MA in Population Studies

• 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 

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 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.

FOR YEARLY SYSTEM

Subjects by Academic Year (each course carries 100 marks)

First Year: Compulsory Courses

Pop. 531: Principles of Demography

Pop. 532: Demographic Methods for Population Analysis

Pop. 533: Population Polices

Pop. 534: Population Dynamics of Nepal

First Year: Optional Papers (any one)

Pop. 535-1: Migration, Urbanization and Development

Pop. 535-2: Population, Environment and Development

Pop. 535-3: Population and Human Development

Pop. 535-4: Demographics of Ageing

Second Year: Compulsory Courses

Pop. 536: Advanced Demographic Techniques

Pop. 537: Research Methods in Population Studies

Second Year: Optional Papers (any one)

Pop. 538-1: Human Fertility and Family Planning

Pop. 538-2: Health, Morbidity and Mortality

Pop. 538-3: Reproductive Health, Gender Equity and Equality Pop. 538-4: Population, Health and Development

Second Year: Optional Papers (any one)

Pop. 539-1: Population and Social Justice

Pop. 539-2: Population, Poverty and Development

Pop. 539-3: Population and Conflict Resolution

Pop. 539-4: Political Demography

Pop. 539-5: Applied Demography

Pop. 540: Thesis

The CDPS attempts to provide short-term training on the applications of micro-computer to the students during their second academic year in order to facilitate their thesis work. This provision is entirely based on cost recovery and time basis.

FOR SEMESTER SYSTEM

The Masters in Population Studies (MPS) programme follows the credit system and consists of two semesters per year. Each course is assigned to a certain number of credits. The courses have been assessed by an internal assessment (40%) and an end-of-semester exam (60%). This course comprises a total of 60 credit hours spreading over four semesters with the following courses:

The CDPS attempts to provide short-term training on the applications of micro-computer to the students during their second academic year in order to facilitate their thesis work. This provision is entirely based on cost recovery and time basis.