Overview
Candidates seeking admission to any of the Visual Studies courses at Jawaharlal Nehru University are expected to have a broad knowledge of the history, practice and theories of their respective disciplines.
Key Features
- Selected candidates in each stream will spend the first two semesters in coursework including two compulsory courses (i) Research Methodology and (ii) Dissertation Seminar as well as two optional courses.
- Each course carries four credits; a total of 16 credits are earned through the coursework. After successful completion of the coursework, students will devote two semesters to writing a dissertation, which carries a further 12 credits. Students who earn the required grade point average (CGPA) in the M Phil are automatically enrolled in the PhD programme.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Transfiguration of the Indian Sacred Image
- Alternative Trajectories of Modernism
- “Origin” and Development of Iconography in Early India
- Meaning in the Temple Form
- Rethinking Representation: Caste, Class, Gender and Race in Art
- Regional Study of Art History
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Visual Arts View 16 other Masters in Visual Arts in IndiaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission to the MPhil. programme is through a separate entrance examination for each stream (i) Visual Studies, (ii) Cinema Studies, and (iii) Theatre and Performance Studies followed by a viva voce.
- Only those candidates will be eligible to apply who have a Masters degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks.
Tuition Fee
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International
2200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1100 USD per semester during 12 months.
- 216 Rs - national
Funding
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