B.A. Public Policy

Overview

As one of the premier Universities in the country, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, in Vandalur Chennai, offers an opportunity in Public Policy for students who dream of a better tomorrow. Our “Public Policy” programme offers our students, faculty and staff, an opportunity to explore their intellectual hunger with research to address the current turbulent socio-economic and political challenges emerging in our multipolar world through policies.

Objective

  • This Programme facilitates the progress of graduates from students into competent professionals capable of addressing complex, emerging real world issues
  • This programme offers students a solid foundation in Public Policy basics that enable them to grasp nuanced, multifaceted global issues and use the skills taught to them to create solutions
  • This programme allows them to inculcate knowledge on the fundamental subjects needed to craft public policies such as Polity, Economics, History, Geography, Governance, International Relations, Environment. They form the foundation on which students can gain perspectives on what has been done so far and what can be done to achieve favourable results in their policies
  • This programme also allows students to demonstrate their proficiency with subject knowledge through various fieldwork modules
  • To provide exposure to various levels of the government through interactions with retired and serving IAS/IPS/IRS officers in federal, state and local governments
  • In addition to this, our students can also be a part of the NCC which serves to inculcate discipline, diligence and resilience in our students

Scope

Considering the growing demographic dividend of India, the government is in dire need of policy makers with an eye on the needs of the people and problem-solving skills. The Public Policy programme aims to close the gap between theory and practice through our students. Public policy is essential in every government scheme as research analysts are needed to identify gaps in the policy for the welfare of the people. This lacuna can also be visible to international organizations like OECD, World Bank who may require the skills the graduate brings to the table. Aside from employment with corporate sectors, a graduate with the spark to personally oversee change can always take their place as innovators, entrepreneurs who bring the change they wish to see in the world. With NCC, the students are also eligible to apply to defence oriented examinations and serve the nation.

Outcome

The B.A. Public Policy aims to equip our students with the capability to understand complex, multifaceted issues of the real world and apply their skills to solve them. Through our

guest lectures, seminars and fieldwork featuring IAS/IPS/IRS officers, we hope to impart mastery over skills that our students can use to redress real-world problems. As such, this programme is ideal for those who seek to be a part of the steel frame of India. Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to provide an immersive experience preparing for the UPSC/IAS exam along with several other competitive exams. We supplement our programme with NCC, through which we hope to instill a sense of discipline, resilience and patriotism.

B.A. Public Policy is a programme that opens the doors to many prestigious employment opportunities with the government through over 130+ competitive exams. Those students who wish to seek employment through the placement cell can do so and they will have the opportunity to work with prestigious, international organizations or corporations that assist the government formulate policies.

Program Highlights

  • NCC as part of curriculum in first time in India
  • Course exclusively designed for cracking Competitive Examinations
  • Individual Mentoring by IAS/IPS/IFS officers
  • Multidisciplinary Course inculcating Analytical Skills
  • Syllabus customized to demands of Competitive Exams
  • Individual Performance Tracking
  • Guest Lectures by Officers on Policy Analysis and Implementation
  • Critical Policy Research Skills and Development
  • Personality Development and Leadership Training by Officers
  • Graduate with a degree and the knowledge to crack the UPSC exam

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Vision

To educate the future leaders of society and equip them with the skills they will need to navigate a complex world. We aim to inspire our students towards an intellectual transformation while negotiating for a just and sustainable world. We aim to set the standard for transforming curious young individuals into people with forethought and the skills to charter their own success.

Mission

To contribute to society through empowerment of young minds to pursue personal and professional standards of excellence. To equip our students with the knowledge, creativity and problem – solving skills that can help contribute to the progression of humanity. We also aim to assist our students with comprehension of their own aspirations through intersection of their education, goals, values, skills and experiences.

Programmes Offered

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B.A. Public Policy

Programme Educational Objectives

  • This Programme facilitates the progress of graduates from students into competent professionals capable of addressing complex, emerging real world issues
  • We supplement our programme with NCC, through which we hope to instill a sense of discipline, resilience and patriotism.
  • Through guest lectures, seminars and fieldwork featuring IAS/IPS/IRS officers, we hope to impart mastery over skills that our students can use to redress real-world problems. As such, this programme is ideal for those who seek to be a part of the steel frame of India.
  • Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to provide an immersive experience preparing for the UPSC/IAS exam along with several other competitive exams. B.A. Public Policy is a programme that opens the doors to many prestigious employment opportunities with the government through over 130+ competitive exams.
  • Encourage the students to advance a range of generic skills helpful in employment, internships, and social activities.
  • Formulating business problems and provide innovative solutions to enable the students to be future ready management leaders who are compassionate and yet efficient.

Programme Outcomes

  • Demonstrate competence in institute level specialized knowledge of Public Policy specialization as a solution to complex realworld problems.
  • Use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze and solve complex problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions; able to comprehend solution to sustain problems originating in the diverse areas.
  • Conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis, and interpretation of data and synthesis of information in order to reach valid conclusions. Search for, locate, extract, organise, evaluate, and use or present information that is relevant to a particular topic; identify the developments in various branches of Commerce and Business.
  • Design solutions for complex, open-ended problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations. Ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking by understanding the concepts; ability to examine the results and apply them to various problems appearing indifferent branches.
  • Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern accounting and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex activities with an understanding of the limitations; Capable to use various technical ICT tools (like spreadsheet) for exploring, analysis, and using the information for business purposes.
  • Work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary setting.
  • Communicate complex concepts within the profession and with society at large. Such ability includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the ability to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, and to give and effectively respond to clear instructions.
  • Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the professional in society, especially the primary role of protection of the public and the public interest.
  • Analyze social and environmental aspects of activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that Commerce has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship.
  • Apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity. Able to ascertain unethical behaviour, falsification, and manipulation of information: To manage self and various social systems.
  • Incorporate economics and business practices including project, risk, and change management into the practice and to understand their limitations. Capable to work independently in diverse projects and ensure detailed study of various facets.
  • Motivate learners for lifelong learning abilities such as information-handling, entrepreneurial skills, self-esteem, decisionmaking, self-management, empathy, tolerance of others, creativity, a sense of humour, flexibility, adaptability, critical judgment, thinking, planning, practical skills, learning-to-learn, discussing and communicating, create values for life and build their character for lifetime.

Programme Specific Outcomes

  • To give comprehensive knowledge of public policy and several other branches that includes politics, economics, sociology, governance etc.
  • To help the students build a concrete footing for advanced studies in public policy and to stand with the requirement for employment.
  • To equip the students with a world of work, particularly, work of the future. The student will get a first-hand exposure of working in the real world and providing an extreme and rigorous base for teaching, research, and allied business administrations.
  • To develop managerial knowledge and tactical dexterity, with a broader skill set and encourages them to seek out audacious, innovative solutions for today‟s business, enable the students to formulate business problems and provide innovative solutions thus, molding them into future visionaries, management leaders that are compassionate yet efficient.

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Contact Details

Mr.G. Purushothaman – Programme Coordinator
Mobile No:9710451454