Duration Of M.Phil Course In JNU

I have completed post graduation course and want to take admission in M.Phil Course available at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) . Provide the list of M.Phil Courses offered at Jawaharlal Nehru University along with the duration of the course .

[Neelu Bhasin]

Course Structure
The M.Phil. programme is of four semester duration, consisting of 24 credits—16 credits for the course work and 8 credits for the dissertation. The course work consists of 2 core courses of 4 credits each and 2 optional courses, also of 4 credits each.

Every student is required to take two core courses in the first semester and two optional courses in the second semester.

Eligibility for admission:

Students with a Master’s degree in social sciences and other allied subjects such as sociology, economics, history, social work, anthropology, psychology, nutrition, public administration etc. (with a minimum of 55 per cent or equivalent grades) are eligible for admission to M.Phil. programme (UGC Guidelines). Admission is based on a national level entrance examination followed by an interview.

Core Courses:
Course Title No. Credit Pattern of Evaluation
Concepts in Philosophy PH601S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Philosophical Method PH602S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test

Optional Courses:

Course Title No. Credit Pattern of Evaluation
Philosophy of Action PH601P 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Philosophy of Social Sciences PH602P 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Self-Knowledge PH603S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Existential Phenomenology and Its Engagements PH604S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Values and Moral Dilemmas PH606S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Philosophy of Social Sciences PH607S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Philosophy of Language PH608S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Comparative Philosophy 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Mind and Language 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Ontology of the Social: Philosophical Analysis of Collectivity PH612S 4 Two Sessionals (1 credit each): Term papers cum seminar
End Semester( 2 credits): Written Test
Epistemology PH609S
Bhartrhari’s Theory of Meaning PH613S
Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit PH614S
Liberalism and the Political Conception of Justice: Communitarian Critiques PH615S
The Idea of a Nation: Gandhi and Tagore PH616S
Philosophical Debates in the Moral Psychology PH617S

Contact Details:

Jawaharlal Nehru University
Phone : 011-26742575, 26742676, 26741557
Fax: 011-26741586

4000 to 4799 – Prefix: 2670

8701 to 8899 – Prefix: 2673

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