Online Master of Arts is a post-graduation degree course of two-year time duration candidates can apply for this course after graduation degree.
What is Online M.A. -Master of Arts?
Online Master of Arts is a specialised degree course in which student get in-depth knowledge about the discipline which student has selected, the student can peruse this course full-time course and many universities offered part-time and correspondence as well, In India right now, there is so much competition in the job market that getting a master’s degree really helps to get a better paid job compared to just a bachelor’s degree.
The key learning outcome of the course is to have a greater understanding of the subject and to acquire deeper knowledge so that those skills and knowledge can be implemented in the real world by students.
Here we will discuss about humanities stream which Online MA course offered, the student can pursue Online MA in below specialization
| Languages Latin English, Hindi French, German, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese/ Mandarin, Greek, |
Economics |
| Social Work |
Rural Studies |
| Sociology |
History |
| Psychology |
Literature |
| Philosophy |
Anthropology |
| Political Science |
Geography |
| Archaeology |
Library and Information Science |
| Religious Studies |
Linguistics |
Skillset which required for Online (MA) Master of Art
As the master course is specialized course here student offered in-depth knowledge about subjects and that is by student need to be more focused and dedicated towards study, who want to pursue Online M.A course should have more will power and greater strength as this the master course where student have to do sufficiently of in-depth research and knowledge
Below are some skills which required for peruse Online MA course in a student
| Focused and Hard worker |
Good writer |
| Prepared |
Logical |
| Good communication |
Confident |
| Keen observer |
Inquisitive |
| Self-motivated |
Intellectually curious |
Require Eligibility Criteria for Master of Art course
To peruse M.A course student need to fit on below eligibility criteria
Below are the following eligibility criteria points which are to be met by the candidate.
- Student can apply for Master of Art only after the successful completion of graduation degree of 3 to 4 year (10+2+3) where first preference goes is art stream student, and student have passed their bachelor degree from a recognized board affiliated from University Grant Commission )of India UGA
- To pursue Master of Art, a student needs a minimum of 55% scored marks in his graduation degree where the cut-off marks differ from college to college.
- MA Admissions typically take place through entrance examinations such as TISSNET, IPU CET, PU CET, JNUEE, etc. Therefore, students are also expected to apply for a related entrance examination offering admission to obtain a Master of Arts degree, apart from scoring well in your Bachelor’s degree.
- Student who are planning to applying for the MA course must be passed in all semester of graduation degree like if the graduation is 3 year then student have passed all the 6 semester of their bachelor, with min 55% or 6 CGPA
- Student have to careful at the time of submission of document and form filling the all information should be correct otherwise your form can get be rejected at the time time of admission or they can take an legal action against you, so be care full at the time of admission process
Online Mater of Art admission process & Entrance Exams
- Many universities and institutes offered admission to peruse MA to student on the basis of entrance exam which conducted by university , they might be on state level, national level and university level ,
- Many universities provide direct admission after the clear of entrance exam but many university offered the admission in their collage only after the successful clear of second and third round like group disunion and face to face interview result can get admission in the colleges
Below are the few most popular entrance exam conducted for Online M.A course
| TISS Entrance Test on national basis |
| Andhra University Common Entrance Test |
| Panjab University Common Entrance Test |
| Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test |
| The Central Universities Common Entrance Test |
| Tezpur University Entrance |
| Mahatma Gandhi university |
| ITM University, Gwalior |
| A state level Common Post Graduate Entrance Tests conducted by osmania university |
| jawahar Nehru university nest exam |
Highlights of Online Master of Art Course
Mentioned below are some of the Key highlights of the M.A course
| Name of the degree |
Master of Art (M.A) |
| Degree Level |
Post-Graduation level |
| Time Duration |
2 years/4 semester , full-time/ Distance Learning |
| Course Stream |
Art Education |
| Examination Type |
2 years course which Divided in 4 Semester |
| Eligibility criteria |
Completion of Bachelor’s degree in Arts stream or equivalent degree |
| Course Admission Process |
On the basis of Merit or on the basis of Entrance exam / Group Discussion /Personal Interview |
| Average Course Fee |
INR 1000(government college) to 1 Lakh(private |
| Average Starting Salary |
INR 200000 to 900000 Lacs |
| Top Recruiting Areas |
Officer, consular, Coaching institute, Education- Consultancies, , Home, Museums officer , literature , social worker , journalist, researcher, Publishing Houses, Research and Development, Schools, etc. |
Online Mater of Art Course Curriculum 2023
The Online MA course subjects which are taught are very differ as per the discipline which is selected by the student. Also the syllabus of MA Course is differ as per according to university
Here I am mentioning syllabus of M.A course to get general idea about the Online master of Art course as per the specialization
| Mater of Art in English |
| Basic Introduction to Linguistics |
Hopkins to Ted Hughes- Poetry III |
| Chaucer to Blake -Poetry I |
Twentieth Century Drama Drama III |
| Marlowe to Wilde excluding Shakespeare- Drama I |
Fictional Criticism & Theory 1 |
| Style and Prose |
Indian Literature in English I/American Literature-II |
| English Language Teaching and Linguistics and |
Literature II |
| Wordsworth to Arnold- Poetry II |
Literary Criticism & Theory II |
| Shakespeare Drama II |
Indian Literature in English II/American Literature II |
| Literature I (Defoe to Hardy) |
Indian Literature in Translation/New Literatures in English/Women Writing |
| Mater of Art in French |
| The Origin of French Literature till XIXth Century and history of French Literature |
Introduction to Linguistics |
| French Poetry and French Novel of 20th Century |
Use of French |
| Basic Introduction to Literary Analysis of Fiction and Poetry |
Linguistic Approach to Translation |
| France history |
French Drama (20th Century) |
| Origin of Fiction in French with Study of Text |
Evolution of French novel and Poetry as variety |
| Relative Literature |
Study of Literary Schools or Movements |
| Moral of French as a foreign language |
History of Canadian Literature |
| History of Art in France |
Basic Introduction to Translation Studies |
| MA thesis and presentation |
Viva and presentation |
| Basic Introduction to Francophone Literature |
Explanatory theory of translation |
| Mater of Art in German |
| Basic introduction to the Study of German Literature – I |
The development of Drama from Lessing to Hebel – I |
| Basic Introduction to Modern German Linguistics – I |
Poetry of classical periods |
| India with German Fiction and German Literary Naturalism and Trends Realism |
The development of Drama from Hebel to Brecht -II |
| Basic introduction to the study of German literature – II |
Training of oral interpretation skill |
| Basic Introduction to modern linguistics German – II |
Major Elective Course |
| Mater of Art in Chinese / Mandarin |
| Advanced Mandarins Chinese 1 Advanced Chinese II and Advanced Chinese III, Advanced Chinese IV |
Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature I |
| Readings in Literary Chinese I Readings in Literary Chinese II |
Modern Literary Trends and Criticism |
| Advanced Study in Chinese Grammar |
Readings in Sino-Indian Interaction |
| Advanced Readings in Political and Economic Documents in Chinese I |
Understanding and Methods of Teaching |
| Political and Cultural History Pre-modern China |
Women in Chinese Fiction |
| Readings in Comparative Literature |
Seminar in Modern Chinese Language, Literature and Culture |
| Literature of People’s Republic of China |
Twentieth-Century China |
| Advanced Readings in Business and Scientific Documents in Chinese II |
Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
| Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature III |
Intensive Readings in Chinese Literature II |
| Mater of Art in Economics |
| Microeconomic Analysis |
Economics of Growth, Public Economics, Issues in the Indian Economy , Economics of Industry, Growth Models in Economics |
| Monetary Economics |
Issues in the Indian Economy , Economics of Industry, Optional Paper-I Optional Paper-II |
| Elementary Statistics |
Theory of Pricing and Distribution, Indian Public Finance |
| International Trade, Macroeconomic Analysis, Macroeconomic Analysis, international Finance |
Economics of Agriculture, Selected Problems of the Indian Economy |
| Mater of Art in Econometrics |
| Micro Economics – I ,Macro Economics – II, Micro Economics – I |
Human Resource Development |
| Statistics for Econometrics |
Money and Finance |
| Women and Economy |
Advanced Econometrics, Growth Economic |
| Information Technology |
Contemporary Indian Economic Issues |
| Soft Skill for Economics |
Financial Econometrics , Panel Data: Theory and Application |
| Mathematical Economics, Macroeconomics – I |
Public Economics, Applied Econometrics |
| Mater of Art in Public Administration |
| Concepts and Ideas of Public Administration |
Comparative Local Government: Nature and Significance |
| Administrative Theories and Thinkers: Classical Era |
Comparative Administration |
| Public Personnel Administration: Theory and Practice |
Public Policy |
| Citizen and Administration: Concepts and Issues, Evolution and Framework of Indian Administration |
Financial Administration in India: Concepts and Structure |
| Principles and Practices of Public Administration Administrative Theories and Thinkers: Modern Era |
Fundamentals of Computers/International Public Administration – I |
| Indian Administration: State and District Administration, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Issues |
Comparative Local Government: Process and Issues |
| Contemporary Information Technology/Administration/International Public Administration – II |
Financial Administration in India: Processes, Theory and Practice of Management |
| Mater of Art in International Relations |
| Contemporary Political Theory |
Theory and Practice of Diplomacy, Gender in Global Politics |
| Modern Political Thought, |
Energy Politics in International Relations, Research Dissertation – II |
| Theory of International Relations – I |
Indian Foreign Policy: Post-Cold War Era, International Political Economy |
| Thinkers in International Relations |
Research Dissertation – I, Research Methodology, Research Dissertation – II |
| Indian Political System , Comparative Political Analysis |
International Political Economy |
| Geopolitics in International Relations, International Organizations and Global Governance |
National and Global Security in Contemporary World |
| Theory of International Relations-II |
Research Methodology, Electives |
| Mater of Art in Politics |
| Political Theory |
Elective – I, Elective – II, Elective – III, Elective – IV, Elective – V |
| Indian Government and Politics |
Public Administration, Political Theory II |
| International Relations, International Relations |
Approaches and Emerging Issues in International Relations |
| Comparative Politics, Indian Constitution |
Interdisciplinary/Cross-Disciplinary Course, Skill Enhancement Course |
| Mater of Art in History |
| Principles of History, Contemporary World |
Contemporary World (Part-II : 1945-2003) |
| History of Ecology & Environment Historical Thought |
Indian National Movement (1905-1947) |
| Research Methodology and Historical Investigation |
Environmental Crisis and World Religions |
| Socio-religious and in Indian Nationalism other protest movements in 1950 |
Optional Papers |
| Mater of Art in Sociology |
| Social Anthropology |
Classical Social Thinkers, Tribal Economy and Society |
| Methodology of Social Sciences |
Theories of Group Interaction ,Theories of Group Interaction |
| Dynamics and Group Procedures |
Sociological Assessments and Viva and presentation , Advanced and Modern Sociological Theories |
| Sociology of Environment, Social Statistics |
Indian |
| Mater of Art Psychology |
| Advanced Biological Psychology |
Minor Elective: Basic Psychological Processes |
Psychology of Adolescence |
| Advanced Cognitive Psychology |
Applied Social Psychology |
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology |
| Advanced Research Methodology and Design |
Community Psychology |
Animal Models of Human Behaviour |
| Advanced Social Psychology |
Counselling Psychology |
Cognitive Neuropsychology of Attention and Memory |
| Practical: One practical from each of the above papers |
Psychodiagnostics |
Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Applied Psychological Assessment |
Genetics, Environment and Behavior |
Drug and Behavior |
| Motivation and Emotion Advanced Biological Psychology |
Methods of Cognitive Neuropsychology |
Environmental Psychology |
| Advanced Cognitive Psychology |
Military Psychology |
Forensic Psychology |
| Advanced Research Methodology and Design |
Neuropsychology |
Human Factors |
| Advanced Social Psychology |
Organizational Behaviour |
Neuroergonomics |
| Practical: One practical from each of the above papers |
Organizational Development and Change |
Organizational Communication |
| Advanced Statistics |
Cognitive Aging |
Positive Psychology |
| Applied Psychological Assessment |
Psychopathology |
Psychology of Late Adulthood |
| Motivation and Emotion |
Psychopharmacology |
Health Psychology |
| Psychology of Personality |
Psychobiology of Emotion and Health |
Rehabilitation Psychology |
| Stress Management in organizations |
Therapeutic Techniques |
Human Resource Management |
| Mater of Art Philosophy |
| Classical Indian Philosophy – I |
Indian Heritage and Axiology |
| Social and Political Philosophy – I |
Epistemology Greek and Medieval Philosophy |
| Indian Culture and Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy – II |
Contemporary Indian Philosophy – I Contemporary Western Philosophy – I |
| Logic and Scientific Method |
Moral Philosophy, Applied Ethics |
| Modern European Philosophy and Classical Indian Philosophy – II |
Contemporary Western Philosophy – II Contemporary Indian Philosophy – II |
| Mater of Art in English and Comparative Literature |
| Poetry I Drama I Literature I Literary Criticism I |
Comparative Literature |
| English for Specific Purposes ,Indian Literature in English |
Literary Theory I |
| Literary Criticism, Literary Theory II. Writers of the Diaspora |
New Literatures in English |
| American Literature II, Linguistics, Creative Writing (Inter – disciplinary) |
English Language Teaching |
| Twentieth Century Literature in English, Poetry of the Nineteenth Century |
Philosophy and Literature |
| Poetry of the Nineteenth Century Science and Literature (Interdisciplinary) |
Indian Novel in English Translation |
| Mater of Art in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies |
| Translation: Principles and Theories |
Fundamentals of Translation, Media and Translation |
| Linguistics and Translation, Technical Translation: Science and Humanities, Comparative Literature: Indian Literature |
Translation: Comparative Approach and Evaluation |
| Comparative Literature: History, Principles & Methods |
Comparative Literature: Latin American Literature |
| Translation: Techniques and Methods Comparative Literature: Kannada and Tamil |
Comparative Literature: Western Classics |
| Comparative Literature: Kannada and Hindi, Comparative Literature: Kannada and Telugu |
Translation in Kannada: Historical Survey |
| Kannada as Language of Administration |
Comparative Poetics, Comparative Literature: African and Caribbean |
| Mater of Art in Anthropology |
| Basic Introduction to Social Anthropology |
Theories of Social Structure |
| Physical Anthropology, Indian Society, Theories of Culture |
Applied Anthropology and Tribal Welfare |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods |
Archaeological Anthropology, Anthropology of Complex Societies |
| Mater of Art in Social Work |
| History and Philosophy of Social Work |
Methods of Working with People: Micro-Approaches Statistics and Computer Application |
| Psychosocial Dynamics of Human Behaviour, Demography and Population Studies |
Dynamics of Socio-Political Institutions and Organisations |
| Social Welfare Administration, Man & Society |
Social Policy and Planning, Labour Problems and Labour Welfare |
| Research Methodology, Approaches and fields of Social Work |
Human Growth and Development, Dynamics of Social Development |
| Methods of working with People: Macro Approaches |
Communication and Social work Practice, Social Ecology and Management of Environment |
| Management of NGOs and Disaster Relief Services |
Labour Legislation and Social work Practice |
| Mater of Art with Social Work in Community Organization and Development Practice |
| Foundation Course, Research Methods I, Social Group Work |
Rural Development and Governance |
| Philosophy of Research, Social Case Work, History and Perspective of Social Work |
Sustainable Development and Livelihood, Field Work |
| Community Practice of theoretical Perspectives |
Social Action, Advocacy and Movements |
| Research Methods II, Business Plan Development for Social Sector Elective Foundation, Community Organizatiof on |
Socio-Legal Dimensions in Development Practice ,Social Policy and Planning |
| Disciplinary Elective, Disasters and Development |
Critical Perspectives on Social work: Introduction to Social Theories |
| Program Planning and Management |
Urbanization, Governance and Informal Work |
| Mater of Art in Linguistics |
| Phl. Underpinnings of Modern Linguistics |
Field Linguistics, Syntax I, honology II |
| Syntax II Phonetics and Phonology I, |
Language Universals and Language Typology |
| Morphology, Computational Linguistics |
Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Elective Courses I, II |
| Historical Linguistics, Phonology II |
Cognitive Linguistics |
| MA in Archaeology |
| Basics of Social Anthropology |
Social Ecology, Economic Anthropology |
| Anthropology Archaeological |
Anthropology of Peasant Societies |
| Ethnology and Comparative Ethnography |
Human Biology Anthropology of Urban and Complex Societies |
| Indians Overseas ,Practical –Physical Anthropology, Qualitative Methods and Research |
Theories of Culture and Social Structure |
| Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
Political Anthropology, Methodology of Anthropological Research |
| Applied Anthropology |
Anthropology of Folklore |
| Practical – Physical Anthropology |
Project, Field work, Dissertation and Viva-Voce |
| MA Rural Development |
| Rural Development- Indian Context |
Communication and Extension in Rural Development |
| Rural Development Programmes |
Rural Social Development |
| Rural Development- Planning and Management |
Voluntary Action in Rural Development |
| Research Methods in Rural Development |
Land Reforms and Rural Development |
| Rural Health Care |
Entrepreneurship and Rural Development |
| MA Rural Studies |
| Principles and Practices of Rural Development |
Resource Economics |
| Economic Analysis for Rural Management – I |
Operations Research Techniques |
| Accounting and finance Management |
Environment & Energy management |
| Quantitative Analysis for Rural Management |
Project Management-I: Planning and Implementation of Rural Development Programmes |
| Agribusiness, Agripreneurship and Skill Development |
Rural Product Marketing |
| Rural Livelihood Systems |
Geographical Information systems for Rural Development |
| Research Practice for Rural eduucation |
Rural Development Interventions |
| Applications of computer for Rural Management |
Rural Development Programmes and policies |
| Financial Ananlyzation for Rustic Management |
Business Budgeting |
| Social Policy, Planning and Development |
Science and Technology for Rural Development |
| Global Business Logistics and Trade Liberalization |
Co-operative Thoughts and Collective Action |
| Risk Management & Rural Insurance |
Finance Management |
| Introduction to Bionomics |
Social Corporate Responsibilities |
| Rural Development Programmes and the Project Management – |
Online Master of Art Job Profile
M.A. Education course is one of high demanding course in area of teaching and training of different education level M.A. course has been designed to address more demand for experts in literature, administration management, social work management, research, officers, and translation of different languages, lecturer, here it’s all depend on candidate discipline what they has chosen M.A. accordingly they will got job or if student want to go for higher education after successful completion of Master of art the students can apply for the further study like Ph.D and M,phil discipline they can choose according to their choice
Below mention some famous job profile for Online MA student
| Job Profile |
Description |
| Lectures |
Who have interest on Teaching can go for this job profile where aspirant need to prepare for lectures as per the course syllabus who can handle class environment and can resolve student query can go for teach. |
| Administrative Officer |
Administrative officer is one of interesting job where candidate have to maintain the interaction and contact with each and every employ to provide all administrative support and facility and can handle and manage the query . A administrative officer is responsible to manages office stocks, look on employ requirement make reports on expenses, look at office budget and also maintain the all records of the company. |
| Social Worker |
In this profile candidate can help needy people by joining of any social organisation such as NGO they responsible to development of country and society |
| Journalist |
Candidate is responsible for research write about the many beats such as politics ,crime ,sport education, entertainment they should be presented unbiased , professional and ethical manner |
| Counselor |
The candidate should responsible to resolve people issue and problem on related to subject and help them overcome their difficulties and afterward make appropriate changes in their life. |
Top College of Online Master of Art
Master of Art course charged from 1000 to 100000 per semester, government charged very small fees comparatively Private institute for the
Below mentioned are some of the popular M.A. Education collage in India
| Institute of Master of Art |
Course Fees in INR |
| St. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, MUMBAI |
17,876 |
| IN CHENNAI ,TAMIL NADU LOYOLA COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
5,010 |
| MUMBAI L.S.R COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Maharashtra |
7,153 |
| KARNATAKA CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE |
62,500 |
| New Delhi, Delhi NCR PRESIDENCY COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
15,823 |
| NEW DELHI, MIRANDAA HOUSE COLLEGE, NCR |
865 |
| CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE – [MCC], CHENNAI |
13,607 |
| IN NEW DELHI, HINDOO COLLEGE of NEW DELHI |
12,307 |
| NEW DELHI HRC COLLEGE – |
12,307 |
| PUNE, MAHARASHTRA FERGUSSON COLLEGE, PUNE |
3,148 |
| NEW DELHI i NCR JESUS AND MARY COLLEGE – [JMC], NEW DELHI |
12,823 |
| KOLKATA WEST BENGAL PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA |
3,810 |
| NCR GAARGI COLLEGE, NEW DELHI |
7,541 |
| NEW DELHI NCR SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, NEW DELHI |
10,976 |
| GUJRAT ST XAVIER’S COLLEGE, AHMEDABAD |
1,335 |
| NEW DELHI NCR SHRI RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE – SRCC NEW DELHI |
29,625 |
| MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA KISHINCHAND CHELLARAM COLLEGE – [KC COLLEGE] CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI |
50,100 |
| MAHARASHTRA ST. MIRA’S COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, PUNE |
3,000 |
| LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE – MUMBAI |
15,637 |
| JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA |
15,600 |
