Course | Department of Humanities and Social Sciences :: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

In the Btech program the Department of HSS offers compulsory elective courses for 24 credits. Electives are offered in 4th and 5th (Level 1), 7th and 8th (Level 2) semesters only. Each individual course is of 6 credits.

Courses for January–May 2022

BTech 1st Semester

December 2021 – March 2022 semester for the deferred year: Preparatory Programme)

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No.

Course No.

Name of the Course

L-T-P-C

Course Instructor

EN 001

Preparatory English I

3-2-0-10

Prof. Rohini Mokashi-Punekar

BTech 4^th Semester (HS 1XX)

Sl. No.	Course No.	Name of the Course	L-T-P-C	Course Instructor
1	HS 107	Problems of Philosophy	3-0-0-6	Prof. V. Prabhu
2	HS 113	Cognitive Psychology	3-0-0-6	Dr. Naveen Kashyap
3	HS 119	Sociology of Science	3-0-0-6	Prof. Sambit Mallick
4	HS 123	Game Theory and Economics	3-0-0-6	Prof. Debarshi Das
5	HS 125	Introductory Macroeconomics	3-0-0-6	Dr. Agnirup Sarkar
6	HS 134	Introduction to Archaeology	3-0-0-6	Prof. Sukanya Sharma
7	HS 135	Topics in Bilingualism	3-0-0-6	Dr. Bidisha Som
8	HS 136	Introduction to Indian Constitution and Political Processes	3-0-0-6	Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha
9	HS 138	Psychology of Well-being	3-0-0-6	Dr. Dilwar Hussain
10	HS 139	The Short Story: Theory and Perspectives	3-0-0-6	Dr. Kiran Keshavamurthy
11	HS 148	Development and its Discontents	3-0-0-6	Dr. Vasundhara Jairath

BTech 8^th Semester (HS 2XX)

Sl. No.	Course No.	Name of the Course	L-T-P-C	Course Instructor
1	HS 217	Social History of Technology in Modern India	3-0-0-6	Dr. John Thomas
2	HS 218	Ecology and Society	3-0-0-6	Dr. Ngamjahao Kipgen
3	HS 221	Management of Organizational Behaviour	3-0-0-6	Prof. Nachiketa Tripathi
4	HS 222	Philosophy of Science	3-0-0-6	Dr. Abhishek Kashyap
5	HS 229	Environmental Economics	3-0-0-6	Prof. Mrinal Kanti Dutta
6	HS 233	History of Contemporary India	3-0-0-6	Prof. Arupjyoti Saikia
7	HS 235	Writing Systems of the World	3-0-0-6	Prof. Priyankoo Sarmah
8	HS 239	Economics of Uncertainty and Information	3-0-0-6	Dr. Bodhisattva Sengupta
9	HS 240	Literature and Science Writing	3-0-0-6	Dr. Debapriya Basu
10	HS 242	Transboundary Waters: Conflict and Cooperation	3-0-0-6	Prof. Anamika Barua
11	HS 244	Indian Business History	3-0-0-6	Dr. Vipul Dutta
12	HS 245	Social Choice and Welfare	3-0-0-6	Dr. Amarjyoti Mahanta
13	HS 248	Indian Literary Theory (subject to the Senate approval)	3-0-0-6	Prof. Liza Das

Minor Course in Language and Literature

BTech 4^th Semester

Sl. No.	Course No.	Name of the Course	L-T-P-C	Course Instructor
1	HS 232M	Linguistic Analysis	3-0-0-6	Prof. Shakuntala Mahanta

BTech 6^th Semester

Sl. No.	Course No.	Name of the Course	L-T-P-C	Course Instructor
1	HS 320M	Literature and Film: The Word and the Image	3-0-0-6	Prof. Rohini Mokashi-Punekar

BTech

Semester I

Code	Course Name	L–T-P	Credits
EN 001	Preparatory English I	0-0-0	0
HS 101	English Communication	2-0-2	0

Semester IV & V

Code	Course Name	L–T-P	Credits
HS 137	Clasical Political Economy	3-0-0	6
HS 136	Introduction to Indian Constitution and Political Processes	3-0-0	6
HS 135	Topics in Bilingualism	3-0-0	6
HS 134	Introduction to Archaeology	3-0-0	6
HS 133	Introduction to Phonetics	3-0-0	6
HS 107	Problems of Philosophy	3-0-0	6
HS 132	History of Modern India	3-0-0	6
HS 131	Introduction To Linguistics	3-0-0	6
HS 130	Ethnic Conflict and Management	3-0-0	6
HS 129	Economic Theory: An Introduction	3-0-0	6
HS 128	Introduction to Psychology	3-0-0	6
HS 127	Principles of Governance	3-0-0	6
HS 126	International Economics	3-0-0	6
HS 122	Language and society	3-0-0	6
HS 123	Game Theory and Economics	3-0-0	6
HS 125	Macroeconomics	3-0-0	6
HS 124	Philosophical Issues In A Technological Age	3-0-0	6
HS 119	Sociology Of Science	3-0-0	6
HS 121	Understanding Psychology: Individual and Work Settings	0-0-0	0
HS 107	Problems of Philosophy	3-0-0	6
HS 108	American Literature: A Retrospect And Structural English For Communication	3-0-0	6
HS 120	Language, Culture and Cognition	3-0-0	6
HS 118	Culture & Environment: A Materialistic Approach	3-0-0	6
HS 117	Tradition, Modernity And Social Change	3-0-0	6
HS 116	Sociology of India:- Conformities And Contradictions	3-0-0	6
HS 115	Leadership And Communication in Historical Drama	3-0-0	6
HS 113	Cognitive Psychology	3-0-0	6
HS 114	Introduction to Cultural Studies	3-0-0	6
HS 112	Philosophy: Styles and Methods	3-0-0	6
HS 109	Business Economics	3-0-0	6
HS 111	Philosophy: History And Problems	3-0-0	6
HS 110	Voices, Cultures, Strategies	3-0-0	6
HS 106	Economic Development, Problem And Policy	3-0-0	6
HS 138	Psychology of Well Being	3-0-0	6
HS 139	The Short Story: Theory and Perspectives	3-0-0	6
HS 140	Visual Culture in Colonial South Asia	3-0-0	6
HS 140	Visual Culture in Colonial South Asia	3-0-0	6
HS 141	Introduction to Microeconomics	3-0-0	6
HS 142	Introduction to Indiaâ€™s Health System	3-0-0	6
HS 143	Perspectives on the history of m odern Europe	3-0-0	6
HS 144	Drama from Aristotle to Goethe	3-0-0	6
HS 145	Money and the Financial System	3-0-0	6
HS 219	Archaeological Studies in Ancient Technology	3-0-0	6
HS 147	War and Peace: Indiaâ€™s Military History	3-0-0	6
HS 148	Development and its Discontents	3-0-0	6
HS 149	Consumer Behaviour	3-0-0	6
HS 150	Critical Prespectives on Caste in Contemporary India	3-0-0	6
HS 102	Introduction to International Politics	3-0-0	6
HS 103	Population in India's Development	3-0-0	6
HS 104	Visualizing Postcolonial India: Histories of Aesthetic and Political Concer	3-0-0	6
HS 105	Gandhi: Politics and Ideas	3-0-42	90
HS 146	Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought	0-0-0	0

Semester VII& VIII

Code	Course Name	L–T-P	Credits
HS 202	Modern Western Drama	0-0-0	0
HS 203	Human Resource Management	3-0-0	6
HS 204	Phenomenology And Analytical Philosophy	0-0-0	0
HS 205	Language And Communication	0-0-0	0
HS 207	Concepts and Ideologies in Social Life	0-0-0	0
HS 208	Applied Psychology	0-0-0	0
HS 209	Critical Thinking	0-0-0	0
HS 210	Science, Technology And Innovation: Sociological Perspectives	0-0-0	0
HS 211	Sound Structure Of Language And Speech Analysis	3-0-0	6
HS 212	Public Economics	0-0-0	0
HS 213	Psychology of Health and Adjustment	3-0-0	6
HS 214	Industrial Organization	0-0-0	0
HS 216	Investigating Justice in Detective Fiction	0-0-0	0
HS 217	Social History of Technology in Modern India	0-0-0	0
HS 218	Ecology and Society	0-0-0	0
HS 219	Archaeological Studies in Ancient Technology	3-0-0	6
HS 220	Modern Indian Drama	0-0-0	0
HS 221	Management of Organizational Behaviour	0-0-0	0
HS 222	Philosophy of Science	0-0-0	0
HS 223	Entrepreneurship and Economic Development	0-0-0	0
HS 224	Literature and Cognition	0-0-0	0
HS 225	Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Autobiography	3-0-0	6
HS 226	Philosophical Issues	0-0-0	0
HS 227	Communication: Technology, Culture and Drama	0-0-0	0
HS 228	Sociology of Cyberspace	0-0-0	0
HS 229	Environmental Economics	0-0-0	0
HS 233	History of Contemporary India	0-0-0	0
HS 230	India-s Northeast: A Panoramic Perspective	0-0-0	0
HS 231_M	Sociology of Communication	0-0-0	0
HS 232	Economics of Climate Change	3-0-0	6
HS 234	Understanding Sustainable Development	0-0-0	0
HS 235	Writing Systems of the World	0-0-0	0
HS 236	Sociological Perspectives on Modernity	3-0-0	6
HS 237	Subaltern Voices and Narratives	0-0-0	0
HS 238	Masculinities in Literature and Popular Culture	0-0-0	0
HS 239	Economics of Uncertainty and Information	3-0-0	6
HS 240	Literature and Science Writing	0-0-0	0
HS 241	Cinema and the City	0-0-0	0
HS 242	Transboundary Waters: Conflict and Cooperation	0-0-0	0
HS 243	Law and Society	0-0-0	0
HS 244	Indian Business History	0-0-0	0
HS 150	Critical Prespectives on Caste in Contemporary India	3-0-0	6
HS 206	Contemporary Indian Literature in English	3--	6
HS 250	Introduction to the Indian Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata	3-0-0	6

Electives

SL.No	Code	Course Name
1	HS 142	Introduction to Indiaâ€™s Health System
2	HS 232M	Linguistic Analysis
3	HS 320M	Literature and film: the word and the image
4	HS 424	Economics of Uncertainty and Information
5	HS 245	Race in the American and South African Novel
6	HS 206	Contemporary Indian Literature in English
7	HS 250	Introduction to the Indian Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata
8	HS 248	Indian Literary Theory
9	HS 245	Social Choice and Welfare
10	HS 152	Theatre of the Absurd

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Code	Semester	Stream	Course Name	L-T-P-C	Faculty
EN 001	I		Preparatory English I
HS 101	I		English Communication	2-0-2-0
HS 107	IV	Philosophy	Problems of Philosophy	3-0-0-6	Prabhu Venkataraman
HS 113	IV	Psychology	Cognitive Psychology	3-0-0-6	Naveen Kashyap
HS 119	IV	Sociology	Sociology Of Science	3-0-0-6	Sambit Mallick
HS 123	IV	Economics	Game Theory and Economics	3-0-0-6	Debarshi Das
HS 125	IV	Economics	Macroeconomics	3-0-0-6	Agnirup Sarkar
HS 134	IV	Archaeology	Introduction to Archaeology	3-0-0-6	Sukanya Sharma
HS 135	IV	Linguistics	Topics in Bilingualism	3-0-0-6	Bidisha Som
HS 138	IV	Psychology	Psychology of Well Being	3-0-0-6	Dilwar Hussain
HS 139	IV	English	The Short Story: Theory and Perspectives	3-0-0-6	Kiran Keshavamurthy
HS 232M	IV	Linguistics	Linguistic Analysis	---	Shakuntala Mahanta
HS 148	V	Development Studies	Development and its Discontents	3-0-0-6	Vasundhara Jairath
HS 320M	VI	English	Literature and film: the word and the image	---	Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
HS 217	VIII	History	Social History of Technology in Modern India		John Thomas
HS 218	VIII	Sociology	Ecology and Society		Ngamjahao Kipgen
HS 221	VIII	Psychology	Management of Organizational Behaviour		Nachiketa Tripathi
HS 222	VIII	Philosophy	Philosophy of Science		Abhishek Kashyap
HS 229	VIII	Economics	Environmental Economics		Mrinal Kanti Dutta
HS 233	VIII	History	History of Contemporary India		Arupjyoti Saikia
HS 235	VIII	Linguistics	Writing Systems of the World		Priyankoo Sarmah
HS 239	VIII	Economics	Economics of Uncertainty and Information	3-0-0-6	Bodhisattva Sengupta
HS 240	VIII	English	Literature and Science Writing		Debapriya Basu
HS 242	VIII	Economics	Transboundary Waters: Conflict and Cooperation		Anamika Barua
HS 244	VIII	History	Indian Business History		Vipul Dutta
HS 245	VIII	Economics	Social Choice and Welfare	3-0-0-0	Amarjyoti Mahanta
HS 245	VIII	English	Race in the American and South African Novel	3-0-0-6	Amarjyoti Mahanta
HS 248	VIII		Indian Literary Theory	3---6	Liza Das

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