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Master of Arts in Extension & Development Studies (MAEDS)

Minimum Duration: 2 Years
Maximum Duration: 5 Years
Course Fee: Rs. 7,300
Minimum Age: No bar
Maximum Age: No bar

Eligibility:

Any Graduate

Programme overview

MAEDS has been designed with the balanced blending of components from extension education and development studies with two project works and a dissertation. The programme will be useful to fresh graduates interested in pursuing career as extension and development professionals and also to working extension and development professionals. The idea is to:

To train and develop qualified human resources in the professional area of extension and development studies;
To impart knowledge on various aspects of extension and development;
To develop necessary professional skills among students in formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of extension and development programmes; and
To conduct impact assessment and action research studies on extension and development issues and programmes.

Courses

First Semester

CourseCode	Course Name	Credits
MEDS-001	Introduction to Extension and Development	4
MEDS-002	Dynamics of Extension Development	4
MEDS-003	Problems and Issues in Development	6
MEDSP-004	Project Work- I	4

Second Semester

CourseCode	Course Name	Credits
MEDS-005	Planning and Management of Extension and Development Programmes	4
MEDS-006	Research Methods in Extension and Development Studies	6
MEDSP-007	Project Work II	6

Third Semester

CourseCode	Course Name	Credits
MEDS-008	Extension Communication and Diffusion of Innovations for Development	4
MEDS-009	Development in India-Pre and Post Liberalization Period	6
MEDS-010	Training for Development	4
MEDS-011	Local Self Governance	4

Fourth Semester

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MEDSE-013	Behavioral Sciences for Extension and Development	4
MEDSE-012	Environment and Development	4
MEDSE-014	Gender and Development	4
MEDSE-015	Family Healthcare Education	4
MEDSE-016	Traditional Knowledge Systems and Livelihoods	4
MEDSP-017	Dissertation (Compulsory)	10
MPCE 016	Project

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