Duration: 24 months
Fees: USD 245 per semester
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree
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Course Curriculum

Duration 24 months
Hours 15-20 hours per week
Semester 4 Sem
Course Credit 80 Credits
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Semester 1

Core Subjects

Specializations available:

Drama – I

Poetry – I

Fiction – I

Literary, Theory and Criticism – I

Gender Studies in Literature

Introduction to Sociology

Sociological Thoughts

Social Stratification in India

Gender and Society

Sociology of Globalization

Political Theory

Indian Government and Politics

Major Ideas and Issues in Public Administration

Comparative Politics: Concepts and Methods

Interpreting Modern India

Semester 2

Core Subjects

Specializations available:

Drama – II

Poetry – II

Fiction – II

Literary, Theory and Criticism – II

Environment and Climate Change

Classical Sociological Theories

Perspectives of Indian Society

Rural and Urban Sociology

Sociology of Family and Kinship

Environment and Climate Change

Western Political Thought

International Politics: Theory and Issues

Politics in India

Political Sociology of India

Environment & Climate Change

Semester 3

Core Subjects

Specializations available:

American Literature

Indian English Literature

Post-Colonial Literature – I

Research Methodology

Literature and Environment

Contemporary Sociological Theories

Culture, Personality, and Society

Research Methodology

Sociology of Religion

Sociology of Ethnicity and Nationalism

Modern Indian Political Thought

Research Methodology

Governance and Public Policy in India

Theory and Practice of Democracy

India’s Foreign Policy

Semester 4

Core Subjects

Specializations available:

Diaspora Literature

Post-Colonial Literature – II

World Literature

Dissertation

Sociology of Development

Sociology of Health

Social Movements in India

Participatory Sociology (Dissertation)

Gender and Politics

Indo-Pacific Emerging Trends

International Political Economy

Dissertation and Viva Voce

Course fee

Full course fee (Four semesters)

USD 980

Inclusive of all taxes

Each semester fee

USD 245

Inclusive of all taxes

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