DEPARTMENT HEAD
Md. Fazlul Haque Associate Professor & Chairman [email protected]
Welcome to the Department of Political Science. It was established in April 1995. The department offers an environment that encourages innovative thinking and supports research excellence. Apart from regular programs, the department organizes workshops, seminars and conferences providing the settings for critical engagements and exchanges between scholars with allied intellectual interests. Moreover, we have reading groups and cultural groups to enhance the communication skill of our students in national and international settings.
We do explore, where appropriate, to bring our research to bear in terms of key practical challenges and ensuing policy debates on emerging issues of different political systems, political modernization, social and state policies and so on. The students will be highly benefited from our outstanding and qualified faculty members. I look forward to welcoming you to the department of Political Science, Dhaka International University.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
FACILITIES
GALLERY
Our students engage themselves in various interesting extra curricular activities all through the year.
SYLLABUS
Total Credits and Duration
The Dhaka International University offers 4- year Honors as well as Master degree programmes in Political Science. The Master degree programme is of one-year duration for those who have successfully completed the 4 Year Honours programme in the same subject. A student who would like to study honours degree in Political Science must complete 120 credit of course work depending on the field of core courses with research monograph and oral defense. Honours courses are in under eight semesters. All each courses consists of 3 credit hours research monograph including oral defense else carries 3 credit hours. A student who would like to study one year masters program in political science must complete 30 credit hours level two semesters.
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit | Course Code | Courses Title | Credit |
| PS-0312-1101 | Western Political Thought: Ancient and Mediaeval | 4 | PS-0312-1206 | Western Political Thought: Modern Period | 4 |
| PS-0312-1102 | Political Theory and Organization | 4 | PS-0312-1207 | Government and Politics in South Asia: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka | 3 |
| PS-0312-1103 | Comparative Government and Politics: UK, USA & France | 3 | PS-0312-1208 | History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh | 3 |
| PS-0312-1104 | Basic English | 3 | PS-0312-1209 | Bengali Language and Literature | 3 |
| S-0312-1105 | Basics of Computer | 3 | PS-0312-12010 | Political Sociology | 3 |
| PS-0312-12011 | Viva | 2 | |||
| Total Credit | 17 | Total Credit | 18 | ||
| 3rd Semester | 4th Semester | ||||
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit | Course Code | Courses Title | Credit |
| PS-0312-21012 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | PS-0312-22017 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| PS-0312-21013 | Politics, Power and Corruption | 4 | PS-0312-22018 | Bangladesh Constitution and Legislative Process | 4 |
| PS-0312-21014 | Political System of South-east Asia: Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore | 3 | PS-0312-22019 | European History of Modern World | 3 |
| PS-0312-21015 | Socio-Political and Constitutional Development in British India. (1757-1947) | 4 | PS-0312-22020 | Geopolitics and Bangladesh | 3 |
| PS-0312-21016 | Public Administration in Bangladesh | 3 | PS-0312-22021 | Local Governance and Rural Development in Bangladesh. | 3 |
| PS-0312-22022 | Viva | 2 | |||
| Total Credit | 17 | Total Credit | 18 | ||
| 5th Semester | 6th Semester | ||||
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit | Course Code | Courses Title | Credit |
| PS-0312-31023 | Oriental Political Thought | 4 | PS-0312-32028 | Foreign Policy of Bangladesh | 3 |
| PS-0312-31024 | Socio-Political and Constitutional Development in Pre-independent Bangladesh (1947-1971) | 4 | PS-0312-32029 | Democracy and Democratization | 3 |
| PS-0312-31025 | Government and Politics in Middle East | 3 | PS-0312-32030 | Politics and Development in Bangladesh (1971- till date) | 4 |
| PS-0312-31026 | Political Economy of Bangladesh | 3 | PS-0312-32031 | Human Rights and Political Violence | 3 |
| PS-0312-31027 | Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Politics | 3 | PS-0312-32032 | Quantitative Approach to the Study of Politics | 3 |
| PS-0312-32033 | Viva | 2 | |||
| Total Credit | 18 | Total Credit | 18 | ||
| 7th Semester | 8th Semester | ||||
| Course Code | Courses Title | Credit | Course Code | Courses Title | Credit |
| PS-0312-41034 | Gender and Politics in Bangladesh | 3 | PS-0312-42039 | Security issues and Conflict Studies | 3 |
| PS-0312-41035 | Fundamentals of International Politics | 4 | PS-0312-42040 | Development Studies | 3 |
| PS-0312-41036 | Politics of Identity: Ethnicity, Religion and Nationalism | 4 | PS-0312-42041 | Contemporary Political Ideologies | 3 |
| PS-0312-41037 | Environment: Isssss and Problems | 3 | PS-0312-42042 | Globalization, Regionalism and International Financial Institutions | 3 |
| PS-0312-41038 | Research Methodology | 3 | PS-0312-42043 | Research Monograph with Oral Defense | 3 |
| PS-0312-42044 | Comprehensive and Viva | 3 | |||
| Total Credit | 18 | Total Credit | 18 | ||
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course No. | Name of Courses | Credit |
| PS-901 | Constitutional Development: Pakistan and Bangladesh | 3 |
| PS-902 | Modernization and Political Development | 3 |
| PS-903 | Political Party System in Bangladesh | 3 |
| PS-904 | Political Sociology | 3 |
| PS-905 | Problems of Governance with reference to Bangladesh | 3 |
| Total Credit | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Course No. | Name of Courses | Credit |
| PS-1001 | Military and Politics in the Third World | 3 |
| PS-1002 | African Politics | 3 |
| PS-1003 | Development Studies | 3 |
| PS-1004 | International Law and Organization | 3 |
| PS-1005 | Research Monograph (Term Paper and Viva Voce) | 3 |
| Total Credit | 15 | |
