Overview
The minor in Creative Arts is designed to enable undergraduate students to nurture their potential for Creative Thinking and Practice in a powerful and socially relevant direction. CA courses offered through the last nine years have enabled students to realize the importance of creativity and explore the role it plays in their growth - both intellectual and emotional. The exposure and learning that comes with experiencing and training in different forms of art is essential to global education today. The NEP has also emphasized the value of liberal education that incorporates skill-based and hands-on courses which foster students’ overall outlook/development. Engineering students especially derive inspiration from such courses. CA classes are transforming their outlook on the role of technology in the world and the role of art in their personal and social development. Statistics indicate that these are skill sets that are also highly valued by employers who look to create a welcoming, sensitized, and enabling workspace by recruiting people with a training in and proclivity towards the fine arts. Furthermore, a fine arts space that is affirmative, creative, and inclusive promises to be rejuvenating and enriching on a structured and intense campus such as ours where students seek productive and meaningful outlets for self-expression, critical thinking, and social critique. The popularity of Creative Arts courses and the dedication of students towards this kind of course work is already well documented in IITH.
The confluence of art and technology is bound to make IITH an ecosystem unlike any other learning institution in the country. A deeper study of the creative arts (fine arts and performing arts) combined with the presence of enriching concerts, exhibitions and plays on campus can become a hallmark of the undergraduate curriculum, thus harnessing the real potential of our campus. In the long run, these activities would also help to build a vibrant community and campus culture.
Courses
| Semester | Courses | Core/Elective | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 5 | LA50010 Macroeconomics | Core | 3 |
| Semester 6 | LA30010 Financial Institutions and Markets | Core | 3 |
| Semester 7 | LA60680 Public Finance and Public Policy | Core | 3 |
| Semester 8 | LA 60623 Impact Evaluation | Core | 3 |
Course Outlines
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The first part of the course will focus on the econometric theory. The second part of the course will discuss the modern econometric tools for causal inference and estimation. It starts with the assumptions of the classical linear regression model. It then discusses the basic properties ordinary least squares estimator. It further discusses the implications of the relaxation of the various assumptions of the classical linear regression model. It moves on to the discussion of selection bias that typically arises in impact evaluation studies. It then discusses the role of Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) to address the issue of selection bias. In the end, it introduces the methods such as Instrumental Variable (IV) estimation, Differences-In-Difference (DID) and Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). STATA software is used extensively to demonstrate the key concepts covered in the class.
Resources
The Masters program in Development Studies is a two-year full-time program with a total of 60 credits spread over four semesters and a two-month internship period. Each semester comprises 16 weeks, with one mid-term break week, and one final semester exam week. Kindly consult IIT academic calendar for enquiries about mid-term break week and final semester exam week.
Time Table January - May 2023
Course Instructors
Admissions
Indian Institute for Technology Hyderabad (IITH) invites applications for admission to the full-time Masters in Development Studies program in the Department of Liberal Arts. This is a full-time two-year program; candidates should not be employed in any organization.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
55% marks or equivalent CGPA in Bachelor’s degree. Shortlisted candidates must pass a written test and/or interview conducted by the Department of Liberal Arts.
Candidates still to appear in their qualifying degree examinations may also apply, provided they appear in all their qualifying degree examinations and complete all requirements for their degrees by the time of registration. If selected, such candidates shall be admitted provisionally, and they will have to furnish the results of their qualifying degree examinations during registration. Further, they must fulfill the minimum requirements of marks/CPI, as mentioned under eligibility criteria for admission in to the programme.