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AC – 11/07/2022
Item No. – 5.3 (N)
University of Mumbai
Syllabus for Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
Semester – I & II
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Introduced from the academic year 2023 -24)
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Date: 30/04/2022 University of Mumbai
Signature: Signature:
(Dr. Sudhir Nikam)
Chairman, Board of Studies Faculty of Dean
O:6809 Title of Course Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
O:6810 Eligibility Graduates in Arts / Science / Commerce or
equivalent examination
R:9577 Duration of Course
One Year
R:9578 Intake Capacity
40 Students per batch
R: 9579 Scheme of Examination Theory Examination + Internal Evaluation
(60+40)
R:9580 Standards of Passing The candidate must obtain 40 % of the total
marks in external and internal examination to
pass the course
No. of years/Semesters: One Year -Two Semesters
Level: P.G. / U.G. / Diploma / Certificate
Pattern: Yearly / Semester
Status: New / Revised
To be implemented from Academic Year : From Academic Year 2023 -2024
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Animal Studies
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
Board of Studies in English
Dr. Sudhir Nikam (Chairperson)
Dr. Rajesh Karankal (Member) Dr. Santosh Rathod (Member)
Dr. Bhagyashree Varma (Member) Dr. Deepa Mishra (Member)
Dr. B. N. Gaikwad (Member) Dr. Dattaguru Joshi (Member)
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave (Member) Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre (Member)
Dr Dinesh Kumar (Convener) : Associate Professor, Department of English, V G Vaze, College
(Autonomous), Mumbai
Dr Nandita Roy(Member): Principal, Gurukul College of Commerce, Mumbai
Dr Sunila Pillai (Member) : Associate Professor, Department of English, R K Talreja College,
Ulhasnagar
Dr Anil Sonawane (Member) : Head, Department of English, St Gonsalo Garcia College, Vasai
Dr Sanjukta Chatterjee(Member) : Associate Professor, Department of English, Raiganj
University, Uttar Dinajpur, Raiganj WB- 733 134
Dr Meera Vasani (Member): Associate Dean, IITRAM, Ahmedabad
Syllabus Sub-Committee
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Preamble
Introduction:
Animals have emerged as the significant stakeholders in the environment and culture in
recent years in the backdrop of the awareness of animal rights and speciesism. Animal
personhood has been depicted in literary works and is discussed therefore in literary studies
and culture studies. This postgraduate diploma addresses the question – why animals matter
in literature and films? It will also encourage the readers to examine how animals populate
and communicate in different literary and cultural genres.
Aims and Objectives of the course:
To generate a critical engagement with anti-speciesist theories and cultural practices
To make the learners understand and explore the multidisciplinary possibilities of
Animal Studies
To generate discussions and scholarships on areas such as human -animal interface,
companion species, misothery, pianism, animal subjectivity, animal communication,
animal agency, etc.
To familiarize the learners with the concepts such as zoomorphism, theriomorphism, etc.
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
CO 1: Learners will be able to apply theoretical and methodological aspects of Animal
Studies in their literary and cultural analyses.
CO 2: Learners will be able to explore the interdisciplinary tenets of Animal studies and
Critical animal Studies.
CO 3: Learners will be able to build scholarship on animal subjectivities.
CO 4: Learners will be able to gain practical experiences in Animal studies approach and
will be able to apply them to various academic and professional situations.
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
Course: Theory
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -24)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Animal Studies: An Introduction
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of lectures per Unit 15
viii No. of lectures per week 04
ix No. Tutorials per week 01
x Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Theory Examination + Internal Evaluation
(60+40)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if
any No
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Unit I: Introduction 10 lectures
Understanding Animal Studies: Animal Studies, Critical Animal Studies ,The Non-human,
Speciesism, Human -Animal interface, Zoomorphism,
Painism and Animal Consciousness
Unit II: Animal Studies Theories 10 lectures
1. Svendsen, Lars. “To Be an Animal”. Understanding Animals: Philosophy for Dog and
Cat Lovers , Translated from Norwegian by Matt Bagguley, Reaktion Books Ltd.
2019, pp 104-111.
2. Robles, Mario. “Animal Revolutions (Allegory and Pol itics) ”. In Literature and
Animal Studies. Routledge, 2016, pp 144-176.
3. Hollin, Clive. “Animal as Companions,” in An Introduction to Human–Animal
Relationships: A Psychological Perspective . Routledge, 2021, pp.26 -50
Unit III: Literary Texts for Animal Studies Based Interdisciplinary Analysi s 10 lectures
1. Orwell, George, Animal Farm
2. Roy, Nilanjana. The Wildings
Unit IV: Animal Studies and Cinema: Movies and Animation for Analysis 10 lectures
1. Life of Pi
2. Stuart Little
Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 Classroom Attendance & Participation 10
2. Oral Presentation (10 Minutes with or without PowerPoint) 10
3 Written Assignment 20
Suggested Topics for Internal Assessment:
1. The topics of internal assessments will be collaboratively decided by the teachers and the
learners with a focus on Animal Studies approach.
2. The topics for presentation and assignments could be decided in such a manner so that the
students can apply varied theoretical positions on cultural texts. Semester I– Paper I
Title: Introduction to Animal Studies
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3. The marking criteria will be discussed with the students prior to the assessments.
Semester End Examination (60 Marks):
The Semester End Examination for 60 marks will have four questions of 15 marks each (with
internal choice):
Question 1 Objective Type (15/20) 15 Marks
Question 2 Short Notes on Unit 1 and 2 (3/5) 15 Marks
Question 3 Short Answer on Unit 3 and 4 (3/5) 15 Marks
Question 4 Application based/Long answer on Units 3, 4 and 5 (2/3) 15 Marks
Recommended Readings
Bickerton, Derek. 1990. Language & Species. Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
Bishop, Rebecca. 2010. Some other Kind of being: Human Nature and Animal subjects in
ape language research. Feminism & Psychology 20, 2010, pp.350 -364.
Bolhuis, Johan J. and Luc-Alain Giraldeau (eds.). The Behavior of Animals : Mechanisms,
Function, and Evolution. Blackwell Publishers, 2005.
Bradshaw, G. A. Carnivore Minds: Who These Fearsome Animals Really Are. New Haven:
Yale University Press, 2017.
Bradshaw, G. A. “An Ape among Many: Animal Co-authorship and Trans -species Epistemic
Authority .” Configurations 18(1/2), 2010, pp.15 –30. Evaluation: Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks Hours: 02
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
Semester I
Course: Theory
Course Title: Animal Studies and Literature: Poetry and Short Stories
Paper: II
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -24)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based
Credit System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Animal Studies and Literature: Poetry
and Short Stories
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional
References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of Learning Hours 60
viii No. Tutorials per week 01
ix Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Theory Examination + Internal Evaluation
(60+40)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
Certificate
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions
if any No
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Unit I: Poetry I 10
Lectures
1. William Blake: “The Lamb” and “Tyger”
2. Robert Burns: “To a Mouse”
Unit II: Poetry II 10
Lectures
1. Ted Hughes: “Thought Fox,” and “Hawk Roosting”
2. Elizabeth Bishop: “The Fish”
Unit III: Short Stories I 10 Lectures
1. “To Build a Fire” by Jack London
2. “The Jew-Bird” by Bernard Malamud
Unit IV: Short Stories II 10 Lectures
1. “A Tigress Called Machhli” by Supriya Sehgal
2. “A Tiger in the House” by Ruskin Bond
Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 Classroom Attendance & Participation 10
2. Oral Presentation (10 Minutes with or without PowerPoint) 10
3 Written Assignment 20
Suggested Topics for Internal Assessment:
Topics for internal assessment: -
1. The topics of internal assessments will be collaboratively decided by the teachers and the
learners with a focus on Animal Studies approach.
2. The topics for presentation and assignments could be decided in such a manner so that the
students can apply varied theoretical positions on cultural texts.
Semester I– Paper II
Title: Animal Studies and Literature: Poetry and Short Stories
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3. The marking criteria will be discussed with the students prior to the assessments
Semester End Examination (60 Marks):
The Semester End Examination for 60 marks will have four questions of 15 marks each (with
internal choice):
Question 1 Objective type, all units (15/20) 15 Marks
Question 2 Short Notes, Units 1 and 2 (3/5) 15 Marks
Question 3 Short Answer, Units 3 and 4 (3/5) 15 Marks
Question 4 Application/Long answer, all units (2/3) 15 Marks
Recommended Reading
Bright, M. Animal Language . BBC Publications, 1984.
Brosnan, Sarah F. and Frans B. M. de Waal. “Monkeys Reject Unequal Pay.” Nature
425,2003, pp.297 -299.
Budiansky, Stephen. If a Lion Could Talk: Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of
Consciousness . Free Press, 1998.
Carruthers, Peter. “Brute Experience.” The Journal of Philosophy 86(5), 1989, 258-69.
Carter, Bob and Nickie Charles. “Animals, Agency and Resistance. Journal for the Theory of
Social Behaviour.” 43(3), 2013, pp.322 -340.
Colling,Sarat. Animal Resistance in the Global Capitalist Era. Michigan State University
Press, 2020. Evaluation: Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks Hours: 02
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Diversity Studies
Semester II
Course: Theory
Course Title: Research Tools and Methods in Animal Studies
Paper: III
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Research Tools and Methods in Animal
Studies
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of Learning Hours 60
viii No. Tutorials per week 01
ix Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Theory Examination + Internal Evaluation
(60+40)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
Certificate
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if
any No
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Unit I: Introduction 10 Lectures
1. Animal Psychology
2. Animal Subjectivity
3. The Ethical Animal
Unit II: Animal -Centered Research Avenues 10
Lectures
1. Speciesism in Language
2. Animal Theory
3. Zoogeography: Beastly Spaces in Literary Texts
Unit III: Animal studies and Approaches to Research 10
Lectures
1. Animals in Genres (Gothic, Fantasy, Allegory and Science Fiction)
2. Analysing Animal Metaphors
3. Tenets of Non-anthropocentric Literary Research
Unit IV: Application of Animal Studies Research Methodology
in Literature and Cinema 10
Lectures
1. Species Cosmopolitanisms in Literature and Films
2. Human -Animal network in Literature and Films
3. Animal Life-Writing and Animal Trauma
Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 Classroom Attendance & Participation 10
2. Oral Presentation (10 Minutes with or without PowerPoint) 10
3 Written Assignment 20
Suggested Topics for Internal Assessment:
Topics for internal assessment:
1. The topics of internal assessments will be collaboratively decided by the teachers and the
learners with a focus on Animal Studies approach.
Semester II– Paper III
Title: - Research Tools and Methods in Animal Studies
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2. The topics for presentation and assignments could be decided in such a manner so that the
students can apply varied theoretical positions on cultural texts.
3. The marking criteria will be discussed with the students prior to the assessments.
Semester End Examination (60 Marks):
The Semester End Examination for 60 marks will have four questions of 15 marks each (with
internal choice):
Question 1 Objective Type: All Units(15/20) 15 Marks
Question 2 Short Notes: Unit 1 and 2 (3/5) 15 Marks
Question 3 Short Answer: Unit 3 and 4(3/5) 15 Marks
Question 4 Application/Long answer: All Units (2/3) 15 Marks
Recommended Readings: -
Delgado M.M. and F.J. Sulloway. “Attributes of conscientiousness throughout the animal
Kingdom: An Empirical and Evolutionary Overview.” Psychological Bulletin 143(8), 2017,
823-867.
Despret, Vinciane. “The Becomings of Subjectivity in Animal Worlds.” Subjectivity 23,
2008, 123-139.
Despret, Vinciane. 2005. Sheep Do Have Opinions. In Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel (eds.),
Making Things Public: Atmosphere of Democracy, 360-368. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Dixon, B.A. 2008. Animals, Emotion, and Morality: Marking the Boundary. Prometheus
Books, 2008.
Morris, Paul, Margaret Fidler and Alan Costall. “Beyond Anecdotes: An Empirical Study of
anthropomorphism.” Society and Animals 8(2), 2000, pp. 151-165.
Morton, Eugene S. Animal Talk: Science and the Voices of Nature . Random House, 1992.
Noy, Pinchas. “A Conversation about Anthropomorphism.” International Review of Psycho -
Analysis 13,1986, pp.143 -161. Evaluation: Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks Hours: 02
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
Semester II
Course: Practical
Course Title: Animal Studies Interpretation -Project
Paper: IV
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Animal Studies Interpretation -Project
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of Learning Hours 60
viii No. Tutorials per week 01
ix Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Internal Evaluation (75+25)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
Certificate
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any No
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Project:
A learner is expected to write an analytical report of a literary or cultural text, mobilizing
his/her understanding of the tenets of Animal Studies and Critical Animal Studies research
methods.
The following are only a few suggested texts / films
Similar topics keeping the learning and local context may be given to the students in
consultation with their respective guides
Novels
Salman Rushdie: Luka and the Fire of Life
Kiran Desai: Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Ranjit Lal: The Crow Chronicle
Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book
Jack London: White Fang
Herman Melville: Moby -Dick
Indra Sinha: Animal’s People
Stephen King: Cujo
Movies
Frank Marshall: Eight Below
Gerardo Olivares: Among Wolves
Barry Sonnenfeld : Nine Lives
Byron Howard : Zootropolis Semester II – Paper IV (Project)
Title: - Animal Interpretation -Project
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Guidelines for reporting and presenting project
The report may be submitted in Print (typewritten) format or in Non-Print (Blog/Vlog /Web -
page/documentary) format
Format of the Print Report:
The full content of the report must be bound together so that the pages cannot be
removed or replaced.
The cover of the report must contain, title, name of the candidate, name of the
Diploma course, Semester, Name of the Guide/Co -guide and the year of submission.
Page numbers must be mentioned at the bottom of each page and Margin should be
1.5” on the left and 1” on the remaining 3 sides.
Use separate index sheets for all chapters. Each chapter should begin on a new page.
Report must contain all the necessary documents such as certificate of the guide,
training completion Certificate by the institute/ organization, student declaration
certificate, acknowledgements, table of contents, bibliography, appendix (if any) etc.
Learners should use simple and good English while writing the report. Avoid
grammatical errors.
No aspects of the structure of the report should be omitted.
Guidelines for the instruction and assessment
Students may be allotted project mentors to guide them through the process.
Students may be allotted a co-guide in case of availability and necessity.
Students may be encouraged to take up a project in pair or group (depending on the
context)
Students may be trained to present final project to improve their presentation skills,
A well-planned rubric and additional guidelines may be prepared by the study center
keeping in view the core content, quality of the project and presentation of work.
Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (100 Marks):
Sr.
No. Particulars Marks
1 Project Field Work (minimum 25 hours)
Report (Up to 5000 words) / Up to 30 pages including images, graphs,
appendix etc.) 75
2 Presentation (with the use of ICT tools) 25
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Recommended Readings
Aaltola, Elisa. “Philosophy and Animal Studies: Calarco, Castricano, and Diamond.” Society
& Animals 17 (3), 2009, 279-286.
Ahuja, Neel. “Postcolonial Critique in a Multispecies World.” Publications of the Modern
Language Association , Volume 124, Number 2, March 2009, pp. 556-563.
Akhtar, Salman and Vamik D. Volkan (eds.). Mental Zoo: Animals in the Human Mind and
its Pathology . Routledge, 2014.
Armstrong, Phillip. “The Postcolonial Animal.” Society and Animals , 10(4), 2002, pp. 413-
419.
Willis, Susan. 1999. “Looking at the Zoo.” South Atlantic Quarterly , 98(4), 1999, pp. 669-
687.
Signature: Signature:
(Dr. Sudhir Nikam)
Chairman Faculty of Dean
Board of Studies
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(Appendix ‘B’)
New ordinances 6809 & 6810 relating to the
Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Studies.
1. Necessity for starting the
course: Animal interface the epistemologies and social practices
have started considering the non -human stakeholders
seriously. Literature and cinema, as cultural expressions,
have started depicting animals and birds in a non -
speciesist way. This course is particularly desi gned
keeping these changes in mind and to open engagements
with literature, films, animalism, animality, human -
animal communication, and animal psychology. This
Diploma in Animal Studies w ill create a viable
opportunity for honing the following skills :
i. It would harness interdisciplinary skills opening
dialogues on non -anthropocentric culture studies and
media studies.
ii. It would generate interest in non -human identities in the
light of Animal Rights.
iii. It would enhance necessary non -speciesist perspectival
re-assessment of literature and cultural texts.
iv. It would extend the boundaries of epistemologies in the
context of human -animal co -evolution and interface.
v. It would enhance writing and analytical skills.
2. Whether the UGC has
recommended the course: UGC has given guidelines for introduction of career
oriented courses
(https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/revisedcareerori
entedcourses.pdf ). Universities are allowed to run the
diploma / certificate courses and with due approval of its
governing councils/ statutory council wherever
required(Ref: https://www.ugc.ac.in/faq.aspx ). However,
u/s 5(16) under Maharashtra Public Universities Act,
2016 (Mah. Act No. VI of 2017), Universities are
empowered to start to prescribe the courses of
instruction and studies in choice based c redit system for
the various examinations leading to specific degrees,
diplomas or certificates in a stand -alone format or joint
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format with other State or national or global universities.
3. Whether all the courses have
commenced from the academic
year 2019 -2020 (2022 -23): The above c course recommended by the BoS in English,
and further approved by the statutory bodies is to be
introduced from the Academic Yea r 2023 -2024.
4. The courses started by the
University are self -financed,
whether adequate number of
eligible permanent faculties
are available?: The course is purely self -financed. The
department/affiliated colleges interested in its affiliation
need to comply with the norms laid down as above.
5. To give details regarding the
duration of the Course and is it
possible to compress the
course?: The duration of the course is maximum 12 month (two
semesters) with total 60 contact hours consisting of
maximum 4 Credits o n completion of total 60 hours per
course.
6. The intake capacity of each
course and no. of admissions
given in the current academic
year: The intake capacity is set to maximum 40 students per
batch.
7. Opportunities of Employability
/ Employment available after
undertaking these courses: i. In Animal Rights informed cultural and literary
projects
ii. In media related studies and surveys
iii. In teaching ethical treatment to animals through
visual arts and media
iv. In PETA related activities and documentation
v.Creative writing, especially of speculative and Sci -
Fi narratives.
Signature:
(DrSudhirNikam)
Chairman, Board of Studies