IGNOU launches five new courses on gender and development
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched five new courses on gender and development commencing July, an official said on Tuesday. Of the five courses launched by IGNOU's School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS), two are on-campus programme while three are distance-mode programmes, she said. According to IGNOU, admissions are open for masters in gender and development studies and women's and gender studies and postgraduate diploma as well as a certificate in gender and development studies and postgraduate diploma in women's empowerment and development. "The master's programmes will equip students with the ability to deconstruct the complex power hierarchies and relationships operating in society, from the perspective of women and gender," said SOGDS director Savita Singh. According to Savita Singh, the focal areas for the courses include concepts and theories in women's and gender studies, queer studies, gender thro...