PG & Research Department of History

Life Frontier Engagement (LiFE)

Service-learning is a universally accepted student-centric pedagogy that provides experiential learning by integrating academic study with community engagement activities. Lady Doak College is the pioneer institution in Tamil Nadu to introduce integrated service-learning project entitled Life Frontier Engagement (LiFE). It is the capstone of the Integrated Curricular Model, introduced in the undergraduate level since 2013. It is offered as a core major course for all final year undergraduate students in semesters V and VI from the academic year 2015 – 2016. The course opened the avenue for participatory learning and research to the students by engaging them with the community and thereby enhancing personal, academic and civic consciousness of students.

Prior to the introduction of LiFE course, the college had offered service-learning programmes to interested students with extra credits. The mission of enhancing the then existing service-learning programme into Life Frontier Engagement course is to promote service-learning as an integral and enriching aspect of every student’s education and to foster the institution’s engagement with the larger community that furthers the academic and public purposes of the institution. Courses have been framed by each department based on their core major papers and their experiences with service-learning program in consultation with subject experts.

Since its establishment in 1971, the Department of History of the college has made several efforts in enhancing the scope of history to bring the best out of the students to meet the real-life challenges. Keeping in view the changing scenario, the curriculum has been modified and restructured periodically to suit the needs of the students and to enhance their ability to face the society with confidence. The department has designed LiFE course on the theme “Responsibilities of a Citizen” (from 2015 - 2016 to 2021 - 2022) and “Citizenship for Sustainable Development” (from 2022 - 2023), through which, it strives to create opportunities for students of history to learn in partnership with the community and to develop competencies that promote the advancement of a socially responsible citizenry.

LiFE Course Content 1