Annamalai University Distance Education

Annamalai University Distance Education offers flexible learning programs designed for students and working professionals who want to advance their knowledge without leaving their home or job. With a wide range of courses across various fields, learners can study at their own pace, gain practical skills, and achieve academic and career goals. The programs combine quality curriculum, expert guidance, and user-friendly online resources, making education accessible, convenient, and empowering for everyone. Whether you’re looking to upskill, switch careers, or pursue higher studies, Annamalai University Distance Education makes learning easy and meaningful.

Annamalai University

Annamalai University, one of the largest unitary and residential universities in Southern Asia, was established and incorporated in the year 1929 as per the Annamalai University Act, 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act1 of 1929). Then the Annamalai University Act, 1928 has been repealed and replaced by the AnnamalaiUniversity Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2013). Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu is the Chancellor of the University.

This Universtiy has, since its inception, aimed at imparting education in all fields of knowledge to thousands of students from across the country and abroad. Located in a rural setting in coastal district of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, the University has been playing a pivotal role in providing access to higher education to lakhs of youth from economically and socially disadvantaged classes. In this respect, this University’s service to the nation is tremendous.

S013 – M.A. ENGLISH

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
English Literature from Chaucer to 1660	Victorian Literature	American Literature	Shakespeare
Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Literature	Twentieth Century Literature	Women’s Writing	Phonetics
Romantic Literature	Indian Writing in English	History of English Language	English Language Teaching
Approaches to Literature	New Literatures in English	Principles of Literary Criticism	Principles of Journalism (OR) Soft Skills
Introduction to Linguistics

S014 – M.A. HISTORY

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
History of Tamil Nadu from Beginning to the Cholas	Social and Cultural History of Tamil Nadu from 1190 AD – 1800 AD	Freedom Movement in Tamil Nadu from 1800 AD -1947 AD	Contemporary Tamil Nadu
Social and Cultural History of India Upto 1206 AD	Social and Cultural History of India from 1206 AD – 1526 AD	Constitutional History of India from 1858AD – 1950 AD	Contemporary India
History of Ancient World Civilization Upto 476 AD (Excluding India)	Freedom Movement in India 1885 AD –1947 AD	History of USA from 1865 AD -1945 AD	Contemporary India
Principles and Methods of Archaeology	Women’s Studies	International Relations since 1945 AD	Historiography and Research Methodology

S015 – M.A. ECONOMICS

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Microeconomics	Public Finance	Economics of Growth and Development	Globalization and Development
Macroeconomics	Monetary Economics	International Trade and Finance	Energy Economics
Indian Economic Development	Mathematics for Economics	Environmental Economics	Research Methodology
Economic Statistics	Regional Economics	Gender Economics	Health Economics

S159 – M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Principles of Political Science	Indian Constitution	Research Methodology	Classics –Thirukkural
Western Political Thought	Modern Political Analysis	Dynamics of Indian Democracy	Government and Politics of Tamil Nadu since 1900
Modern Political System	Citizen and Civic Awareness	Indian Political Thought	Local Government in India
Principles of Public Administration	Human Rights	International Relations	Legislative Procedures in India

S017 – M.A. SOCIOLOGY

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Advanced Sociology Principles	Rural and Urban Sociology	Sociology of Weaker Sections	Sociology of Development and Modernization
Sociological Theories	Women in Society	Industrial Sociology and Labour Problems	Social Legislations and Social Welfare
Research Methods and Statistics	Social Demography	Medical Sociology	Human Resource Management and Development
Indian Social Institutions	Social Problems	Environmental Sociology	Dissertation and Viva-voce

S119 – M.Com- CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Business Environment	Human Resource Management	Co-operation in India	Co-operative Management and Administration
Advanced Financial Accounting	Financial Management	Co-operation in Foreign Countries	The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act1983
Organisational Behaviour	Business Research Methods	Co-operative Financial Institutions in India	Co-operative Service Institutions in India
Marketing Management	Business Analytics	Co-operative Accounting and Auditing	Project Report on Cooperative Institutions

MA & M COM	1^stYear	2^nd year
Course fee	6000	5000

S470 – MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (M.S.W.)

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Introduction to Social Work	Community Organization Practice	Counselling and Guidance	Community Health & Medical Social Work
Social Work Practices with Individuals and Groups	Dynamics of Human Behaviour	NGO Management	Project Management
Social Policy & Social Welfare Administration	Social Work Research and Statistics	Community Development	Social Problems
Man and Society	Concurrent Field Work and Viva-Voce	Human Resource Management	Project and Viva-Voce

MSW	1^stYear	2^nd year
Course fee	10500	9500

S346 – M.B.A.

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Principles of Management	Operations Management	Organizational Behaviour	Managerial Communication
Marketing Management	Project Management and Entrepreneurship	Management Information Systems	Computer Applications in Management
Financial Management	Strategic Management	International Business	Elective:
Human Resource Management	Research Methodology and Statistics	Operations Research
Managerial Economics	Legal Environment of Business	Accounting for Managers

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS FOR FOURTH SEMESTER

ELECTIVE 1 – HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE 2 – MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Organisational Development and Management of Change	Sales and Distribution Management
Training and Development	Advertising and Sales Promotion
Performance Management	Product and Services Marketing
Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations	Marketing Research and Consumer Behaviour

ELECTIVE 3 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE 4 – PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Investment, Security and Portfolio Management	Production Planning, Control and Maintenance
Management of Financial Services	Quality Management
Derivatives Management	Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Risk Management and Insurance	Enterprise Resource Planning

ELECTIVE 5 – SYSTEMS

Database Management System

Structured System Analysis and Design

Digital Marketing Strategies

E-Commerce

MBA	1^stYear	2^nd year
Course fee	18500	16500

S201 – B.F.A MUSIC –VOCAL

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6	Semester 7	Semester 8
04-Malayalam-I / 02-Hindi – I	04-Malayalam-Il / 02-Hindi – Il	04 Malayalam-Ill / 02-Hindi – llI	04-Malayalam-IV / 02-Hindi – IV	Theory of Music –III	History of Music –III	Core 13:Theory of Music –IV	History of Music –IV
English Through Literature– I : Prose	English Through Literature– Il : Prose	English Through Literature–III : Drama	English Through Literature–IV : Fiction	Practical-V	Practical-VI	Core 14:Practical-VII	Practical-VIII
Theory of Music-I	History of Music – I	Theory of Music –II	History of Music –II	Allied Practical-V	Allied Practical-VI	Allied Practical-VII	Acoustics
Practical-I	Practical-II	Practical-III	Practical- IV	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Allied Practical-VIII
Allied Practical-I	Allied Practical-II	Allied Practical-III	Allied Practical- IV	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical

S202 – B.F.A MUSIC –VEENA

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6	Semester 7	Semester 8
04-Malayalam-I / 02-Hindi – I	04-Malayalam-Il / 02-Hindi – Il	04 Malayalam-Ill / 02-Hindi – llI	04-Malayalam-IV / 02-Hindi – IV	Theory of Music –III	History of Music –III	Core 13:Theory of Music –IV	History of Music –IV
English Through Literature– I : Prose	English Through Literature– Il : Prose	English Through Literature–III : Drama	English Through Literature–IV : Fiction	Practical-V	Practical-VI	Core 14:Practical-VII	Practical-VIII
Core1: Theory of Music-I	Core3: History of Music – I	Core5 :Theory of Music –II	History of Music –II	Allied Practical-V	Allied Practical-VI	Allied Practical-VII	Acoustics
Core2: Practical-I	Core4: Practical-II	Core6: Practical-III	Practical- IV	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Allied Practical-VIII
Allied Practical-I	Allied Practical-II	Allied Practical-III	Allied Practical- IV	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical

S203 – B.F.A MUSIC –VIOLIN

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6	Semester 7	Semester 8
04-Malayalam-I / 02-Hindi – I	04-Malayalam-Il / 02-Hindi – Il	04 Malayalam-Ill / 02-Hindi – llI	04-Malayalam-IV / 02-Hindi – IV	Theory of Music –III	History of Music –III	Core 13:Theory of Music –IV	History of Music –IV
English Through Literature– I : Prose	English Through Literature– Il : Prose	English Through Literature–III : Drama	English Through Literature–IV : Fiction	Practical-V	Practical-VI	Core 14:Practical-VII	Practical-VIII
Core1: Theory of Music-I	Core3: History of Music – I	Core5 :Theory of Music –II	History of Music –II	Allied Practical-V	Allied Practical-VI	Allied Practical-VII	Acoustics
Core2: Practical-I	Core4: Practical-II	Core6: Practical-III	Practical- IV	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Allied Practical-VIII
Allied Practical-I	Allied Practical-II	Allied Practical-III	Allied Practical- IV	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical

S204 – B.F.A MUSIC – MRIDANGAM

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6	Semester 7	Semester 8
04-Malayalam-I / 02-Hindi – I	04-Malayalam-Il / 02-Hindi – Il	04 Malayalam-Ill / 02-Hindi – llI	04-Malayalam-IV / 02-Hindi – IV	Theory of Music –III	History of Music –III	Core 13:Theory of Music –IV	History of Music –IV
English Through Literature– I : Prose	English Through Literature– Il : Prose	English Through Literature–III : Drama	English Through Literature–IV : Fiction	Practical-V	Practical-VI	Core 14:Practical-VII	Practical-VIII
Core1: Theory of Music-I	Core3: History of Music – I	Core5 :Theory of Music –II	History of Music –II	Allied Practical-V	Allied Practical-VI	Allied Practical-VII	Acoustics
Core2: Practical-I	Core4: Practical-II	Core6: Practical-III	Practical- IV	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Allied Practical-VIII
Allied Practical-I	Allied Practical-II	Allied Practical-III	Allied Practical- IV	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical

S205 – B.F.A DANCE – BHARATHANATYAM

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6	Semester 7	Semester 8
04-Malayalam-I / 02-Hindi – I	04-Malayalam-Il / 02-Hindi – Il	04 Malayalam-Ill / 02-Hindi – llI	04-Malayalam-IV / 02-Hindi – IV	Theory of Music –III	History of Music –III	Core 13:Theory of Music –IV	History of Music –IV
English Through Literature– I : Prose	English Through Literature– Il : Prose	English Through Literature–III : Drama	English Through Literature–IV : Fiction	Practical-V	Practical-VI	Core 14:Practical-VII	Practical-VIII
Core1: Theory of Music-I	Core3: History of Music – I	Core5 :Theory of Music –II	History of Music –II	Allied Practical-V	Allied Practical-VI	Allied Practical-VII	Acoustics
Core2: Practical-I	Core4: Practical-II	Core6: Practical-III	Practical- IV	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Department Elective-Theory	Allied Practical-VIII
Allied Practical-I	Allied Practical-II	Allied Practical-III	Allied Practical- IV	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical	Department Elective-Practical

BFA	1^st year	2^nd year	3^rd year	4^th year
Course fee	9000	9000	9000	9000

S206 – M.F.A. MUSIC – VOCAL

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Theory of Music-I	Theory of Music –II	Theory of Music –III	Practical – VI
History of Music-I	History of Music –II	History of Music III	Practical – VII
Practical – I	Practical- III	Practical- V	Concert
Practical- II	Practical- IV	Constitution of India	Project Work/Dissertation& Viva-voce
Elective Practical-I			Elective Practical-II

S207 – M.F.A. MUSIC – VEENA

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Theory of Music-I	Theory of Music –II	Theory of Music –III	Practical – VI
History of Music-I	History of Music –II	History of Music III	Practical – VII
Practical – I	Practical- III	Practical- V	Concert
Practical- II	Practical- IV	Constitution of India	Project Work/Dissertation& Viva-voce
Elective Practical-I			Elective Practical-II

S208 M.F.A. MUSIC – VIOLIN

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Theory of Music-I	Theory of Music –II	Theory of Music –III	Practical – VI
History of Music-I	History of Music –II	History of Music III	Practical – VII
Practical – I	Practical- III	Practical- V	Concert
Practical- II	Practical- IV	Constitution of India	Project Work/Dissertation& Viva-voce
Elective Practical-I			Elective Practical-II

S209 – M.F.A. DANCE – BHARATHANATYAM

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Theory of Music-I	Theory of Music –II	Theory of Music –III	Practical – VI
History of Music-I	History of Music –II	History of Music III	Practical – VII
Practical – I	Practical- III	Practical- V	Concert
Practical- II	Practical- IV	Constitution of India	Project Work/Dissertation& Viva-voce
Elective Practical-I			Elective Practical-II

MFA	1^stYear	2^nd year
Course fee

Annamalai University, located in Tamil Nadu, is one of India’s oldest and most respected institutions of higher education. Annamalai University Distance Education offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and distance education programs across diverse fields, combining quality teaching with modern facilities. The Annamalai distance education university is known for its strong academic standards, research opportunities, and commitment to making education accessible to students from all walks of life.

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