This programme equips students with the skills necessary to explore both academic and professional avenues. It provides an enabling environment for students to enter the world of work with confidence. The course is structured to include discipline and language courses along with Foundation and Application courses. Foundation courses are interdisciplinary courses designed to familiarize students with concepts and debates that relate to contemporary life. They seek to foster critical thinking and enhance knowledge and learning. These include courses on Gender, Human Rights and Environment, Language, Literature and Culture. The Application courses provide a stimulating interface between theory and practice. They develop a student's potential for skill- building and capacity enhancement. These courses are innovative and interactive in design and provide interesting contexts for field study and project work. The courses offered are varied and range from Creative Writing, Translation and Interpretation, Indian Art Appreciation, Theatre and Performance to Life Crisis - Coping and Evolving, Conflict Resolution and Peace Building and Computer Application. This programme enables students to develop their full potential and embark on an exciting journey of discovery and growth.

Faculty

Name	Designation	Subject
Dr Sushila Madan	Reader	Computer
Mrs Neelam J Malhotra	Reader	Economics
Mrs Shashi Bala Garg	Reader	Economics
Dr Dolly Menon	Reader	Economics
Ms Mitali Mishra	Lecturer	English
Ms. Arti Minocha	Lecturer	English
Dr (Mrs) Amisha Aneja	Sr. Lecturer	Hindi
Dr Renu Tyagi Gautam	Lecturer	Hindi
Ms Naina Dayal	Lecturer	History
Mrs Santosh Gupta	Reader	Mathematics
Ms Pooja Satyogi	Lecturer	Political Science
Dr Priti S Dhawan	Lecturer	Psychology
Ms Parul Bansal	Lecturer	Psychology
Mr Vinod R	Lecturer	Psychology

Student Representatives

Name	Designation
Mallika Gupta & Sanskriti Sharma	Coordinators
Zoya Bilal Qureshi	Secretary
Amrita Jash	Treasurer

Course Structure

In keeping with the requirements stipulated by Delhi University the B.A. Programme offered at LSR College is enumerated below:

Language Courses

Every student will study a compulsory course in English in the first and the third year each.
Every student will study a course in Hindi /Urdu /Subject in lieu of in the first and the second year each.

Courses in Hindi/Urdu

Students who have studied Hindi up to Class 12 will do Hindi-A.

Students who have studied Hindi up to Class 10 will do Hindi-B.

Students who have studied Hindi up to Class 8 will do Hindi-C.

Students can choose Urdu instead of Hindi provided they have studied Urdu in Class 10 or Class 12.

Subject in lieu of Hindi/Urdu

Students who have studied Hindi/Urdu up to Class 8 have the option of choosing instead of Hindi/Urdu, a course in Economics, History, or Political Science. The choice of subject will depend on the combination of Discipline Courses that they have chosen. (See Table below.)

Year	Course I	Course II	Course III	Course IV
First Year	Language Course - English	Language Course – Hindi/Urdu/Subject in lieu	Discipline Course 1	Discipline Course 2
Second Year	Language Course - Hindi/Urdu/Subject in lieu	Foundation Course	Discipline Course 1	Discipline Course 2
Third Year	Language Course - English	Application Course	Discipline Course 1	Discipline Course 2

Discipline Courses

You are required to study courses of two disciplines in each year. There is one paper each for the two disciplines in the first, second and third year. The choice of discipline subject is available only in the first year. Once you chose the discipline courses you stay with them for three years.

Combination of Discipline Courses and Course you may study as a subject in lieu of Hindi/Urdu

Sl No	Combination of Discipline Courses	Subject in lieu of Hindi/Urdu
1.	Computer Science and Mathematics	Economics
2.	Computer Science and Economics	History
3.	Mathematics and Economics	Political Science
4.	Psychology and Political Science	Economics
5.	Psychology and Economics	Political Science
6.	History and Political Science	Economics
7.	Economics and Political Science	History
8.	Economics and History	Political Science
9.	Mathematics and History	Economics
10.	Mathematics and Political Science	Economics

Note: A minimum of 12–15 students is required for a particular group combination. It may not always be possible to accommodate individual preferences as the demand for certain combinations exceeds the limited seats we offer.

The Discipline Courses will be studied for 3 years. The subject in lieu would be studied for two years only.

COURSE LISTING OF DISCIPLINE COURSES OFFERED

Discipline	I Year	II Year	III Year
Economics	I. Principles of Microeconomics	II. Macroeconomics	III. Economic Development and Policy in India
History	I. History of India up to 8th Century AD II. Cultures in Indian Sub-Continent	III. History of India 8th to 18th Century AD IV. Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe: Circa 1500 to 1800 AD	V. History of India (c. 1750 to 1970) VI. Issues in World History: The 20th Century
Mathematics	I. Algebra and Calculus	II. Geometry, Differential Equations and Algebra	III. Analysis, Computer Programming; and any one out of: Numerical Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, Mechanics, Theory of Games.
Political Science	I. Political Theory and Thought	II. Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective	III. Optional-A: International Relations Optional-B: Administration and Public Policy
Psychology	I. Orientation to Psychology II. Practicum	III. Social Psychology IV. Psychological Distress and Well Being	V. Psychological Skills VI. Practicum
Computer Science	I. Computer Fundamentals and Software Packages	II. Database and Internet Technologies	III. Choose one of the following: i) Programming in Visual Basic, OR ii) Multimedia Systems and Applications

FOUNDATION COURSES

Every student is required to opt for one foundation course in the second year of the programme. Foundation courses are interdisciplinary courses designed to familiarise students with ideas, concepts and debates that relate to our contemporary world. They seek to foster critical thinking and enhance the individual’s knowledge and learning.

LSR offers the following foundation courses:

Gender, Human Rights and Environment
Language Literature and Culture

Application Courses

Every student is required to opt for one application course in the third year. Application Courses are a unique blend of theory and practice that seek to fill the crucial gap between learning and doing. They are innovatively designed to encourage learning beyond the classroom and focus on practical application through field studies and project work. The teaching–learning process develops skills through an interactive methodology.

Depending on student choice, merit, logistical imperatives and resource availability, LSR will offer from among the following:

(a) Creative writing

(b) Translation and Interpretation

(d) Indian Art Appreciation

(e) Conflict Resolution and Peace Building

(f) Globalization

(g) Life Crisis – Coping and Evolving

(h) Theatre and Performance

The courses finally offered amongst these, or others will once again depend on student choice, merit, resource and logistical constraints.

At LSR we have the confidence that the Programme will provide the context to develop the truly “integrative” vision that we seek to nurture in our students. It promises to be a truly exciting journey of discovery and growth!