Course of study of three year program for social work students

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COURSE OF STUDY OF THREE YEAR PROGRAM FOR BACHELOR OF HUMANITIES
(3rd year)
Rural Development (RD)
(a)    Rural Sociology and Development
Level: RD 314 (Third Year)                                                            Full Marks: 100
Paper: IV                                                                                             Teaching hours: 150
Course Contents:
Unit 1. Introduction-20
1.1   Rural Sociology: Meaning, Nature and Importance
1.2   Relation of Rural Sociology with other social sciences
1.3   Major Fields of Rural Sociology: Subject matter, methods and tools of rural sociology
1.4   Sociology of Rural life
Unit 2. Rural Society and Social Structure- 20
2.1 Concept of Folk Society, Rural- Urban continuum
2.2 The village community and its features, Nepali villages in the global context.
2.3 The village social system and social processes: Rural hierarchy- caste, ethnicity, family, kinship, power structure and economy.
2.4 Social mobility, class structure, social stratification and social movements
2.5 An overview of agrarian social structure in Nepal: Agriculture patterns and problems. Land tenure system and land reform.
Unit 3. Concept and Approaches of Development-25
3.1 Concept, Meaning of development and Rural Development
3.2 State, Market, NGO and People centered development
3.3 Cultures and Development
3.4 People Responsive and Culture Friendly Development
3.5 Exogenous and Endogenous Development
3. 6 Notion of Self- help and Self Reliant Development
3.7 Participative and Participatory Development
3.8 Globalization vs. Localization of Development

Unit 4. Rural Community Development- 20
4.1 Concept and Characteristics of Rural Community
4.2 Rural Community Development Approaches, Methods and Strategies
4.3 Rural Community Participation, Resources Mobilization and Development
4.4 Process of social participation and community Empowerment
4.5 Rural Development Policies, Strategies, Methods and Practices in Nepal

Unit 5. Organization and Leadership Development in Rural Prospective-20
5.1 Concept and Meaning of Organization.
5.2 Basic elements of Organization
5.3 Organization building process and Empowerment
5.4 Induced and Indigenous organizations
5.5 Leader and Leadership building in Rural Development.
5.6 Elements, nature and characteristics of Leadership.
5.7 Roles of leadership in organization development and social change.

Unit 6. Current Discourses on Rural Development in Nepal-15
6.1 Agriculture and Rural Development
6.2 Gender and Rural Development.
6.3 Education and Rural Development.
6.4 Environment and Rural Development
6.5 Health and Rural Development

Unit 7. Field methods and modes of inquiry in Rural Development- 15
7.1 Concept and Meaning of fieldwork
7.2 Field work, methods: Participation of fieldwork, field survey, social immersion, rapport building, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), Observation and participant observation.
7.3 Preparation of field report

Unit 8.  Application of Sociological knowledge in the field of – 15
8.1 Population and Health
8.2 Forestry and Bio- diversity conservation
8.3 Education and Employment
8.4 Girls Trafficking
8.5 Child Labour
8.6 Gender Equity
8.7 Ethnicity, Ethnic Diversity and National Integration



b) Government, Institutions and Local Rural Governance
Level: RD 315 (Third Year)                                                            Full Marks: 100
Paper: v                                                                                               Teaching hours: 150
Unit 1. State, Society, Government and Governance- Concept, Nature and Characteristics-25
1.1   State Organs and their relations with the people and Development
1.2   State’s formation: Theories – Force, Contract, Evolutionary Concept and Nature and the Relevance with Rural Development
1.3   State- Building: Role of individual, societies, communities- social and cultural groups
1.4   Integration: Concept, nature and characteristics; and integrated development process: political and Administrative.
Unit 2. Local Democracy and Constitution of process in Nepal-25
2.1 Democracy: Types and Kinds; and its nature and characteristics
2.2 Constitution and its development in Nepal: Vaidhanik 2048 (B.S. 2004), Interim Government of Nepal Act
1951 (B.S. 2007), the constitutions 1959 (B.S. 2015)
1962 (B.S. 2017) and 1990 (B.S. 2047) with specific reference to Local Development
2.3 Government, Local Government, and Governance; and their Interrelationship in the Nepalese context

Unit 3. Local Development and its Relations with Political Institutions Local and Rural
3.1 Conflict and Convergence between local and central political governance
3.2 Local government and rural development- Problems and issues
3.3 Directive principles and policies of state and fundamental rights in relation to the rural development
3.4 Policy and its processes in local self government Act, B.S. 2055
3.5 Structures and Functions of local political institutions- village Development Council and Committee, District Development Council and Committee, District Development Council and Committee, and Municipality

Unit 4. Electoral System: Local Democratic Political Institutions and Election Process
4.1 Political participation and its implication in rural development
4.2 Role of political party and pressure groups; and their mobilization process in rural development
4.3 Role of Non- Governmental Organization (NGOs) and International Non- Governmental Organization (INGOs) with reference to politico- social mobilization perspectives- rural context

Unit 5. Local Government- Administrative System-35
5.1 Basic Concept, Characteristics and development of Nepalese Administrative System
5.2 Local Administrative Units and their Linkages with Central setup in relation with rural development
5.3 Bureaucracy- Concept, Nature; and Recruitment process- the Role of Public Service Commission (PSC)
5.4 Bureaucracy’s role and Relations with Rural Development
5. 5 Decentralization Scheme in Nepal; Concept and Characteristics and its Development

Unit 6. Civil Society and Civic- Institutions Role in Rural Development-25
6.1 Community- based Organizations (CBO); its role in rural development
6.2 Rural Environmental issues and justice; and the role of self- help organization and functional interest groups
6.3 Role of Media in Rural Development
6.4 Political Economy- Concept and Natures, and Rural development process of Nepal
6.5 Good governance, corruption and the role of commission for investigation of abuse of power and authority (CIAA), and other Related Mechanism

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