Candidates can pursue an MPhil course if they have completed their master’s degree in a related field in which they want to pursue an MPhil course. Apart from this, some colleges also specify that candidates should have secured at least 55% marks at the postgraduate level in the subject in which they want to pursue an MPhil degree.
The subjects taught as part of an MPhil course may vary from one college to the other. Aspirants can view the topics taught in some popular MPhil programmes in the table below:
| Course |
Syllabus |
| MPhil Business Management |
- Management principles
- Understanding of managerial roles
- Problem-solving approach
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Management
- Research Methodology
- Review of Literature
|
| MPhil History |
- Readings in Trends in Historiography 1
- Research Methodology
- Language – Persian, Urdu, English, or any other language depending upon the research interest of the student
- Readings in Trends in Historiography 2
- Themes in Early Indian History (for students specializing on Early India)
- Themes in Medieval Indian History (for students specializing in Medieval Indian history)
- Debates in Modern Indian History (for students specializing in Modern Indian history)
|
| MPhil English |
- Research Methodologies
- Literary Theory and Criticism
- Renaissance Studies
- Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Indian Writing in English
- Shakespeare & his Writings
- Literature in Nineteenth Century
- Twentieth-Century Fiction and Poetry
- Popular Culture Texts
- Culture and Crime: Golden Age Detective Fiction
- Partition Drama
|
| MPhil in Political Science |
- Introduction to Research
- Doing research sub-discipline wise: Indian Politics and Comparative Politics, Public Policy and International Relations, Political Theory, and Indian Political Thought
- Idea of Research
- Quantitative Methods
- Ethnographic Research
- Alternative Readings of the Philosophy of Science
- Hermeneutics and Phenomenology
- Teaching
|
| MPhil in Applied and Regional Economics |
- Research Methodology
- Issues in Development Economics (I)
- Issues in Indian Economy (I)
- Research Techniques
- Issues in Development Economics (II)
- Issues in Indian Economy (II)
- Practical
|
| MPhil Economics |
- Research Methodology in Economics
- Advanced Studies in Economics
- Quantitative Techniques
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Methodology Of Dissertation Writing
- Logic And Methodology of Science
- Current Issues in Indian and World Economy
|
| MPhil in Geography |
- Research Methodology
- Advanced Spatial Analysis
- Agricultural Development and Environmental Issues
- Critical Geopolitics and Regional Security
- Environmental Monitoring and Geographical Information System
- Environmental Security: Problems and Policies
- Gender and Development
- Geography of Hunger
- Globalization and Development
- Landforms and Geo-Environmental Applications
- Land Use Landcover Mapping Techniques
- Disasters and their Management
- Politics of Space
- Population Movements
- Restructuring Post-modem Political Geography
- Resource Management: Issues and Problems
- Social-Political Processes and the Geography of Elections in India
- Spatial Dimensions of Politics
- Regional Development
- Sustainable Cities
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
- Tropical Land Forms and Geo-Environmental Applications
- Urban Agriculture
|
| MPhil in Humanities & Social Science |
- Research Methodology
- International Studies
- Development of Planning & Policies
- Socio-Psychological Perspectives on Development and Change
- Micro-Level Planning: Principles, Methods, and Case Studies
|
| MPhil in Human Development Studies |
- Early Childhood Care and Education
- Community Psychology
- Child and Family Welfare
- Human Development
- Family Studies
- Research Methods and Statistics
|
| MPhil Linguistics |
- Current Trends in Linguistic Theory
- Reading in Linguistics
- Research Methodology
- Dissertation
|
| MPhil in Sociology |
- Reflections on Ethnography
- Contemporary Class Analysis
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Structuralism and Post-Structuralism
- Theorizing Democracy, Equality and Social Justice
- Archaeology of Caste
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Theorizing Masculinities
- Rethinking the Family in Contemporary Society
- Nature, Society, Environment
- Sociology of Civil War
- Studying the State
- Agrarian Structure
- Transnational Migration, Gender, and Identities
- Social Discrimination and Subalternity: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
- Gender and Population: Perspectives on Reproduction, Sexuality and Power
- Women In Indian Society
|
| MPhil Public Administration |
- Advanced Research Methodology and Research in Public Administration
- Advanced Public Administration
- Philosophical Foundations of Administrative Theory
- Computer Applications in Public Administration
- Dissertation
- Public Policy
- Dynamics of Indian Administration, Economic Administration and Public
- Enterprise Management
- Local Governance in India
- Dynamics of Social Administration
|
| MPhil Social Work |
- Research Methods in Social Work and Statistics
- Review of Studies in Social Work
- Social Development and Welfare: Perspectives and Policies
- Social Action and Social Movements
- Social Work Education
- Human Relations and Employees Welfare
- Youth Work
- Women Welfare and Development
- Child Development
- Social Work with the Elderly
- Person with disability and Social Work
- Community Development and Community Work
- Tribal Development
- Gandhian Social Work
- Ecology and Development
- Social Defense and Correctional Services Social Justice
- Health and Social Work
- Education and Development
- Social Work with Families
|
| MPhil in Life Sciences |
- Advance Molecular Biology
- Immunology and Immuno technology
- Advances in Biochemistry
- Microbial Cell Metabolism and Regulation
- Ecology and Biodiversity
- Research methodology and Laboratory Technique theory
|
| MPhil in Botany |
- Basic Research Methodology & Instrumentation
- Advancing Frontiers & New Vistas in Plant Science
- Thesis Evaluation
- Advance Ecology, Conservation & Environmental Biology
- Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding
- Phytopathology
|
| MPhil in Computer Science |
- General Research Methodology
- Advanced Computing Techniques
- Software Engineering
- Image Processing
- Data Mining
- Artificial Intelligence
- Networks Security
- Embedded Systems
|
| MPhil in Mathematics |
- Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability
- Fluid Flow Instability, MHD, Plasmas and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
- Groups, Rings and Modules
- Matrix Analysis
- Boundary-Layer Theory
|
| MPhil in Chemistry |
- Research Methodology
- Thermodynamics and Physical Properties of Liquid Solution
- Physical Methods in Chemistry
- Reactivity of Ether Linkage
- Recent Trends in Chemistry
- Kinetics and Mechanism
- Natural Products Chemistry
- Advanced Coordination Chemistry
- Advanced Studies of Macro Cyclic Complexes
- Thermodynamics of Liquid Solutions
- Organic Reaction Mechanism
- Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry
- Electro Organic Chemistry
- Corrosion Inhibition of Metals
- Organic Synthesis
- Organic Reaction Mechanism
|
| MPhil Biotechnology |
- Research Methodology
- Scientific Writing
- Project Management in Biotechnology
- Bio-Industry Internals
- Bioprocess Technology
- Enzyme Technology
- Recombinant DNA Technology
|
| MPhil Zoology |
- Tools and Techniques for Research in Zoology
- Advances in Parasitology
- Industrial Zoology
- Insects and Man
- Teaching Practice I
- Animal Behavior
- Dissertation
|
| MPhil Physics |
- General Research Methodology
- Measurement and Instrumentation in Physics
- Research Proposal
- Dissertation
- Crystal Physics
- Astrophysics
- Nuclear Physics
- Spectroscopy
- Superconductivity
- Structure, Determination and Characterization of Crystal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Radiation Detectors and Measurements
- Measurement Techniques in Spectroscopy
- High-Temperature Superconductivity
|
| MPhil in Clinical Psychology |
- Psychosocial Foundation of Behavior and Psychopathology
- Biological Foundations of Behavior
- Psychiatry
- Psychological Assessments including Viva Voce
- Psychotherapy and Counseling
- Behavioral Medicine
- Statistics and Research Methodology
- Psychological Therapies including Viva Voce
|
| MPhil Degree in Aquatic Biology and Fisheries |
- Research Methodology
- Aquatic Biology
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
|
| MPhil Commerce |
- Quantitative Techniques
- Research Methodology
- Computer Applications in Research
- Advanced Management Accounting
- Contemporary Marketing
- Strategic Financial Management
- Dissertation
|
| MPhil in Law |
- Research Methodology
- Law, Development & Social
- Recent Trends in Law
- Constitution of India
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| MPhil in Education |
- Research Methodology
- Statistics in Education
- Computer Applications
- Foundations of Education
- Any One: Inclusive Education, Teacher Education, Information, Communication and Educational Technology
- Dissertation
|
| MPhil Physical Education |
- Research Methodology in Physical Education
- Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- Any One: Kin anthropometry or Exercise Physiology
- Computer Application & Statistics in Physical Education
- Sports Training
- Any One: Sports Psychology or Biomechanics
- Dissertation
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With a Master of Philosophy degree in the subject you have specialized in, candidates have plenty of options, be it nationally or international as well. The research work done in the programme can allow a candidate to further go and pursue a doctorate (PhD) in the respective subject or course. Candidates can begin to look out for jobs in various organizations and educational institutions linked to area of work you have done your specialization in.