Programme Outcomes (PO) of Kannur University

PO 1.Critical Thinking:

• Acquire the ability to apply the basic tenets of logic and science to thoughts, actions and interventions.
• Develop the ability to chart out a progressive direction for actions and interventions by learning to recognize the presence of hegemonic ideology within certain dominant notions.
• Develop self-critical abilities and also the ability to view positions, problems and social issues from plural perspectives.

PO 2.Effective Citizenship:

• Learn to participate in nation building by adhering to the principles of sovereignty of the nation, socialism, secularism, democracy and the values that guide a republic.
• Develop and practice gender sensitive attitudes, environmental awareness,empathetic social awareness about various kinds of marginalisation and the ability to understand and resist various kinds of discriminations.
• Internalise certain highlights of the nation’s and region’s history. Especially of the freedom movement, the renaissance within native societies and the project of modernisation of the post-colonial society.

PO 3.Effective Communication:

• Acquire the ability to speak, write, read and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in both English and in one Modern Indian Language
• Learn to articulate, analyse, synthesise, and evaluate ideas and situations in a well informed manner.
• Generate hypotheses and articulate assent or dissent by employing both reason and creative thinking.

PO 4.Interdisciplinarity:

• Perceive knowledge as an organic, comprehensive, interrelated and integrated faculty of the human mind.
• Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development as a basic interdisciplinary concern of all disciplines.
• Develop aesthetic, social, humanistic and artistic sensibilities for problem solving and evolving a comprehensive perspective.

Programme Specific Outcomes for B.A. in Economics

• The programme with structured curricula will support the academic development of the undergraduates.

• The programme will provide the students with the opportunity to pursue courses that emphasize quantitative, qualitative and theoretical aspects of economics.

• The programme will provide a well resourced teaching learning environment for the students of economics, which will definitely lead to the ultimate educational goal of“learning to be”.

• The programme will promote academic writing, critical thinking and research aptitude among the students.

• Needless to point out, the students will gain a source of livelihood by expanding their skill set and widening their knowledge horizon.