Master OF Arts ( MA ) | Master Degree

MA (Edu) programme would provide learners a wider and more comprehensive understanding of education as field of knowledge and would accommodate a wide variety of learning needs of learners.

Master of Arts (Education) is aimed at developing professionals for effective participation in educational actions in different areas of education. The Programme is an innovative Post-Graduate programme in education, which emphasises both disciplinary and professional dimensions of education as an area of study. The target group is a Graduate with or without a degree in education.

The Programme comprises five compulsory courses, one course on educational research and four courses in one of the specialised areas e.g. higher education, educational technology, educational management, etc. Apart from the theoretical courses, a student is required to submit a research report in the form of a dissertation.

The Programme would provide both theoretical and practical inputs.

The MA (Education) Programme comprises four groups of courses with differential weightage. The total number of credits will be 68 and each student is expected to cover 34 credits each year.

MA (Edu) programme would provide learners a wider and more comprehensive understanding of education as field of knowledge and would accommodate a wide variety of learning needs of learners.

First Year :

• Course Name
• Educational Research  
• Understanding Education  
• Education: Nature and Purposes  
• Learning, Learner and Development  
• Societal Context of Education  
• Operational Dimensions of Education  

Second Year :

• Course Name 
• Higher Education: Its context and Linkages  
• Instruction in Higher Education  
• Higher Education: The Psycho-social Context  
• Planning and Management of Higher Education  
• ET-An overview  
• Communication and information Technology  
• Computer Technology  
• Designing Courseware  
• Growth and Philosophy of Distance Education  
• Design and Development of Self-Learning Print Materials  
• Learner Support Services  
• Management of Distance Education  
• Communication Technology for Distance Education  
• Growth and Development of Educational Management  
• Dimensions of Educational Management  
• Organisational Behaviour  
• Institutional Management
• Understanding Adult Education  
• Policy Planning and Implementation of Adult Education in India  
• Knowledge Management, Information Dissemination and Networking in Adult Education
• Extension Education and Development