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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Personal and Social Skills Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Personal and Social Skills

Vocational skill course · Psychology · Semester 1 · FY BA · 2 credits · 30 hours

Module 1: Personal Skill- Self Awareness and Empathy

  • a Introduction to Personal and Social Life Skills, Defining Self-awareness
  • b Dimensions of Self-awareness, Understanding self through SWOC Analysis and Johari Window
  • c Empathy and Its Components
  • d Differentiating Empathy from Sympathy, Social and cultural practices to build Empathy

Module 2: Social Skill- Communication and Interpersonal relations

  • a Defining Communication, Communication Process
  • b Types of communication, Barriers in Communication
  • c Nature of Interpersonal relationships and Stages of forming interpersonal relationships
  • d Process of Team Building and Characteristics of effective teams

Reference Books

  • Nair, A.R. , Ranjan, S. , Hardikar, G. & Santhanam, D., (2021). Life Skills: Ready Reckoner. Chennai: Southern Book Star
  • Robbins, S.P., Judge, T. A., & Vohra, N., (2017). Chennai: Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd. Semester I
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