Ranchi: The Ranchi University’s (RU) academic council on Wednesday approved a host of proposals related to the starting of new courses or tweaking the existing ones in its affiliated colleges, pro vice-chancellor Dr Kamini Kumar, who was present at the meeting, said. Held at the Institute of Legal Studies under the chairmanship of RU vice-chancellor Dr Ramesh Pandey, the varsity has agreed to start a PhD course in mass communication and a B.Ed course, RU sources said. RU also gave its approval for starting PhD courses in Philosophy, Sanskrit, Psychology, Life Science and Social Science. The yoga department in the varsity will be renamed as ‘School of Yoga’ where students can now take up BSc in yogic science.