Public leadership.
Worth preparing for.

Study: Preamble and constitutional values; rights and duties; separation of powers; reading constitutional provisions.

Learning outcome: Explain how a constitutional principle affects an everyday public issue.

Assessment: An 800-word illustrated citizen's guide with primary-source references.

Study: Parliament and legislatures; executive and judiciary; Union-state-local responsibilities; oversight institutions.

Learning outcome: Map which institution has authority over a public problem.

Assessment: An institution-responsibility map and an oral explanation.

Study: Scarcity and incentives; supply and demand; inflation and employment; public goods and externalities.

Learning outcome: Explain a policy trade-off without confusing correlation and causation.

Assessment: Compare two responses to a local economic problem.

Study: Plain-language writing; active listening; inclusive meetings; respectful disagreement.

Learning outcome: Summarise opposing views fairly and communicate a clear response.

Assessment: A recorded listening exercise and a bilingual public notice.

Study: Percentages and ratios; spreadsheets; charts and sampling; source verification and AI limitations.

Learning outcome: Check a numerical claim and present its uncertainty honestly.

Assessment: An annotated fact-check and a reproducible spreadsheet.

Study: Service mapping; observation methods; consent and privacy; field notes and reflection.

Learning outcome: Document a community issue without presenting anecdotes as a representative survey.

Assessment: The semester civic map, field notes and reflective discussion.

Study: Administrative hierarchy; policy implementation; service standards; grievance handling.

Learning outcome: Trace a service request through the responsible administrative process.

Assessment: A process map identifying delays and practical improvements.

Study: Panchayats and municipalities; division of responsibilities; local revenue; participation and consultation.

Learning outcome: Distinguish national frameworks from state-specific local arrangements.

Assessment: A comparison of two local responsibilities using the applicable state sources.

Study: Revenue and expenditure; capital and recurring costs; budget estimates and actuals; basic financial statements.

Learning outcome: Read a simple public budget and explain a variance.

Assessment: A budget worksheet with assumptions, calculations and commentary.

Study: Public duty; gifts and competing interests; ethical dilemmas; disclosure and recusal.

Learning outcome: Recognise an ethical conflict and justify a transparent response.

Assessment: An ethics case memo and a model disclosure register.

Study: Social inequality; gender and disability inclusion; rural-urban differences; access to services.

Learning outcome: Identify who a policy may exclude and propose a practical remedy.

Assessment: An accessibility and inclusion review of a public service.

Study: Complaint documentation; public information requests; referral pathways; follow-up tracking.

Learning outcome: Prepare a clear service request while minimising sensitive information.

Assessment: The semester service report and a simulated grievance file.

Study: Problem definitions; stakeholder mapping; theory of change; option appraisal.

Learning outcome: Separate a problem from a preferred solution and compare alternatives.

Assessment: A 1,500-word options brief with evidence and limitations.

Study: Bills and amendments; committees and scrutiny; legislative questions; rules and implementation.

Learning outcome: Explain the stages of a proposal and draft a focused scrutiny question.

Assessment: A simulated committee submission and legislative question.

Study: Election institutions; candidate information; election conduct guidance; expenditure transparency.

Learning outcome: Locate current official guidance and explain democratic process fairly.

Assessment: A sourced election-process explainer; no campaign targeting exercise.

Study: Primary care and prevention; school systems; access and quality; service outcome indicators.

Learning outcome: Evaluate a service proposal using access, quality and feasible delivery measures.

Assessment: A district-level health or education improvement note.

Study: Labour markets; skills and employability; small businesses; informal work and social protection.

Learning outcome: Compare employment proposals using costs, incentives and beneficiary needs.

Assessment: An appraisal of two local livelihood interventions.

Study: Literature review; interviews; survey limitations; citations and research integrity.

Learning outcome: Build a traceable evidence file and disclose research limitations.

Assessment: The semester policy brief with an evidence appendix.

Study: Tax and non-tax revenue; transfers and grants; debt and deficits; expenditure prioritisation.

Learning outcome: Explain how a proposal will be funded and what may be displaced.

Assessment: A costed budget amendment using clearly labelled assumptions.

Study: Procurement stages; competition and specifications; audit evidence; fraud indicators and due process.

Learning outcome: Identify procurement risks without treating red flags as proof of wrongdoing.

Assessment: A procurement-risk review of a hypothetical project.

Study: Scope and scheduling; responsibility allocation; risk registers; monitoring and change control.

Learning outcome: Translate an objective into milestones, owners and measurable outputs.

Assessment: A delivery plan, schedule and risk register.

Study: Water and sanitation; transport and housing; environmental trade-offs; maintenance and resilience.

Learning outcome: Evaluate a project over its whole life, including upkeep and distributional effects.

Assessment: A public-infrastructure options and maintenance note.

Study: Digital public services; accessibility; data protection principles; cybersecurity and responsible AI.

Learning outcome: Design a service that remains usable for people with limited digital access.

Assessment: A service blueprint with offline access and privacy safeguards.

Study: Cost estimation; sensitivity analysis; open-data checks; public presentation.

Learning outcome: Defend a project budget and show how changing assumptions affect it.

Assessment: The semester project file and an open budget presentation.

Study: Team responsibilities; conflict resolution; negotiation interests; constructive coalition-building.

Learning outcome: Negotiate a practical agreement while stating limits and trade-offs.

Assessment: A negotiation simulation and self-assessment.

Study: Access to justice; grievance and oversight bodies; administrative fairness; due process.

Learning outcome: Explain available institutional routes without offering individual legal advice.

Assessment: A sourced accountability-route guide for a hypothetical case.

Study: Preparedness; coordination roles; public information; recovery and vulnerable groups.

Learning outcome: Develop a role-based response plan with reliable communication.

Assessment: A tabletop exercise for a flood, heatwave or service disruption.

Study: Outputs and outcomes; baseline and indicators; evaluation designs; unintended consequences.

Learning outcome: Choose measures that test whether a policy improved people's lives.

Assessment: An evaluation plan with baseline, comparison strategy and limitations.

Study: Source checking; interviews and briefings; misinformation response; corrections and responsible satire.

Learning outcome: Deliver an accurate public briefing and correct an error transparently.

Assessment: A press-briefing simulation and an editorial corrections log.

Study: Placement goals; professional conduct; reflective work logs; supervisor feedback.

Learning outcome: Contribute to a defined service task and distinguish personal work from institutional results.

Assessment: A 50-hour supervised placement or approved equivalent, report and viva.

Study: Needs assessment; priority setting; inter-agency responsibilities; consultation and delivery limits.

Learning outcome: Draft a plan that distinguishes a representative's role from executive authority.

Assessment: A constituency needs and priorities chapter.

Study: Urban services or rural livelihoods; stakeholder evidence; intervention design; trade-off analysis.

Learning outcome: Develop one specialisation in depth using a transparent evidence trail.

Assessment: A specialisation chapter supporting the final portfolio.

Study: Feasibility; costing and funding; timelines and dependencies; public scorecards.

Learning outcome: Convert a public promise into a measurable, funded implementation proposal.

Assessment: A one-year scorecard for three proposed commitments.

Study: Meeting design; balanced participation; testimony and questioning; documented responses.

Learning outcome: Facilitate a fair hearing and record how public input changes a proposal.

Assessment: A simulated public hearing and response-to-feedback note.

Study: Problem and evidence; financial plan; implementation and evaluation; ethics and limitations.

Learning outcome: Integrate learning into a feasible public-service portfolio.

Assessment: A 5,000-7,000-word portfolio or accessible equivalent with supporting data.

Study: Evidence defence; budget challenge; inclusion challenge; professional development.

Learning outcome: Defend the portfolio under questioning and identify remaining learning needs.

Assessment: A 30-minute panel viva and a personal development plan.