Hi I would like to know the course details of the Masters of Arts program offered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras?

The Department's unique 5 year integrated programme, launched in 2006, leads to Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in 2 major streams - Development Studies and English Studies. With this programme, IITM is poised to cross a milestone in fulfilling its role in higher education in liberal arts and social sciences.

The M.A. programme reflects the multi-disciplinary character of the fundamental concepts in humanities and social sciences. During the 1st two years, the students are introduced to a mixture of common subjects related to all the two major disciplines.

The Admission Procedure

The students for the integrated Masters program at IIT-M are selected through the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) held by IIT Madras every year in the month of May. The exam is extremely competitive and only about 2 percent of the aspirants taking the exam are finally selected for the course. The present intake of the MA program is 45 students per year.

Electives
Department also offers various elective courses for B.Tech and M.A. Students.

MA Programme

Development Studies - Course Details

Semester I

HS 1010 Perspective in English Studies
HS 1030 Perspectives in Social Sciences
HS 1051 History of the Modern World I: 1300 - 1750
HS 1070 Logic
HS 1090 /
HS 1110 Foreign Language (German I / French I)

Semester II
HS 1020 Aspects of Western Philosophy
HS 1052 History of the Modern World II: 1750 - 2000
HS 1050 Principles of Economics
HM 1140 IT Lab
HS 1141 World Literature
HS 1100 /
HS 1120 Foreign Language (German II / French II)

Semester III
HS 2011 Foundations of Social and Political Thought
HS 2012 International Relations: Theory and Practice
HS 2190 Contemporary India: A Sociological Perspective
HS 2013 Indian Economic Development
HS 2014 Environment and Society
Free Elective - 1

Semester IV
HS 2150 Indian Literature
HS 2200 Introduction to Indian Philosophy
HS 2021 Feminism: Concepts and Theories
HS 2022 Communication
HS 2160 Indian Constitution: Text and Practice
Semester V

HS 3012 Urbanization and Development
HS 3013 Human Rights and Justice
HS 3014 Statistics
HS 3015 Mathematics for Economics
HS 3016 Development Theory and Practice
Minor Stream: Elective – I

Semester VI
HS 3120 Globalization and Change
HS 3021 Macroeconomics
HS 3022 Conflict, Reconstruction and Human Security
HS 3023 Microeconomics
HS 3024 Research Methods and Programme Evaluation
HS 3025 Mini Project (Research Methods)
Minor Stream Elective II

Semester VII
HS 4011 Econometrics
HS 4012 Built Environment and Society
HS 4013 Gender and Development
HS 4014 State and Development
Minor Stream: Elective III

Semester VIII
HS 4021 International Economics
HS 4022 Introduction to Cultural Studies
HS 5060 Technology & Sustainable Development
Stream Elective – I

Semester IX
HS 5711 Ethics
HS 5712 Advanced Topics in Economic Development
HS 5340 Money, Banking and Finance
Stream Elective – II
HS 5970 Project

Semester X
Stream Elective – III
Stream Elective – IV
HS 5960 Seminar
HS 5980 Project

Stream Electives
HS 4330 Environmental and Resources Economics
HS 4570 Gandhian Thought
HS 5070 Sciences and Society
HS 7120 Statistical System for Indian Economy

English Studies

Course Details

Semester I

HS 1010 Perspective in English Studies
HS 1030 Perspectives in Social Sciences
HS 1051 History of the Modern World I: 1300 - 1750
HS 1070 Logic
HS 1090 /
HS 1110 Foreign Language (German I / French I)

Semester II
HS 1020 Aspects of Western Philosophy
HS 1052 History of the Modern World II: 1750 - 2000
HS 1050 Principles of Economics
HM 1140 IT Lab
HS 1141 World Literature
HS 1100 /
HS 1120 Foreign Language (German II / French II)

Semester III
HS 2011 Foundations of Social and Political Thought
HS 2012 International Relations: Theory and Practice
HS 2190 Contemporary India: A Sociological Perspective
HS 2013 Indian Economic Development
HS 2014 Environment and Society
Free Elective I

Semester IV
HS 2150 Indian Literature
HS 2200 Introduction to Indian Philosophy
HS 2021 Feminism: Concepts and Theories
HS 2022 Communication
HS 2160 Indian Constitution: Text and Practice

Semester V
HS 3011 The Rise of the Novel
HS 3230 History of English Language and Literature
HS 3260 Literary Criticism
HS 3250 Chaucer, Milton and The Bible
HS 3017 Introduction to Linguistics
Minor Stream: Elective – I

Semester VI
HS 3120 Globalization and Change
HS 3026 Twentieth Century Fiction
HS 4010 Indian Fiction in English
HS 3240 Shakespeare
HS 3024 Research Methods and Programme Evaluation
HS 3025 Mini Project (Research Methods)
Minor Stream: Elective II

Semester VII
HS 5610 Poetry
HS 5650 Drama
HS 5680 Contemporary Literary Theory
HS 5611 English Phonetics and Phonology
Minor Stream: Elective III

Semester VIII
HS 5620 American Literature
HS 6750 Applied Linguistics
HS 4022 Introduction to Cultural Studies
Minor Stream: Elective IV
Stream Elective – I

Semester IX
HS 5711 Ethics
HS 5812 Feminist Writing
HS 5813 Postcolonial and New Writings
Stream Elective – II
Project

Semester X
Stream Elective – III
Stream Elective – IV
HS 5960 Seminar
HS 5990 Project

Stream Electives

HS 2050 Science Fiction: An Appreciation
HS 3010 Creative Writing
HS 3090 Short Story Classics
HS 4020 Indian Classics and Cultural Values
HS 4260 Literature and the Environment
HS 5860 Contemporary Indian Novel and Drama in English
HS 6330 African & African-American Literature

Contact Details:
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Room No.: HSB 333
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India 600 036.
Tel: +91 44 2257 4500
Fax: +91 44 2257 4502
E-Mail: hshead@iitm.ac.in