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CONOMICS

The department was established in 1962 in Central College as a postgraduate department of the University of Mysore. In July 1964, with the establishment of Bangalore University, the then Centre of Economics came under the jurisdiction of the new University as the Department of Economics. A three years B.A Economics (Hons.) Course was introduced in 1967 with the aid from Danforth Foundation, USA. The course was modelled on the American pattern, headed by Dr. Quincy Adams. The M.A, Economics course was introduced in 1969 in the Central College Campus. In 1976, the Department was shifted to the Manasa Bhavan in the Jnanabharathi Campus of the University. The department was headed by several stalwarts such as Prof. K. Venkatagiri Gowda, who also served as a Member of Parliament, Prof. T. K. Laxman, Prof. Chandrashekhariah, Prof. D.T. Nanje Gowda, etc.,

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, is home to an ever growing list of MNCs, BPOs ,has witnessed a staggering growth, in terms of advancement in Information technology, in the domain of Trade & Commerce, Hospitality Industry and Tourism Industry. This spiraling growth has fuelled the entry of many Foreign Companies, which has made Communication in foreign language an integral part of professional career.

 Centre for Foreign Languages , established in 1985, in the Bangalore University, has tirelessly worked to transform the lives of many students who aspire to think ‘global’.

 In its march towards this goal, the Department of Foreign Languages today offers ELEVEN foreign languages NAMELY French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, Finnish, Russian and Arabic. These languages are available in following courses : Certificate, Diploma, Higher Diploma and Advance Diploma.( Regular & Weekend)

Apart from these courses, the department offers:

M.A in French : Regular and by correspondence

M.A in Japanese: Regular.

From academic year 2015-16: M.A in German and M.A in Spanish (Regular) are going to begin.

Ph.D programme in French

 Having grown in stature, the Department has set standards of excellence by working in close association with Embassies of different countries & leading MNCs of Bangalore. As a part of its ongoing drive to keep the students abreast of the latest development in communication skills, the Department has strived to revise the syllabi constantly.

 The Department has initiated and developed many courses at the UG & PG levels. It also offers Consultancy and Curriculum design, Projects in intercultural contexts & translations.

 With its team of dedicated Faculty members, the Department of Foreign Languages looks ahead to meet the future challenges of globalization.

HISTORY

The Department of History was founded in 1962. Its establishment precedes the founding of Bangalore University, by two years. Established under the auspices of the University of Mysore, the Department was for long located at the Central College campus till 1974. Subsequently it was shifted to the Jnana Bharathi Campus. The Department has the honour of having eminent scholars like, Prof Hamid, Prof K.Narasaiah, Prof K.T. Ramaswamy, Prof K.Veerathappa, Prof S.U. Kamat and Prof H.V. Srinivasamurthy.  Dr. K. Narasaiah and Dr. K. Veerathappa were also Fulbright scholars. Dr. S. Chandrashekar is the recipient of the Karnataka Sahithya Academy Award & the UGC Career Award. Credit goes to the Department in the founding of the Karnataka History Congress.

The Department has undertaken Research projects funded by UGC/ICHR/Government of Karnataka and other agencies. Particularly the UGC has sanctioned SAP-DRS-1 in July 2009 to the Department with the themes: 1. Environment & Water Resource Management in Karnataka and 2. Daliths in Rural Karnataka.  The total amount sanctioned both non-recurring and recurring is Rs. 49.50.000/- + two project fellows (actual).

The Department has organized/conducted several Seminars/ conferences

PERFORMING ARTS

The Dept.of performing Arts of Bangalore University was established in the year 1973 with a clear Vision and Misssion to give an Academic Demension to the field of Dance, Drama,and Music by the then Honorable Vice Chancellor - Nadoja.Dr H.Narasimiah. During its unperturbed History of the Department

The Dept.of performing Arts of Bangalore University was established in the year 1973 with a clear Vision and Misssion to give an Academic Demension to the field of Dance, Drama,and Music by the then Honorable Vice Chancellor - Nadoja.Dr H.Narasimiah. During its unperturbed Journey of over three decades and a half. The Department has produced a number of performers who have acquitted themselves creditably in the Arena of Dance, Drama and Music thereby bringing credit to the Dept. and getting laurels to themselves. The Deparment of performing Arts is a full fledged post graduate centre and offers Master Degree Courses in Dance,Drama and Music. It also has an M.Phil and Ph.D programme in each of the above subjects. So far the Dept has produced 30 Ph.Ds in Music-7 Ph.Ds in Drama and 8 in Dance. Bangalore University is the only university in Karnataka which has post graduate courses in all the three branches of performing Arts i.e. Dance,Drama and Music. Main emphasis has been laid on the practical aspects ith a substantial background of theory. Each student is assessed based on their individual project, their participation in Seminars, Drama production, Music and Dance class room concerts, departmental productions and the like.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

• The Department was set up in 1973 and since then it has set reasonably high standards for itself.

• The first Chairperson - Prof. K.H.Cheluvaraju - laid the foundation of the department and also later on became Vice Chancellor of Gulbarga University. Successive Chairpersons along with the other faculty members have contributed to the growth of the Department.

• Right since its inception, the department has always had a dedicated teaching and non-teaching staff, which has been a major factor for its growth.

• The Department has created conducive atmosphere for encouraging research and ‘developing innovative teaching methods’.

• The Department has organised a number of international, national and state level seminars, conferences and workshops,

• The Department organizes four Endowment Lectures every year viz., the Kengal Hanumanthiah Endowment Lecture, the Janma Bhoomi Trust Lecture, S. Nijalingappa Endowment Lecture and the Madhav Rao Endowment Lecture. 

• The Department has established a ‘Social Science Discussion Forum’.

• The Department continues to have Collaborative Programmes with the United States Information Centre (USIC), Chennai, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Karnataka Chapter, Institute for Social and Economic Change and National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

• The ‘Political Science Society’ organises special lectures by eminent personalities on contemporary developments.

• The Department intends to bring out a journal.

SANSKRIT

The Department of Sanskrit which was a part of Central College, Bangalore, was made the post- Graduate Centre of the Bangalore University in 1964.  In 1968 it was converted into a post-Graduate Department of Sanskrit under the Chairmanship of Prof. K.T. Pandurangi. Sri. M.A. Krishnaswamy was also there in the Department.  The post-graduate classes in Sanskrit were conducted by the two teachers with some guest Lecturers.  In the year 1970 two more teachers, 1) Sri.M.Sivakumara Swamy and 2) Sri.M.A. Lakshmitatachar  joined the Department.  The post-graduate Department of Sanskrit was shifted to the new Jnanabharathi campus of the University along with other language Departments.  In the year 1975 Sri D. Prahladachar and Smt. Meera Chakravorthy joined the Department.  During the same year Smt. B.G. Sreelakshmi, research assistant in the Department, was promoted to the post of Lecturer in the Department. In the year 1979, when Prof. K.T. Pandurangi retired, Dr. M.SivakumaraSwamy was selected as Prof. of Sanskrit and was made the Chairman of the Department.  In year 1980 Smt. M.S. Bhavani and Sri Sugnanamurthy joined the Department as Lecturers.  Again in the year 1982 Sri D. Prahladachar was selected as reader in Sanskrit.  In 1994 Sri C.Shivaraju was appointed as Lecturer in Department. This was followed by the appointment of Vid.U.Radhakrishna as Lecturer in the Department.  This was the staff position up to 1998 when Dr. M. Sivakumara Swamy retired from rervice and Sri D.Prahladachar was appointed as chairman of Department.  After the appointment of D. Prahaladachar as the Vice-Chancellor Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeta at Thirupati, Dr. MeeraChakravorthy, Reader in the Department, was appointed as the Chairperson of the Department.   The  chairmanship  rotated  between Dr. MeeraChakravorthy and    Dr. M.S. Bhavani another reader in the Department for every two years. Dr. Meera Chakravorthy and Smt. B.G. Sreelakshmi retired from service in 2009 and 2010 respectively.  This is staff wise Development of the Department from 1968 to the present Day. 

SOCIAL WORK

Department of Studies in Social Work: The Bangalore University instituted the Post-Graduate Programme in Social Work (M.S.W.) in the year 1973 with the vision of excellence in education for the realization of a vibrant and inclusive society through knowledge creation dissemination and action. At present there are eight Colleges affiliated to Bangalore University that offer M.S.W Programme. The department is also offering PhD programme in Social Work. The Social Work profession broadly works for equity, social justice, harmony and peace along with the activities to support the quest of the vulnerable and marginalized groups. The main objectives of the Department are the creation of a living atmosphere wherein democratic values, dignity to the individual and social justice exist.

TELUGU

The Department of Studies in Telugu was established in July 1974 under the headship of the dean, faculty of Arts.Since 1969 Telugu was a second language at Degree level and in Honors level at central college campus under the centre for Kannada studies.This is the only PG Department in Karnataka offering M.A. as regular course and as well as correspondence course.The intake of PG candidates is 22. Most of the students come from the border districts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and HosurTaluk of Tamilnadu. So far, 300 students have obtained their M.A., degrees in Telugu. Through distance education nearly 250 students have obtained M.A. degrees.The Department offers Ph.D. course. 55 students have so far, been awarded Ph.D. and presently 06 scholars are working for Ph.D.The department contributed much to the fields of comparative Literature (Kannada, Telugu), Folklore and Comparative Modern (Telugu, Kannada) Literature.The department has celebrated its Silver Jubilee celebrations by organizing Seminars, Ashtavadhanam in March 2000.Many research articles were published by the Department faculty. Research articles written by the faculty in Kannada for the “Suvarna Karnataka Male” in 2007 about “Kannada Telugu, BhashaSahityaBandhavya” is a feather to the crown of research.The Department has plans to do Telugu Translation of Kannada Classical Literature and Modern Literature, such as Novel, Short Stories, Poetry etc.It is also proposed to collect Telugu Folklore from bilingual districts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Documentation of Telugu folklore and preservation of Folklore in Audio and Video Cassettes,Publications of collected Folklore and Comparative Modern Literature materials.Organizing seminars/ workshops on Translation, Comparative Literature, Modern Literature and Folklore.

VISUAL ARTS

In keeping with the lofty goals of the University the activities of the department are directed to discover the art world by plunging into the contemporary and avant-garde trends which transcend the geographical boundaries and identifying various aspects of art so that the live past can be woven into the living present and future. The main concern of the department is to explore and add new dimensions to visual art in the contemporary language.

The Department of Visual Arts has two ends, the acquisition and the dissemination of both theoretical and practical knowledge. The practicing Artists and Academicians in art and related fields from all over the world have been invited to give lectures, conduct workshops and share thought & ideas on concepts and Technical aspects in contemporary Art Practice. The department has plans to conduct two art camps every academic year. It also intends to start Exchange Programme for Students and Teachers in the near future with the other Universities & Institutions in India and abroad.

The University had constituted an expert advisory Committee to give valuable suggestions and recommendations for the healthy development of this department, the members include reputed senior Artists, Art Historians and Academicians. We who would enhance the academic standards and encourage a drive towards achievability in the Art practice of the country. Their vision and experience would help shapes this Department into becoming a great learning center in the state, as well as make a mark internationally.

Bangalore University established the Department of VISUAL ARTS in 2004 by the then Hon’ble Vice chancellor Prof. M.S.Thimmappa realizing its dynamic and lofty ideal of evolving as a live cultural centre of higher learning in Visual Arts in this part of Country. Later on well supported by Former Vice-Chancellor Prof. H. Ranganath and supported continuously by our present Hon’ble Vice Chancellor.

ENGLISH

The Department of English, Bangalore University was established in 1965. Bangalore University was one of the earliest Universities in India which introduced and taught an English Language component in the M.A English Course and this was done by Prof W.W.S.Bhasker. Luminary teachers like Prof. L.S.Seshagiri Rao , Prof.S.Ramaswamy, Prof Lankesh, Prof. Vimala Rama Rao , Prof.M.A. Yadugiri, Prof Hasan Mansur and Prof. T.G.Vaidyanathan along with several batches of committed students set a tradition of devotion to work from which the Department has steadily drawn inspiration. During the five decades of its growth , through constant rethinking, it has oriented itself towards a broader vision of English Studies and has opened the doors to interdisciplinarity. At present, the Department has a team of seven teachers comprising three Professors and four Assistant Professors who stand committed to the cause of quality teaching and research. There are 147 PG students and 34 PhD students in the Department in the year 2015.

OBJECTIVES:

To become a meaningful Research Centre for the study of Language, Literature and

To redefine the frontiers of Studies in English to include not only New Literatures in English in the postcolonial context but also Studies of Culture and Society and thus access the realm of culture through the realm of

To equip students with conceptual and theoretical tools which would help them analyze complex

To focus on English Language Studies with Papers in Linguistics , English Language Teaching and Communicative English to enable students to become good teachers of

To sensitize students to the local and the particular even as they meet the challenges of  globalization and  rapid

English being the link language of the world as well as the language of opportunities, the Department hopes to play a pivotal role in the dissemination of the language to all sections of society and devise mechanisms to help its realization.

HINDI

The post graduate department of Hindi came into existence in the year 1971. Prof. Hiranmay, Prof.Bharatiramanachar, Prof. Saragu Krishna Murthy, Prof.T.G.Prabhashankar ‘Premi’, Dr. MitthalliBhattacharjee, Dr.MehtaShenkar have contributed immensely in the growth of the Department from a center of learning of Hindi language and literature to providing wide ranging need based programmes like Diploma courses in translation and functional Hindi. The Department has grown qualitatively in teaching and research. In spite of the fact that Karnataka is a non-Hindi speaking state, the Department of Hindi in Bangalore University, apart from teaching Hindi language and literature at M.A. level, has moved into interdisciplinary areas both in translation and research and has been able to provide and uphold a very good academic standard.

 In order to encourage students’ interests in academic, cultural and literary activities, every year with the help of UP/MP grants, a research magazine - ‘Kuntal Bharati’ is published, literary and cultural competitions are conducted for students, a book grant is given to ten deserving students of the final semester. We have also instituted two awards, Mahatma Gandhi Puraskar for original writing in Hindi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Puraskar for translation.

 The department has its own library with 1660 books and collection of research dissertations. Books are added every year The students are encouraged to exhibit their in the form of a monthly  wall magazine ‘pratibha ‘.

 Special lectures by eminent scholars and litterateurs are arranged every year under UP/MP grants, Harigovind Family Charities Endowment Lecture programme and by the University. Also, scholars from North Indian Universities and Organizations visit the department every year under the National Lecture Series programme of Central Hindi Directorate, New Delhi. Department faculty also visit North Indian Universities under this programme.

KANNADA STUDIES

Centre for Kannada Studies was established in 1918 at Central College as part of Mysore University. Luminaries of Kannada literature like G.P. Rajaratnam taught in the department. When Bangalore University was established in 1964, Prof. R.S. Mugali became Head of the Department. He was the recipient of Central Sahithya Academi Award and the first historian of Kannada literature. Department moved to Jnanabharathi Campus in 1973. Dr. G.S. Shivarudrappa was HOD. The Department was named Center for Kannada Studies. Centre for Kannada Studies is nurtured by stalwarts of Kannada literature and scholars. Who have contributed in the areas like poetics, criticism, linguistics, folkore and cultural studies. G.S.Shivarudrappa has been honoured by Government of Karnataka as National poet. G.S.S, Kambar, Dr.Nagaraj, Chidanada Murthy have got Central Sahithya Academy awards. Kambar He has been honoured by kabeer samman and Padmashri. He was served as M.L.C. Baraguru Ramachandrappa Reputed film maker and writer who lead Bandaya Movement has been awarded for his films. Siddalingaiah our faculty has become K.B.A. President. He was in the forefront of Dalith movement. He was M.L.C. fortwoterms and he was served as K.D.A. President. At present the Department is a team of 10 teachers comprising of two professors, Four readers and Four lecturers.

Objectives

1. To keep pace with times and shape curriculum from time to time

2. To take lead in launching new modes of thoughts as part of new literary, social and cultural movements.

3. To equip the students with new conceptual and theoretical approaches.

4. To equip the students for establishing a meaningful link between literature and society.

PHILOSOPHY

Year of Establishment: 1965

CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

The center established during the academic year 1980-81, in order to provide trained professional human resource to address the burning issues like poverty, unemployment and other socio-economic issues and problems of the nation.

The trained human source needed when planned and institutional approaches took place particularly after the sixth Five Year Plan for developing the rural areas.

The center for development studies is the first of its kind to establish an exclusive academic and training center to train youths at the university level.

COMMUNICATION

The Department of Studies in Communication was established in the year 1973 with the initiative taken by the then Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University Dr. H. Narasimaiah.

Dr. E K Eapen, an expert in the field of Communication was invited to head this Department of Communication.

A galaxy of eminent journalists and communication experts and academicians were involved in the initial stages of the development of the Department.

Dr. A V Shanmugan, UNESCO consultant and professor, development communication IIM, Dr. Nateshan, UNESCO consultant on Broadcasting, Dr. H K Ranganath, UNESCO consultant in traditional media, Sri. Kuldeep Nayar, eminent journalist and former High Commissioner to Great Britain, Dr. Bashirudin, Prof of journalism and former ambassador to Qatar and Vice-Chancellor of Dr. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, Dr. A W Khan, Former Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Open University, Prof. Satish Bahadur, Film and television Institute of India, Pune.

Dr. N V K Murthy, Director, Film and Television Institute of India, Prof. N V Thirtha, Head Department of Education, Bangalore University.

These eminent persons were involved in teaching and academic programs of the Department. Subsequently, Prof. B A Shridhara, Prof Leela Rao, Sri. Ramesh and Prof. Balasubramaniam joined as faculty members of the Department. Later, Prof. H S Eshwara PhD from the Univeristy of Wisconsin who had earlier worked at Mysore University succeeded Dr. Eapen as the Chairman of the department. Subsequently, Prof. B A Shridhara, Prof. K Puttaraju, Prof. Leela Rao served as the Chairpersons of the Department and at present Prof. Jagadeesh Prakash is the Chairman of the department.

The department was the first to recognise the growth of Television in India and the first and foremost department to have developed CCTV facilities to train the students in the production of Television and Radio programs.

The department was encouraged by the UGC with the sanction of six posts of Readers to expand Six independent specialized branches of communication with the concept of establishing a School of Communication viz., Journalism, Satellite Communication, Communication Policy and Planning, Advertising and Public Relations, Rural Communication and Communication Research.

SOCIOLOGY

From a humble beginning in 1965 with hardly a dozen students on its rolls and a couple of teachers drawn from the directorate of collegiate education, the department has grown in both quality and numbers. With the introduction of B A (Hons.) in sociology, the department witnessed a major expansion in the late sixties and early seventies. It was during that period too that the department had an exchange programme with the Ford Foundation, and the United States Educational Foundation in India (USEFI). The department was one of the very few to be identified for the introduction of faculty improvement programme (FIP) by the UGC in the late seventies. In recognition of the outstanding work done by the department for over two decades the department was accorded special assistance by UGC in 1988, the first sociology department to be given the status in south India

URDU

The Department of Studies in Urdu was established in 1974. During the past three decades, it has immensely contributed to the development of Urdu literature through its research programmes, seminars, publications and research papers laying special emphasis on regional literature. The Department has always been responsive to the current academic needs and as a result of which, during 2002-07, it introduced special papers in Script Writing, Urdu Journalism, Computer Studies, Translation of Literature, Creative Writing and Comparative Study of Urdu and Kannada Literature which are of contemporary relevance and also give vocational leverage to the course. Emphasis has been laid on the regional study of Urdu literature in the research programmes of the Department. Vision & Mission: to inculcate positive human values through the study of literature. to create awareness of our valuable & rich literary heritage . to give an insight in to the unity of mankind on emotional level. to lay stress on the cultural unification of countrymen in the realm of Urdu. to work towards amalgamation of the traditional with that of modern through literature. to train students to strike a balance between pleasure and purpose

WOMEN STUDIES

Many women academics of the Bangalore University have long been engaged in studies pertaining to important issues of women.  With the impetus given to the subject of Women’s Studies by the UGC and the scope for such studies in this regard, it was felt necessary to set up a study centre in the Bangalore University.  No sooner did the University have the approval of the Commission for the setting up of a Women’s Studies centre, the University set in motion a series of official actions in the direction of setting up the Centre.  The first of these was the constitution of an Advisory Committee and a Standing Committee, with luminaries drawn from relevant backgrounds.  The Women’s Studies Centre came into being at the Bangalore University as part of the activities of the Ninth Five Year Plan.  The Centre was formally inaugurated on 17 February 2001, by Dr.Hari Gautam, Chairman of the University Grants Commission. The Centre was started under the aegis of the UGC by the then Vice Chancellor Dr K.Siddappa.  The main activities of the Centre are teaching, research, extension, documentation and advocacy.

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