Mother Teresa Women's University
Motto | "Empowerment of Women through Education" |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1984 |
Chancellor | Banwarilal Purohit |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Vaidehi Vijayakumar |
Location | , 624101 , India 10°16′08″N 77°28′51″E / 10.2688461°N 77.4807062°E |
Campus | Rural |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | www.motherteresawomenuniv.ac.in |
Mother Teresa Women's University(A State University of Government of Tamil Nadu) is situated at Kodaikanal, a quiet hill station tucked away in the Palani hills of South India. This University was established in the year 1984 by the enactment of Tamil Nadu Act 15. This University aims to extend its service to women students of all communities. It strives for Academic Excellence and Personality Development and gives equal importance for promotion of employment prospects to young girls. It monitors and offers consultancy services and research in Women's Studies.
The university offers distance education courses. The School of Distance Education of Mother Teresa Women's University was started in 1988 at Kodaikanal.[1][2]
Courses
These courses are open to women candidates only.
PROGRAMME OFFERED AT KODAIKANAL, CHENNAI , MADURAI AND COIMBATORE CAMPUSES
P.G(Non Entrance Programme) PG - Science Courses M.Sc Computer Science, M.Sc Mathematics ,M.Sc Visual Communication ,M.Sc Foods & Nutrition, M.Sc Textiles & Clothing , MCA (Lateral Entry to II MCA)
PG - Arts Courses MBA(Tourism Management) , M.Com , M.A Tamil , M.A English , M.A History , M.A Mass Communication and Journalism , M.A Sociology , Master of Social Work, Women's Studies, M.A Economics , M.A Public Administration
PG(Entrance Programme) MCA, MBA(with dual specialization)
M.Phil (Full Time-1 year)-Entrance Programme English, Tamil Studies, Education, Sociology, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Women's Studies , Commerce, Visual Communication , Foods & Nutrition , Library & Information Science , Textiles & Clothing , Mass Communication , Historical Studies , Tourism Management , Management Studies , Guidance & Counselling , Special Education, M.Ed Special Education with 55% marks.
PG DIPLOMA COURSES Counselling, Women's Studies, IPR(Intellectual Property Rights), Human Rights Education, .Entrepreneurship Development, Event Management , Computer Applications , Professional Ethics , Yoga for Human Excellence ,Fuzzy Hyper Graphs, Gandhian Thought
PROGRAMMES OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY AT KODAIKANAL
PG (NON ENTRANCE PROGRAMME) M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Botany, M.Sc Physics(Specialization in Astrophysics/Material Science , M.Sc Chemistry, M.Sc Guidance & Counselling , B.L.I.Sc/M.L.I.Sc
M.Phil (Full Time -1 year) - ENTRANCE PROGRAMME Biotechnology, Botany, Guidance & Counselling (Full Time) , Physics, Chemistry
WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KODAIKANAL (CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF MOTHER TERESA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY)
M.Ed Special Education(MR), B.Ed Special Education(MR) , M.Ed General Education, B.Ed General Education N.B: All Teacher Education Programme Full Time only. Students need to qualify in Entrance Examination
Colleges
I University Colleges 1.1 Constituent College
1.Women’s University College of Education , Attuvampatti Campus, Kodaikanal
II Affiliated Colleges 2.1 Government Colleges 1.M.V.M Govt. Arts College for Women, Dindigul 2.Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai 3.Government Arts & Science College for Women, Kodaikanal
2.2Autonomous Colleges 1.Jeyaraj Annapackiam College for Women, Periyakulam 2.Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts College For Women, Palani
2.3 Self Financing Colleges 1. St. Antony’s College of Arts and Science for Women, Dindigul 2. Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science , Theni 3. Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum 4. Sakthi College of Arts and Science for Women, Oddanchatram, Dindigul 5. Thiravium College of Arts & Science for Women , Periyakulam 6. Bon Secours Arts & Science College for Women , Dindigul
See also
- Kodaikanal
- Education in India
- Literacy in India
- List of institutions of higher education in Tamil Nadu
References
- ^ "Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal". College Site. January 2014.
- ^ "Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal". Colleges in Tamil Nadu. January 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Google. "Mother Teresa Women's University" (Map). Google Maps. Google.