M.A.

Why study Master of Arts?

• Master of arts degree helps students to enhance their subject-specific knowledge. It provides an in-depth knowledge of the discipline they have selected.
• They also get an opportunity to attend Guest lectures and seminars by professionals in the academic circle or the business environment.
• Postgraduate courses have a larger curriculum and are more autonomous than UG courses. Students are required to put more effort into learning the entire process by developing new skills. The Masters’ degree instills the powers of inquiry, logical reasoning and critical analysis.
• Students can get a good position with their UG degree but for further advancement in the industry field, a Master's degree is a real turning point.

  Who Should Pursue Master of Arts?

• Candidates who have a Bachelor's degree in art course or any special course with 50% marks(45% for reserved category), should pursue M.A degree.
• Candidates who want to pursue a Ph.D degree can opt for an M.A course.
• Students must be serious about their careers.
• The specialisation chosen will help to choose the career as students want.

  MA Eligibility 

  Before applying for an Master of Arts one should be aware of the eligibility criteria as prescribed by the colleges and universities. Below mentioned are the details for eligibility to a MA course,

• Candidates should have completed their Bachelor of Arts with a minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent degree from a recognized university.
• They have to score at least 50% in the relevant subjects.

  MA (Sociology) Syllabus 

  The latest MA Sociology Syllabus in a semester wise breakdown is given below in the table chart:

  First Year Syllabus
  Semester I	Semester II
  Foundational Sociology	Methodology of Sociological Research
  Classical Sociological Theory	Economic Sociology
  General Sociology	Sociology of Development
  Religion and Society	Modern Sociological Theory
  Political Sociology	Industrial Sociology
  Contemporary Social Theory	Perspectives on Indian Society
  Second Year Syllabus
  Semester III	Semester IV
  Advanced Social Theory	Population and Society
  Social Change and Political Order	Urban Sociology
  Gender and Society	Sociology of Violence
  Sociology of Education	Social Problems
  Sociology of Environment	Design of Social Research
  -	Dissertation

  MA Hindi Syllabus

  The following tables give you details about the prescribed MA Hindi Syllabus by various popular and reputed colleges and universities. 

  First Year Syllabus
  Semester I	Semester II
  History of Literature – Ancient and Mediaeval	History of Literature – Modern Period
  Novel and Short Story	Prose II – Drama and One-Act Plays
  General Linguistics	Ancient and Medieval Hindi Poetry
  Translation – Theory and Practice	Origin and Development of Hindi Language and Structure of Hindi
  Second Year Syllabus
  Semester III	Semester IV
  Modern Hindi Poetry including Chayavad	Post-Chayavad Hindi Poetry
  Theory of Literature - Indian and Western	Current Trends in Indian literature
  Electives (any 1)	Electives (any 1)
  Dalit Literature in Hindi/ Official Language Hindi and Functional Hindi/ Sanskrit	Feminist Writing in Hindi/ Special Author: Mohan Rakesh/ Minor Literary Forms in Hindi
  Indian Theatre/ Journalism and Media/ Cultural Tourism	Hindi Writings in Kerala/ Special Author: Premchand/ Sanskrit
  -	Project Work/ Dissertation
  -	Viva-Voce Examination