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Master of Liberal Arts (MLA):
The Master of Liberal Arts is a multi-disciplinary programme initiated in 2022. The programme offers a unique combination of training in theoretical analysis and abstract thinking with the practical application of these skills through rigorous coursework and mentored projects.

Admission:
The programme has a maximum of 30 seats, with reservation norms as per government rules.

Applicants will be selected for the programme on the basis of an entrance test followed by an interview. The test is conducted in the month of June. The written exam tests the applicants on reading comprehension, general and social awareness, quantitative ability, and logical reasoning skills. Additionally, the applicants are required to write two essays which tests their critical thinking skills and articulation.

Currently the only centre for taking the test is IIT Guwahati.

The results are announced and the list of selected candidates is published on the departmental webpage. Admission normally starts towards the end of July, after which the classes start. Information about eligibility and other relevant details are announced on the institute website at the time of advertisement of admission.

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Institute Silver Medal
Institute Silver Medals for Master of Arts (MA) programmes of the Institute will be awarded to each year to the student who ranks first, obtaining the highest Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) among all graduating students in his/her discipline in that year. In case of a tie in the CPI, the medal will be awarded to the student who has earned the highest number of credits with 10 grade points.

MLA Course Structure

CORE SEM 1
HS 501	Essentials of Political Theory	3-1-0-8	V Prabhu
HS 555	Introduction to Liberal Studies	3-1-0-8	L Das, A Kashyap, S Mahanta, MK Jha, V Dutta
HS 554	Theories and Thinkers: The Concept of Culture	3-1-0-8	Sukanya Sharma
ELECTIVE SEM 1
HS 558	Between History and Memory: Genres of Life Writing	3-0-0-6	RM Punekar
HS 560	Race and the Novel	3-0-0-6	K Keshavamurthy
HS 552	Critical Reasoning	3-0-0-6	A Kashyap

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SL.No	Code	Course Name
1	HS 618	Modern Political and Social Imaginaries
2	HS 225	Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Autobiography
3	HS 230	India-s Northeast: A Panoramic Perspective
4	HS 237	Subaltern Voices and Narratives
5	HS 238	Masculinities in Literature and Popular Culture
6	HS 731	Heritage, Identity and Archaeology
7	HS 732	Issues in Culture Studies
8	HS 512	Critical Development Theory
9	HS 227	Communication: Technology, Culture and Drama
10	HS 425	Literature and Science Writing
11	HS 708	The Art of Fiction
12	HS 718	Indian Writing in English
13	HS 720	Cultural Theory and Interpretation
14	HS 766	Reading English Womenâ€™s Literary History, 1500-1800
15	HS 767	The Material Text and its Other
16	HS 770	The Novel: Theory and Perspectives
17	HS 783	The Frankfurt School of Literary Theory and Criticism
18	HS 622	Power, Politics, and Urban Space
19	HS 241	Cinema and the City
20	HS 775	Issues in Geographical Thought and Research
21	HS 776	Critical Geographies
22	HS 778	Feminist Geographies
23	HS 521	Region,Nation and the Making of Post-Colonial India
24	HS 615	Gandhi: The Man and His Ideas
25	HS 628	The Efficacy of Visual Images
26	HS 415	History of Contemporary India
27	HS 723	Methods in Historical Research
28	HS 724	History in Indian Vernaculars
29	HS 727	Issues in Historical Research
30	HS 759	Understanding Nations and Nationalism
31	HS 773	Writing History of Art: Theory and Methods
32	HS 420	Writing Systems of the World
33	HS 734	Perspectives in Linguistics
34	HS 737	Cognitive Linguistics: Theories and Methods
35	HS 769	Research Methods in Linguistics
36	HS 222	Philosophy of Science
37	HS 226	Philosophical Issues
38	HS 701	Philosophies of India
39	HS 702	Contemporary Studies in Philosophy (Seminar)
40	HS 712	Introduction to Western Philosophy
41	HS 719	Philosophy of Religion
42	HS 740	Issues in Applied Ethics: A multicultural Approach
43	HS 513	Transnationalism and Migration: Issues of Development
44	HS 612	Peace and Conflict Resolution
45	HS 614	Political Participation in Developing Asia
46	HS 753	Topics in International Relations
47	HS 763	Research Methods in Political Science
48	HS 771	Key Texts in Modern Indian Political Thought

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Code	Semester	Stream	Course Name	L-T-P-C	Faculty
HS 501	I	Philosophy	Essentials of Political Theory	3-1-0-8	Prabhu Venkataraman
HS 552	I		Critical Reasoning	3-0-0-6	Abhishek Kashyap
HS 554	I		Theories and Thinkers: The Concept of Culture	3-1-0-8	Sukanya Sharma
HS 555	I		Introduction to Liberal Studies	3-1-0-8	Mithilesh Kumar Jha Shakuntala Mahanta Vipul Dutta Liza Das Abhishek Kashyap
HS 558	I		Between History and Memory: Genres of Life-Writing	3-0-0-6	Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
HS 560	I		Race and the Novel	3-0-0-6	Kiran Keshavamurthy

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