M.A. in Women Studies
Master
In Chandigarh
Price on request
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Chandigarh
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Duration
2 Years
Facilities
Location
Start date
Chandigarh
(Punjab)
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Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014
Start date
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Course programme
THE Post Graduate Degree Programme of the Centre for Women's Studies, is
very innovative, wherein the students are not only taught concepts and
theories, but their application in everyday life. The success of the
Centre in its endeavours is obvious from the fact that the students have
taken active interest in counselling, even taking up a marital discord
and violence case on their own and successfully counselling the couple
in resolving the dispute.
The Centre, through its teaching programme not only sensitises the students to gender issues and attempts to ensure a commitment to the empowerment of women. It also provides training in all the above skills through its curricula. The emphasis is on Practical skill training in Project formulation, designing, monitoring, budget formulation and analysis as well as on research training normally given in Research degree courses such as M.Phil. Lastly and most significantly, the course is multidisciplinary, which stands the students in good stead in any field of activity which they may decide to pursue, whether development, law, human rights or any other. Here is a brief overview of the course content:
Semester I
Marks
Paper I - Conceptualising Women's Studies 100
Paper II - Women's Movement in India 100
Paper III - Feminist Theory 100
Paper IV - Research Methodology (Gender Perspective)-I 100
Semester Two
Paper I - Feminism: An Indian Perspective 100
Paper II - Research Methodology (Gender Perspective)- II 100
Paper III - United Nations and Women's Issues 100
Paper IV - Project Work 100
Semester III
Compulsory Papers
Paper I - Women and Law-I 100
Paper II - Women and Development 100
Paper III - Women and Human Rights 100
Paper IV - Optional Paper 100
Option (i) Women and Management
Option (ii) Women and Entrepreneurship
Option (iii) Women and Media
Option (iv) Training in Practical Skills
Semester IV
Compulsory Papers
Paper I - Women and Politics 100
Paper II - Women and Law- II 100
Optional Papers (Papers III & IV) 100 each
(i) Women and Work
(ii) Women and Health
(iii) Women and Environment
OR
Dissertation in lieu of two papers
What is more significant from the point of view of today's market and job oriented society is the number of opportunities available in women's studies. Students can seek employment with various types of organizations - public, private, government and non-profit. Graduates find job opportunities in a variety of fields, such as government, communications and media, law, public relations, human services, research, international relations, public health and other career fields.
There are many practical applications for Women's Studies training on the job. For example, as more women work, business and corporations find the need for more sensitivity to women's issues such as sexual harassment, flexi-time, parental leave, pay equity, and equal employment opportunities. The development of women's agencies and organizations is spurring demand for persons with specializations in Women's Studies. There is growing demand in the professions of law, medicine, social work, teaching, counseling, and government service for expertise on gender issues. Similarly, women's studies specialists are increasingly being used as consultants in industry, higher education, insurance companies, and personnel firms. Perhaps most importantly, many Women's Studies graduates say that their education gave them the confidence to pursue careers traditionally held by men. (more detailed information can be had from the Centre for Women's Studies)
The Centre, through its teaching programme not only sensitises the students to gender issues and attempts to ensure a commitment to the empowerment of women. It also provides training in all the above skills through its curricula. The emphasis is on Practical skill training in Project formulation, designing, monitoring, budget formulation and analysis as well as on research training normally given in Research degree courses such as M.Phil. Lastly and most significantly, the course is multidisciplinary, which stands the students in good stead in any field of activity which they may decide to pursue, whether development, law, human rights or any other. Here is a brief overview of the course content:
Semester I
Marks
Paper I - Conceptualising Women's Studies 100
Paper II - Women's Movement in India 100
Paper III - Feminist Theory 100
Paper IV - Research Methodology (Gender Perspective)-I 100
Semester Two
Paper I - Feminism: An Indian Perspective 100
Paper II - Research Methodology (Gender Perspective)- II 100
Paper III - United Nations and Women's Issues 100
Paper IV - Project Work 100
Semester III
Compulsory Papers
Paper I - Women and Law-I 100
Paper II - Women and Development 100
Paper III - Women and Human Rights 100
Paper IV - Optional Paper 100
Option (i) Women and Management
Option (ii) Women and Entrepreneurship
Option (iii) Women and Media
Option (iv) Training in Practical Skills
Semester IV
Compulsory Papers
Paper I - Women and Politics 100
Paper II - Women and Law- II 100
Optional Papers (Papers III & IV) 100 each
(i) Women and Work
(ii) Women and Health
(iii) Women and Environment
OR
Dissertation in lieu of two papers
What is more significant from the point of view of today's market and job oriented society is the number of opportunities available in women's studies. Students can seek employment with various types of organizations - public, private, government and non-profit. Graduates find job opportunities in a variety of fields, such as government, communications and media, law, public relations, human services, research, international relations, public health and other career fields.
There are many practical applications for Women's Studies training on the job. For example, as more women work, business and corporations find the need for more sensitivity to women's issues such as sexual harassment, flexi-time, parental leave, pay equity, and equal employment opportunities. The development of women's agencies and organizations is spurring demand for persons with specializations in Women's Studies. There is growing demand in the professions of law, medicine, social work, teaching, counseling, and government service for expertise on gender issues. Similarly, women's studies specialists are increasingly being used as consultants in industry, higher education, insurance companies, and personnel firms. Perhaps most importantly, many Women's Studies graduates say that their education gave them the confidence to pursue careers traditionally held by men. (more detailed information can be had from the Centre for Women's Studies)
M.A. in Women Studies
Price on request