Need for a theory of quantum gravity (QG),
Limitations of conventional quantum field theory
(QFT) in the construction of a correct theory of QG,
Radiative corrections,
Renormalization,
String theory (ST) as a candidate theory of QG,

Bosonic Strings (- a Recap):
Generalization of basic ideas of QFT to ST and a recap of the Bosonic ST,
Relativistic point particle,
Strings in spacetime,
Equations of motion (EoM) for the string,
Neumann and Dirichlet Boundary Conditions,
Nambu-Goto (NG) action and Polyakov action (PA),
Light-Cone (LC) coordinates,
Solutions of the wave equations,
Open Strings (OS) and Closed Strings (CS),
Poisson Brackets,
Symmetries and Worldsheet
(WS) currents,
Energy Momentum (EM) tensor,
Symmetries of PA,
Hamiltonian,
String quantization.
Canonical and covariant quantization,
LC quantization (LCQ).
Summary of Bosonic ST.

Generalization of these concepts to Superstring
theory (SST) to include the fermions in the theory.

Superstring theory (SST):

Ramond (R) -Neveu-Schwarz (NS) (RNS) Formalism:
RNS Superstrings,
Superstring Action,
Supersymmetry (SUSY) on the WS,
Conserved currents,
EM Tensor,
Mode Expansions and Boundary Conditions,
Canonical Quantization.

Green-Schwarz (GS) Formalism:
Spacetime (or Manifest) Supersymmetry and Superstrings,
Superspace and Superfields,
Superfield for WS Supersymmetry,
Grassman Integration,
Manifestly Supersymmetric Action,
Supersymmetric Point Particle,
Space-Time Supersymmetry and Strings,
Canonical Quantization,
Summary of Superstring Theory.

Compactification and T-Duality:
Compactification of 25th Dimension and Modified Mass Spectrum,
Tduality for Closed Strings,
Open Strings and TDuality,
D-Branes.

String Theory and Physics of Black Holes.

Summary of SST.