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Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE-2008)
Posted Date: 20 Feb 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: Bala Member Level: Diamond
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2008
ADMISSION TO FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED MASTERS PROGRAMME
Examination Date: 18 May 2008 Sunday
Time: 10 AM - 1 PM
Sale of Application Ends on 03.03.08
Cost of Application:
Rs.300 For SC/ST/FEMALE CANDIDATES
Rs.600 For OTHER CANDIDATES
By Cash: At CANARA BANK, IIT MADRAS, CHENNAI-600036
By Post: Write To
CHAIRMAN HSEE
JEE OFFICE
IIT MADRAS, CHENNAI-600036
(with Draft and 2 self address slips)
IIT Madras, a leader in the field of technical education, offers a unique and innovative Five Year Integrated Masters Programme, leading to M.A. degrees in three disciplines, viz.,
Development Studies
Economics
English Studies
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME :
a. The programme has been designed to enhance the quality of students in a number of dimensions. The distinctive feature of this programme is that it allows students to choose their disciplines after getting a wide exposure to the field of humanities and social sciences. During the first two years of the programme, students will be introduced to a variety of common subjects related to all the three major disciplines offered from the third year. These common subjects are meant both to develop students’ appreciation of the multi-disciplinary nature of fundamental concepts in humanities and social sciences and to enable them in choosing their professional disciplines.
A brief description of each discipline of the programme is given below:
Development Studies:
This stream addresses questions of “order and change” in a globalizing world. A multi-disciplinary approach is adopted in the first two years of the programme, which sets the base for higher-level understanding. It attempts to include issues related to “development” across countries over a long period of time. At present, the programme is designed to include three thematic modules on i) Gender ii) Science, Technology and Development, and iii) Urbanization. Students will have scope to further specialize in any of these three themes through dissertation and elective courses. Overall, this stream, with a mixture of taught courses and field research/training, attempts to mould students to act as effective agents of social change. Students of this stream are expected to be placed in national and international development institutions and academia.
Economics:
The Economics stream will provide a rigorous training in economic theory and applications and relevant quantitative, statistical and computing skills. Further, with an exposure to other areas of inquiry, such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, languages, communication and literary skills, the programme will provide the much-needed breadth and multi-disciplinary perspectives. Through dissertation and elective courses, students will have scope to specialize (in areas such as education, healthcare, environment, banking, international trade and finance). Students who complete the masters in economics would be suitable for a career in academia, government, industry, national and international organizations of repute.
English Studies:
The English Studies stream has been designed for students who have the aptitude and the sensitivity for literary and linguistic analyses. This stream will provide a comprehensive understanding of literatures in English with special emphasis on current debates in literary theory, lesser-known literatures, and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach. Courses in linguistics will give students an insight into the structure and function of natural languages as a system of cognition and communication. Students will also be exposed to other disciplines such as Economics, Sociology, History, and Philosophy that will widen their horizon and equip them with basic quantitative and analytical skills. Students will have a range of career options open to them from academics and editing to journalism and language training.
b. A very distinctive feature of the programme is the involvement of the Engineering, Sciences and Management faculties in offering innovative courses in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Such courses are offered as “minor streams” or electives. Such collaboration with other departments is also visualised through dissertation work under joint-supervision.
c. TThe programme allows learning opportunities along with students of Engineering and Sciences.
d. The programme imparts substantial knowledge of Indian economy, literature, philosophy, culture, society, and public management.
e. The programme provides opportunities for learning a Foreign Language.
f. The programme requires students to complete 195 credits spread over five years to earn the degree. Discipline-related courses account for a minimum 46% of the total 195 credits. This includes core and elective courses and dissertation (refer to the Table below).
Address for correspondence :
The Chairman, HSEE
JEE Office, IIT Madras
Chennai - 600 036.
Telephone: 044 - 2257 8220
Fax : 044 - 2257 8224
EMail: hsee@iitm.ac.in
url: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in
For more details, visit http://www.hsee.iitm.ac.in
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