Master of Population Studies (MPS)

Course Structure

A. Preparatory Courses

1.Statistical Methods for Population Studies
2.Concepts in Social Sciences and Some Important Issues in Indian Society, Culture and Economy

B. Main Courses

3. Introduction to Population Studies
4. Nuptiality and Fertility
5. Morbidity, Mortality and Public Health
6. Spatial Distribution, Migration and Urbanization
7. Dynamics of Age-Sex structure and Population Projections
8. Population and Development
9. Population Policy, Programme Management and Evaluation
10. Research Methodology
11. Computer Applications to Population Data
12. Gender Issues in Population Studies
13. Reproductive Health
14. Bio-statistics (Optional)
Urban and Regional Planning (Optional)
15. Historical Demography