Course Information & Syllabus
MA Persian, Cotton College State University (CCSU), Guwahati
Eligibility
B.A./B.Sc. (in the 10 + 2 + 3 pattern) with Major Course (1st preference) in the concerned subject.
Only those candidates who obtain their qualifying degree on or after 2011 are eligible to apply.
Recognition of qualifying degree obtained under Distance Education Programmes will be as per the prevailing guidelines of the University Grants Commission.
Eligibility criteria for MA in Sociology is graduation in any discipline who passed on or after 2011.
Eligibility criteria for MA in Psychology is graduation in any discipline who passed on or after 2011.
Semester – I
Paper – PER701C Modern Persian Prose
Paper – PER702C Classical Persian Poetry
Paper – PER703C Philology & History of Iranian Languages
Paper – PER704C Grammar, Composition & Translation
Department will choose either of the following elective papers:
Paper- PER 705E Political History of Iran (Pre-Islamic Period - Achamenian to Sasanian)
Paper- PER 706E Political History of Arabs (Pre-Islamic Period up to the death of Prophet Muhammad, pbuh)
Semester – II
Paper – PER801C Modern Persian Poetry
Paper – PER802C Classical Persian Prose
Paper – PER803C History of Persian Literature (from Samanid up to Qajar)
Paper – PER804C Advance Language development skills
Department will choose either of the following elective papers:
Paper – PER805E Political History of Iran (Samanid, Ghaznavid & Selzuq)
Paper – PER806E Political History of Arabs (Khulafa-e-Rashedeen)
Semester – III
Paper – PER901C Socio-cultural & Literary history of Medieval India (Sultanate and Mughal Period)
Paper – PER902C Indo-Persian Prose
Paper – PER903C Indo-Persian Poetry
Paper – PER904C Advance Language development skills
Department will choose either of the following elective papers:
Paper – PER905E Political History of Iran (Mongol to Qajar Period)
Paper – PER906E Political History of Arabs (Umayyad Period)
Semester – IV
Paper – PER1001C Contemporary Persian World (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan)
Paper – PER1002C Rhetoric, Prosody, Essay & Letter writing
Paper – PER1003C Commercial correspondence in Persian
Paper – PER1004C Dissertation / Project Work
Department will choose either of the following elective papers:
Paper – PER1005E Political History of Iran (Later Qajar Period up to Imam Khomeini)
Paper – PER1006E Political History of Arabs (Abbasid Period)