B.A. HONS PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Awarding Institution / Body: KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY, KURUKSHETRA.
Teaching Institution: S.D. COLLEGE [LAHORE], AMBALA CANTT.
Programme Title: B.A. HONS
Sanskrit and Psychology
Sanskrit & Development Studies
Sanskrit & Economics
Sanskrit & Geography
Sanskrit & History of Art & Archaeology
Sanskrit & History
Sanskrit & Law
Sanskrit & Linguistics
Sanskrit & Management
Sanskrit & Music
Sanskrit & Politics
Sanskrit & Social Anthropology
Sanskrit & Study of Religions
Educational Aims of the Programme: To give students a reading competence in Sanskrit and to give them a sensitive awareness of its cultural context; to reinforce this awareness with an understanding of the broader patterns of the religion, culture and civilization of ancient India; to give a training in the intellectual and methodological approaches
Programme Outcomes – The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Knowledge & Understanding
1. Attainment of a good understanding of Sanskrit grammar and of the history of the language.
2. Appreciation of selected mainstream genres of Sanskrit literature, and an awareness of its place in the broader literary and cultural history of ancient India, with a wider view on the more general role of literature as an index of religious and secular culture.
3. Understanding of the cultural circumstances through which Sanskrit language and literature have been a dominant force in the development of Indian civilization.
4. Awareness of cultural distinctiveness as represented by differing patterns of language register and usage, and by cultural contrasts revealed through the practice of translation.
Intellectual (thinking) Skills-
1. Ability to perceive difference and similarity (specifics and universality) in the ways in which languages work, to understand the processes through which languages develop and diverge, and to gain clarity in the analysis of data.
2. Ability to present and weigh arguments about issues pertaining to religion, and culture and civilization.
3. Sensitivity to the importance and distinctiveness of cultural achievement, and to the existence of distinct and/or complementary value systems in different cultures and periods.
The programme aims to help the students to:
1. Comprehend and appreciate the structure and use of one the world’s most complex and culturally important classical languages.
2. Analyze cultural data and make judgments on conflicting evidence.
3. Assess the validity of different approaches to the same data or ideas.
4. Research cultural phenomena through both primary and secondary sources, making appropriate use of library and online resources.
The programme will encourage students to:
1. Write with clarity and concision.
2. Use a variety of sources as research materials.
3. Develop self-reflexiveness.
4. Develop an understanding of the relativity of cultures and ‘cultural’ attitudes.
5. Assess the validity of arguments and make judgments on complex situations
Awarding Institution / Body: KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY, KURUKSHETRA.
Teaching Institution: S.D. COLLEGE [LAHORE], AMBALA CANTT.
Programme Title: B.A. HONS
Sanskrit and Psychology
Sanskrit & Development Studies
Sanskrit & Economics
Sanskrit & Geography
Sanskrit & History of Art & Archaeology
Sanskrit & History
Sanskrit & Law
Sanskrit & Linguistics
Sanskrit & Management
Sanskrit & Music
Sanskrit & Politics
Sanskrit & Social Anthropology
Sanskrit & Study of Religions
Educational Aims of the Programme: To give students a reading competence in Sanskrit and to give them a sensitive awareness of its cultural context; to reinforce this awareness with an understanding of the broader patterns of the religion, culture and civilization of ancient India; to give a training in the intellectual and methodological approaches
Programme Outcomes – The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Knowledge & Understanding
1. Attainment of a good understanding of Sanskrit grammar and of the history of the language.
2. Appreciation of selected mainstream genres of Sanskrit literature, and an awareness of its place in the broader literary and cultural history of ancient India, with a wider view on the more general role of literature as an index of religious and secular culture.
3. Understanding of the cultural circumstances through which Sanskrit language and literature have been a dominant force in the development of Indian civilization.
4. Awareness of cultural distinctiveness as represented by differing patterns of language register and usage, and by cultural contrasts revealed through the practice of translation.
Intellectual (thinking) Skills-
1. Ability to perceive difference and similarity (specifics and universality) in the ways in which languages work, to understand the processes through which languages develop and diverge, and to gain clarity in the analysis of data.
2. Ability to present and weigh arguments about issues pertaining to religion, and culture and civilization.
3. Sensitivity to the importance and distinctiveness of cultural achievement, and to the existence of distinct and/or complementary value systems in different cultures and periods.
The programme aims to help the students to:
1. Comprehend and appreciate the structure and use of one the world’s most complex and culturally important classical languages.
2. Analyze cultural data and make judgments on conflicting evidence.
3. Assess the validity of different approaches to the same data or ideas.
4. Research cultural phenomena through both primary and secondary sources, making appropriate use of library and online resources.
The programme will encourage students to:
1. Write with clarity and concision.
2. Use a variety of sources as research materials.
3. Develop self-reflexiveness.
4. Develop an understanding of the relativity of cultures and ‘cultural’ attitudes.
5. Assess the validity of arguments and make judgments on complex situations
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