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38 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.
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.
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.
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.
Latin American Studies
We offer a master degree in Latin American Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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.
North East India Studies
The North East India Studies programme from Jawaharlal Nehru University is conceived with a purpose to build corpus of academic works on northeastern region of India.
Economics
A student registered in the Economics programme at Jawaharlal Nehru University has to complete 4 courses – each carrying 4 credits – in the first two semesters.
Women's Studies
Women's Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University seeks to study questions of gender in an interdisciplinary and comparative framework, thereby providing the space for creating a vibrant community of feminist academics, students, activists and artists concerned with issues of gender, sexuality and wider issues of power in society.
International Politics
International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University is one of the oldest as well as largest Centres of the School of International Studies (SIS). It is unique in so far as it studies how international relations work by focusing on politics, theory, organizations, diplomacy, security, and geopolitics.
African Studies
This is an integrated programme in African Studies offered by the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Sociology
The Master's degree program in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University is oriented towards the study of social systems, sociological theories, research methodology and other areas of study like sociology of knowledge, cultural studies, Indian social thought, ethnic minorities and marginal social groups, social ecology, social demography and sociology of science/medicine etc.
East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil East Asian Studies programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively.
Political Studies
The Centre for Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University admits around 80 students (excluding direct foreign admissions) to the M.A. programme each year.
Russian and Central Asian Studies
The Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies is Jawaharlal Nehru University's one of the premiere centres for interdisciplinary research and studies on Russia, Central Asia and other republics of the former Soviet Union.