Master of Arts in Population Studies (MA)

Central Department of Population Studies has shifted from annual system to semester system since 2013/14 academic year.

Admission Process and Number of Students

Admission for each batch of MA program will be opened once a year. A candidate shall apply in the prescribed form, obtained from the office of the Department or Dean’s Office, following payment of necessary fees. In order to take an admission, Dean’s office or the department will run an eligibility test/qualifying examination as entrance examination. On the basis of merit of entrance examination, name list of students to be admitted will be published. Marks obtained by the student at Bachelor level could also be another basis of framing merit of admission. There will be 50 students in one section in all disciplines and number of sections will be determined on the basis of availability of teaching faculty and basic infrastructure.

Admission Criteria

Prospective students of MA in Population Studies must have Bachelors’ degree in any disciplines recognized by Tribhuvan University. Students are admitted by screening through an entrance examination.

Courses and Credit Hours

The MA program follows the credit system and consists of two semesters per year. Each course is assigned to a certain number of credits. The courses have been assessed by an internal assessment (40%) and an end-of-semester exam (60%). This course comprises a total of 60 credit hours spreading over four semesters with the following courses:

First Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Paper

Code No.

Subject Title

Full Marks

Compulsory Courses

  

I.

Pop. 551

Principles of Demography-I

50

II.

Pop. 552

Applied Statistics for Population Studies

50

III.

Pop. 553

Demographic Methods for Population Analysis-I

50

IV.

Pop. 554

Population, Health and Development

50

V.

Pop. 555

Population, Resource and Development

50

Second Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Paper

Code No.

Subject Title

Full Marks

Compulsory Courses

  

VI.

Pop. 556

Principles of Demography – II

50

VII.

Pop. 557

Population Dynamics and Nepalese Society

50

VIII.

Pop. 558

Demographic Methods for Population Analysis – II

50

IX.

Pop. 559

Research Methods for Population Analysis

50

X.

Pop. 560

Population Poverty and Human Development

50

Third Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Paper

Code No.

Subject Title

Full Marks

Compulsory Courses

  

XI.

Pop. 561

Computer Application in Population Studies (census and survey data analysis)

50

XII.

Pop. 562

Migration and Development

50

XIII.

Pop. 563

Demographic Methods for Population Analysis – III

50

XIV.

Pop. 564

Population, Gender and Development

50

XV.
(Options)

Pop. 565.1

Population and Development Policies

50
 

Pop. 565.2

Demographics of Ageing and Social Welfare

  
 

Pop. 565.3

Population, Environment and Development

  
 

Pop. 565.4

Urbanization and Urban Rural Linkage

  

 

Fourth Semester: 3 Courses * 3 credit hours = 9 credit hours plus Thesis 6 credit hours = 15  credit hours

Paper

Code No.

Subject Title

Full Marks

Compulsory Courses

  

XVI.

Pop. 566

Population Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

50

XVII.

Pop. 567

Demographic Methods for Population Analysis – IV

50

XVIII.
(Options)

Pop. 568.1

Health, Morbidity and Mortality

50
 

Pop. 568.2

Reproductive Health

  
 

Pop. 568.3

Population and Social Justice

  
 

Pop. 568.4

Family and Household Demography

  
 

Pop. 568.5

Population and Conflict Resolution

  

XVIX

Pop. 569

Thesis

100

The CDPS attempts to provide short-term training on the applications of micro-computer to the students during their second academic year in order to facilitate their thesis work. This provision is entirely based on cost recovery and time basis.

Teaching Mode

CDPS/TU has initiated teaching through virtual means. TU Central authority has prepared the email ID for all faculties and staff for virtual teaching. In the beginning of lock-down of the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CDPS has run the classes using zoom and now it has been introducing Teams for teaching purpose. Once the situation comes normal, CDPS/TU shall begin teaching face-to-face.