B.Tech. Computer Science and Social Sciences

The B.Tech. program in Computer Science and Social Sciences (CSSS) is born out of a recognition that professionals of either discipline often realise in practice the methodological tools and the thinking apparatus needed to solve many important problems are to be found in the other discipline. This in turn can be a formidable barrier in the practice of their epistemic work.

In B.Tech. CSSS, social sciences comprise of the following disciplines: economics, sociology/anthropology, psychology, and liberal arts, communication and humanities. Within the program, students are offered two broad options. One is to earn a major in one of the above disciplines in conjunction with computer science. The other is to opt for a portfolio of courses across all social science disciplines while taking the same set of computer science courses. The program structure is motivated by the fact that the skill-set required to address social problems can only be addressed through an integrated systems approach that requires strong synergies between computer science and social sciences. A training in this integrated program will open up several opportunities in the industry, social sector, governance, policy as well as for graduate school.