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The university shall have the following Schools of Studies, namely :- ( 1 ) School of Linguistics and Language Engineering .- This School includes the following university departments and centres, namely :- (i) Department of Language and Scriptology .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) Philosophy of language, language planning, concept of language family; (b) historical, descriptive and comparative linguistics; br ( c ) scriptology and study of various scripts of Marathi language i.e. Modi, Mahanubhav, Brail, Argot , etc.; ( d ) study of signs, symbols of inscription or petrograph and scripts on shilalekh , copper plates, coins, historical documents, old manuscripts and creation of pictorial and descriptive dictionaries in Marathi; ( e ) study of mythology in Marathi literature. ( ii ) Department of Language Engineering and Computational Linguistics .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) information extraction and text mining; (b) sentimental analysis of conversation discourse; ( c ) machine translation; ( d ) natural language interface; ( e ) phonetic software, spell-check boards in Marathi; ( f ) development of citation multimode reader, plagiarism checker, fog index search reader or machine; ( g ) development of teaching aids, such as language acquisition software, chat bots, message boards, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, image classification, speech transcription software, etc.; ( h ) teaching of computer languages, simulation games, etc.; (i) use of language lab for teaching and research programmes. ( iii ) Department of Psycho-cognitive and Neurolinguistics .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) comprehension of speech, speech therapy and therapeutic linguistics; (b) study of dysphemia and hearing loss; ( c ) tests of early reading ability, preschool literacy, phonological awareness, nonverbal intelligence, etc.; ( iv ) Department of Socio-Linguistics and Dialectology .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) socio-linguistics theories, dialect geography, survey of dialects, study of dialects and making grammar and dictionaries; (b) phonological editing and preservation of dialects; study of Argot dialects; ( c ) bridging the gap between dialects, tribal languages and standard Marathi. /b ( v ) Department of Language Teaching, Training and Research.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) teaching, training and research in language; teaching-learning methods such as the direct method, grammar translation, developing oral ability, acquiring vocabulary; (b) communicative language teaching, language pedagogy; ( c ) task-based language learning, etc. ( vi ) Department of Indian and Foreign Languages and Translation Studies.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) teaching of Indian languages Antarbharti project (Gujrati, Kannad, Telugu, Malyali, Bangala, Sindhi, Panjabi, etc.); (b) teaching of foreign languages -Vishva Bharati Project (English, French, Japani, Arebic, etc.); ( c ) translation studies (academy of translation studies and interpretation services). ( vii ) Department of Lexicography.- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) use of languages in administration, education, judiciary, legislature, mass communication, etc., in accordance with the language policy of India; (b) development of dictionaries in Marathi terminology in various fields; ( c ) teaching and research programmes of lexicography, theories of dictionary components and structures, data organization, etc.; ( d ) making of electronic dictionaries, hypertext writing, etc. ( 2 ) School of Arts and Literature .- This School includes the following university departments and centres, namely :- (i) Department of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Applied Arts and Crafting .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) fine arts, performing arts, applied arts, calligraphy; (b) design and decoration of practical objects, fashion designing, etc. (Ceramic art and sculpture, furniture design); ( c ) industrial design, architecture, interior designing, graphic design; ( d ) 'kalabhavan' for performances in music, dance, drama, etc. ( ii ) Department of Classical Languages and Medieval Marathi Literatures .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) study of classical languages and literature such as Sanskrit , Prakrut , Pali , Parsian , Dakhani ; (b) social and literary contribution of Mahanubhav , Warkari , Jain , Sufi , Veershaiva , Buddhism , Nath or Shakt Sects , Panditi and Bakhar Literature, etc.; ( c ) study of modern and contemporary Marathi literature, influence study, various trends and movements in literature. /b r ( iii ) Department of Philosophy, Oriental and Oxidental aesthetics, stylistics and hermeneutics .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) Indian and Western Philosophy; (b) Aesthetics and Poetics (Oriental and Oxidental); ( c ) Stylistics and practical criticism; ( d ) History of Marathi poetics and criticism; ( e ) Philosophical thinkers and literary critics in Marathi. ( iv ) Department of Creative and Professional Writing in Marathi .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) children literature, fiction writing, drama and cyberpunk writing; (b) value education through literature with special reference to National Education Policy, 2020; ( c ) tradition and modernity in creative writing. ( 3 ) School of Maharashtralogy and Social Sciences .- This School includes the following university departments and centres, namely :- (i) Department of Maharashtralogy and Cultural Studies .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) indology and maharashtralogy conceptual framework and methodology; (b) cultural history of Maharashtra (socio-political-cultural institutions, caste system, rural-urban society, philosophical schools and traditions, natural and human resources, class-struggle, ethical and aesthetical values, social transformation, art, literature, science, traditions, agriculture, industry, business, public administration, human rights, social reforms); ( c ) regional and sub-cultural Studies (Folklore, Folk-culture, Folk-literature and Arts, Subaltern Studies, underworld culture, traditional gender roles, women's rights and feminist movement); ( d ) contemporary social trends of Marathi society; ( e ) cyber-cultural shift and its impact on Maharashtra. ( ii ) Department of Brihan Maharashtra Studies .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) history and culture of Marathi provinces (Outside of Maharashtra i.e. Tanjavore, Baroda, Gwalior, etc.); (b) administrative and social reforms in Marathi provinces; ( c ) art, literature, culture, language and dialects in Marathi provinces. ( iii ) Department of Social Sciences .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) History, Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology; (b) Political Science, Public Administration, Law; ( c ) Economics, Population Studies; ( d ) Geography, Natural Resources and Environment. ( 4 ) School of Interdisciplinary Studies .- This School includes the following university departments and centres, namely :- (i) Department of Journalism and Mass Communication .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) Communication Science, (b) Print Media, ( c ) Mass Media, ( d ) Digital Media, ( e ) Wired or Online Journalism, ( f ) Advertising, ( g ) Animation, ( h ) Cyberpunk, (i) Electronic Neighbourhood, ( j ) Media Criticism, etc. ( ii ) Department of Commerce and Management .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) business and marketing, insurance, debentures, share capital and share market; (b) advertising, branding, copyright and commercial writing patterns and methods. ( iii ) Department of Library and Information Science .- This Department shall provide for instructions, extension, teaching, learning and training in the following subjects, branches and disciplines, namely :- ( a ) library and information science; (b) organization, access, information extraction methods, collection and regulation of information, dissemination of information sources; ( c ) documentation science; ( d ) history of library and archival science; ( e ) classification system and record management; ( f ) indexing and reference services.