Why Population Studies must Study at Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus ?
Introduction
Welcome to the Department of Population Studies in Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Tribhuvan University. This Department offers Three Years Bachelors and Semester based Masters Degree program in Population Studies.
The main mission of the department is to enhance the technical and theoretical understanding along with the knowledge and skills of students in demographic and social sciences required to compete in the global and national job markets. We, basically, focus on preparing competent professionals in the field of demography, social justice, proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, report writing, research and intensive data analysis by applying quantitative and qualitative techniques.
However, the main purpose of the Master Degree in Population Studies is to produce competent demographers with a strong background in the population theory and methods of demographic analysis techniques who can critically analyze the interrelationship between population factors and development with its various ramifications based on primary and secondary data.
Since, demographers are supposed to collect information/data and analyse about basic vital events like birth and death rates, migration, population growth, population distribution, structures, urbanization, environment, reproductive and sexual health and right, contraceptive use, employment status, nuptiality, poverty, access to sanitary status, education, life expectancy, and these statistics are very much essential in the context of national building and development. Demographers are also capable of predicting what will happen in the future based on current demographic parameters, which may be helpful to avoid or plan the potential problems and they may have the capacity to study why things happen and what the consequences are, including the effects of population trends on the natural resources and environment, for instance, climatic changes including various infrastructures.
Salient Feature
1.RR Campus is the first among the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Campuses in the Valley, which has started teaching “Population Studies” as then “Population Education” at undergraduate level since late 1900 decade.
2.It is centrally located Campus
3.The Department has a bunch of experienced and qualified 17 faculty members:
3.1 Having foreign university degree
3.2 Having latest data analysis and report writing tools and technical skills, who are competent, dedicated and hardworking
3.3 Having intensive work experiences with different field of research in Social Sciences, Demography and Population Studies
3.4 Recently, three faculty members of the Department have been selected from Nepal to participate in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) 2018 Fellows Program. The main purpose of this DHS Fellows Program is to enhance and strengthen the capacity of the faculty members by providing essential technical knowledge and skills on how to analyze and use DHS data properly
4.Department has regular classes
5.Department imparts knowledge on practical and market-oriented packages
6.Department emphases on field-based research and thesis work by using statistical technique and computer
7.Department uses of multi-media modes in teaching learning activities
8.Department runs student-friendly learning environment
Who can apply in Population Studies?
- Bachelor Level Course:
Candidates, who have completed grade 12 in any discipline from a national and international university or institute recognized by Tribhuvan University can apply in Bachelor Level.
- Master Level Course:
Candidates, who have completed Bachelor in any discipline from a national and international university or institute recognized by Tribhuvan University can apply in Master Level.
Nature of Course and Teaching Program
The Master degree is a thesis program, which has to be completed over four semesters. The duration of each semester will be of six months. Each semester consists of 5 courses, each carrying 3 credits. The third and fourth semesters have the provision of “optional courses” as well where students will be choosing courses from “optional groups” in addition to compulsory courses. They are also required to submit a thesis worth of 3 credits in the fourth semester as a prerequisite to complete Master degree. Thesis write-up will consist of 75 percent and viva voce will consist of the remaining 25 percent of the total grade of the thesis.
Nature of Examinations and Evaluations System
1.Internal Examinations for each course will be held in the department, which worth of 40 percent of the total grade. Such as:
1.1 One research paper of minimum 7 to 10 pages (double-spaced) is assigned 50 percent of Internal Grade
1.2 Mid-term examination is assigned 30 percent of Internal Grade
1.3 Attendance, presentation, and active participation in the class is assigned 20 percent of Internal Grade
2.Final Examinations: There will be held final examinations by Dean Office for each course at the end of the semester, and they are assigned 60 percent of the total grade.
Grading System
Each course will have 3 credit hours with 48 teaching sessions, which will be completed in 16 weeks of time span. The final grade for each course will be reported in numerical grade from 0 to 4-grade points. To get through the course, students must receive 2.7-grade points. The Cumulative Grade Points will be calculated on the 4 points scale as indicated below:
Grade Points Equivalent Numerical Grade Points Performance Remarks
4.0 90 and above Distinction
3.7 80-89.9 Very good
3.3 70-79.9 First Division
3.0 60-69.9 Second Division
2.7 50-59.9 Pass in individual subject
0.0 below 50 Fail
Courses of Master degree in Population Studies Offered
The following is the semester wise list of courses designed to offer in Master Degree in Population Studies:
First Semester: 5 courses x 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 Semester: 5 courses x 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 Semester: 5 courses x 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 x 3 credit hours = 9 credit hours and 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 |