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I have completed my graduation and planning to do M.A. in Development Studies (DS) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Will you tell what the eligibility required to apply for this course and also provide me completed course schedule so that I get to know list of topics?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a social sciences institute with its main campus based in Mumbai, India.

TISS also operates out of campuses in Hyderabad, Guwahati and Tuljapur.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in the year 1936.

About M.A. in Development Studies (DS)

Intake: 45

Eligibility:

a) Programme require completion of Bachelor's Degree of minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent ( under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised university, in any discipline.

b) At the time of applying candidates studying in 3 year degree progremme should have passed in all the subjects for the 1st to 4th semesters and candidates studying in 4 year degree progrmmes should have passed in all the subjects for 1st to 6th semester.

List of topics cover in this course:

I FC Foundation Course
Philosophy of Research
DS 01 Concept, History and Theories of Development
DS 02 Contemporary Indian Economy
DS 03 Methods of Social Research

II DS 04 Development Economics
DS 05 State, Democracy & Civil Society
DS 06 Law, Institutions, Society and Development
DS 07 Women, History and Social Change
DS 08 Tutorial on Database for Development Research NC

III DS 09 Development and the Social Sector
DS 10 Agrarian Relations, Agriculture and Rural Development
DS 11 Social Movements and Social Change
DS 12 Inequality, Poverty and Financing of Human Development
DS 13 Political Economy of Space, Development and Uneven Development

IV DS 14 Sustainable Development and Climate Change
DS 15 Industrialisation, Globalisation and Labour
DS 16 Social Exclusion and Social Justice: Theories and Processes
DS 17 Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
DS 18 Roundtable on Development Processes

Contact:

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400088
Phone: 022 2552 5000