Post on 03-Feb-2023
Contents
Welcome Message from the President.......................1
College Profile...................................................................................2
Welcome
Academic ProgrammesDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Sciences..................................................9
Department of Environment and Life Sciences...............................................................14
Department of Physical Sciences ............................................................................................19
Department of Arts and Humanities..........................................................................................24
Department of Social Sciences...................................................................................................32
Student ServicesStudent Accommodation......................................................................................................42
Sports Facilities................................................................................................................43
College Library..................................................................56
Computer and Internet Facilities ........57
Research and Industrial LinkagesResearch in the College.....................................................................................45
Research Centres...................................................................................53
Undergraduates Prospectus 2019 - 2020 1
Message from the PresidentProgressing from School to College is an exciting and positive next step in your education and oftentimes it can be an overwhelming experience for both you and your parents. We are delighted to come up with yet another “Prospectus 2019-2020”to help provide you a roadmap to study at Sherubtse College. Our prospectus provides you with key information to help you make decisions about what to study after School. However, I strongly rec-ommend that you take the time to visit us during our academic sessions to ex-perience firsthand teaching and learning experience. You will be able to talk to our faculties, friendly staff, tour our campus and meet with current students.
We provide a new perspec-tive to higher education in Bhutan with a blend of modern but rooted in the ideals of Gross national Happiness. You will enjoy a unique teaching and learn-ing environment at one of the oldest and biggest Col-lege in Bhutan. We pride ourselves in recognizing you as an individual and, whether you study Arts, Humanities, Social Science or Sciences, you will ben-efit from our outstanding teaching and support. All our faculties and staff are highly skilled at helping you to realize your potential, maximize your creativity and graduate successfully as a good human being.Built on the aspiration of the 3rd King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and inspired
by the vision of the 4th King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Sherubtse, today is one of the biggest and the most popular Liberal Arts College in Bhutan under the Royal Patronage of His Majes-ty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Graded A by Bhutan Ac-creditation Council (BAC), Sherubtse is an Alma Mater to some of the Prime Minis-ter (s), Cabinet Minister (s), Secretaries, Civil Servants, Public Servants, Armed Forces and Business Lead-ers of Bhutan.
I look forward to seeing you at Sherubtse College.
PresidentMr. Tshering Wangdi
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Name of the Institute : Sherubtse College, Royal University of BhutanYear of Establishment : 1968Total Land area : 74.5 acresCourses Offered : Bachelors in Arts & Humanities, Social Science, Computer Science & Mathematics, Physical Science, and Environment & Life Sciences; Post Graduate Diploma in English
Vision
An Internationally recognized institute in Liberal Arts and Sciences with an emphasis on GNH value based learning.
Mission
1. To provide GNH inspired quality tertiary education in Liberal Arts and Sciences.2. To contribute to the development of knowledge-based society through knowledge
creation, sharing and advocacy.
Key Aspirations
1. Excellence in providing diverse and interdisciplinary tertiary education.2. Produce academically sound and socially responsible graduates to shoulder the
national responsibilities and uphold the Bhutanese culture and tradition.3. Spearhead postgraduate and doctoral studies for liberal arts and sciences.4. Establish Centre of Excellence in Liberal Arts and Sciences to promote research
and consultancy services.5. Linkages with reputed national and international institutes/organizations.6. Provide quality training programmes based on stake holders needs and demands.7. Facilitate distance mode of education and lifelong learning.8. Establish state of the art facilities and services.9. Ensure additional resource mobilization and financial management to enhance sus-
tainability.10. Promote, motivate and retain highly qualified staff through committed funding for
both short and long-term human resource development programs.
CO
LLEGE PROFILE
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SheRubtSe CoLLege : PeAK of LeARnIng
Total Students: 1608
Male 783
Female 825
Total Teaching Faculties: 98 Male 69 Female 29Bhutanese Teaching Faculties: 82 Male 59 Female 23
Expatriates: 16 Male 13 Female 3Non-Academic Staff: 81
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1968 : establishment of Sherubtse high School.1976 : Introduction of Junior College – higher Secondary.1978 : School section moved to Khaling.1983 : Introduction of Degree courses in Arts, Commerce and general Science in affiliation to the University of Delhi (DU).1986 : Graduation of first batch of 30 students with pass degree.1991 : Honors courses in English, Economics and Commerce were introduced (DU).1996 : Honors courses in Geography and Dzongkha were introduced (DU).1999 : Honors course in Computer Science was introduced (DU).2003 : Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) was established and Sherubtse be came a constituent college.2006 : Sherubtse College started offering programmes under the Royal university of bhutan in Arts/ Science/ Social Science.2008 : Bachelor of Business Administration and Commerce degree courses were shifted to Gedu College of Business. Administration under Royal university of bhutan established Center for Population and Development Studies (CPDS).2009 : Introduction of B.A. in Political Science and Sociology, B.A. in History and Dzongkha and b.A. in Dzongkha and english as double degree programme.2010 : Introduction of B.A in Economics and Population Studies and B.A in economics and geography as double degree programme.2011 : Established Centre for Climate Change and Spatial Information (CCCSI)2012 : B.A. in Media Studies combination with Dzongkha and English was introduced under the School of Arts and humanities.2013 : B.Sc. in Environmental Science was introduced under the School of Life Science. 2014 : Established two more new Centers of Excellence: Centre for Archeology and Historical Research (CAHR) and Centre for Science and Environmental Research (CSER).2017 : B. Sc. in Mathematics was introduced under the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and b.Sc. in Physics and b.Sc. in Chemistry were introduced under the Department of Physical Science. B.A. in Population and Development Studies was introduced in Department of Social Science as single degree programme.2019 : B.A. in Economics, B.A. in English, B.A. in Media Studies, B.A. in History and B.Sc. in Geography were introduced as single degree programme.
Sherubtse College through Years
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Sherubtse is an out-standing Liberal Arts and General Science
College in Bhutan.
Although founded more than a decade earlier as a Pub-lic School, Sherubtse made a history in 1983 as the first institution to provide univer-sity education in Bhutan. With academic affiliation to Delhi University (DU), Sherubtse remained a hub of modern education for de-cades in Bhutan, educating youth in Science, Econom-ics, Commerce, Geography, Dzongkha, English, and His-tory.
Another defining moment in Sherubtse’s milestone came in 2003, with the founding of Royal University of Bhu-
tan (RUB). Sherubtse was embraced as a constituent College, along with hosts of other institutes from across the Country. Under RUB, Sherubtse has diversified its academic programmes and today offers an array of courses by five big depart-ments: Arts & Humanities, Social Science, Mathemat-ics & Computer Science, Physical Science and Envi-ronmental & Life Science. Our academic staff is com-posed of a dedicated group of scholars in a range of dis-ciplines, with qualifications certified by some of the best universities in the world. A mix of local and expatriate staff deliver an exciting and meaningful curriculum to the future leaders of the country. Located in a pristine and
peaceful environment in Kanglung, Sherubtse pro-vides good ambience for learning and happiness. The surrounding villages, farms, mountains, forests, streams, several cultural and histor-ical sites, besides comple-menting meaningful learning provides excellent locations for excursion and nature ex-ploration.
I invite you to experience a wonderful academic, social and cultural atmosphere at Sherubtse.
Dean of Academic affairs Dr. Tenzin Wangchuk
Dean of Academic AffairsDr. Tenzin Wangchuk
in his office. DAA over sees the overall academic
function of the College.
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Mr. Paul RajAsst. Professor
Staff Profile1. Computer Science Faculty
Mr. Sangay ThinleyLectuerer
Mr. Guru BalanLecturer
Mr. Manish Kumar JhaAsst. Professor
Ms. Mani PelmoLecturer
Mr. KarmaDorjiAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Pema NorbuIT Laboratory Assistant
Mr. BalamurguanAsst. Professor
2. Mathematics Faculty
Mr. Bishal Gurung Asst. Professor
Mr. Thinley NamgyelLecturer
Mr. Pema TsheringAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Pema WangdiAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Dechen Wangdi Assoc. Lectuerer
Mr. Dechen LhendupAsst. Lecturer
Ms. SamtenAssoc. Lecturer
Ms. Priya SharmaAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Phub NamgayAssoc. Lecturer
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2. Laboratory Assistant
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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
There are three Labs fully equipped with the latest computers for students and further one more browsing centre to serve the needs of general students.
Year Semester Modules
1
I Programming Fundamentals
Office Productivity
Tools
Digital Electronics
Discrete Structures Academic Skills
II Data StructuresComputer
Organization and Architectur
Networks I Calculus I Dzongkha Communication II
2
I Database Systems
Operating Systems Networks II Calculus II Statistics &
Probability
II Internet Programming Systems Software
Object Oriented Programming
(Java) Linear Algebra Financial
Accounting
3
I Microprocessor Algorithm Analysis
System Analysis and Design
Numerical Meth-ods and Scientific
Computing
Differential Equations
IIDeveloping Java
Applications Using JSP and
Servlets
Computer Graphics
Software Engineering
Operations Research
Managing Information Technology
4
I Optional Optional Honours Project I Theory of Computation
II Optional Optional Honours Project II
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Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Year Semester Modules
1
I ALG101Basic Algebra
CAL101 Differential
Calculus
FPH101 Foundations of
Physics - I
GCH101 General
Chemistry - I
ACS101 Academic Skills
II GTY1012D Geometry
CAL103 Integral Calculus
FPH102 Foundations of
Physics - II
GCH102General
Chemistry - II
FMT102 Mathematical
Software
2
I
GTY202 Vector
Algebra and 3D Geometry
AMT203 Statistics and Probability
AMT204 Discrete
Mathematics
AMT205Graph Theory
PLT101 Programming Fundamentals
IICAL205
Advanced Calculus I
CAL206 Differential
Equations - I
ALG203 Abstract Algebra
AMT206 Optimization Techniques I
DZG101 Dzongkha
Communication
3
IANY301
Real Analysis – I
CAL308Mechanics
ANY304 Complex Analysis
CAL310 Ad-vanced
Calculus II
AMT308 Optimization Techniques II
IIANY303
Real Analysis-II
CAL309 Differential
Equations - II
ANY304 Complex Analysis
CAL310 Advanced Calculus II
RSM301 Re-search Methods
4
IANY405Advanced Analysis
GTY403 Differential Geometry
ALG405 Advanced Abstract Algebra
RSM407 Honours Project I
IIANY406
Functional Analysis
ALG406Algebraic Topology
RSM408 Honours Project II
The front entrance to Sherubtse College is at once welcoming and endaring. This is another structure, besides the clock tower, which has been around for long time that it is now synonymous with the identity of the college.
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A mural depicting Thuenpa Puen Zhi
(Four Friends) decorates the wall at the entrance of Student Service
Centre.
A mural depicting Tshering Namdru: The six forms of longevity, in the foyer of Sherubtse College.
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Staff Profile
Dr. Sonam WangmoProfessor
1. Life Science Faculty
Mr. SudruddinAsst. Professor
Mr. Karma WangchuckAsst. Professor
Mr. Bimal Kumer ChhetriLecturer
Mr. Ram Chandra BajgaiLecturer
Mr. Tshering NidupAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Dawa Tshering TamangAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Sonam TobgayAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Mohan S RanaAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Ugyen Dorji TamangAsst. lecturer
Ms. Tshering DekarAsst. Lecturer
Mrs. Jigme WangmoBotany Laboratory Assistant
Mr. Nop Tshering LepchaZoology Laboratory Assistant
2. Laboratory Assistants
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3. Environmental Science Faculty
4. Laboratory Assistant
Dr. Tenzin WangchukLecturer
Ms. Deki ChodenLecturer
Mrs. Karma Yangzom Assoc. Lecturer
Mr. Dendup TsheringLecturer
Mrs. Jamyang DolkarAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Tshering SamdrupEnvironmental ScienceLaboratory Assistant
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Bachelor of Science in Life ScienceYear Semester Modules
1
I BTS101Algae & Fungi
ZLS101 Protistans & Invertibrate
Biology
CCH101 Concise
Chemistry
BTZ101Evolution &
Biogeography
APC101IT Skills
IIZLS102 Chordate Biology
BTS102 Bryophyte & Pteridophyte
ZLS103 Cell Biology
BTS103 Gymnosperm & Plant Anatomy
ACS101 Academic Skills
2
IZLS204
Developmental Biology
BTS204 Embryology of Angiosperms
ZLS205 Biochemistry
BTZ202 Microbiology
AMT202 Foundations of
Statistics
II ZLS206 Parasitology
RSM301 Research Methods
BTS205 Principles of Plant
Systematics
BTZ203 Genetics & Genomics
DZG101 Dzongkha
Communication
3
IBTS306
Plant Breeding & Horticulture
ZLS307 Freshwater Biology
BTS307 Economic Botany
ZLS308Animal
Physiology
BTS308 Plant Biotechnology
& Tissue Culture
II
BTS309 Physiology &
Ecophysiology of Plant
ZLS309 Animal
Biotechnology
BTS310 Plant Ecology &
conservation
BTZ304 Environmental Biotechnology
ZLS310 Animal
Behavior
4
I ZLS411 Entomology
ZLS412 Wildlife
Management
ZLS413 Aquaculture
RSM407 Honours Project I
IIBTS411
Plant Pathology
BTS412 Biodiversity & Conservation
BTS413 Ethnobotany
4
IZLS414
Conservation Genetics
ZLS415Apiculture
RSM408 Honours Project II
II
BTS414 Forest
Resource Management
BTS415 Phytochemistry of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Research in the field of life sciences is becoming an integral part of teaching and learning aided by well equiped laboratories and hands on field work.
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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Year Semester Modules
Three Year Degree in B.Sc. Environmental Science
1
I
EGY 101 Principles of Ecology &
Environmental Science
NAT 101 Introductory
Geology
FPC103General Chem-
istry
ESL 101Environmental Science Lab. I
APC101IT Skills
II
NAT 102Natural
Resources& Management.
NAT 103Soil Science
MAC 101Fundamentals
of Practical Chemistry
ESL102Environmental Science Lab. II
ACS 101Academic
Skills
2
INAT 204
Biodiversity Conservation
EGY 202 Forest
Ecosystems
BGY 201Systematic
Biology
ESL 203 Environmental Science Lab. III
AMT 202Foundations of
Statistics
II
PLN 201Environmental
Pollution Analysis
PLN 202Public Health
& Environment
DEM 104Principles of Population
Studies
ESL 204Environmental Science Lab.
IV
DZG 101 Dzongkha
Communica-tion
3
IEMT 301
Sustainable Development
PLN 303Waste & Waste Management
ECG 301Principles of Economics
ESL 305Environmental Science Lab. V
RSM 301Research Method
II
EMT 302Env., Climate
Change & Poverty
Mainstreaming
EMT 303 Environmental Policies & Law
GMT 301Introduction to
GIS and Remote Sensing
EMT 304 Environmental Planning &
Impact Assessment
B.Sc. (Honours)Environmental Science
4
I
PLN 404Environmental
Toxicology & Risk
Assessment
EGY 403Industrial Ecology
ECR 403Environmental
Economics
RSM 407Honor’s Project I
II
EMT 405Hydrology
and Watershed Management
EMT 406Environmental Management
RSM 408Honor’s Project II
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Staff Profile
Mrs V.J. helda Malarkodi Asst. Professor
1. Physics Faculty
Mr. Nachiketa Homechaudhuri Asst. Professor
Mr. Tshering ThinleyLecturer
Mr. Ch Vijay KumarLecturer
Mr. Gopal Rizal Assoc. Lecturer
Mr. Parsu KafleyAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Shacha Thinley Asst. Lecturer
Mr. Karma TenzinAsst. Lecturer
Ms. Sonam Choki lhamoAsst. Lecturer
Mr. Punya PraasadPhysics Laboratory Assistant
2. Laboratory Assistant
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Dr. Jas Raj SubbaLecturer
Ms. Pema ChodenLecturer
3. Chemistry Faculty
Mrs. Punam MafchanLecturer
Mr. Sangay WangchuckLecturer
Mr. Tshewang DendupLecturer
Ms. Driglam ZangmoAsst. Lecturer
Mr. Sangay DubaChemistry Laboratory Assistant
4 . Laboratory Assistant
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Bachelor of Science in PhysicsYear Semester Modules
1
IACS101
Academic Skills
MEC101 MechanicsI
GCH101 General
Chemistry I
FMT101 Foundations of Mathematics I
MPH101 Foundations of
Practical Physics
IIFMT102
Mathematical Software
MEC102 Waves and Oscillations
GCH102 General
Chemistry II
FMT103 Foundations of Mathematics II
DZG101 Dzongkha
Communication
2
IMEC203
Electromag-netism
MEC204 Mechanics II
FMT204 Foundations of Mathematics III
PLT101 Programming Fundamentals
MMP201 Mathematical
Physics I
II
MPH202 Foundations of Modern
Physics
OPH201 Optics
AMT202 Foundations of
Statistics
TPH201 Thermal Physics
ELE201 Electronic
Circuits and Devices
3
IMPH303 Atomic Physics
MPH304 Quantum Physics
MMP302 Computational
Physics
TPH302 Statistical Mechanics
RSM301Research Methods
IIMMP303
Mathematical Physics II
MPH305 Solid State Physics I
MPH306 Nuclear Physics
ELE302 Analogue
and Digital Electronics
MEC305 Electromagnetic
Theory
4
IMPH407 Quantum
Mechanics
MPH408 Solid State Physics II
ELE403Communication
Electronics
RSM407 Honours Project I
II
MEC406 Classical
Mechanics and Special theory of Relativity
MMP404 Mathematical
Physics III
RSM408 Honours Project II
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Year Semester Modules
1
IACS101
Academic Skills
FCH101Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
FPH101Foundations of
Physics I
FMT101 Foundations of Mathematics I
FCH102 Fundamentals
of Physical Chemistry
II APC101IT Skills
FCH103 Fundamentals
of Organic Chemistry
FPH102 Foundations of
Physics II
FMT103 Foundations of Mathematics-II
ICH101 Inorganic
Chemistry I
2
IICH202
Inorganic Chemistry II
PCH201Physical
Chemistry I
FMT204 Foundations of Mathematics-III
ACH201Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
OCH201 Organic
Chemistry I
IIOCH202 Organic
Chemistry II
PCH202 Physical
Chemistry II
AMT202 Foundations of
Statistics
DZG101 Dzongkha
Communication
ICH203 Inorganic
Chemistry III
3
IOCH303 Organic
Chemistry II
PCH303 Physical
Chemistry III
OCH304 Spectroscopic
Methods in Chemistry
BCH301 Principles of
Biochemistry I
RSM301Research Methods
IIECH301
Environmental Chemistry
BAC301Basic Applied
Chemistry
PCH304 Quantum
Chemistry and Spectroscopy
NCH301 Chemistry of
Natural Product
BCH302 Principles of
Biochemistry II
BSc Chemistry with honours programme
4
I
ICH404 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
PCH405Advanced Physical
Chemistry
OCH405 Advanced Organic
Chemistry
RSM407 Honors Project I
II
CCH401Computer
Applications in Chemistry
MCH401Principles of
Medicinal Chemistry
RSM408 Honors Project II
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
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Staff Profile
Mr. S.R HazariAsst. Professor
1. English Faculty
Mrs. Choki Beda Lecturer
Mr. Richen Dorji Lecturer
Mrs. WangmoLecturer
Mrs. Tashi Tshomo Assoc. Lecturer
Mr. Tshering SamdrupAsst. Lecturer
Ms. Sangay Choden Asst. lecturer
Ms. Chimi Nangsel Dorji Asst. lecturer
Mr. JigmeChogyel Asst. Professor
2. Dzongkha Faculty
Mr. Tenzin DendupAsst. Professor
Mr. Tshering Penjor Lecturer
Mr. Chimmi DorjiLecturer
Mrs. Yangdon TshomoLecturer
Mr. Kelzang NamgayLecturer
Mr. Sonam ZangpoAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Thukten TsheringLecturer
Mr. Ngawang TengayAssoc. Lecturer
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Mr. Paljor Galay Assoc. Lecturer
3. History Faculty
Mr. Sonam WangdiLecturer
Mr. Lobzang DorjiAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Dorji Phuntsho Asst. lecturer
Ms. karma zamAsst. lecturer
Dr. SharuddhaAsst. Professor
3. Media Studies Faculty
Mrs. Anju ChettriAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Jigme TshewangAsst. Lecturer
Ms. Sonam Pema YangchenAsst. Lecturer
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Bachelor of Arts in Media StudiesYear Semester Modules
1
IFMD101
Media Education
APC101IT Skills
ACS101Academic Skills
LAN102English
Phonetics and Syntax
CTH101 Principles of
Communication Science
IILAN204
Introduction to Creative Writing
JOR101Print Media I
RSM301Research Methods
IMG101Photography and
Photo Editing
CSD101Effective
Communication
2
IIMG202
Photo Journalism
JOR202Print Media II
DZG101Dzongkha Com-
munication
NMD201Digital Media and
Journalism
CSD202Media and
Communication Theories
IIJOR203
Environmental Journalism
FMD202Media Ethics
and Law
PDN 201Television I
ECO101Fundamentals of
Economics
PDN202Radio and Audio
Production
3
I
CSD303Media
and Public Relations
CSD304Advertising
FMD303Media and Democracy
CSD305Persuasive Com-munication and
Rhetorical Studies
FMD304Media, Culture
and Society
II PDN303Television II
TRS301
སྐད་སྒྱུར་སློབ་སྦློང་PDN304
PodcastingFMD305
Media in BhutanFMD306
Media and Gender
4
ICSD406Strategic
Communication
JOR404 Longform and Investigative Journalism
CSD407Communica-tion Research
Methods
RSM407/IRP407Honours Project I/Individual
Research Project I
IIPDN405
Advanced Television
FMD407Media
Management
RSM408/IRP408 Honours Project II/Individual Research Project II
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Bachelor of Arts in History
Year Semester Modules
1
I
SCH101Pre-Historic
Society and Culture of the World
HSW101Ancient
Historiography
ARC201Introduction to Archaeology
SOS101Cultural
Anthropology
ACS101Academic Skills
IISCH102Ancient
Civilization
SPT101Introduction to
Sociology
PEH101Ancient Indian
History
SCH103Social and Cultural
History of Bhutan
APC101IT Skills
2
IPEH202Classical
Civilization
PEH203History of Political
Thoughts (Ancient Greece to
the19th Century)
HSB201Growth
and Spread of Buddhism in South
Asia
PEH204Political History of Medieval Bhutan
DZG101Dzongkha
Communication
II
SCH204Major
Development in the West: Mid-14th – Mid 17th Century
HSW202Historiography:
From Medieval to Post-Modern
SCH205Global
Environmental History
PEH205America:
Colonization to Progressive era
PEH206Indian National
Movement
3
IHSB302
Buddhism in Bhutan
PEH307Economic
Modernization of Bhutan
PEH308Civics and Citizenship
RSM303Methodology of
Historical Research
PEH309Modern
Europe: French Revolution to 1870
II RSM304Oral History
PEH310From Monarchy to Democratic Constitutional
Monarchy
HST305 Modern World History
PEH311Geo-Politics of
South Asia
PEH312Crisis in the Middle
East Since 1945
4
IPEH413
History of Russia Since 1905
SCH407Gender and History
PEH414Historical Interpre-tation of Economics
(From Ancient to Pre-modern Period
RSM407Honours Project I
II
PEH415Japan (From Meiji to the end of World
War II)
PEH416China Since 1911
RSM408Honours Project II
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Bachelors of Arts in EnglishYear Semester Modules
1
I ACS101Academic Skills
LAN101 Introduction
to the English Language
LIT101Renaissance
Poetry
LIT102Introduction
to Non-Fiction Prose
LIT103Contemporary
Bhutanese Writ-ings in English
II APC101IT Skills
LAN102English
Phonetics and Syntax
LIT104Renaissance
Drama
LIT105Introduction to Folk Literature
LIT106The Study of Short Stories
2
IDZG101
Dzongkha Communication
LAN203The Study of Practical
English Usage
LIT207Literature
of the Neo-classical
Period
LIT208Romantic Literature
LIT209Victorian Literature
IILAN204
Introduction to Creative Writing
LIT210Selected
Shakespearean Plays
LIT211Modern Poetry
LIT212The Study of
Science Fiction and Fantasy
LIT213Children’s Liter-
ature
3
ILAN305English
Phonology
LIT314Modern Drama
LIT315American Literature
LIT316Post-colonial
Literature
RSM301ResearchMethods
IILAN304
Language and the Power of ideas
LIT317Asian
Literature
LIT318Contemporary
Literature
LIT319Study of the
Novel
LIT320Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
4
I
LAN406Pragmatics
and Discourse analysis
LIT421European Literature
LIT422Advanced
Literary Theory and Criticism
RSM407Honours Project I
II
LIT423Literature of
Migration and Exile
LIT424Writings by
WomenRSM408 Honours Project II
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Bachelors of Arts in Dzongkha & English
ལློ་ངོ་། སློབ་དུས། སྦློང་ཚན།
དང་པ།
༡ RIG101ཕྲད་རྣམ་དབྱ།
RIG102 དག་ཡིག
LAN101 Introduction
to the English
Language
LIT102Introduction
to Non-fiction
Prose
APC101IT SKILLS
༢RIG103
བདག་གཞན་དུས་གསུམ།
LAM101 ལེགས་བཤད།
LIT105 Introduction to
Folk Litera-ture
LAN102English
Phonetics and Syntax
ACS101Academic
Skills
གཉིས་པ།
༡ RIG204མངོན་བརྗད།
RIG205རྫློང་ཁ་བརྡ་སྦློར།
LAM202ཆོས་འབྱང་།
LAN203The Study of Practical En-glish Usage
LIT208 Romantic Literature
༢ZHU201
སྤྱློད་འཇུག་དང་པ།
RIG206ཚིག་རྒྱན་དང་པ།
RIG207རྫློང་ཁ་རྩློམ་རིག
LAN204Introduction to Creative
Writing
LIT212 The Study of Science Fiction and
Fantasy
གསུམ་པ།
༡ZHU302སྤྱློད་འཇུག་གཉིས་པ།
RIG308ཚིག་རྒྱན་གཉིས་
པ།
RSM309ཞིབ་འཚློལ་ཐབས་
ལམ།
LIT315 American Literature
LAN305English
Phonology
༢ZHU303སྤྱློད་འཇུག་གསུམ་པ།
RIG309ཚིག་རྒྱན་གསུམ་
པ།
LIT320 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
LAN304Language
and the Pow-er of Ideas
LIT318Contempo-
rary Literature
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Every semester, SSLP organizes leadership course for the students to develop and groom the leader-ship quality in them. Students are selected based on the information provided in the SSLP form and number of participants are set by the SSLP team members. SSLP is a semester long Leadership Certificate program.
Sherubtse Student Leadership Programme (SSLP) is a non-credit certificate programme offered eve ry semester for a batch of interested students. Faculty from Sherubtse College with support from Renaissance College, University of New Brunswick, Canada, developed the course. The course focuses on development of key aspects of leadership skills such as motivation, problem solving, and team building, to mention few. Since 2009, the programme has catered to more than 1000 Sherubtse students. The programme was also offered to student leaders of ten RUB colleges in the winters of 2014 and 2016. In April 2015, the leadership programme was adapted and offered to two groups of administrative personnel from Trashigang Dzongkhag. Most recently, it was delivered to local government officials (Gups, Mangmis, and Tshogpas) from eastern Dzongkhags in the fall of 2016. The SSLP is currently the most popular certificate-level programme offered at the Sherubtse College.
Sheru
btse Student Leadership Programme (SSLP)
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Staff Profile
Dr. Pankaj ThapaAssoc. Professor
1. Geography Faculty
Dr. Markynti Swer Asst. Professor
Mr. pema lhendrup Lecturer
Mr. Sonam ChophelLecturer
Mr. KezangGadenAsst. Lecturer
Mr. Tashi Jamtsho Assoc. Lecturer
3. Political Science Faculty
Mr. Tashi ChophelAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Tandin PenjorAsst. Lecturer
Mr. Tashi DorjiLecturer
Ms. Yeshi WangmoAssoc. Lecturer
Mr. Tshering Dorji Asst. Lecturer
Ms. Karma DemaAsst. LecturerMr. Anish Subba
Ms. Sonam Choki LhamoAsst. Lecturer
4. Population and Development Studies Faculty
Mr. Tashi WangchuGeographyLaboratory Assistant
2. Laboratory Assistant
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Mr. C.S. PantAssoc. Professor
Dr. Kailash Pati Lecturer
Mr. Ugyen Lhendup Assoc. Lecturer
Mr. Karma YezerAsst. Lecturer
Ms. Rinzin DemaAssoc. Lecturer
Mrs. Rinzin ChodenAsst. Lecturer
4. Economics Faculty
Mr. Kinly Penjor
Mr. SonamDendupLecturer
5. Sociology Faculty
Mr. Tanka Nath DhitalAssoc. Lecturer
Ms. Yeshi ZangmoAsst. Lecturer
Mr. Leki SangayAssoc. Lecturer
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Bachelors of Arts in EconomicsYear Semester Modules
1
IMIC101
Introductory Micro-economics
AMT202Foundations of
Statistics
ECH101History of Economic Thought
ECH102World
Economic History
ACS101Academic Skills
IIMAC101
Introductory Macro-economics
MQM101Mathematical
Methods in Eco-nomics
AEC302 Bhutanese Economy I
SCP303 Social Policy
APC101IT Skills
2
IMIC202
Intermediate Micro-economics
MAC202Intermediate
Macro-economics
AEC303 Bhutanese
Economy II
MQM202Introductory Econometrics
DZG101Dzongkha Com-
munication
IIMAC203
International Eco-nomics
ECF201Monetary Eco-
nomics
ECR201 Development Economics
RSM301Research Meth-
ods
ECT201Economics of
Tourism
3
IECR303
Environmental Economics
ECR304 Agricul-tural Economics
EHE301Economics
of Health and Education
MQM303Intermediate Econometrics RSM302
Undergraduate Research
IIECR305 Welfare
Economics
EDP101Entrepreneurship
RDP301 Local and Regional
Development
ECF302Public Finance
Honours Programme in Economics
4
I
MIC403Advanced
Microeconomic Theory
MQM404 Advanced
Topics in Mathe-matics
ECF403 Financial Markets
RSM407Honours Project I
IIMIC405
Information Economics
MAC404Advanced
Macroeconomic Theory
RSM 408Honours Project II
A discussion is one of the many forms of active student centered learning.
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Bachelors of Science in GeographyYear Semester Modules
1
I PHG101Geomorphology
PHG102Climatology
ACS101Academic Skills
HUG101 Geographical
Thoughts
CRT101Fundamentals of
Cartography
II
CRT102Surveying
and Mapping Techniques
HUG102Population Geography
APC101IT Ski
AMT202 Foundations of
Statistics
DEG101Geography of Natural Resources
2
IPHG203
Foundation of Geology
HUG203Settlement Geography
DZG101Dzongkha
Communication
HUG204Political
Geography
CRT203Computer
Aided Cartography
IIGMT201
Remote Sensing Techniques
CRT204Total Station
Surveying
RSM301Research Methods
HUG205 Urban
Geography
DEG202Geography of
Tourism
3
I
DEG303Introduction to Development
Studies
EVG301 Fun-damentals of
Climate Change
GMT302Fundamentals of Geographical In-
formation System (GIS)
REG301Geography of
Bhutan
PHG304Surface Water
Hydrology
II
GMT303GIS
Application in Spatial Analysis
EVG302 Environmental
Geography
PHG305Soil Geography
PHG306Geohazards
RSM305 Field based project
Honours Programme in Geography
4
IPHG407
Principles of Glaciology
EVG403 Environmental Management
REG402Geography of
the Hindu Kush Himalaya
RSM407Honours Project I
IIDEG404Regional Planning
DEG405Agricultural Geography
RSM408Honours Project II
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Bachelors of Arts in Population & Development
StudiesYear Semester Modules
1
I
DEM101Introduction to Population
Studies
DEM102Nuptiality and
Fertility
SPT101Introduction to
Sociology
ECO101Fundamentals of
Economics
ACS101Academic
Skills
IIDEM103
Morbidity andMortality
PPD101Migration andDevelopment
PLH101Reproductive
Health
AMT202Foundations of
Statistics
APC101IT skills
2
IPPD202
Population and Development
APD201Basic
Demographic Techniques
DEM204Population
Policies and Programmes
PPD203Population andEnvironment
DZG101Dzongkha
Communication
IIPPD204
Urbanization and Development
PLH202Public
Health and Development
APD202Population
Estimates and Projections
PPD205Communication
for Development
RSM301ResearchMethods
3
IDEM305
Population and Aging
AMT303Survey Data
Analysis
PPD306GNH
Development Paradigm
EMT301Sustainable
Development
GSE101Analytical Skills
IIPPD307
Gender andDevelopment
PMT301Project
Design and Management
PMT302Monitoring andEvaluation of
PopulationPrograms
PMT303Public
Policy Process and Institutions
APD303Introduction to
GIS
Honours Programme in Population and Development Studies
4
I
SCP406Sociology ofDevelopment
PPD408Populationand Poverty
Analysis
APD404Advanced
Demographic Techniques
RSM407Honours Project I
II
PPD409Seminar on
Population and Development
RSM406Qualitative Re-search Methods
RSM408Honours Project II
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Bachelors of Arts in Political Science & Sociology
Year Semester Modules
1
ISPT101
Introduction to Sociology
SOS101 Cultural
Anthropology
SPT102 Introduction to Political Science
PBT101 Political
History of Bhutan
APC101 IT Skills
IISIS101
Family and Society
SOS303 Crime and Deviance
SPT103 Political Theory
and Ideology
PTH101 Classical
Political Thought
ACS101 Academic Skills
2
IAMT202
Foundations of Statistics
SCP201 Social Change
PTH202 Modern
Political Thought
PCP201 Comparative
Government and Politics
DZG101 Dzongkha
Communication
IIRSM301 Research Methods
SPT204 Classical
Social Theory
PBT202 Government
and Politics in Bhutan
PWH201 World Political
History
SCP202 Political Economy
3
ISOS102 Social
Psychology
SPT305 Contemporary Social Theory RSM302
Undergraduate Research
PCP302 Contemporary World Politics
SIS302 Civil Society Organization
II SCP303 Social Policy
PPD307Gender and
Development
PBT303 Administration
and Public Policy
SOS305 Political
sociology
4
ISPT406
International Relations
PGS401 International Organization
PWH402 Political
Evolution of Asia
RSM407 Honours Project I
II
PGS402International
Law &Diplomacy
PGS403 International
Peace & Security
RSM408 Honours Project II
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Non Academic Staff
Mr. Yeshi PenjorAdministrative officer
Mr. Ugyen DorjiAssistant Finance Officer
Mr. Dorji Gyeltshen NesorAssistant Research Officer
Mr. Lingchen DorjiDeputy Chief Librarian
Ms. Sonam ChodenAssistant Exam and Student Record Officer
Mr. Rinzin PhuntshoSenior ICT Officer
Mr. Sonam TenzinStudent Service Officer
Mr. Ngawang PenjorStudent Service Officer
Ms. Tshewang ZangmoAssistant StudentService Officer
Ms. Sangay LhamoAssistant Student Service Officer
Ms. Tashi YanzomStudent Service Officer
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The Office of the Dean, Student Affairs is re-sponsible for managing
student services, care and disciplinary matters of the stu-dents in order to create an environment conducive for learning that supports the ac-ademic mission of the college. The transition from High School to College Life can be an over whelming experience for most of the students and may face variety of challenges while staying in the college. We at the student services office encour-age and coordinate several ac-tivities, workshops, and talks to assist students to address and resolve a variety of challenges that may arise during their stay in the college campus. The college counseling center pro-vides mental health and other services such as short courses and workshops on depression,
time management, self aware-ness, coping up with examina-tions and study skills.By offering effective pro-grammes and participation in all college activities and by en-couraging and supporting ac-tivities that include Games and Sports, Athletics, Recreation (cultural activities and competi-tions organized by FINA), Stu-dent Clubs, Organizations and performing arts etc.-the Office of the Student Affairs provides opportunities for students to achieve a better understanding and admiration not only for our culture, but also to learn and grow as to be prepared to enter a profession that demands high intellectual capabilities and in-tegrity.At Sherubtse, we believe that students are more than indi-viduals attending classes, writ-ing papers, and preparing for
examinations. Participation in various co-curricular activities, working in student Clubs and Units, reporting on campus is-sues, or extending community services are an integral part of life at Sherubtse.We expect our students to live here with dignity and humility, and make the most out of the richness of the environment and the important investments the Royal Government of Bhu-tan has made for every stu-dent’s education. It is the wish and mission of the College to graduate every student from Sherubtse with good knowl-edge, skills and personal quali-ties that will be a source of pride for the parents, the people of Bhutan, our beloved King and, of course, to the alma mater.
Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Yezer
Dean of Student Affairs,Dr. Yezer, sees over student activities and services of the
College.
Student using Wifi in student Service Center
Cultural program in the multi-purpose hall
Student volunteers of Bhutan Youth Foundation observes the World Suicide
Prevention Day at Sherubtse.
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Student AccommodationAlmost all students reside in the campus but few students on request stay as a day scholar. With 20 hostels, most students find residence in one of the hostels. There are 3 centrally catered hos-tels where meals are available and the rest are self-catered hostels. Each hostel is looked and managed by the Student Service Officer (SSO).
All full time undergraduates at Sherubtse are of-fered accommodation in College for the full three or four years of their degree course. All hostels are conveniently situated and near to academic buildings, Library, IT facilities, games/ sports fa-cilities, and Monasteries. The college has twenty hostels with capacity ranging from 50 students to 105 students. Three of the twenty hostels are centrally catered and the remaining seventeen hostels are Self-catering. All the hostels are fully furnished with beds, cupboard, and study table, chairs, normally located with common bathroom in each floor. Majority of the hostels have dou-ble rooms but some hostels have single as well as triple or more share rooms. The self-catering hostels are provided with common kitchen (three
to four rooms share one kitchen) and all hostels are provided with common room which has fa-cilities like TV and newspapers. The activities of hostels including safety, minor maintenance, cleanliness, discipline, counselling, pastoral care and academic guidance from their respec-tive SSO and the Sherubtse Hostel Manage-ment Committee (Which consist of the council of SSOs, Dean of Student Affairs (chairperson), Ad-ministrative Officer, Maintenance In-Charge and Resident Leaders) is also responsible for work-ing on the student accommodation and to ensure that Sherubtse students felt at home. The Resi-dent Leaders act as a medium of communication between students and the Hostel Management group. The management of hostels is carried out in the most democratic manner with involvement of students. To ensure discipline in hostels- a uniform set of code of conduct is enforced to all students and also college rules and regulations are also mentioned in the student handbook. We provide accommodation for a diverse range of students from different background and expect to be tolerant and flexible.
Student Residences
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Sports Facilities
Sherubtse College pride itself in building young athletes, supporting their physical growth with access to wide variety of games and sports. There are annual games and sports event such as College Marathon, Monsoon football tournament, spring football tournament, basket and volley tournament. Besides these events, the college also organized indoor games competition like table tennis, badminton, carom, snooker chess and taekwondo. In 2018 the college instituted to organize open football tournament annually called ‘Chancellor’s Cup’. Also in 2019 the college has organized veteran foot-ball tournament to give equal oppor-tunity to elder people nearby. At the regional and university level college also participates annual university sporting events organized by BUSF (Bhutan University Sport Federa-tion).
The facilities include a moderate multipurpose hall for indoor games like Table Tennis, Badminton and Gym. In 2018 the college has also established other indoor games facil-ities such as snooker, chess, carom, Chinese checker and scribble. The outdoor facilities include Austro Turf Football pitch with changing room, shower facilities and lighting system, standard basketball court with light-
ing facility, volleyball court, tennis, futsal court, and an archery range. Most of the hostels have volleyball courts maintained and developed by the respective hostels. The Col-lege Games and Sports Committee organizes various games and sports activities throughout the year includ-ing traditional games like Khuru and Archery to entertain students and make them physically fit.
Our students have shown remark-able performance and won many medals during the Inter College tour-naments organized by BUSF. Our Student s have participated at the in-ternational level in University Games at Bangkok in 2009 and Belgrade, Serbia in 2017 in Athletic, Table Ten-nis and Taekwondo supported by BUSF.
Annual College MarathonOrganized by Sport Committee, An-nual College marathon is conducted every year during spring semester.
SportsFootball is probably the most popular sports played in Sherubtse. Compe-tition between hostels, Departments and Classes takes place on a regu-lar basis. However, monsoon football tournament amongst the different hostels brings lot of excitement to
our students.
Basketball is another popular sport. Basketball competition is also held regularly between class and hostels.Volleyball is yet another popular sport in the college. The relative case of making the court means that it is seen in front of most of Hos-tels where students have great fun during Sundays and holidays.
Archery range is located above De-gree Hostel 8 (DH-8) and Minjurling Hostel and archery enthusiasts prac-tice their skills at the first opportuni-ty they can get. Archery being the national sport is played to celebrate cultural holidays. Khuru, a traditional dart shooting sports is also played during cultural holidays and some-times for fun.
There are two indoor badminton courts, Table Tennis and one Gym room in the Multi-purpose Hall (MPH), where enthusiasts can prac-tice their art.
In 2018 college has also established another indoor game facility such as snooker, chess, carom, chinese checker, and scribble in the Student Service Center.
Gift from His Majesty: AstroturfFootball Ground
Sherubtse College Football Team Won the Chancellor’s Cup Basketball Court
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Student Organization: Clubs and Societygrooming Young Leader The College has a number of student organizations formed with the noble objective to provide platforms for their wholesome development. These are purely co-curricular activ-ities where students not only enhance their skills and competencies but also promote the community life around the region. The different forums and clubs organize activities ranging from seminars, debates, quizzes, symposia, awareness campaign and advocacy program on events and issues of national and international importance to games, sports and cultural programs. Extracurricular activities can form a vital part of your experience here at Sherub-tse, creating unique opportunities for friendship, linkage and learning within and outside the college.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION
Forum for International and National Awareness (FINA) is the highest student body in the college. FINA provides a platform where all stu-dents can interact in a meaningful and constructive manner. It promotes awareness of matters of national and international importance and seeks to foster a love in students for their country, its traditions and culture.
1. Forum for International and National Awareness (FINA 2. Social Service Unit (SSU)3. Sangye Karm4. Democracy Club5. Sherubtse Disaster Management Unit (SDMU)6. Sherubtse Student Welfare Scheme (SSWS)7. Sherubtse Student Activities Audit Committee (SSAAC)8. Youth Volunteer in Action (Y-VIA)9. Sherubtse Media Society (SMS)10. Sherubtse Cultural Club11. Sherubtse Health Club
12. Sherubtse Art Club13. Sherubtse Tarayana Club14. Gayjor Dechen Tshokpa15. Sherubtse Rovers Scout16. Y-PEER17. Sherubtse Organic farming Society18. Bhutan Youth Foundation (BYF) and Go Youth Go (GYG)19. Sherubtse Film Society (SFS)20. Bhutan Toilet Organization-Sherubtse21. Reading Club22. Sherubtse United Nation Club23. Sherubtse GNH Youth Club24. Sherubtse Tshongrig Club
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Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages,
Dendup Tshering in his office. DRIL over sees the overall research activities
and external linkages of the College.
The Office of the Dean of Research and In-dustrial Linkages is
entrusted to oversee the re-search activities and consul-tancy services, coordinate and support professional development programs, ex-plore and establish linkages with the external intuitions and industries to foster re-search and academic ex-changes that lead to innova-tion and paradigm-changing ideas of value to the society and the wider world. Research excellence in lib-eral arts and sciences is central to the mission of the college and a top priority for the Office of the Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages. In order to pro-mote and support research activities, the college has established four research centres with different focus
areas, encompassing disci-plines of all the 14 academic programmes offered at the college and also reserved at least 1-2% of the annual budget annually called the Annual College Research Fund.
Sherubtse is strategically lo-cated where there are ample of opportunities for research in various fields ranging from culture, history, society and environment which are least explored in this region. Through different research centres and departments, a maximum of the faculty members and a consider-able number of students are engaged in research projects and consultancies funded by the college and through external grants. The college also has adequate research facilities and a
state-of-art water chemistry laboratory in the country. Besides research activities, the college has formal link-ages with 18 external institu-tions and more than 12 infor-mal collaborations. Through these collaborations, the college organizes seminars and conferences, research training and workshops for faculty members and stu-dents on regular basis both within and outside the col-lege. A strong culture of col-laboration also exists at all levels through the depart-ments and centres, between faculties and with other insti-tutions.If you want to explore and conduct research, Sherub-tse is a right place.
Dean of Research and In-dustrial LinkagesMr. Dendup tshering
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Research plays an important role in developing and shaping the fu-ture of every university. Today, it is
observed that the academic institutions need to offer the programmes as per the need of industries in order to make the graduates of the university employable. The research and Industrial linkages unit at Sherubtse College is set up with following visions and missions. The unit is looked after by the Dean of Research and Industrial.
VisionSherubtse College will be an integral part of the nation and the region by re-ceiving investments, supplying research
and quality students, thereby boosting its international reputations.
MissionTo continue to advertise the expertise of our faculty and students, thereby gen-erating enough interest from outside world to establish new productive link-ages both at national and international levelTo come up with original research pa-pers on various themes related to the nation in particular and region in gener-al annually.To identify research as an important en-gine for the progress of the nation.
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Seminars and ConferencesSeminars and conferences are conducted at regular intervals with increasing frequency. The congregation of intellectual minds provide a platform to discuss and debate on the recent developments in respective areas and also offer opportunity for students to take part in the scholarly activities.
The recent conferences and seminars the college has organised in 2019 are:
1. Seminar on “State of Research Culture” on 24 October 2019.
2. Seminar on “DNA, systematics, and Biogeography: Prospective from Herpetology”.3. Seminar on “Public Health and Development”.4. The 5th Annual Joint Faculty Research Meet (AJFRM) from 5-7 September 2019.
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Workshops and TrainingsThe workshops and trainings are also conducted to help faculties and students keep up with latest learning tools as well as to enhance the knowledge and skills on research. For 2019 the college conducted following workshops and trainings:
1. Workshop on PhD Proposal Writing2. Workshop on Result based Monitoring and Evaluation of the Project3. Workshop on ICT enabled Innovative Teaching and Learning 4. Workshop on Introduction to R studio5. Training on Gaussian software application
6. Workshop on Herpetology
7. Workshop on Data analysis using SPSS
Three days of Faculty Development Program on Introduction to Computa-tional Chemistry Theory and Practice for Exposure to Gaussian, Chem Office, Mathematica Software from 19-21 November 2019.
On 19 July 2019 the Centre for Science and Environmental Research (CSER) in collab-oration with the Department of Environment and Life Sciences, Sherubtse College or-ganized in-house workshop on ‘DNA, Sys-tematics and Biogeography: Perspectives from Herpetology’ for the faculty members of the Department of Environment and Life Sciences. The workshop was resourced by the team from Natural History Museum, London, England.
Centre for Climate Change & Spatial Information organizes a Workshop on “Data Analysis using SPSS” at Lingkhar Lodge for the faculty members
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Sherubtse College Research GrantTo enhance the practical research knowledge and skills and to keep engage faculties and student, every year the college shall reserved at least 1% of the Annual Budget to support research activities called Annual College Research Fund (ACRF). This year the college funded six research proposals through ACRF .
PublicationsThe College also publishes journals and conferences proceedings periodically. The college has its own research journal called Sherub Doenme. It is a peer reviewed research journal of Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, published annually both in print and online. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles and short communi-cations of multidisciplinary content in natural and social sciences.
Research ProjectsThe College also carry out the consultancy services for Government Organizations and NGOs/CSOs and also carry out the Research projects to generate new knowledge and give insight of current situation. Following are the ongoing research projects carried out by the college.1. Hydrograph separation of stream flow using geochemical tracers in Paa Chu Basin
funded by The World Bank Group2. Folklore of Eastern Bhutan funded by GoI-PTA and St. Joseph College, Darjeeling3. South Asian Nitrogen Hub funded by UKRI-GCRF 4. Vulnerability Assessment in Zhemgang Dzongkhag funded by UNDP Bhutan5. Analysis of rural fuelwood Dependency and Sustainable Energy Potentials in India and
Bhutan funded by Guwahati University 6. Meeting with the Dragon King: First herpetological expedition to the kingdom of Bhutan
funded by NHM, London
Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) Cell Office of the DRIL also over sees Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) Cell. EDP Cell intends to give students a chance to bring fundamental concepts and skills of so-cial entrepreneurship. It also provides students an early exposure to self-employment, job creation and career development. EDP Cell encourage student-led projects at the college which inculcates critical, innovative and independent thinking among students and educate students about highly career opportunities as entrepreneurs.
To equip students with entrepreneurial skills and trigger their entrepreneurial/business ideas, EDP Cell organises entrepreneur courses, and activities such as business idea pitching, talk on entrepreneurship by successful entrepreneurs during Druk Tshongrig Gaten and sends students to attend and compete in various entrepreneurial courses and competition organised by the college and external organizations.
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IIT Guwahati and Sherubtse College signed a Terms of Reference to promote international academic cooperation and promote exchange of teaching and research experiences.
Students from Kyoto University visits Sherubtse College on exchange program.
Centre for Science and Environmental Research, Sherubtse College sign Terms of Ref-erence (ToR) with Natural History Museum, London to strengthen Academic & Research linkages.
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LinkagesLinkages with which Collaborative activities carried out till 2019: A. International Linkages:
1. Kyoto University, Japan 2. University of Fukui, Japan 1. Open University of Japan, Japan2. Renaissance College, University of New Brunswick, Canada 3. University of Colorado, USA 4. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 5. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India 6. Guwahati University, India 7. St. Josephs College, Darjeeling, India 8. South Asian University, Delhi, India 9. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom10. Vilnius University, Lithuania
B. National Linkages:
1. Bhutan Transparency Initiative, Thimphu2. National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology, Thimphu3. Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative, Bhutan 4. Tashi Cell, Bhutan 5. Loden Foundation, Thimphu6. Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Thimphu
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Sherubtse College: Research CentresResearch plays an important role in developing and shaping the future of every university. Today, it is observed that the academic institutions need to offer the programmes as per the need of industries in order to make the graduates of the university employable. The Office of the Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages is tasked with the job of ensuring that the College is able to promote re-search culture and of ensuring active linkages and communications with the stakeholders including industries. In order to facilitate and promote researchers, and enhance research capacity and sup-port, and help maintain a sustainable financial base for research, the College has established Four Research Centres.
Centre for Archaeology and Historical Research (CAHR)
Vision: Become a center of excellence in Bhutanese History and Archaeology to preserve the Na-tional Heritage and Cultural Identity Mission: Conduct historical research to archive the National Heritage and Cultural Identity Objectives • Conduct historical research to archive the National Heritage and Cultural Identity • To reconstruct the socio- cultural and political history of Bhutan• To link cultural and political history to contemporary Bhutan • To train and educate students and relevant stakeholders on historical, cultural and applied ar-
chaeology• To establish Institutional Linkages both at National and International level
Focus Areas of Research• Monuments and Artifacts (Burial Tombs, Ceramic, lithic) • Rock Art, cave sites, Iron-ore sites • Tangible and Intangible culture • Local Languages • Local History and Tribal History • Ethno –archaeology• Art History –Buddhist iconography, Motifs • Contemporary Political and Historical development • Society, Technology and utilitarian tools of pre-proto and modern BhutanCoordinator: Mr. Sonam Wangdi, DoAH, Email: somwangdi.sherubtse@rub.edu.bt
Centre for Climate Change and Spatial Information (CCCSI)
Vision: To be a centre of excellence for creating and sharing new knowledge through research and spatial information system
Mission• To collect, create and share spatial data & information and conduct research on climate change,
resources and socio-economic development. • To create excellent research ambiance through national and international collaboration; • To develop and deliver academic courses, train and participate in teaching and research activ-
ities; • To serve the local community by creating awareness to prevent, reduce and mitigate cli-
mate-change related impact and disasters
Focus Areas of Research• Land Use Land Cover• Cryosphere• Disaster• Sustainable development• Urbanization/Migration/ demographic transition• Geospatial techniqueCoordinator: Mr. Sonam Chophel, DoSS. Email: sonamchophel.sherubtse@rub.edu.bt
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Centre for Science and Environmental Research (CSER)
Vision: To become a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Research for Sustainable DevelopmentMission:• To develop research capacity in environmental science and related fields • To provide data and information on environment • To create platform to connect researchers and stakeholders • To disseminate and appraise research findings to relevant policy making bodies • To collaborate and establish linkages with national and international institutions • To train and educate students, future leaders, and general public on environmental
related issues• To provide services on water quality analysis in Bhutan
Focus Areas of Research• Hydrological studies:
Determination of proportional contributions of source waters (glacier meltwater, ground-water and precipitations) to the streamflow/discharge using geochemical tracers; Water quality assessment of springs, streams and rivers; Assessment of Long-range atmo-spheric transport and its impact to high altitude lakes and glacier/snowpack; waste-water quality assessments; and groundwater assessment (residence time & re-charge capacity)
• Freshwater Ecology:Baseline study of algae and macro-invertebrates in streams, lakes and rivers in urban and pristine environment; their relationship to environment and water parameters; sen-sitivity to the water pollution and climate change.
• Air pollution:• Indoor (household) & outdoor pollution• Wetland ecosystem services:
Assessment of Nutrient loads and its assimilation; Assessment of anthropogenic im-pacts and threats to wetlands; Assessment of wetland productivity and its health.
Coordinator: Mr. Tshewang Dendup, DoPS Email: tshewang.sherubtse@rub.edu.bt
Centre for Population and Development Studies (CPDS)
Vision: Become a center of excellence in population and development research to en-hance the well-being and happiness of the people Mission:• Serve as the locus for interdisciplinary research on population change, socio-econom-
ic development, and human health.• To influence social, economic and development policies through social research.• Develop research expertise in population and development.• Produce demographic, sociological and economics knowledge.• Disseminate demographic, sociological economic information to the public.• Establish technical and collaborative networks at the national and international level
with relevant agencies.• Provide consultancy services
Objectives: Carry out research in field of population and development studies and provide inputs of policy formulations• Focus Areas of Research• Population, Development & Health • Economic Growth and Poverty• Social change and development• Policy/Programme Evaluation • Governance Coordinator: Mr. Tashi Dorji, DoSS: Email: tashi_d.sherubtse@rub.edu.bt
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Cells under the Centre for Population and Developmental Studies
GNH Community Development & Outreach Programme
Vision: Create a climate of support for rural development to enhance the well-being and happi-ness of the communityMission: • Establish institutional and community linkages• Practically implement GNH values at the grass root level• Conduct social and historical research on agriculture, happiness and rural development• Preserve National and cultural identity and establish its link in promoting happiness• Provide support services for the betterment of the rural community
Planned Activities: • Identifying and adopting GNH Village• Open traditional agriculture tools museum on campus • Organic farming • Lifelong Learning • Student Community Support Services• Donation and contributions such as clothes, rations, etc• Research with a Public purpose• Agriculture and rural livelihood• Community Entrepreneurship programme• Village Stay/ Village outreach programme • Cultural programme
Sherubtse Initiatives for Gender Learning and Research (SIGLR)
Sherubtse Initiatives for Gender Learning and Research (SIGLR) is the next step in the de-velopment of academic discipline and research programme in the field of Gender Studies at Sherubtse College.
The goals of SIGLR are:• Continue the development of the SIGLR as a successful, interdisciplinary research and
training platform.• Establish SIGLR as a recognized research and training platform.• Establish SIGLR as a recognized platform that addresses problems of local and national
interest in the field of Gender Studies, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Human Develop-ment.
• Establish SIGLR as the focal point for externally funded, research project on gender at Sherubtse College.
• Establish SIGLRS as the primary provider of high-quality research based academic and training resources on Gender.
Long Term Priorities• Initiate research-based programs in Gender Studies to explore the opportunities and chal-
lenges, and pursue the goals of local and national interest on Gender for GNH based society. • Persuade ministries and relevant agencies to establish a memorandum of understanding on
capacity building of faculties and students for in-house training, workshop & research. • Explore possible avenues and funding sources to sustain the activities of SIGLR. • Conduct research, trainings & workshops at local, regional and national level. • Hold seminars & conferences at local, regional, national and international level. • Invite experts for lecture series.• Publish journal/magazine that includes portfolio of selected students and staffs research
articles, essays, etc.,
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LIbRARY fACILItIeS
Sherubtse College Library Sherubtse College Library is the largest and oldest aca-demic library in the country. It serves the patrons from two fully equipped, two-storied buildings spread within an area of more than 700sq.m.The building con-sists of three main stack rooms, a reading area, silent study room, journal and reference sec-tion, back-volume section, e-li-brary centre, information literacy classroom, and group discussion room, among others.
Library Collection Sherubtse College Library has more than 50,000 volumes of books and more than a hundred titles of journals and magazines. The library also has a good col-lection of audio visual materials like CDs and DVDs. Constant addition of all type of information sources is the standard feature of the library.
Library Automation The library is fully automated with Koha library automation system. The automation covers the entire scope of library activi-ties, such as acquisition, catalog-ing and circulation with provision for renewal, reservation, serial control, online public access catalogue (OPAC) and gener-ates various types of reports and statistic. The OPAC system facil-ities the advanced searching of the library database on almost all fields of books and journals. The search engine is used for simple
as well as advanced search with Boolean terms. The arrivals of li-brary books can also be viewed on the Library OPAC.
Security System Sherubtse Library has installed 3M security system with a check-point 3M gate to monitor the il-legal exit of library materials. Is-sued books, either to take home or return and/or renew have to be handed over to the personnel at the circulation desk for proper transaction and to maintain strict vigil at the entrance.
Largest Book The world largest book of Guin-ness record for the year 2003 is available in the library for ref-erence. It is a Picture book on Bhutan by Michael Hawley. The library also holds photographs of the college activities, facul-ty members and students from 1979 onwards.
Services Besides print materials, the li-brary also provides access to a wide range of online resourc-es through its website and the E-library centre, which is fully equipped with computers and in-ternet access. The E-library sec-tion also provides access to the growing collection of institutional digital repository. Dspace is used for this purpose.
Library Committee The library committee consists of the President as the Chair-
person, the Dean of Academic Affairs as the Vice-Chairperson, one member representative from each department, Librarian as member secretary, and one staff from the Library. The committee takes decision on issues such as library policies, library discipline, procurement of library materials, and other library related matters. The library committee meets at least twice a semester.
Opening HoursSherubtse College Library open-ing hours are as follows:
Monday to Friday: 08:00 am-6:00 pm 1 month before the commencement of examination and during the examination, the Library remains open till from 8:00am -10:30 pm excluding government holidays.
The Silent Study room remains open for 24X7 hours throughout the academic session.
During the vacation period, the library is kept open from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm on regular work-ing days.
Monday to Friday: 08:00 am-6:00pm
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Computer facilities
Sherubtse College has a total of 10 computer labs which caters to dif-ferent departments, including the dedicated labs for BSc Computer Science, GIS lab for Geography department, E-Library lab, and com-putational lab for Physical Science department, media lab and open wireless lab. The labs provide com-puter related knowledge and skills to the students besides helping them to use the computers for assignment and research purposes. All the labs are connected with internet connec-tion and browsing facilities. There are approximately four hundred computers on campus including the faculty’s computers.
InternetSherubtse is now connected to Druk Research and Education Network (DrukREN) and has 49 MBPS of lease line connection subscribed from DrukRen. The National Re-search and Education Network (DrukREN) consist of fibre-optic net-work using the existing OPGW(Op-tical Ground wire). A 10 Gigabit per second fibre-optic backbone is established within Bhutan, there-by connecting all the research and educational institutes in the country. Sherubtse has one of the largest network under the Royal University
of Bhutan. The core network and edge network equipments set up for Sherubtse supports 1 Gigabyte con-nection. Wi-fi Connection Sherubtse College is also connect-ed with excellent wireless network. The campus has several wireless hotspots where users can get ac-cess to the internet. The college has set up an open lab where students and staff can bring their own devices and access free wireless connec-
tion. Moreover, the student service centre is fully connected with wire-less connection for students to use at any point of time. The wireless provides extra mobility and acces-sibility with greater freedom to con-nect with the world.
ICt teaching-Learning tools and resourcesVirtual Learning Environment (VLE) The college’s Virtual Learning En-vironment (Moodle) is an online space setup to deliver technolo-gy-enhanced teaching and learning experiences to the faculty and the students. In total 200 courses (mod-ule) are uploaded in VLE and there are 1700 + users using VLE as of July 2019.
e-books and JournalsTo support research and teaching, Sherubtse subscribes to Proquest, E-book central which provides e-books for various disciplines. Pro-quest provide more than 10,00,00 E-books.
To help explore a wide range of academic and research contents, Sherubtse subscribes to JSTOR which provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books and primary sources in 75 dis-ciplines.
Royal University of Bhutan also subscribes to EBSCO. EBSCO is world's most valuable and compre-hensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, includ-ing more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and ab-stracts for more than 12,500 journals and 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database fea-tures PDF content going back as far as 1887, with a majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF for-mat. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
ICt in classroomTo enhance teaching and learning, Sherubtse has installed wireless projector in all the classrooms. It eases the work of the module tutor and students since they can use the projector with their own devices such as laptops, smart phones and other smart portable devices.
ICT Facilities