Karnataka state open University And Dravidian University Open University system M

Eligibility : 21years on 1st July, of the academic year: No educational qualification is required .All schoil failures are admitted to this course Need not appear for Entrance Test.
Duration Two Years
M .A. English
Karnataka state open University
First Year
Previous
1 English literature from Chaucer to Bunyan
2 Shakespeare
3 Restoration and Eighteenth century English literature
4 Nineteenth century Literature
5 Indian Literature in English
Final Year
6.The 20th Century English Literature
7. Comparative Literature
8. Literary Criticism
9.American Literature
10 European classics in Translation
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M.A.History
Karnataka state open University
First Year
1 .Economic History of Medieval India from 1206 to 1756A.D
2.History of South India up to 1336 A.D. (With Special reference to Karnataka)
3.History of Europe from 1871-1964 A.D.
4.History of Medieval India from 1206 to 1756 A.D.
5 History of East Asia from 1830 to 1870. (China, Japan And Korea)
Final Year
6. Social and Cultural History of India
7.Historical Method and Historiography.
8.Indian National Movement 1885 to 1947 A.D.
9.Economic History of Modern India (1757 to 1970 A.D.)
10. History of U.S.A. from 1765 A.D.to the Present
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M.A.Political Science
Karnataka state open University
First Year
Compulsory Papers
1 .Western Political Thought
2. Indian Political Thought
3. Political Process & Politics in India '
4. Major Issues in Indian Administration
5 International Relations
Final Year
8. Comparative Govt. & Politics
9. Contemporary Political Science
10. Recent Political Theory (Concepts and Issues) '
A' Group
11. Development Administration (with special reference to India)}
12. Public Personnel Administration OR
'B' Group
13. Foreign Policy of Major Powers
14. India and her neighbours

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M.A. Sociology
Karnataka state open University
First Year
1 Theories and Thinkers in Sociology
2 Social Statistics and Social Dynamics
3 Research methods and Social Statistics
4 Social Problems: Then and Now
5 Study of Majority and Minority groups
Final Year
6 Study of Rural Society
7 Industrial Sociology
8 Health, Education and Society
9 Social Movements in India
10 Polity, Economy and Society
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M.A. Economics
Karnataka state open University
First Year
1. Micro Economic Theory
2. Development Economics
3. Quantitative Methods
4. Public Economics
5. Banking and Financial Markets
Final Year
6. Macro Economic Theory
7. Indian Economy
8. International Economics
9. Demography Theory
10.Welfare Economics
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M.A. Hindi
Karnataka state open University
First Year
1 Karnataka Samskruthi Aur Kannada Sahithy (Through Hindi Medium)
2 Modern Hindi Poetry
3 Modern Hindi Prose & Drama
4 Hindi Grammar & History of Hindi Literature
5 Prayojanamulk Hindi Technique and Methods
Final Year
6 Old Hindi Poetry
7 Medieval Hindi Poetry
8 Elements of Linguistics & History of Hindi Language
9 Literary Criticism (Eastern & western)}
10 Special subject -Tulsidas
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M.A. Kannada
Karnataka state open University
1 Modern Kannada Literature: A Form: Poetry(sellected Texts)
2 Medieval Kannada literature: (sellected Texts)
3 Prosody and an Introduction to Dravidian Linguistics
4 Kannada Literature: Back ground, Inspiration and Influence
5 Principles and methods of Folklore: Folk Literature(sellected Texts)
Final
6 Old Kannada Literature: Special Poet: Pampa (prescribed Texts)
7 Comparative literature : Principles and Texts (sellected Plays)
8 Poetics: Indian & Western
9 bLiteracy Criticism (prescribed Texts)
10 Kannada Literature : Related to History
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M.A Urdu
Karnataka state open University
Previous
Urdu prose
Urdu poetry
History of Urdu language and literature
Drama and Fiction
Persian language and literature
Final
Literary criticism, rhetoric and prosody
Modern trends in Urdu literature
Arabic
Elective I: Special study of an author: D.Fiaz Ahmed Faiz
Elective II: Daccani - with special reference to Karnataka (As per the syllabus)