Post Graduate Diploma in Security Studies 1 1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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AC- 29/06/2021
Item No. 5.33 (R)


UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI









Revised Syllabus for the
Post Graduate Diploma in Security Studies
(WITH VALUE ADDITION)

(As per the Choice Based Credit System with effect from the
academic year 2021 -22)

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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SECIRUTY STUDIES
ONE YEAR SELF -FINANCED PROGRAMME
Title of the Course: Post Graduate Diploma in Security Studies
Eligibility for Admission: A graduate of any faculty from a recognised university
The Department will determine and publish detailed criteria
before admission process
Process of Admission : Entrance test conducted by the Department
Duration of the Course: One Year
Intake Capacity: Fifty (50)
Fee Structure: Tuition Fee Rs. 25,600 p.a.
Examination Fee Rs. 5000 p.a.
OBJECTIVES:
In a world where security has become a major concern, the importance of Security Studies
can hardly be overstated. This course se eks to introduce students to various dimensions of
and issues related to Security, thus, enable them understand it as a discipline. It is expected to
be useful to different professionals (such as media persons, bureaucrats, defence personnel,
consultants, etc.) to enhance their professional ability with an understanding of Security
issues.
STRUCTURE:
 One Year, Two Semester Programme in CBCS Pattern
Sem I - 3 courses x 6 credits each = 18 credits
Sem II - 3 courses x 6 credits each = 18 credits
Total = 6 cou rses, 36 credits
60 Contact Hours per Course, 100 Marks per course
 Use of Blended (Hybrid) Pattern for Teaching -Learning and Evaluation
 2 credits per course (20 contact hours per course), will be covered in Online mode –
Use of Google Classroom, Moodle, etc. – Pre-loaded lectures/videos, Reading
Material – Evaluation through Online tests, quizzes, assignments for 40 marks

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 4 credits per course (40 contact hours per course) will be covered through Actual
teaching – combination of online and classroom lectur es – Continuous evaluation
through tests, assignments, projects, class debates/presentations for 60 marks
 Passing Standard: minimum 40% marks in both online and actual mode

POST -GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SECURITY STUDIES
DETAILED SYLLABI: SEMESTER I
PGDSS101 - Introduction to Security Studies - Concepts (6 Credits)
1. Concept of Security: Nation State, National Security
2. Concept of Power, Tools of power (Economic, Military, Soft power)
3. Concepts of Conflict, Order and Peace, Conflict Resolution

Readings:
Bayl is, J. (2020). The globalization of world politics: An introduction to
international relations . Oxford university press, USA.
Ghosh, P. (2016). International Relations (4e). PHI Learning Private Limited,
Delhi.
Bell, Duncan, Political Thought and International Relation , Oxford University
Press, Oxford, 2009
Calvocoressi, Peter, World Politics Since 1945 , Longman, London, 2000.
Jackson, R., Sørensen, G., & Møller, J. (2019). Introduction to international
relations: theories and approaches . Oxford University Press, USA.
Opello, W. C., & Rosow, S. J. (1999). The nation -state and global order: A
historical introduction to contemporary politics (No. 320.1 O6.). Boulder^ Eco CO:
Lynne Rienner.

PGDSS102 - Traditional Security Challenges to the World (6 Credits)
1. Causes of War, Forms of Contemporary warfare
2. Revolutionary Warfare, Guerilla Warfare and Low Intensity Operations, Insurgency
and Counter Insurgency
3. Security Dilemma – Conventional Dilem ma, Nuclear Dilemma
4. Contemporary Warfare – Limited War, Asymmetric War, Insurgency &
Counterinsurgency, Hybrid Warfare
Readings:

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Buzan, B., & Hansen, L. (2009). The evolution of international security
studies . Cambridge University Press.
Collins, A. (Ed.). (2016). Contemporary security studies . Oxford university
press.
Heilbrunn, O. (2021). Conventional Warfare in the Nuclear Age (Vol. 17). Routledge.
Cimbala, S. J. (2009). Nuclear weapons and cooperative security in the 21st
century: the new disorder (Vol. 12). Routledge.
Lieber, K. A., & Press, D. G. (2020). The myth of the nuclear revolution:
power politics in the atomic age . Cornell University Press.
Hoadley, S., & Ruland, J. (Eds.). (2006). Asian security reassessed . Institute
of South east Asian Studies.
Osgood, R. E. (2019). The nuclear dilemma in American strategic thought .
Routledge.
Mockaitis, T. R. (2017). Conventional and Unconventional War: A History of
Conflict in the Modern World . ABC -CLIO.
Macdonald, S. (2006). Propaganda and Information Warfare in the Twenty -
First Century: Altered images and deception operations . Routledge.

PGDSS103 - Understanding Maritime Security (6 Credits)
1. Understanding the Maritime Domain – Sea Lanes of Communication, Freedom of
Navigation, Blue Economy ,
2. Maritime Order – Freedom of Navigation, UNCLOS, Initiatives for Co -operation
3. Threats and Challenges - Maritime Boundary Disputes, Piracy, Trafficking, Coastal
Security

Readings:
Churchill, R.R., et.al The Law of the Sea, (2000: Manchester University Press)
Lehr, P. (2008). Lloyd's MIU Handbook of Maritime Security . United
Kingdom: CRC Press.
Cordner, L. (2017). Maritime Security Risks, Vulnerabilities and Cooperation:
Uncertainty in the Indian Ocean . Germany: Springer International Publishing.
Klein, N. (2012). Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea. United
Kingdom: OUP Oxford.
Piracy at Sea. (2013). Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

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McNicholas, Michael. (2008) Maritime Security: An Introduction . Burlington,
Butterworth -Heinemann
Mishra, R.N. (19 86) Indian Ocean and India’s Security. Delhi, Mittal
Publications
Prakash, Arun. (2008) Commonality of Maritime Challenges. New Delhi, KW
Publishers with National Maritime Foundation
Raghavan, Sudha. (1996) The Indian Ocean Power Politics. New Delhi,
Lanc er
DETAILED SYLLABI: SEMESTER II

PGDSS 201 - Introduction to Security Studies - Approaches (6 Credits)
1. Evolution of Security Studies
2. State Centric Approaches, Comprehensive Security, Human Security, Cyber Security
3. Post-Cold War Approaches: Critical School , Copenhagen School, Welsh School
Readings:
Hansen, L., Buzan, B. (2009). The Evolution of International Security
Studies. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Pilbeam, B., Moran, A., Hough, P., Stokes, W. (2015). International Security
Studies: Theory and Practice. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Collins, A. (Ed.). (2016). Contemporary security studies . Oxford university
press.
Williams, P. D. (Ed.). (2012). Security studies: an introduction . Routledge.
Buzan, B. (2008). People, states & fear: an agenda for international security
studies in the post -cold war era . Ecpr Press.
Hudson, N. F. (2009). Gender, human security and the United Nations:
security language as a political framework for women . Routledge.
Critical Approaches to Security: An In troduction to Theories and
Methods. (2013). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Peoples, C., Vaughan -Williams, N. (2014). Critical Security Studies: An
Introduction. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Fierke, K. M. (2015). Critical Approaches to International
Security . Germany: Wiley.

PGDSS 202 – Non-Traditional security challenges to the world (6 Credits)

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1. Terrorism Humanitarian issues and Human Rights,
2. Environmental Issues, Energy Crisis
3. Human Rights, Humanitarian Issues, Migration, Gender Issues
Readings:
Williams, P. D. (Ed.). (2012). Security studies: an introduction . Routledge.
Masys, A. J. (2016). Exploring the Security Landscape: Non -Traditional
Security Challenges . Springer.
Dadwal, S. (Ed.). (2017). Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia:
Approaches and Responses . Routledge.
Collins, A. (Ed.). (2016). Contemporary security studies . Oxford university
press.
Caballero -Anthony, M. (Ed.). (2015). An introduction to non -traditional
security studies: a transnational approach . Sage.
Hoadley, S., & Ruland, J. (Eds.). (2006). Asian security reassessed . Institute
of Southeast Asian Studies.
Hudson, N. F. (2009). Gender, human security and the United Nations:
security language as a political framework for women . Routledge.
Cook, A., & Nair, T. (E ds.). (2021). Non-traditional Security In The Asia -
pacific: A Decade Of Perspectives . World Scientific.

PGDSS 203 - Understanding Issues in Internal Security (6 Credits)
1. Understanding Internal Security in the context of National Security
2. Challenges to Internal Security – Terrorism & Insurgency, Separatism, Issues of
Governance Structure
3. Role of the State in ensuring Internal Security
Readings:
Buzan, B. (2008). People, states & fear: an agenda for international security
studies in the post -cold war era . Ecpr Press.
Paranjpe, S. (2016). Internal Security in India: Issues, Structures &
Approaches . Indus Source Books.
Gupta, A. (2018). How India Manages Its National Security . Penguin Random
House India Private Limited.
Ganguly, S., Blarel, N., & Pardesi, M. S. (Eds.). (2018). The Oxford
Handbook of India's National Security . Oxford University Press.

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Shaffer, R. (2020). Keeping India safe: the dilemma of internal security: by
Vappala Balachandran, Noida, HarperCollins India.
Paranjpe, S. (2020). India’s strategic culture: the making of national security
policy . Taylor & Francis.
Kumar, A., & Anekant, V. (2015). Challenges to internal security of India