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CSSP Programme of Study

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List_of_courses_offered_by_the_CSSP_in_the_Monsoon_and_Winter_Semesters_w.e.f._2025.

Monsoon_Semester 

Course_NumberTitle_of_the_Course_(PhD)Compulsory/_OptionalNo._of_Credits

Course-in-ChargeSP_611PResearch and_Publication_EthicsCompulsory

2

Anamika_(Coordinator),_Anup_Kumar_Das,_M._Govind

SP_604PResearch_Methodology
 Compulsory

4

S. Bhaduri_(Coordinator), R._Singh,_Anamika,_M._Govind

Winter_Semester

SP_606PEconomics_of_Technological_Change_Innovation_SystemsCompulsory

4

S._BhaduriSP_601PAnalysis_in_Science_and_Technology_PolicyCompulsory

4

S. Bhaduri_(Coordinator), R._Singh,_Anamika,_M._GovindSP_605PTechnology_Futures_Analysis
 Optional*

(N.A.)

4

R. SinghSP_602PScience_and_Technology_in_a_Social_ContextOptional*

(N.A.)

4

M._GovindSP_608P
Style_SheetTechnology,_Environmentalism_and_Sustainable_DevelopmentOptional*

4

N.A. SP_609PIntellectual_Property_Rights_(IPR):_A_Foundation_CourseOptional*

(N.A.)

4

S. BhaduriSP_610PAgriculture,_Innovation_and_Technology_Policy_in_South_AsiaOptional*

(N.A.)

4

R._Singh*One_out_of_the_four_optional_courses_to_be_chosen_by_the_students.

Additional_Course at_Under_Graduate_Level

SP_201PScience,_Technology_&_Society_InteractionOptional**3

M._GovindAdditional_Course_at_Master’s_Level_during_Winter_Semester

SP_401PPerspectives_on_Food_Science,_Technology_and_Innovation_PolicyOptional4

R._Singh**at_Under_Graduate_Level_Offered_by_CSSP_for _the_School_of_Languages,_JNU,_Winter_Semester.

 

Candidates_seeking_admission_to_PhD_programmes_in_Science_Policy_Studies_could_consider_pursuing_research_in_areas/fields_such_as:  

  • 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;

  • Sociological_and_Historical_Studies_on_S&T;_Social_shaping_of_technology;_Scientists_in_laboratories_and_organizations;_Scientific_communities_and_professionalization_of_science;

  • Frugal_and_Grassroots_Innovations;

  • Responsible_Research_and_Innovation_(RRI);_Open_Science;

  • Waste_Management;

  • Law,_Science_and_Technology;_Cyber_&_Information_Technology_Law;_Intellectual_Property_Rights;_International_S&T_Treaties;_S&T_indicators;_Scientometrics;

  • Economics_of_technological_change_and_innovation_studies;_national,_sectoral_and_regional_innovation_systems;_clusters_and_technological_change;

  • Technology_Foresight_and_Assessment;_Risk_R&D_and_technology;_Technology_and_hazards_including_disaster_management_related_to_technical_change,_innovation,_methodologies,_etc.;

  • Gender_issues_in_S&T;

    Globalisation_and_Emerging_Technology;_TNCs,_FDI_and_impact_on_R&D;_International_affairs_and_relations_in_S&T_for_development;_Science_Diplomacy;_Area_studies_in_science_and_technology_policies_and_development_covering_developing_and_developed_countries;

    Epidemiology,_health_service_structure,_health_policy_analysis,_health_planning,_health_economics,_biomedical_waste_management,_importance_of_social_sciences_in_public_health,_urbanization_and_health.