• 01 Oct

Master of Arts or (M.A)

Master of Arts or MA is a postgraduate degree which can be pursued by students who have completed their bachelors (also known as, undergraduate degree).

MA stands for Master of Arts. It is a postgraduate or master's degree which is awarded in number of countries across the world. Some of the common subjects studied by students in this degree are history, philosophy, English, Communication, Social Sciences, international relations and Humanities. It is one of the popular traditional courses in India which is chosen by students with great interest and passion.

 

MA Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor degree (preferably arts) holders of a minimum 3 or 4-year duration with its equivalent (10+2+3 or 10+2+4). The degree should be from a university that is recognized by the UGC (University Grants Commission) of India.

A minimum of 55% aggregate at graduation level

Candidates pursuing a three-year degree programme must clear all topics from 1st to 4th semester, while applicants pursuing a four-year degree programme must pass all topics from the first to the sixth semester.

 

Courses

Master of Arts (Education)

Master of Arts- Sociology

Master of Arts -English

Master of Arts-Political Science

Master of Arts - Applied Psychology

Master of Arts- Modern History

M.A. (Advertising, Public Relations and Corporate Communication)

 

Eligibility Criteria for MA Courses

A Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 (three) year duration from a recognized University required (degree in some relevant subject for some courses required).

The duration of the course will be a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 6 years (can be different for some courses).

Specialization

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Duration

Economics

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Distance Education

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Adult Education

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

English

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Extension & Development Studies

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Gandhi and Peace Studies

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Gender and Development Studies

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

2 years

Women’s and Gender Studies

Bachelor’s degree with a min 50%.

2 years

Hindi

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

History

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Philosophy

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Political Science

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Psychology

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Public Administration

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Rural Development

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Sociology

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

Translation Studies

Graduate in any discipline with knowledge of Hindi and English

2 years

Anthropology

Graduation in any discipline

2 years

 

MA Specialisations

MA Language (English, French, German, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese/ Mandarin, Greek, Japanese and Latin)

MA Economics

MA Political Science

MA History

MA Psychology

MA Communication Studies

MA Philosophy

MA Archaeology

MA Sociology

MA Religious Studies

MA Geography

MA Literature

MA Library & Information Science

MA Linguistics

MA Teaching Education

MA International Relations

 

MA Subjects & Syllabus

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 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 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 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

Micro Economics - 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

Micro Economics - II

Public Economics

Basic Econometric Methods

Applied Econometrics

Macro Economics - I

Panel Data: Theory and Application

 

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)

 

Scholarships

% Marks in Graduation (overall)

Scholarship (%)

95.00 and above

100

90.00 - 94.99

60

85.00 - 89.99

40

80.00 - 84.99

20

75.00 - 79.99

10

 

Best Universities in India to Study Arts ( M.A.)

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi

University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

University of Calcutta, Kolkata

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

University of Delhi, New Delhi

Anna University, Chennai

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi

Viswa Bharti University, Shantiniketan