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67 Master's degrees offered by the university
Political Studies
Students in the M.A. programme at the Centre for Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University are required to take 16 courses in total with 4 credits for each of the courses to obtain the Master's degree.
Theatre and Performance Studies
The School at Jawaharlal Nehru University offers M.Phil.programmes in three disciplines – Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.
English Studies
Our English Studies M.Phil. and Ph.D. research programmes at Jawaharlal Nehru University are widely recognized for their inter-disciplinary approach. This Centre was one of the first in Asia to question the centrality of the British canon and introduce courses on “New Literatures” like American, African, Canadian, Australian, Indian English, and others.
Political Geography
The Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD) is one of the oldest as well as largest Centres of the School of International Studies (SIS). We offer a master degree in Political Geography at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Francophone Studies
Francophone Studies st Jawaharlal Nehru University has the first University in the country to create a Centre of French and Francophone Studies.
International Relations
At International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University the basic thrust of the courses is to prepare the students to pursue higher studies in/and research on African affairs.
Indo-Pacific Studies
The Indo-Pacific Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University offers courses in all the three programmes of study offered by the School of International Studies at the MA, M.Phil and Ph.D levels
German Studies
The Centre of German Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is among the first departments to offer separate degrees in Literature, Translation, and Translation/Interpretation. Translation studies and intensive courses in interpretation are among the strengths of our Centre.
Linguistics
The M. Phil / Ph.D. Linguistics programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University is a rich and rewarding research programme open to post-graduate students from any discipline. Apart from the post-graduate courses, the Centre also offers 2-3 optional and tool courses in linguistics to undergraduate students of the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies every semester.
Inner Asian Studies
Inner Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University is engaged in teaching and research on the whole of Central Asia, that is the five Central Asian Republics of Uzbekistan, as was being done by the erstwhile Central Asian Studies Programme, Centre for South, Central, Southeast Asian Studies and Southwest Pacific Studies from the beginning.
Cinema Studies
At Cinema Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University offers M.Phil.programmes in three disciplines – Visual Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Cinema Studies.
English Studies
The Centre for English Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, formerly part of the Centre for Linguistics and English, which was formally bi-furcated in 2006, has the well-earned reputation of being one of the foremost sites for postgraduate work and research in English Studies in India.
Arts and Aesthetics
The School of Arts and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University offers an integrated MA programme in Visual Studies, Cinema Studies, and Theatre and Performance Studies.
Computer Science and Technology
We offer a master degree in Computer Science and Technology at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Latin American Studies
We offer a master degree in Latin American Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Philosophy
The M.Phil. Philosophy programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University is a research programme aimed at training students in independent original research.
Geography
The M. A. Geography curriculum in the Centre at Jawaharlal Nehru University is unique in terms of a judicious mix of courses which combine the classical with the modern and the theoretical with the practical in response to emerging disciplinary challenges, particularly in the Indian context.
Life Sciences
The Life Sciences School at Jawaharlal Nehru University believe that postgraduate teaching, in order to be effective, must be done by teachers who are also actively involved in research in their respective areas of specialization.
Social Sciences in Health
We offer a master degree in Social Sciences in Health at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Philosophy
M.A. Philosophy programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University is designed to develop philosophical aptitude and analytical skills among the students through a rigorous training in the discipline. It will focus on the study of the distinctive character of philosophical inquiry, debates in metaphysics, epistemology, logic and ethics.