Initially, in 1972, the courses in Politics were offered at minor level for the subsidiary students of Economics, Geography, History, Bangla, and English. The Department of Government and Politics formally came into being in 1976 with only two faculties. Now it has turned into 21 faculty members in number. The department offers undergraduate, Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D. programs. Each year about 65-70 students register in the honors and almost same number in the master’s levels. The enrolment of students in the M. Phil and Ph.D. programs ranges within 25-35. The medium of instruction is both Bangla and English. The academic year is July to June. In addition, the department introduces one year professional Masters program named WMGDS (Weekend Masters of Governance and Development Studies) from 2015. The department organizes lectures discussions and publishes its annual journal called the Asian Studies. Besides, there is an annual journal named ‘Jiggasha’ a dedicated platform for the M.Phil and Ph.D. researchers to make their scholarly contributions. The department also launches CGS (Center for Governance Studies), a research center from the very beginning of 2015. Over the years, the department has been vibrant with the presence of number of clubs, i.e. debate club, sports and tours club, cultural club, English language club and so on. The Alumni Association of the Government and Politics leverages the effort of the welfare of the department. The details of the admission procedures are available in the university website: www.juniv.edu The curricula of the department includes a wide range of fields and are devised to offer a thorough grounding on the discourses of government and politics with scopes for further specialization. The main areas of concentration are: political thought, comparative politics, international politics, public policy, governance issues, social anthropology, political analysis and research methods. The core courses include political theories and classic concepts of philosophers & political scientists and empirical courses cover Bangladesh politics, political systems, behaviors, institutions, processes, and issues from multi-dimensional perspectives. The objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge, conceptual tools, and understanding of contemporary processes. Students as such obtain a useful educational background for job opportunities in government organizations, NGOs, research positions, educational institutions, political and civic bodies as well as media. M. Phil and Ph.D. programs are designed to explore and disseminate knowledge and train students in conducting independent research with diverse methodologies and approaches. There are several optional advance (600 level) courses to complement research interests of post-graduate students. Required seminar presentations of M. Phil and Ph.D. students bring forth the faculties, supervisors and students to share and expand critical opinions and excellence in higher research.
