Womens Christian College

About Womens Christian College

Women's Christian College was founded in 1915 as a result of the joint venture of 12 mission fields of inter-denominational and international levels, with a mission to provide higher education to women in liberal arts and science. It is a government aided minority institution and is affiliated to the University of Madras. With tremendous progress made through the years, the college planned for autonomy and was granted the same by the University Grants Commission. Since 1982 the college has been functioning as an autonomous institution. Women's Christian College started functioning on 7th July 1915 with 41 students and 7 members of faculty in a rented building named Hyde Park. On 5th July 1916 the college moved to its own campus of 19 acres attached to an imposing building called 'Doveton House' on the banks of the Cooum in Nungambakkam. In 1994 the college was selected by the University Grants Commission to offer vocational training courses in Industrial Microbiology and Bio-technology in the Botany and Zoology Departments respectively at the undergraduate level. The college began self-financing courses in 1997 and now offers M.A. (Communication), M.Sc. (Physics with specialisation in electronics), B.Com., B.B.A. and B.C.A. A daughter institution, Saint Christopher's Training College for Women, was started in 1937 for training graduates to teach.

Postgraduate Courses M.Sc. in: Physics Applied Science Applied Psychology M.Sc. (Home Science) in Food Service Management M.Sc. (Home Science) in Foods and Nutrition M.Phil. in Foods and Nutrition Ph.D. In Foods and Nutrition Undergraduate Courses B.Sc. Mathematics Chemistry Zoology Computer Science Botany Physics B.Sc. (Home Science) in Nutrition and Dietetics B.C.A. (Bachelor of Computer Applications) B.A. In: English History Vocational courses (offered by the English department) English Language Teaching Journalism Creative Writing Feminist Perspectives : An Introduction Advertising and PR Sports Journalism Video Production and Communication Linguistics Spoken English Southern Indian Literature in Translation Modern American Literature EVENING COURSES Bachelor of Computer Application Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Business Administration M.A. Communication M.Sc. Physics (specialisation in Electronics) M.Sc. Biotechnology