Lucknow University to start 'Education for Happiness' course from coming academic year onwards

Lucknow University spokesperson Durgesh Kumar on Friday said that the university is all set to launch an ‘Education for Happiness’ course in the M.Ed Curriculum from the upcoming academic session. The university will be teaching its students to be happy in any situation with the help of this new course.

Amita Bajpai from the education department while speaking to the media said that the Education for Happiness’ is an inter-departmental course and students from science and M.Com students can also attend the programme. The faculty of Education at the Lucknow University will add the happiness course in the third and fourth semester of the M.Ed programme from the new academic year onwards.

Bajpai also added that the happiness course will have five units which include the aspects related to happiness. The aim of the programme she pointed out is to make students realize what happiness is. The syllabus will also include philosophy and Gita.

Bajpai also added that although the Education for Happiness’ is an optional course a complete examination will be conducted for the programme. The curriculum will be sent to the academic council after receiving the approval of the faculty board. Bajpai also pointed out that if the course is in demand the university will start a degree and diploma programme as well.

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