School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences (SLABS)

The SLABS undergraduate programme is developed to make our students good citizens by offering them an innovative and modernised curriculum. It is founded on the idea that world-class education should expose and adept students to skills such as effective communication and critical thinking. An educational foundation in humanities and basic sciences (including computer Science) will help them to be able to engage effectively with society on any issue and to adapt to an everchanging global demand. All undergraduate degree programmes in the School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences include mandatory 6 Foundation courses in English, History, Psychology, Biology, Statistics and Environmental Science. Besides learning the job-ready skills in their chosen specialization, this interdisciplinary foundation will teach them the skills they need to compete in India’s international workplace. The three-year programme can be extended to a fourth year Diploma/Certificate course for students interested to pursue Higher Studies in USA. The fourth year programme includes courses and a project at SRM-AP, or a Semester/Year Abroad Studies for 40 credits.

S. No	Degree Name	Branch	Focus Areas	Total Credits	Duration	Eligibility	Remarks
1	B.A. (Hons)	English	English. The programme includes a minor specialization in any subject of Arts, literature and humanities.	136	3 years	12th Standard Arts and literature with 60% aggregate marks, and an interview at SRM-AP	The students will be competent to write competitive civil service examinations.
2	B.Sc. (Hons)	Integrative Biology	B.Sc. (Hons) Integrative Biology includes a minor specialization in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science or any other field of student’s interest.	140	3 years	12th Standard PCB with 60% aggregate marks, and an interview at SRM-AP	This is a comprehensive course covering all contemporary subjects in Biology, including Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular biology, Recombinant DNA technology, Biotechnology, Virology, Computer science, The programme enables students to be successful in competitive examinations for higher studies and employment
3	B.Sc. (Hons)	Psychology	Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology	140	3 years	12th Standard any subjects with 60% aggregate marks, and an interview at SRM-AP	In the rapidly changing lifestyle and environment, there is an increasing demand for professional psychologists. This course aims to impart students a clear understanding of the interface between the body and mind. On completion of the course, students will be equipped to pursue fields like clinical psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, organizational psychology, sports psychology, health psychology, child psychology, social psychology, forensic psychology, and prepare them for a career in various settings – schools, rehabilitation centres, industries and so on.
4	B.Sc. (Hons)	Psychology		140	3 years	12th Standard any subjects with 60% aggregate marks, and an interview at SRM-AP	The B.Sc. Psychology course aims to give students an exposure to the human mind and all the psychological processes that govern it. Knowledge of various theoretical perspectives and core psychology subjects will give students the ability to apply psychology in broad range of sub-fields and enable the students to pursue fields like clinical psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, organizational psychology, sports psychology, health psychology, child psychology, social psychology, forensic psychology and so on.
5	B.Sc. (Hons)	Physics	Laser and Optical Communications	140	3 years	12th Standard PCM with 60% aggregate marks, and an interview at SRM-AP	The programme enables students to be successful in competitive examinations for higher studies and employment.
6	B.Sc. (Hons)	Mathematics	Applied Mathematics	140	3 years	12th Standard PCM with 60% aggregate Marks	In this course, the students are offered well-rounded treatment of the subject, covering both theoretical and applied aspects. With many opportunities to work in tandem with various disciplines of Engineering, where quantitative analysis becomes inevitable, our students will have a unique exposure that is not available in many other institutes. The programme enables students to be successful in competitive examinations for higher studies and employment.
7	B.A, (Hons)	History		140	3 years	12th Standard in Humanities with 60% aggregate marks	The programmeme enables students to be successful in competitive examinations for higher studies and employment.
8	B.Sc. (Hons)	Chemistry		140	3 years	12th Standard PCM with 60% aggregate marks and an interview at SRM-AP	B.Sc. Chemistry programme is designed to provide a key knowledge base in the area of chemical sciences. The course introduces students to modern laboratory principles and techniques with problem-solving, critical thinking, independent, and team leader research projects. They will be trained to develop their career as professionals in the field of chemistry and allied fields of science and technology.
9	B.Sc. (Hons)	Computer Science	Data Science, and AI & ML	120	3 years	12th Standard PCM with 60% aggregate marks	The students of these programmes will master the principles of Basic computer science, Machine learning and Deep learning and Data Science. The students will also learn programming languages and tools needed to develop AI & ML-based applications, and for storing and analysing large data, for wide range of industries.
10	B.Sc. (Hons)	Economics	Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, International Economics	140	3 years	12th Standard PCM, PCB, Social Sciences with 60% aggregate marks	The programme covers major areas of Economics with specialization in one of the areas in which the market demand is high.