Masters Programme in 'Child Rights and Development' aims to enhance the capacity of individuals, organizations and governments to effectively use the existing legal provisions, insights from developmental psychology and the findings of contemporary research to transform systems and create peace and dignity for children as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The University has structured this Post Graduate programme in a modular manner, with the first semester serving as a foundation course, the next semester catering to specialisations in certain areas and the remaining two semesters devoted to supervised internship, case studies and research work. One may obtain a Certificate after the first semester, a Post Graduate Diploma after the second, an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma after the third and a Masters Degree after the fourth.
Number of Seats
- 40 seats are available for the programme
Eligibility Criteria
- Graduation in any stream with 50% in the aggregate.
- Entrance Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
COURSE STRUCTURE
| Semester I |
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| Historical and Philosophical Perspectives of Human Rights |
| Human Rights of the Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups |
| Rights of the Child – Legal Framework, National and International Instruments |
| Human Rights and Duties |
| Child Psychology Practicum |
| Concurrent Fieldwork |
| Elective Group I |
| Educational Technology |
| Society and Social Problems |
| Introduction to Social Psychology |
| Elective Group II |
| Introduction to Journalism |
| Leadership and Social Responsibility |
| Introduction to Indian society, polity and economics |
| Semester II |
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| Human Rights and Criminal Justice System |
| Science, Technology, Environment and Human Rights |
| UN Bodies and the Protection of Human Rights |
| Research Methodology and Statistics |
| Child Psychology and Counselling |
| Child and Adolescent Counselling Practicum |
| Concurrent Fieldwork |
| Elective Group I |
| Education Technology |
| Personality Development |
| Media Studies: Global Issues |
| Elective Group II |
| Eastern Approaches to Psychology and Counselling |
| Society and Social Problems |
| Peace Education and Conflict Management |
| Semester III |
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| Contemporary Human Rights Situations and Issues |
| Social Welfare Administration and NGO Management |
| Social Welfare Administration and NGO Management |
| Social Movements and Human Rights |
| Project Cycle Management and Project Writing, Reporting and Documentation |
| International Humanitarian and Refugees Law |
| Concurrent Fieldwork |
| Research Project – Phase I |
| Semester IV |
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| Internship |
| Research Project Phase II |
