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List of Courses in M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension and Communication

S. No. Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
A. Major Courses – 20 Credits
1 AEX 501 Development Perspectives of  Extension Education 1+1
2 AEX 502 Development Communication and Information Management 2+1
3 AEX 503 Diffusion and Adoption of  Innovations 2+1
4 AEX 504 Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences 2+1
5 AEX 505 E – Extension 2+1
6 AEX 506 Entrepreneurship Development and Management in Extension 2+1
7 AEX 507 Human Resource Development 2+1
Total 13+7
B. MINOR COURSES – 8 Credits
1 AEX 508 Visual Communication 2+1
2 AEX 509 Participatory Methods for Technology Development and Transfer 1+1
3 AEX 511 Perspectives of  Distance Education 1+1
6 AEX 512 Market Led Extension 1+1
Total 5+4
C. SUPPORTING COURSES – 5 Credits
1 STA 503 Computer Applications in Statistics 0+1
2 STA 504 Statistical Methods for Social Sciences 1+1
3 STA 505 Non Parametric Tests 2+0
C. NON-CREDIT COMPULSORY COURSES – 6 Credits
1 PGS 501 Library and Information services 0+1
2 PGS 502 Technical writing and communication skills 0+1
3 PGS 503 Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture [e-course] 1+0
4 PGS 504 Basic concepts in Laboratory techniques 0+1
5 PGS 505 Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes [e-course] 1+0
6 PGS 506 Disaster management [e-course] 1+0
3+3
D. SEMINAR – 1 Credit
1 AEX 591 Master’s Seminar 0+1
E.RESEARCH – 20 Credits
1 AEX 599 Master’s Thesis Research 0+20
TOTAL CREDITS 61

List of Courses - M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Economics

S. No. Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
A. Major Courses – 26 Credits
1 AEC 501 Micro Economic Theory and Applications 2+1
2 AEC 502 Macro Economics and Policy 2+0
3 AEC 503 Evolution of Economic Thought 1+0
4 AEC 504 Agricultural Production Economics 1+1
5 AEC 505 Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis 2+1
6 AEC 506 Research Methodology for Social Sciences 1+1
7 AEC 507 Econometrics 2+1
8 AEC 508 Linear Programming 1+1
9 AEC 509 Agricultural Finance and Project Management 1+1
B. SUPPORTING AND  MINOR COURSES – 8 Credits
1 MAT 504 Mathematical Statistics for Social Sciences 1+1
2 MAT 502 Mathematics for Agricultural Economics–I 2+1
3 MAT 503 Mathematics for Agricultural Economics–II 2+1
C. NON-CREDIT COMPULSORY COURSES – 6 Credits
1 PGS 501 Library and Information services 0+1
2 PGS 502 Technical writing and communication skills 0+1
3 PGS 503 Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture [e-course] 1+0
4 PGS 504 Basic concepts in Laboratory techniques 0+1
5 PGS 505 Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes [e-course] 1+0
6 PGS 506 Disaster management [e-course] 1+0
D. SEMINAR – 1 Credit
1 AEC 591 Master’s Seminar 0+1
E.RESEARCH – 20 Credits
1 AEC 599 Master’s Thesis Research 0+20
TOTAL CREDITS 61