The ten-month Graduate Diploma in Social Sciences is spread over two semesters. Students are taught a wide range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, political science and research methodology. They also take classes in academic reading and writing during both semesters.
Detailed Programme Description
The diploma programme consists of two semesters of 16 weeks each with additional time to prepare for the final examination at the end of each semester. In addition to the final examination, students will be graded on assignments, presentations and participation in class. Attendance is compulsory for all classes and all subjects. The medium of instruction, assignments, exams and class discussion will be English.
Accepted students undertook a three-week compulsory English course before the first semester began.
Classes began on Monday, 10 January 2011. The course ends in December of the same year. Visit our 2011 academic calendar page.
Classes will be held four days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Students are required to be present on Wednesdays as well to prepare for the following days’ classes. Saturday and Sunday are weekend holidays. However, classes may be held on Sundays and Wednesdays to make up for holidays and unforeseen disruptions on other days. Students are expected to remain on the Nepā School premises from 9 am to 4 pm from Monday through Friday.
Courses on Offer
Introduction to Academic English (Wayne Redpath and Charlotte Benham)
This is a three-week compulsory English course conducted before the first semester.
The courses offered in the first semester are:
1) Sociological Theory: From Classical to Contemporary Times (Dr. Sudhindra Sharma)
2) Modern Political Thought (Hari Sharma)
3) Research Methods (Dr. Bandita Sijapati)
4) Academic English I (Sara Shepherd Manandhar)
The courses offered in the second semester are:
5) Introduction to Anthropological Perspectives (Dr. Mukta S. Lama and Dambar Chemjong)
6) Introduction to Gender Studies: Concepts, Approaches & Issues (Dr. Rajendra Pradhan, Dr. Jeevan Sharma and Charlotte Benham)
7) Comparative Social Sciences: Reading Contemporary Classics across Disciplines (Hari Sharma and Dr. Bandita Sijapati)
8) Academic English II (Wayne Redpath)