Name of the Program
Professional Masters in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights (PMPCHR)
The Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, one of the leading Departments of the University offers the Professional Masters in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights (PMPCHR) program with an explicit focus on conflict resolution, peace building and human rights. The core mission of the department is to inspire and promote higher education and research in the related field. The program offers a wide range of courses along this line to help students pursue their future career in accordance with their chosen areas of interests. The objectives of this program is to connect theoretical aspects of conflict resolution, peace building and human rights to with the practical aspects of governance development and security. This program will benefit professionals who are working in different sectors like armed forces, foreign missions, non-governmental organizations, civil service law, media and think tanks.
The Programme
The duration of the programme will be one year and a half (18 months) consisting of three semesters. The breakdown of activities in each semester is as follows:
Class teaching (including CT, Presentation and Mid Term) 15 weeks
Preparatory leave before final examination 01 week
Holding the semester final examination 02 weeks
04.0. The distribution of marks for evaluation shall be as follows:
|
Form of assessment |
Distribution of marks |
|
Semester Final Examination |
50% |
|
Mid-Semester Examination |
20% |
|
Term paper |
15% |
|
Class Test/Case presentation/Group discussion |
10% |
|
Class attendance and Participation |
5% |
|
Total |
100% |
Grading Structure:
For each course, the marks awarded for semester final examination, midterm examination, term papers/home assignment and active participation in class, class test will be summed up and converted into grades under a 4-point grading scale. Letter grades will be used to assess the performance of a student. Grades A+, A, A-, B+, B-, C+, C and D will represent pass and grade F will denote fail.
Certificate and Marksheet/Transcript:
Prescribed format of the certificate from the University will be applied in this program. Controller of
Examination from the University of Dhaka will be the signing authority.
Class Schedule and Period
The Class will be held on Friday and Saturday every week. The date and time of the class will be determined and/or changed (if needed) through the decision of the Academic Committee of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Course Matrix
Professional Masters in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights (PMPCHR) program structure is as follows:
Professional Masters in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights (PMPCHR) program
Total Number of Course Units: 12
Taught Courses 11
Field Study and Viva-voce 01
Total Number of Credit Hours: 48
Total Marks: 1200
Program Structure
Professional Masters in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights (PMPCHR)
|
Semester |
Courses |
Credits/Hours |
Marks |
|
Semester I |
PMPCHR 611: Fundamentals of Peace and Conflict Studies PMPCHR 612: Human Rights in Theory and Practice PMPCHR 613: Governance, Development, and Public Policy PMPCHR 614: Theories and Practices of Conflict Resolution |
4×4 = 16 |
100×4 = 400 |
|
Semester II |
PMPCHR 621: Research Methodology PMPCHR 622: Environmental Peace and Security PMPCHR 623: United Nations, Peacebuilding, and Social Justice PMPCHR 624: Security, Terrorism, and Counter Terrorism |
4×4 = 16 |
100×4 = 400 |
| Semester III |
PMPCHR 631: Migration, Refugee Rights, and Protection PMPCHR 632: Civil Society, Development and Peace PMPCHR 633: Organizational Conflict Management and Capacity Development |
4×3 = 12 |
100×3 = 300 |
|
PMPCHR 634: Field Study PMPCHR 635: Viva Voce |
2×2 = 4 |
50×2 = 100 |
|
|
Total |
48 |
1200 |
10.0. Administration of the Examination
The Programme Coordination Committee shall prepare a semester calendar before the beginning of a semester indicating and to be approved by Departmental Academic Committee and circulate among the students. The Academic Calendar will include:
Class commencement date of the semester
Dates of mid-semester examination
Date of Final Examination
Date of next semester commencement
10.1. At the beginning of the semester, a course teacher shall provide the students with a course outline indicating objectives, contents and activities related to the course, text books to be followed, the dates for mid-semester and submission of term papers/home assignments.
10.2. The course teacher shall announce the result of mid-semester examination and term papers/home assignments within two weeks of the date of holding of the examination.
10.3. The dates for the semester final examination of the Department shall be coordinated by the Programme Coordination Committee
10.4. All students of the semester concerned shall have to fill in the semester final examination entry form, supplied by the department/ University, on payment of dues determined by the Department/University, for appearing at the semester final examination.
10.5. The Academic Committee of the Department shall constitute an Examination Committee for each semester of the Programme. The Examination Committee shall be composed of 4 members, one of which shall be an external, appointed from outside the Department.
10.6. The course teacher of each course shall submit the manuscript of the questions to the Chairman of the Examination Committee at least two weeks before the course final examination begins. The Examination Committee shall:
edit and print questions, hold semester final examinations, and conduct viva voce (if any),
appoint two teachers for tabulation of the results, preferably form within the examination committee,
announce of the semester final results within 3 weeks from the date of last examination held and recommend students’ promotion to the next semester class.
10.7. Tabulation work shall be started after all the marks of the semester final examination are received by the Chairman for Examination Committee.
10.8. The Chairman of the respective Examination Committees shall submit the following to the Controller of Examinations.
the semester final examination result and the relevant working papers,
a list of students recommended for promotion to the next semester class,
copies of the grade-sheet and the mid-semester marks of all courses of the semester, and
Evaluated answer script.
The Controller of the Examination shall publish the results of the PMPCHR Programme and shall provide the transcript showing course wise grades and the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the candidates.
10.10. Any unfair means adopted in the examinations will be treated as a punishable offence as per the rules of the University.
11.0. Nature, Pattern and Type of Questions
The nature, pattern and type of questions setting in the current Programme examination system shall be
decided in the Departmental Academic Committee following the existing rules and practices.
12.0. Promotion
For promotion from first to the second year, a student shall require to earn a minimum CGPA of 2.00.
Students failed to obtain required grade point will also be allowed to appear at the Supplement
Examination. If they fail to obtain required marks/grade points in the Supplementary Examination, must seek readmission with the following batch.
To obtain the degree a student shall require to earn a minimum CGPA of 2.25.
A carry over system shall be in place, i.e., if a student fails to earn the required CGPA for promotion,
she/he shall be allowed to continue in the next semester with payment of fees, but she/he shall clear her/his deficit by seating for separate examination within 30 days of the publication of the result with the permission of the Departmental Academic Committee.
A student failing to clear up the annual university or department dues of the year of study shall not be
promoted to the next semester.
13.0. Improvement
A student earning ‘F’ grade in any course shall be allowed to improve the grade twice/two times only
with the following batches with fees.
A student ‘F’ grade in any course shall be allowed to improve the grades in course final examination including mid semester examination once only with the immediate next batch with fees.
If a student obtains grades ‘B’ or less in a course, she/he shall be allowed to improve grades, either
through a Supplementary Examination with fees under the same Examination Committee, or with following batch. Students failed to obtain required grade point will also be allowed to appear at the Supplementary Examination with fees. If they fail to obtain required marks/grade points in the Supplementary Examination, must seek re-admission with the following batch with semester fees.
Improvement shall be allowed only once in a course and in such case the best grade amongst from
the two will be considered.
A student carrying grade ‘F’ in any course shall not be awarded the degree unless he/she improves
it by appearing at the semester final examination with the next batch with payments.
If the student gets F in the improvement examination, he/she shall automatically be dropped from
the semester and the student shall have to take readmission with the next batch with payment.
For improvement of grade in any course/s, the student shall apply to the Programme Coordinator
within ten working days before the start of the semester final examination.
No improvement shall be allowed for the term papers/home assignments, and active participation in
the discussion class/tutorial class/ class test marks and the grades earned in written and oral comprehensive examination.
14.0. Readmission
14.01. For readmission, students must attend at least 30% class in each of the courses in the preceding session and shall have to apply within ten days after the announcement of result of the concerned semester.
14.02. On readmission grades earned earlier by a student in the class of readmission shall cease to exist and the student has to retake all the course works and examinations.
14.03. Readmission shall be allowed only once either in the same class or in different classes.
15.0. Dropout
15.01. After taking re-admission in any semester, a student failing to earn the GPA for promotion form one semester shall be dropped out of the programme.
15.02. A student earning F grade in any course after taking readmission in any semester shall be dropped out of the programme.
16.0. Grievances
16.01. Where students have concerns about the teacher’s teaching, evaluation or grading, a provision shall be there by which the student can make the concern known to the appropriate individuals in the following order:
The Course teacher
The Programme Coordinator
The Chairman of the Department
16.02. Grievances should be recorded by a student within a week after the publication of the result.
16.03. If the student is dissatisfied with any grade given by the concern course teacher, he/she can lodge complain to the Programme Coordinator and request for reevaluation of his/her work with fees. A three member Committee formed by the Departmental Academic Committee will do the needful. The decision of the Grievance Committee would be the final.
17.0. Evaluation of the Course Teachers
17.01. There could be an option for the Department to introduce a process of evaluation of the course teachers.
17.02. If this case the PMPCHR Programme will follow the University’s standard procedure.
18.0. Note on PLAGIARISM
Dhaka University does not tolerate any form of plagiarism by the students/candidates in their term papers, projects, dissertation, or examination. As a matter of fact, unethical behavior is not acceptable in any form. Please refer to the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (2001) as a guide in citing and referencing other people’s work to avoid being accused of plagiarism.
[1] Grade ‘I’ means incomplete of course(s) or semester, unable to complete the full requirements of the course for not being able to sit for the semester final examination will be given grade ‘I’, The reason for incomplete of course(s) or semester must be non-academic which is beyond the student’s control. In such situation the student will apply to the course teacher with the valid and authenticated evidence of such reason(s), The course teacher will report to the Chairman of the Examination Committee
The particular student shall be allowed to complete the semester final examination with the next batch. Meanwhile, the student concerned will be promoted to the next semester. If an ‘incomplete’ grade is not cleared with the next batch, the ‘I’ grade will automatically be changed to an ‘F’ (meaning fail) grade. A maximum of two ‘I’ grades shall be allowed to a student in one semester.
[2] Grade ‘W’ means withdraw/drop a course/semester. A student may withdraw /drop course or semester without penalty if such permission is made before mid-semester examination. Withdrawals without penalty are not permitted after the mid-semester examination. A student may take readmission in the semester concerned with the next batch. As penalty a student will pay the fees for the whole year when taken readmission.