Master of Arts / Master of Science in Regulatory Policy and Governance

Description

Summary of the Program

Regulatory policies and governance (RPG) are fast emerging as a field of study and practice. Regulatory policies cover many public policies that focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating rules and norms to achieve policy goals. The field draws its roots from diverse fields, like public administration, public policy, law and regulations, and governance. It is a multi-disciplinary field informed by diverse disciplines such as economics, law, political science, psychology, sociology, finance, and technology. It has wide application across different economic and social sectors. Regulatory professionals comprise officers handling various regulatory roles in government departments including independent regulatory authorities, private consultants providing advisory services to such government agencies, staff of regulatory and policy cells of private corporations, social workers in NGOs engaged in advocacy campaigns, consumer advocacy groups, domain experts in think tanks, and scholars in academic institutes. Beyond the discipline of legal studies, there was no academic program focusing on providing multi-disciplinary knowledge inputs and capacity building in the field of RPG. The field of RPG is largely influenced by economic regulatory rationale aligned with economic liberalization and reforms in different sectors. There is a need to integrate social and environmental consciousness and rationale in the field of RPG. Considering these capacity gaps, the master’s program in RPG was designed and launched in TISS.

The larger vision of the program is to develop a cadre of practitioners and academic scholars—who are socially responsible, environmentally conscious, and aware of underlying politics—in the evolving field of regulatory governance and develop capacities among them to assimilate multi-disciplinary knowledge inputs by application of a range of theoretical and analytical frameworks and tools in every-day practice and scholarly studies. With these enhanced sensitivities and skills among practitioners and scholars, the programs aim to contribute toward more effective and efficient policy and regulatory systems for addressing the critical issues of public interest in the social, economic, and environmental fields.

Program Objectives

• To mold students to be professionally capable regulatory practitioners, who are also socially responsible, politically aware, and environmentally conscious

• To mold students to contribute to academic scholarship by undertaking research in critical issues affecting the public interest and especially the interest of the most vulnerable sections of society

• To fill the knowledge and capacity gaps in the field of regulatory governance

• To evolve, engage, and influence the academic and policy discourse on regulatory governance

• To indirectly support and provide for the specific needs of the field of regulatory governance through knowledge products, innovative research projects, and outreach efforts

Program Outcomes

• Enabling students to develop interest and capacities to pursue career opportunities in policy and regulatory fields towards promotion and protection of public interest with a specific focus on the most vulnerable sections of society

• Development of capacities among students to undertake regulatory and policy analysis across different sectors by application of appropriate theories, concepts, and analytical tools from different disciplines

• Develop in-depth knowledge of policy and regulatory frameworks in different economic, social, and environmental sectors

• Building skills among students to undertake primary data collection, secondary data extraction, and analysis of the data using different statistical tools and techniques.

• Building confidence to undertake research projects with a focus on building capacities in designing projects, writing project proposals, project implementation, and report writing.

Semesterwise Courses:

Notes:

1. The total number of credits, and semester-wise listing of courses is provisional and may undergo some changes. The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

2. Value-added courses (0 credit) will be compulsory at the end of Semesters I (30 hours).

3. Exit option is available at the end of Year I

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

Fee Structure:

 *Institute reserves the rights to revise the Fees Structure of programme if necessary.

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