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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Access, Equity, and Quality are the three building blocks of the Indian Education Policy. The foundation of ‘Swayam’ has been solely laid for the purpose of attainment of all the three principles through its Platform for free, to aid in the learning of school-dropouts or professionals or those with financial and economical disadvantages, from Class 9 level up to even Post-Graduation.
Keeping in mind the unavailability of Physical Resources, economical shortcomings and lack of an adequate platform, the Government has employed more than thousands of learned faculties, specially appointed for the job and is constantly making efforts to make the candidates digitally educated.
The programme is named ‘Swayam’ symbolising the process of self-learning and self-efficient nature of the initiative. The programme aims to bridge the digital gap among the digitally unhinged masses of students and technology itself. Even those who’re underprivileged and deprived of digital exposure and knowledge can pursue the Political Ideologies Certification programme from their home and fulfil their educational requirements.
The course has four different methods included in its teaching- learning dynamic to strengthen the understanding of the candidate and to ensure a complete understanding. The four methods are- Video Lectures, Doubt-solving Forum, Digital Reading Material, and Tests and Quizzes for practice.
National Coordinators like NCERT, IGNOU, NIOS, AICTE, NPTEL CEC, UGC, IIMB, and NITTTR are responsible for evaluating the standards and process of education being provided by Swayam. The main goal is to give Higher Education its due importance.
The Highlights
- Fully online course
- Government Certificate from Swayam under UGC
- 12 weeks of course
- Grade Sheet Offered
- Credit Transfer to Academic Record
- Undergraduate Education
- In-class Activities
Programme Offerings
- Online tests
- Softcopy of Reading Material
- online quizzes
- Credit Transfer to Academic Record of University
- discussion forum
- In-class Activities
- Grade Sheet
- Book references
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | UNIPUNE (Pune University) |
Eligibility Criteria
Work Experience
No prior work experience is required for taking up the course.
What you will learn
With the Political Ideologies Certification programme, the candidates learn about the various political ideologies all over the world, their impacts and relevance to contemporary times.
The Political Ideologies Certification programme is an intensive course from the domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, inclusive of a variety of topics concerning Political Ideologies. The basic Learning Outcomes can be concluded as:
- Emphasis on the Philosophical basis of Ideologies, in such a manner, that special emphasis is paid on the ideologies given by Key Thinkers across the Globe, over the course of time.
- The Theoretical Formulations given by Key Thinkers are taught and analyzed into a wide spectrum.
- Critical Assessment of all major Political Ideologies along with the legacy they carry.
Who it is for
This programme is recommended for anyone from the Humanities and Social Sciences domain, pursuing Higher Secondary education or Under-graduation.
Admission Details
The candidate needs to follow the following steps to admit to the Political Ideologies Certification programme:
Step 1: Click https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_hs45/preview to register for the course.
Step 2: Either ‘Sign in’ or ‘Register’.
Step 3: Register to the course using an Email ID and fill in the details.
Step 4: After finishing registration, click the link available to proceed further.
Step 5: In case the link is unavailable, return later for completion.
Step 6: Access the course after completion of the process.
The Syllabus
- Origin, Meaning
- Definition of Political Ideologies
- Nature and Scope of Political Ideologies
- End of Ideology
- Meaning
- Definitions of Nationalism
- Key Elements of Nationalism
- Progressive and Reactionary Nationalism
- Internationalism
- Meaning
- Nature and Features of Democratic Socialism
- Achievements and Limitations of Democratic Socialism
- Types of Democratic Socialism: Febianism
- Types of Democratic Socialism: Syndicalism
- Types of Democratic Socialism: Guild Socialism
- Meaning
- Definition and Origin of Fascism
- Factors responsible for the rise of Fascism
- Principles of Fascism
- Corporate State
- Emergence of Nazism and Rise of Hitler
- Features of Nazis
- Karl Marx: Introduction
- Historical Materialism
- Theory of Surplus Value
- Marxian State
- Relevance of Marxism
- Meaning and Definition: Equality
- Religion and Democracy
- Phule and Ambedkar’s views on Equality
- Phule and Ambedkar’s views on Religion
- Phule and Ambedkar’s views on Democracy
- Meaning and Nature of Gandhism
- Gandhi on Truth and Non-Violence
- Ends and means relationship given by Mahatma Gandhi
- Theory of Satyagraha
- Gandhi on Gram Swaraj
- Relevance of Gandhism
- Meaning
- Nature and Features of Feminism
- Evolution of Feminism
- Types of Feminism
- Liberal Feminism, Feminism in India: Caste
- Feminism in India: Patriarchy
- Feminism in India: Women’s Representation
Evaluation process
To get a Certificate, the grades scored by the Candidate are considered. The basic breakup of marks in the integrated assessment is:
- 30% of Course Assessment
- 70% of the End-term Proctored Exam
Instructors
UNIPUNE (Pune University) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Swayam is a Government of India initiative and thus the teaching Faculty is specifically recruited to suit the interests of the candidates.
The Political Ideologies Certification is an Undergraduate Programme under the category of Humanities and Social Sciences.
It is formulated as a Core course with a basic curriculum and is not an Elective.
Yes, the programme is free for learning although there is an exam for certification and it requires a registration fee to be paid.
The entire course is of 12 weeks.
Yes, an entire list of Reference books is made available on the website.
Yes, Swayam provides a grade sheet at the end of the course.
The option of Credit Transfer has been included as a part of the political ideologies course under UGC guidelines.