M.A. (Development Studies)

Program Code 10115

Campus Noida

Institute Amity Institute of Social Sciences

University Amity University Uttar Pradesh

Eligibility Graduation

Duration 2 Years

Selection Process Personal Interview

  • Program Fee (Rs. in Lacs)
  • 1st Year Non Sponsored Semester 0.53
  • 1st Year Sponsored Semester Fee 0.795

Course Structure

1st Year

Semester 1

  • Term Paper [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Development and Environment [Core Courses]
  • Development Economics [Core Courses]
  • Development Paradigms [Core Courses]
  • Quantitative Analysis [Core Courses]
  • Rural Poverty and Livelihoods Promotion [Core Courses]
  • Current Affairs and Media Analysis [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Developmental Counselling [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • United Nations and World Order Studies [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Professional & Business Communication [Communication Skills]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 2

  • Seminar [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Public Opinion and Survey Research [Employability & Skill Enhancement Courses]
  • Gender and Development [Core Courses]
  • Participatory Development, Community Organization and Social Action [Core Courses]
  • Public Economics [Core Courses]
  • Social Work with Elderly [Core Courses]
  • Theory and Practice of Public Administration - II [Core Courses]
  • Cognitive Analytics & Social Skills for Professional Development [Behavioural Science]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

2nd Year

Semester 3

  • Summer Internship [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Humanitarian and Development Aid [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Monetary Theory and Policy [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Rural Micro Finance Management [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Sustainability and Development [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Urban Community Issues and Responses [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Globalization and Development [Core Courses]
  • Management of Development Organisations [Core Courses]
  • Social Work in Corporate Sector [Core Courses]
  • Current Affairs and Media Analysis [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Developmental Counselling [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • United Nations and World Order Studies [SAP Courses (Optional)]
  • Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility for Sustainability [Professional Ethics]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 4

  • Dissertation [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • Development Planning [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Disabled Population and Social Work [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Human Resource Development and Labour Laws [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • International Organizations and World Order [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Public Policy and Social Development [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Rural Community Issues and Responses [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Social Demography and Migration [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Social Work and Disaster Management [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses