M. Sc. Extension Education

The year 1896 marks the beginning of a new era in the history of women’s education in India when Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve established an ashram for widows and helpless women at Hingne near Pune. He realized that to make these women self-sufficient, self- reliant and self- confident, schooling was essential at the ashram.Karve launched a programme of schooling at ashram, which latter became regular school for girls and women.This Course include the following content:

Semester I
Research Methods and Statistics
Socio Economic Environment in India
Extension Education Systems
Communication for Extension

Semester II
Research Methods and Statistics
Extension Management
Communication Technology
Photography
Community Development

Semester III
Development Communication
Gender and Development
Computer Application for Social Sciences
Community Development
Guidance and Counseling
Dissertation/ Project

Semester IV
Community Nutrition and Health Management
Sustainable Development
Research Application in Extension Education
Dissertation
Project
Elective Practical