What are the subjects students study during the MA programme?

As the MA programme is offered in various different subjects, the syllabus of each programme is different. The syllabus of some of top MA programmes is given below for the students use.

MA English
Introduction to Linguistics	Poetry III (Hopkins to Ted Hughes)
Poetry I (Chaucer to Blake)	Drama III (Twentieth Century Drama)
Drama I (Marlowe to Wilde excluding Shakespeare)	Literary Criticism & Theory 1
Prose	Indian Literature in English I/American Literature-II
Linguistics and English Language Teaching	Fiction II
Poetry II (Wordsworth to Arnold)	Literary Criticism & Theory II
Drama II (Shakespeare)	Indian Literature in English II/American Literature II
Fiction I (Defoe to Hardy)	Indian Literature in Translation/New Literatures in English/Women Writing

MA French
History of French Literature from its Origin up to XIXth Century	Introduction to Linguistics
French Novel & French Poetry (20th Century)	Use of French
Introduction to Literary Analysis of Fiction and Poetry	Linguistic Approach to Translation
History of France	French Drama (20th Century)
Origin of Literature in French (Study of Text)	Evolution of French Poetry and Novel as genre
Comparative Literature	Study of Literary Schools or Movements
Didactic of French as a foreign language	Canadian Literature
History of Art in France	Introduction to Translation Studies
MA dissertation	Viva-voce
Introduction to Francophone Literature	Interpretive theory of translation

MA German
An introduction to the Study of Literature – I	The development of Drama from Lessing to Hebel – I
Introduction to Modern German Linguistics – I	Poetry of classical periods
India in German Literature - II/German Literary Trends (Realism & Naturalism)	The development of Drama from Hebel to Brecht -II
An introduction to the study of literature – II	Training of oral interpretation skill
Introduction to modern German linguistics - II	Major Elective Course

MA Chinese / Mandarin
Advanced Chinese	Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature I
Advanced Chinese II	Modern Literary Trends and Criticism
Readings in Literary Chinese I	Readings in Sino-Indian Interaction
Advanced Readings in Political and Economic Documents in Chinese I	Twentieth-Century China
Advanced Chinese III	Women in Chinese Literature
Advanced Chinese IV	Seminar in Modern Chinese Language, Literature and Culture
Readings in Literary Chinese II	Interpretation and Methods of Teaching
Advanced Readings in Business and Scientific Documents in Chinese II	Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
Literature of People’s Republic of China	Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature II
Political and Cultural History Pre-modern China	Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature III
Readings in Comparative Literature	Advanced Study in Chinese Grammar

MA Economics
Microeconomic Analysis	Economics of Growth
Monetary Economics	Public Economics
Elementary Statistics	Issues in the Indian Economy
International Trade	Economics of Industry
Optional Paper-I	Optional Paper-II
Theory of Pricing and Distribution	Growth Models in Economics
Macroeconomic Analysis	Indian Public Finance
Quantitative Methods	Selected Problems of the Indian Economy
International Finance	Economics of Agriculture

MA Econometrics
Basic Mathematical Methods	Human Resource Development
Microeconomics - I	Money and Finance
Statistics for Econometrics	Macro Economics - II
Women and Economy	Advanced Econometrics
Information Technology	Growth Economics
Soft Skill	Contemporary Indian Economic Issues
Mathematical Economics	Financial Econometrics
Microeconomics - II	Public Economics
Basic Econometric Methods	Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics - I	Panel Data: Theory and Application

MA Political Science
Modern Indian Political Thought	Comparative Political Analysis
International Relations-Theory and Practice	Western Political Thought
Indian Politics-Major Issues and Debates	Seminar on Field Project
Contemporary Political Theory	Dissertation-I
Soft Skills	Teaching and Research Aptitude-I
Politics of Developing Countries	Departmental Elective 2
Contemporary Political Issues	Departmental Elective 3
Major Ideas and Issues in Public Administration	State Politics in India
Research Methods in Political Science	Dissertation-II
Departmental Elective 3	Teaching and Research Aptitude-II

MA Public Administration
Concepts and Ideas of Public Administration	Comparative Local Government: Nature and Significance
Administrative Theories and Thinkers: Classical Era	Comparative Administration
Public Personnel Administration: Theory and Practice	Public Policy
Evolution and Framework of Indian Administration	Financial Administration in India: Concepts and Structure
Citizen and Administration: Concepts and Issues	Fundamentals of Computers/International Public Administration – I
Principles and Practices of Public Administration	Comparative Local Government: Process and Issues
Administrative Theories and Thinkers: Modern Era	Development Administration
Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Issues	Theory and Practice of Management
Indian Administration: State and District Administration	Financial Administration in India: Processes

MA International Relations
Contemporary Political Theory	Theory and Practice of Diplomacy
Modern Political Thought	Energy Politics in International Relations
Theory of International Relations – I	Indian Foreign Policy: Post-Cold War Era
Thinkers in International Relations	Research Dissertation – I
Indian Political System	International Political Economy
Gender in Global Politics	National and Global Security in Contemporary World
Theory of International Relations-II	Research Methodology
Geopolitics in International Relations	Research Dissertation – II
Comparative Political Analysis	Electives

MA Politics
Political Theory	Elective - I
Indian Government and Politics	Elective - II
Public Administration	Elective - III
International Relations	Elective - IV
Political Theory II	Elective - V
Comparative Politics, Indian Constitution	Interdisciplinary/Cross-Disciplinary Course

MA Public Policy
Law, Governance and Institution	Political Philosophy for Public Policy
Statistical and Data Analysis	Policy Action Workshop
Qualitative Research Methodology	Social and Cultural Theory
Introduction to Public Policy Process	Public Finance and Administration
Academic Writing Workshop	Program Design and Evaluation
Economics for Public Policy I	Pre Dissertation Workshop
Economics for Public Policy - II (Macro)	Electives

MA History
Principles of History	Contemporary World (Part-II : 1945-2003)
Contemporary World	Indian National Movement (1905-1947)
Ecology & Environment in History	Environmental Crisis and World Religions
Major currents in Historical Thought	Research Methodology and Historical Investigation
Indian Nationalism (Socio-religious and other protest movements) up to1905.	Optional Papers

MA Sociology
Social Anthropology	Theories of Group Interaction
Methodology of Social Sciences	Theories of Group Interaction
Group Processes and Dynamics	Sociological Reviews and Viva-Voce
Classical Social Thinkers	Modern Sociological Theories
Sociology of Environment	Advanced Sociological Theories
Tribal Economy and Society	Sociology of India
Social Statistics	Continuity and Change In India

MA Philosophy
Classical Indian Philosophy - I	Indian Heritage and Axiology
Greek and Medieval Philosophy	Epistemology
Social and Political Philosophy – I	Contemporary Indian Philosophy - I
Indian Culture and Ethics	Contemporary Western Philosophy - I
Logic and Scientific Method	Moral Philosophy
Classical Indian Philosophy – II	Contemporary Indian Philosophy - II
Modern European Philosophy	Contemporary Western Philosophy - II
Social and Political Philosophy - II	Applied Ethics

MA in English and Comparative Literature
Poetry I	Comparative Literature
Drama I	Literary Theory I
Literary Criticism I	New Literatures in English
Fiction I	English Language Teaching
English for Specific Purposes	Philosophy and Literature
Indian Literature in English	Indian Novel in English Translation
Literary Criticism	Writers of the Diaspora
Poetry of the Nineteenth Century	Literary Theory II
Creative Writing (Interdisciplinary)	American Literature II
Twentieth-Century Literature in English	Linguistics
Poetry of the Nineteenth Century Science and Literature (Interdisciplinary)

MA in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
Translation: Principles and Theories	Fundamentals of Translation
Linguistics and Translation	Translation: Comparative Approach and Evaluation
Comparative Literature: History, Principles & Methods	Genres of Translation
Comparative Literature: Kannada and Tamil	Comparative Literature: Western Classics
Comparative Literature: Kannada and Telugu	Media and Translation
Translation: Techniques and Methods	Translation in Kannada: Historical Survey
Technical Translation: Science and Humanities	Kannada as Language of Administration
Comparative Literature: Indian Literature	Comparative Poetics
Comparative Literature: Kannada and Hindi	Comparative Literature: African and Caribbean
Comparative Literature: Kannada and Telugu	Comparative Literature: Latin American Literature

MA Anthropology
Introduction to Social Anthropology	Theories of Social Structure
Physical Anthropology	Applied Anthropology and Tribal Welfare
Archaeological Anthropology	Indian Society
Quantitative Research Methods	Anthropology of Complex Societies
Qualitative Research Methods	Theories of Culture

MA Social Work
History and Philosophy of Social Work	Statistics and Computer Application
Psychosocial Dynamics of Human Behavior	Dynamics of Socio-Political Institutions and Organisations
Methods of Working with People: Micro-Approaches	Social Policy and Planning
Social Welfare Administration	Demography and Population Studies
Research Methodology	Communication and Social work Practice
Man & Society	Labour Problems and Labour Welfare
Approaches and fields of Social Work	Dynamics of Social Development
Human Growth and Development	Social Ecology and Management of Environment
Methods of working with People: Macro Approaches	Counselling and Social Work Practice
Management of NGO’s and Disaster Relief Services	Labour Legislation and Social work Practice

MA in Social Work in Community Organization and Development Practice
Foundation Course	Rural Development and Governance
Philosophy of Research	Sustainable Development and Livelihood
History and Perspective of Social Work	Field Work
Social Case Work	Social Policy and Planning
Social Group Work	Socio-Legal Dimensions in Development Practice
Research Methods I	Urbanisation, Governance and Informal Work
Theoretical Perspectives for Community Practice	Social Action, Advocacy and Movements
Elective Foundation	Business Plan Development for Social Sector
Community Organization	Program Planning and Management
Critical Perspectives on Social work: Introduction to Social Theories	Disasters and Development
Research Methods II	Disciplinary Elective

MA Linguistics
Phl. Underpinnings of Modern Linguistics	Field Linguistics
Phonetics and Phonology I	Language Universals and Language Typology
Morphology	Semantics
Syntax I	Computational Linguistics
Syntax II	Elective Courses I, II
Phonology II	Historical Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics	Sociolinguistics

MA Archaeology
Foundations of Social Anthropology	Social Ecology
Archaeological Anthropology	Anthropology of Peasant Societies
Ethnology and Comparative Ethnography	Anthropology of Urban and Complex Societies
Practical – Archaeological Anthropology	Theories of Culture and Social Structure
Indians Overseas	Human Biology
Qualitative Methods and Research	Economic Anthropology
Physical Anthropology	Political Anthropology
Methodology of Anthropological Research	Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Applied Anthropology	Anthropology of Folklore
Practical – Physical Anthropology	Project, Field work, Dissertation and Viva-Voce

MA Rural Development
Rural Development- Indian Context	Communication and Extension in Rural Development
Rural Development Programmes	Rural Social Development
Rural Development- Planning and Management	Voluntary Action in Rural Development
Research Methods in Rural Development	Land Reforms and Rural Development
Rural Health Care	Entrepreneurship and Rural Development

MA Rural Studies
Principles and Practices of Rural Development	Resource Economics
Economic Analysis for Rural Management - I	Operations Research Techniques
Management Accounting and finance	Environment & Energy management
Quantitative Analysis for Rural Management	Project Management-I: Planning and Implementation of Rural Development Programmes
Agribusiness, Agripreneurship and Skill Development	Rural Product Marketing
Rural Livelihood Systems	Geographical Information systems for Rural Development
Research Methodology for Rural Studies	Rural Development Interventions
Computer Applications for Rural Management	Rural Development Programmes and policies
Economic Analysis for Rural Management - II	Business Budgeting
Social Policy, Planning and Development	Science and Technology for Rural Development
Trade Liberalisation and Global Business Logistics	Co-operative Thoughts and Collective Action
Risk Management & Rural Insurance	Finance Management
Introduction to Bionomics	Social Corporate Responsibilities
Project Management – II: Monitoring and Evaluation of Rural Development Programmes

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