Integrated MA in Developmental Studies
Integrated MA in Developmental Studies
Many students prefer joining integrated courses after 12th and this integrated MA in developmental studies course offers the students a unique opportunity to enroll in integrated MA course in and IIT. The course is offered by IIT Madras through an . entrance exam after 12th. The course duration is 5 years after 12th and students can opt for this specialization at the end of two years in the course. A very distinctive feature of the programme is the involvement of the Engineering, Sciences and Management faculties in offering innovative courses in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.The programme imparts substantial knowledge of Indian economy, literature, philosophy, culture, society, and public policy. It provides opportunities for learning a foreign language. Currently German, French and Chinese are offered.
Admission, Fee and Intake
Admission is on the basis of entrance exam HSEE only. The Per semester Tution Fee was Rs 11,813 ( As on Jan 2017) and Intake is 23.
Eligibility conditions:-
For Integrated MA in Developmental Studies students from all streams with English as a subject are eligible.
Course Contents
Integrated MA in Developmental Studies is an integrated course. The MA Development Studies entails studying the web of relationships humans have with each other and the physical world, which can serve both as a constraint and a source of enormous creativity and ingenuity for achieving sustainable development. It covers such topics as economic development, the role of the state and markets, globalization, inequality, poverty, gender relations, environment, conflict, new social movements, politics and institutions, urban studies, area studies and international relations, to name a few.
Courses include those in economics, urbanization, gender studies and science and technology studies as well as advanced topics in political philosophy and social theory. Students in this stream will be expected to acquire and develop quantitative skills in introductory calculus and statistics in the course of the programme. Graduates have career opportunities in government, academia, research organizations and industry.
