Institutions offering MA in Population Studies
Tribhuvan University offers Master of Arts (MA) in Population Studies in Central Campus, Central Department of Population Studies and its constituent and affiliated colleges.
The MA courses also build upon the advanced level courses at the Master of Philosophy in Population Studies being introduced in 2007. Some new courses have been introduced such as gender, poverty, human development, Millennium Development Goals and their interrelationships with population dynamics. Internal assessment has been introduced.
Objectives of the course:
- To provide students with a broad knowledge of the concepts in population studies with related theories and models as well as the emerging concepts in Demography
- To make students familiar with statistical methods and techniques in population studies
- To make students familiar with demographic techniques for population analysis and equip them in demographic analysis
- To enable students to demonstrate advanced knowledge of approaches to the study of population and to identify causes of population change
- To equip students with critical insights to assess and apply the knowledge in population, health planning and programming
Salient Features
- Master Population Studies trains one to become a versatile demographer
- Competency is built in describing and analyzing both the population dynamics of different countries or regions
- Expertise is developed in predicting the likely demographic developments for the future
- Interdisciplinary nature of the master program
- Study of in-depth Individual demographic behavior and population dynamics
- The curriculum focuses on exposing students to understanding of contemporary societal problems and issues
Eligibility
Prospective students of MA in Population Studies must have Bachelor's degree in any disciplines recognized by Tribhuvan University. Students are admitted by screening through an entrance examination.
Admission Criteria
Admission for each batch of MPS programme 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. Student pressure, as number of students applying for admission, will also be kept in mind while determining the number of sections. However, there will be at least one section for each discipline when student number counts below 50.
Curricular Structure
SEMESTER I
| Code | Paper Title | CH |
| Pop 501 | Demographic concepts and theories | 3.0 |
| Pop 502 | Basic demographic techniques | 3.0 |
| Pop 503 | Research methodology in population studies | 3.0 |
| Pop 504 | Population dynamics: global and local perspectives | 3.0 |
| Pop 505 | Migration, urbanization and entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
SEMESTER II
| Code | Paper Title | CH |
| Pop 551 | Social and development theories for population studies | 3.0 |
| Pop 552 | Applied statistics for population studies | 3.0 |
| Pop 553 | Population health | 3.0 |
| Pop 554 | Population aging and social welfare | 3.0 |
| Pop 555 | Contemporary population issues Part I: Sexual and reproductive health rights and justice Part II: Political demography | 3.0 |
SEMESTER III
| Code | Paper Title | CH |
| Pop 601 | Advanced demographic techniques | 3.0 |
| Pop 602 | Poverty, gender and social inclusion | 3.0 |
| Pop 603 | Computer application for data management and documentation (semi-practical paper) | 3.0 |
| Pop 604 | Survey research design and implementation (practical paper) | 3.0 |
Pop 605-1 Pop 605-2 | Resources, population diversity and inequality Applied business demography | 3.0 |
SEMESTER IV
| Code | Paper Title | CH |
| Pop 651 | Population and development planning Part I: Planning, monitoring and evaluation Part II: Population and climate change | 3.0 |
| Pop 652 | Computer application for statistical and geospatial analysis (semi-practical paper) | 3.0 |
| Pop 653 | Survey data analysis, interpretation and dissemination (semi-practical paper) | 3.0 |
| Pop 654 | Academic writing (practical paper) | 3.0 |
| Pop 655 | Thesis | 6.0 |