 years and the maximum duration is 6
years. Candidates who cannot complete the course within 6 years will have
to seek fresh admission.
Group I: Languages
Candidates for B.A. and B.Com. have to choose 2 languages for study during
the first 2 years, from: Kannada, English, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tamil,
and
Telugu The university will provide only the syllabus but not the lessons
in case of MalayalamText books for the languages are common for first year
B.A. and
first year B.Com., but syllabus as well as text books for languages are
different in the second year
Group II: Foundation Courses
B.A./B.Com. Candidates will
have to study the following foundation courses:
Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences I year.
Foundation Course in Science and Technology I year.
Foundation Course in Information Technology II year
GROUP IV: Application Oriented Courses
Each student of B.A./B.Com, will have to study one Application Oriented
Courses (AOC)
Any one of the following :
a) Consumer Studies
b) Manceding
c) Export Procedure and Documents
d) Office Management
GROUP III: Optional Subjects
B.A. DEGREE PROGRAMME
Candidates for B.A. have to choose any 3
optional subjects from: History, Sociology, Economics, English, Hindi,
Urdu, Political Science or Public Administration, Education, Kannada,
English Hindi and Urdu. There will be 5 papers in each of these subjects:
Paper I, in the first year for 100 marks; Paper II second year for 100
marks each; Papers III, IV and V in the third (final) year for 100 marks
each, as shown below:
B.A. Optional Subjects
B.A. English
Literature
Karnataka State
Open University
Optional English
First Year B.A.
I : Poetry, Drama (2 plays), Fiction (2 novels), Prose & Criticism
Second Year B.A.
II : Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Prose & Criticism
Third Year B.A.
III : Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Prose & Criticism
IV : Poetry, Drama, Fiction
V : History of English Language, Literary Criticism
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B.A Hindi
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I Poetry, Prose, Novel, Essay
Second Year B.A.
II : Poetry, Prose, Modern Poetry, Ekanki
Third Year B.A.
III Hindi Shashaka Itihas
Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas
IV Grammer
Ras, Chand, Alankar
V :Madyakaleen Hindi Kavya
Ramcharith Manas-'Lankakand'
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B.A
Urdu
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I : Poetry & Prose
Second Year B.A.
II : Poetry & Prose
Third Year B.A.
III : History of Urdu Language & Literature
IV : Drama and Fiction
V : Criticism, Rhetoric and Prosody
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BA History
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I : Indian History and Culture from the earliest times to 1526 AD
Second Year B.A.
II : Indian History and Culture from 1526 to 1964 AD
Third Year B.A.
III : History & Culture of Karnataka (1336-1956)
IV : History of Modern Asia from 1900 to the present (East Asia &
West
Asia)
V : History of Modern Europe from 1789 to the present
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B.A. Economics
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I : Economic Theory
Second Year B.A.
II : Money Banking and Public Finance
Third Year B.A.
III : International Economics
IV : Indian Economy
V : Economics of Development
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B.A. Political Science
Karnataka State
Open University
Political Science
First Year B.A.
I : Political Theory
Second Year B.A.
II : Modern Government
Third Year B.A.
III Indian Constitution and Government
IV :Public Administration
V :International Relations
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B.A Public
Administration
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I : Theory and Practice of Modern Governments
Second Year B.A.
II Introduction to the Principles of Public Administration
Third Year B.A.
III Public Financial Administration
IV Local Government of Modern States
V :Indian Government and Administration
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B.A
Sociology
Karnataka State
Open University
First Year B.A.
I : General Sociology
Second Year B.A.
II : Study of Indian Society
Third Year B.A.
III :Study of Rural - Urban Communities
IV Social Disorganisation
V : Sociological Thought
Education
First Year B.A.
I : Foundation of Education
Second Year B.A.
II : Psychology of Development and Learning
Third Year B.A.
III : Curriculum, Teaching and Evaluation
IV : Educational Systems in India
V : Trends and Challenges of Education
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Credit System for BA Course
The University foillows the ' Credit System ' for its undergraduate
programmes. Each credit is of 30 hours of study comprising all learning
activities. Thus, a
four credit course involves 120 study hours, a six
credit course involves 180 study hours and so on. This helps the students
to understand the academic efforts
he/she has to put in to successfully
complete the course. Completion of B.A. Programme requires successfully
clearing 96 credits. Each student of
BA Degree Programme shall select two
Languages and three Optional Subjects in addition to other Foundation
Courses and Application Oriented Courses.
The students are expected to
complete both the assignments and the term end examination of each course
in the programme.
Undergraduate Programme - Credit System - Total Credits 96.
Undergraduate Programme - Credit System - Total Credits 96.
B.A. DEGREE PROGRAMME
First Year B.A.
Group I
1. Language 1 Course I
2. Language 2 Course I 4 Credits
4 Credits
Group II
3. Foundation Course in Humanities & Social Sciences
4. Foundation Course in Science and Technology 4 Credits
4 Credits
Group III
5. Optional 1 Course I 6. Optional 2 Course I 7. Optional 3
Course I 4 Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits
Total 28 Credits
Second Year B.A.
Group I
1. Language 1 Course I
2. Language 2 Course I 4 Credits
4 Credits
Group II
Foundation Course in Information Technology 6 Credits
Group III
5. Optional 1 Course II 6. Optional 2 Course II 7. Optional 3 Course II 4
Credits 4 Credits 4 Credits
Group IV
7. Application Oriented Courses
6 Credits
Total 32 Credits
Third Year B.A.
Group III
1. Optional 1 Course III 2. Optional 1 Course IV 3. Optional 1
Course V 4. Optional 2 Course III 5. Optional 2 Course IV 6. Optional 2
Course V
7. Optional 3 Course III 8. Optional 3 Course IV 9.
Optional 3 Course V 4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
Total
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