Pt Ravishankar Shukla University first in Chhattisgarh to launch MA in Women and Gender Studies
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The annual fee for the course is Rs 4,000.
The MA course aims to give students in-depth knowledge and practical understanding of women's issues, gender inequality, women's rights, related laws, and social justice. The course prepares students for roles in policy-making, advocacy, research, education, media, non-government and government organisations, women and child development, counselling, family courts, child welfare committees, social work, and other social sectors.
Admissions for all three courses are open. Each course has 20 seats. "Any graduate can apply for admission, which will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis," said Centre for Women's Studies Director Dr. Reeta Venugopal, who will be overseeing the MA in Women and Gender Studies from this academic session.
Earlier, the Centre for Women Studies, PRSU, offered a Certificate Course in Women, Law, and Gender Justice, and a Community-Based Participatory Research course, run in collaboration with UNESCO.
Thefee for these certificate courses is Rs 2,500.
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'So far, we had been offering a six-month certificate course at our Centre for Women Studies, but a full-time MA course has been launched for the first time. We have faculty members at the Centre who will contribute to teaching, and we will also recruit additional staff for the MA programme. Our existing Centre for Women's Studies is one of the 77 UGC-sponsored centres across India and is performing very well,' Dr. Venugopal told TOI.
Speaking about career prospects, she said that candidates completing the two-year course will be equipped to work in the Women and Child Development Department and other social sector fields.
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