The M.A in Women’s and Gender Studies at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offered since July 2013 in distance mode. This 64 credit degree will equip students with the ability to deconstruct the complex power hierarchies and relationships operating in society, from the perspective of women and gender.

Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies (MAWGS)

Duration
2 Years - 5 Years

Course Fee
Rs. 12,000

Age
No bar

Eligibility
One having a Bachelor degree with minimum 50% aggregate can apply for the course

Fee
The programme fees is Rs 3000 per semester

Course Structure

Semester I

MWG – 001 Theories of Women’s and Gender Studies
MWG – 002 Gender and Power

Semester II

MWG – 003 Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
MWG – 004 Gendered Bodies
MWGP 001 Project Work

Semester III

(Gender, Literature and Culture Specialization)
MWG – 005 Research Methods ( common to both specializations)
MWG – 006 Gendered Nation
OR
(Women’s Studies Specialization)
MWG – 005 Research Methods ( common to both specializations)
MWG – 009 Women & Social Structure

Semester IV

(Gender, Literature & Culture Specialization)
MWG - 007 Postmodernism & Gender
MWG – 008 Gender & Life Narratives
OR
(Women’s Studies Specialization)
MWG - 010 Women and Political Process
MWG - 011 Women in the Economy