POST GRADUATION
AT
ST. AGNES COLLEGE - 2008

From its very inception, the College has set its own standards in higher education. In keeping with its commitment to excellence and bearing in mind the demands of academic autonomy, St. Agnes College, has taken a step forward in the field of post-graduate education. Two of the P.G. programmes being offered in the academic year 2008-09 are M.A. in English and M.Sc. Psychology. The P.G. Programmes are open to all.
Both these P.G. programmes have been designed by experts in the field. The curriculum is relevant to the times and need-based.
As per the UGC and Government regulations the PG programmes will have a 50/50 CIA/End Semester marks allotments. Learning by doing and listening would be the practical thrust given to the PG students.
Both the departments have well equipped laboratories with assessment tests and Language Software to give hands on experience to the learners.
Ongoing internship would mark the high point of the PG Programme of Psychology and Communicative Dimension is thought of in the PG English Programme.
Look forward to more PG programmes in the forthcoming years.

M.A. in English
The curriculum of M.A. in English programme is designed to meet the needs of a student seeking literary training and also, to familiarize the student with various levels of language study and enable her/him to use English effectively for communication and specific purposes. Towards this end the syllabus has been developed so as to fit the students out for the contemporary job market.
Efforts have also been made to give the Post-Graduate student as wide and intense an experience of literature as possible so as to enable him/her to pursue M.Phil. and Doctoral Studies.
The student will also be acquainted with a broad and sensitive understanding of human and societal relations and their inherent issues and problems.
In addition the student will be grounded in the basics of research methodology and will be guided in the writing of a 50 page dissertation and will have to face a viva-voce on the same.

The course in a nutshell:

Areas covered in Literature
· British Literature
· American Literature
· Indian Writing
· Indian Literatures in Translation
· European Classes in Translation
· Literary and Critical Theory
· Postcolonial Literature and Thought
· Cultural Studies

Areas covered in language studies:
· Modern and Functional Grammar
· English Language Teaching
· English for Effective Communication
· English for Specific Purposes
The course is divided into 4 semesters with 5 papers in each semester.

M.Sc. PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology the science of behaviour helps to understand self and others. A course in Masters in Psychology with specialization in clinical will help to cater to the needs of people suffering from a variety of psychological and emotional problems.
The main aim of the course is to train and prepare students to function as psychologists/counselors in hospitals, mental health centres, schools/colleges, Rehabilitation Guidance and Counseling Centres.

NATURE OF THE COURSE
The course in M.Sc. Psychology (Clinical) is programmed for four semesters and each semester having continuous assessment with an end semester evaluation. The course will have a mixture of theory and practice (40:60) components with greater emphasis on "Practice in the clinical field" in order to develop skills for rendering psychological services to the society.

COURSE CONTENT
SEMESTER I & II - 4 Theory Papers each and Practicum - Emphasis on Case History Taking
SEMESTER III & IV - 3 Theory Papers each and Practicum with Project and a Dissertation

ELIGIBILITY:
For M.A. in English : Any graduate with English as a major, having studied at least 5 papers in English Literature at the qualifying examination.
For M.Sc. Psychology : Any graduate with Psychology as a major, having studied at least 5 papers of Psychology at the qualifying examination.
He/she should have obtained at least 50% in the aggregate marks at the qualifying examination.

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