Integrated Courses –
New Trend in Education Sector!
Career selection has been considered a mind boggling decision since long. Pandemic situation brought about more complexities to it. There has been a considerable shift in the career industry. There are employers who are looking for multiple skills in their employees. To be future ready, you will have to inculcate more than one skill in you to be able to meet the market requirements.
A new trend that is on rise in the education domain is that of Integrated Courses at under graduate level. Numerous elite colleges and universities are offering integrated courses in different domains.
Dheeraj Sharma, director of IIM Rohtak (offers Integrated Program in Management and Integrated Program in Law) says, “Most industries are looking for more specialists, especially across all domains, including administration, technology and law, so today’s students need to be more aware of their career choices. Integrated programs are one of the best options for students to train and grow themselves in specific areas of interest. The main difference between integrated programs and other undergraduate programs is the curriculum. Course materials are not repeated directly between Bachelors and Masters degrees.”
Emphasis on Integrated Programs is being given by the educationists and it sure is going to be the new normal for under graduation.
Benefits of Integrated Programs
- Opportunity to blend subjects from various domains like management, law, social sciences, information technology and so on
- Saves resources in terms of time and money
- Seamless learning without the hassles of appearing for a PG entrance exam
- Detailed study of two different courses that helps in widening the horizon
- No repetition of course material in Bachelors and Masters degree
- Creates a well trained pool of professionals in a comparatively shorter time span
Features
- Extensive internships
- Live projects and seminars
- Casebase studies
- Market research based course curriculum to make you industry ready
- Focus on diverse skill set
Colleges offering Integrated Programs
- National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru – Integrated program in Law [BA.LLB}]
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore – Integrated Program in Management [IIM IPM]
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai – Integrated Program in Management [BBA+MMS]
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai – Integrated program in Social Sciences
- Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar – Integrated Program in Law [BA.LLB (hons)]
- IIT Chennai – Integrated MA in Development Studies and English Studies
And the list goes on.
All you need to know before taking the decision of applying for integrated programs is your skill set and your interest area clubbed with changing market trends. Once sorted, you can find out an apt course for you.
All the Best!
