Course Details:
Fully online and asynchronous
Mandatory for all first-year students at BITS Pilani (Campuses - Goa, Hyderabad, Pilani, Dubai)
academic year 2025-26 onwards.
1 credit split across two semesters (0.5 credit each semester) - year long
Total duration: 12 hours
Weekly modules with weekly deadlines
Module 1: Emotional & Social Intelligence
Life skills for campus well-being
Emotional expression & empathy
Self-awareness (Self talk) + Managing stress and transitions
Resilience, and conflict resolution
Healthy habits and personal grooming
Beginning conversations around mental health
Module 2: Relationships & Identity
High achievement stress; navigating parent, teacher, and peer dynamics
Gender and Sexuality
Breaking myths (masculinity, gender roles)
Understanding attraction, friendship, and love
Setting boundaries and learning to say “No”
Module 3: Sexual Misconduct and Consent, and the Recognition of Harm and Promotion of Safety
Sexual Exploitation, Stalking, Relationship Violence, Retaliation
Full Spectrum & Cycle of Abuse, Female-Male Victimization, Laws
Survivor-Centred Response and Support, Bystander Intervention
Module 4: Substance abuse
Understanding Substance Abuse: Risks and Realities
Laws, Choices and Refusal
Media, Drug Trafficking and the Myth of “Just Experimenting”
Stigma, Rehabilitation, and Social Roles in Addiction Prevention and Support
Students experience the weekly modules exactly as they will appear to you, except
that video controls (like skipping ahead) are disabled for them and the lessons unfold in a locked
sequence. They can only view each part after completing the one before it.
Weekly Modules:
Week 1: Emotional & Social Intelligence for Campus Success
Week 2: Emotional Expression, Empathy & Peer Bonds
Week 3: Facing Yourself: Understanding Thoughts, Emotions & Self Talk
Week 4: Resilience & Conflict Solutions
Week 5: Heathy Habits and Grooming, Biological Foundations and Brain Science, Menstrual Health
Week 6: Beginning Conversations on Mental Health & Building Openness
Week 7: Relationships & Identity: Parents, Teacher, Peer Dynamics, High Achievement Stress: Ambition,
Identity & Wellbeing
Week 8: Breaking Myths: Gender Roles and Masculinity
Week 9: Gender and Sexuality
Week 10: Understanding Attraction, Friendship, Love
Week 11: Setting Boundaries and Learning to say "No"
Week 1: Consent, Force, Incapacity
Week 2: Sexual Harassment, Assault, Discrimination
Week 3: Sexual Exploitation, Stalking, Relationship Violence, Retaliation
Week 4: Digital Safety, Online Exploitation, and Upstander Action
Week 5: Full Spectrum & Cycle of Abuse, Male Victimisation, Laws
Week 6: Reporting and Victim Blaming
Week 7: Impact of Sexual Trauma
Each week, Divita (the psychologist) prepares a document outlining the week’s content.
These are then brought to life by the designer and voice actors.
Student Feedback:
After completing each week’s module, students submit feedback.
All feedback is compiled in the accompanying Excel file containing responses for each week.
Feedback excel
A survivor's letter that we are turning into an animated short film
Her Letter
Script