Programme Offered

The Department for Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education (EMS&DE) at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) was established with a recommendation from UGC, New Delhi in the year 1994 to promote the discipline of Population Studies and its allied areas. The Department of EMS&DE at IIPS offers an elevating package of learning experiences. It excludes the formal way of learning by combining classroom sessions (contact programme) at the Institute with self-studies at home. Also making use of computers and IT services to provide interactive personal communications among the faculty members and distance learners. For the last three decades, the Department of IIPS has played a major role in creating a hub in the sub-continent for enhancing the knowledge and professional skills of the participants in the field of population, health and development issues. EMS&DE Department is committed to imparting knowledge of society's most pressing challenges, and pursuing solutions to those challenges through innovative and interdisciplinary research, and education activities.

Presently, the Department is offering the need-based distance course with the recommendation of UGC in the field of population data analysis and inter-relationship between population and development namely;‘MA (Population Studies)’.

MA (Population Studies)

Two-Year Programme

The M.A. program in Population and allied fields from the Dept. of EMS&DE, IIPS provides students with a cutting-edge, multidisciplinary education that will prepare them to be leaders in the field of population, health and development. The curriculum focuses on the foundations of population its related issues, and provides audience with expertise in research and data analysis.

The objectives of the programme are:

  • Ensuring academic and professional excellence and providing holistic development of the students,
  • Creating competent professionals,
  • Generating and disseminating scientific knowledge and evidence,
  • Collaborating and exchanging knowledge,
  • Advocacy and awareness building.

An Overview of the Programme Structure

Paper Code Paper Name Blocks Units Credits
MSP-1F Sociology, Psychology and Anthropology* 2 3 NC
MSP-2F Economics and Geography* 2 10 NC
MSP-3C Basic Statistical Methods for Population Studies

 4 11 4
MSP-4C Introduction to Demography and History of Population

 3 6 4
MSP-5C Fertility and Nuptiality

 4 12 4
MSP-6C Evaluation, Adjustment of Demographic Data and Population Projection

 2 10 4
MSP-7C Introduction to Demographic and Statistical Software

 1 7 4
MSP-8C Migration and Urbanization 3 12 4
MSP-9C Historical Demography 1 6 3
MSP-10C Gender and Reproductive Health 2 8 4
MSP-11C Population and Development 4 12 4
MSP-12C Research Methodology 2 9 4
MSP-13C Concepts and Measures of Global Health 2 6 3
MSP-14C Population Policies, Programme and Evaluation of HFW Programme 3 13 4
MSP-15C Advanced Statistical Packages and Applications in Large-scale Data 1 3 3
MPS-16C Morbidity, Mortality and Public Health 3 9 4
MSP-17C Population Ageing and Health Transition 3 6 4
MSP-18E Urbanization, Space and Planning 1 10 3
MSP-18E Biostatistics and Epidemiology 5
MSP-TP Dissertation/Term Paper - - 10
MSP-VV Viva-Voce - - 4
Total 43 158 74

*Not counted for calculation of final grade F-Foundation Course, C-Core Course, E-Elective course, NC-Non credited course, VV-Viva-Voce, TP-Term Paper

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