SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANDHRA UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS POST - GRADUATE COURSES (M.A. & M.Com. & M.A. / M.Sc. Maths Courses) Visakhapatnam - 530 003 (Andhra Pradesh) Phones : 2754966, 2844164, 2550223 Cell : 98481 - 99155 website : www. andhrauniversity.info/sde Price : By Hand : Rs. 40/- By Post : Rs. 80/- Downloaded application should be sent along with a July, 2011 DD for Rs.40/- together with admission fee Copies : 12,000 July, 2011 Printed at : SRIRAM PRINTERS, Visakhapatnam - 27. PREFACE Greetings from the School of Distance Education. Learning as a continuous process has been receiving much encouragement and as a consequence open learning has become the choicest mode of the many. School of Distance Education has been catering to the requirements of learners seeking higher Education. The SDE is on the path of ensuring quality of its services besides aiming to make the learners on its roles competitive. This prospectus gives an overview of the different post graduate courses being offered by the school. You are advised to go through the contents carefully before filling in your admission application form. We do not have any private agents. You can get clarifications if any required, directly from the staff of SDE, AU, on all working days. Prof. N.L.Narasimha Rao Director CONTENTS Chapter Subject Page No. CHAPTER I : School of Distance Education A Brief Profile 05 CHAPTER II : M.A. English 10 CHAPTER III : M.A. Hindi 16 CHAPTER IV : M.A. Telugu 18 CHAPTER V : M.A. Economics 20 CHAPTER VI : M.A. History 22 CHAPTER VII : M.A. Political Science 24 CHAPTER VIII : M.A. Public Administration 26 CHAPTER IX : M.A. Sociology 28 CHAPTER X : M.A. Philosophy 30 CHAPTER XI : M.A./M.Sc Mathematics 32 CHAPTER XII : M.A. Psychology 34 CHAPTER XIII : M.Com. 36 CHAPTER XIV : Fee particulars & Marks qualifying for a pass 38 CHAPTER XV : General Instructions 40 CHAPTER XVI : Instructions for filling the Application Form for admission into the School of Distance Education 50 4 CHAPTER- I SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION A BRIEF PROFILE Distance Education is a well tried modern method of Education. Distance Education permits greater flexibility and it is learner - centered. The School of Distance Education, formerly School of Correspondence Courses of Andhra University was established on 1st July, 1972 with the objective of increasing the access of higher education to disadvantaged sections of the society. Initially B.A., and B.Com., courses were offered with the assistance of UGC. Liberalised admission into B.A., / B.Com., courses under open system was introduced in 1976. M.A. (Economics) and M.Com. courses were started in the year 1978-79 with the assistance of the University Grants Commission. Later B.Ed. and M.Ed. courses were added during 1980-81 and 1982-83 respectively. M.A. (English), M.A. (Public Administration), Post-Graduate Diploma in Co-operation and Rural Studies and B.Sc. courses were introduced from the academic year 1983-84. The School has also started non-conventional one year P.G. Diploma Couses in Translation, Environmental Studies and Functionctional English, from the year 1989. Besides these courses, the School introduced the following M.A. courses, from the academic year 1989-90. 1. M.A. (Hindi) 2. M.A. (Telugu) 3. M.A. (History) 4. M.A. (Politics) 5. M.A. (Sociology) The School introduced the following courses w.e.f the Academic Year 1997-98. 1. P.G.Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (H.R.M) 2. P.G.Diploma in Voluntary Welfare Organisations / Management of Voluntary Organisations (MVO) 3. P.G.Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management. 4. M.A.Philosophy. M.A./M.Sc. in Mathematics and P.G. Diploma in Computer Programming and Applications (PGDCPA) were offered from the year 2000-2001 and 3 certificate courses in computers were offered from 2002-03. M.A. (Education) and M.L.I.Sc. are offered from 2003-04 onwards. During the Academic Year 2005 L.LM, M.Sc in Botany, Zoology, Physics and Organic Chemistry, B.E/B.Tech in Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering branches were introduced. Further during the Academic Year 2006, MCA, MBA (Executive) and MHRM Courses were Introduced. PG Diploma in Public Interest and PG Diploma in Digital Governance are introduced during the calendar year 2010. The School of Distance Education is run by skilled teachers and educational administrators who always strive to reach high academic standards. A student who is enrolled into this School studies the same syllabi, and is awarded the same degree as in the case of regular students of this University. The core academic staff of the School will carry on the academic activities with the help of the well experienced teachers in their respective fields, who are working in this University as well as in other Universities. Print material is the main stay of instruction supplemented by Week-end classes and Annual Personal Contact programme classes at various centres to facilitate face to face interaction between the teachers and students. The School invites well experienced teachers to participate in these Personal Contact Programmes besides our academic staff. During these programmes the teachers will give an extensive review of the subjects and clarify the doubts of the students Besides Visakhapatnam, the School is organizing Personal Contact Programme 6 classes. Week-end classes at the following places depending upon student enrolment : 1. Srikakulam 2. Kakinada 3. Rajahmundry 4. Eluru 5. Bhimavaram 6. Narsapur 7. Guntur 8. Hyderabad 9. Vizianagaram 10. Nellore 11.Ongole The schedule of the centres and subjects offered will be sent to the students. GYAN VANI : Gyan Vani an educational channel run on co-operative principles funded by IGNOU, New Delhi is operated from April, 2002 onwards. Students can avail this facility on F.M.Channel (104.6MHz) from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. every day. It is available around 100 kms. radius of Visakhapatnam city. Separate communication will be sent regarding the programmes being broadcast every day. Phone-in Programme to Clarify the doubts of students is Organised on II and IV Fridays of every month from 7pm to 7:30 pm. 7 STAFF PATTERN OF THE SCHOOL - TEACHING STAFF DIRECTOR : Prof. N.L. Narasimha Rao, M.Com., Ph.D. Commerce PROFESSORS : 01. Prof. P. Hrushikesava Rao, M.Com., Ph.D. Commerce 02. Prof. P. Krishna Prasad Political Science & Public Administration 03. Prof. L.D. Sudhakara Babu, M.A., Ph.D. Co-Operation & Applied Economics 04. Prof. B.Ch. Krishna Murthy, M.A., Ph.D. Economics 05. Prof. V. Simmanna, M.A., Ph.D., Telugu 06. Prof. K. Vijayakumar, M.A., Ph.D. Sociology 07. Prof. B. Sudhakara Reddy, M.A., Ph.D. History 08. Prof. Ch. Subrahmanyam, M.A., Ph.D. Economics 09. Prof. K. Parameswara Rao, M.A., Ph.D.,D.A.S., P.G.D.T. Economics 10. Prof. M.Bilmoria Rani, M.A., Ph.D. Sociology 11. Prof. B. Mohini, M.A., Ph.D. Hindi 12. Prof. J. Ramu Naidu, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., P.G.D.E.S. Economics 13. Prof. T. Nirmalajyothi, M.A., M.A., P.G, D.S.S., Ph.D. Education 14. Prof. G.S.V. Prasada Raju, M.Tech., Ph.D. Computer Science ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS : 15. Dr. B.Raj Kumar, M.Com., B.Ed., Ph.D. Commerce 16. Dr. P. Hariprakash, M.A., Ph.D. Economics ASSISTANT PROFESSORS : 17. Sri M.V. Rajakumar, M.A., (Selection Grade) English 18. Mrs. P. Vijaya Ratnam Education 8 TEACHING ASSOCIATES : 19. Sri C.V Krishna Rao Faculty of Engineering 20. Sri G.Sri Ram, M.C.A Computer Science 21. Dr. S.R.Subhani, M.A.,Ph.D. Politics & Public Administration ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 22. Sri Y. Anjana Devi, M.A. Joint Registrar 23. Sri. N. Hanumantha Rao,M.A,B.L DeputyRegistrar 24. Sri B.Nageswara Rao M.A, BL, PGDPR Asst.Registrar SUPERINTENDENTS : 25. Sri P. Suryanarayana Examination - I Examination - II 26. Sri P.Sankara Rao, B.Com., and Course Section 27. Smt. U.Sujatha Kumari Examinations-III 28. Sri. S.Nageswara Rao,B.A Examinations-IV 29. Sri H. Ranga Rao Confidential Section 30. Smt. B.Baleswari Accounts LIBRARY : 31. Sri B. Demudu Library Asst. 9 CHAPTER - II M.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Eligibility for admission : I Year : A Candidate seeking admission into the IYear M.A. in English Language and Literature shall be required to have passed. B.A. or B.Sc or B.Com or B.A.(O.L) or B.F.A. or B.A.L [With Part I General English for a minimum of 200 Marks (I year General English & II year General English)] Note : 1) Candidates who passed the qualifying examinations of other Universities which are recognised by Andhra University under 10 +2 + 3 or 11 + 2 + 3 or 11 + 2 + 2 pattern of education are only eligible for admission. 2) Any Professional Graduate / Post Graduate with English as medium of instruction is also eligible. Duration of the Course : The course of study for M.A. English Language and Literature shall extend over a period of two academic years. Course of Study : At the end of the first year, the candidate has to appear for the Previous Examination. At the end of the Second Year, the candidate has to appear for the Final Examination. The following is the Scheme of Examination. Each paper carries 100 marks (including 15 marks for assignments) and is of 3 hours duration. 10