MA in Liberal Arts
A master's degree in liberal arts is an interdisciplinary program that offers learners a breadth of knowledge in philosophy, art, mathematics, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. MA is a 2 year postgraduate degree program that focuses to improve creative, critical and analytical thinking skill of a student.
Key Details
- 10+ Courses
- Two-year (4 semesters)
- Full-time program with an integrated cross-disciplinary approach.
Entry Requirements
- 50% aggregate in Graduation in any discipline or equivalent from a recognised university.
- Proficiency in English.
Program Coordinator | siddharth.majumdar@avantika.edu.in
Specialization Track
The track is unique for every specialization with an option of the cross-disciplinary interface and provides the breadth and depth of knowledge needed for the specialization. Based on their learning and interest, the students will design and execute projects by translating the research and insights to create meaningful outcomes from their coursework.
Integrated Experience
The Industry Internship, common for all the disciplines, is an integral component of this experience, which will enable the learner to practice the learnings. The learner will involve working in small groups to complete one or more guided practicum projects, culminating in a cross-disciplinary, immersive, Capstone Project based on a real-life problem pursued either in industry or university.
- Introduction to Design
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- UX Research and Strategy
- Ergonomics in Design
- Video Prototyping
- Design Methodology
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Creative Coding
- Testing Design
- Interactive Technology Design
- Design Management
The Avantika curriculum emphasizes transferable skills while strengthening students’ technical aptitude that enables them to thrive in the work environment of today and tomorrow.
Transferable Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Independent Thinking
- Self-Direction and Research
- Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
- Global Perspectives
- Ethical Understanding
Technical Skills:
- HTML
- Semantic HTML
- Accessibility
- CSS Frameworks
- Javascript
- Accessibility
- Gulp
- WebPack
- Sass
- Git
- Team Foundation Server
- ESlint
- NPM
- Sketch
- Figma
- Adobe Suite
- Data Analysis
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Information Architecture
- Agile
The Masters in User Experience Design will prepare a student to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and evaluate digital products and services (across a range of platforms and technologies) in diverse sectors — the sciences, healthcare, finance, automotive, retail, media, arts, communication, design education and research, and consulting.
The students may work for a Fortune 500 company, a start-up, plan to pursue a design research career, or choose to be self-employed. Some students study User Experience Design simply because they like it and enjoy the challenge, and that may be the best reason of all!
Here is a list of professional roles that the students land up into after they complete the program:
User Experience Designer
Information Architect
Interaction Designer
Mobile UX Designer
Usability Engineer
User Interface Designer
Web Designer
Experience Strategist
Content Strategist
User Researcher
Digital Director
Product Designer
System Designer
Visual Designer
The career paths listed are typical for the program but not comprehensive — there are many great options, and the students take a proactive and innovative approach to build career paths as they progress with the program.
Fee Structure for First Year: 2024 - 25
| Particulars | For Indian Nationals (INR) |
For NRI, PIO, CIO and Foreign Nationals (INR) |
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| Tuition Fee | 1,77,000 | 2,65,500 | |||
| Development Fee | 26,000 | 39,000 | |||
| University Fee | 16,000 | 24,000 | |||
| Total Fees | 2,19,000 | 3,28,500 | |||
An additional amount of rupees 10,000 is payable as a security deposit during admission. This amount shall be refundable on completion of the academic program.
The Hostel facility is available on first-come-first-served basis. Hostel and Mess facility is available on the campus at an additional cost. The hostel facility shall be Twin / Triple Non-AC accommodation. The mess facility shall include Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Snacks and Dinner.
Twin sharing*
| Hostel Fee | 115,000 |
| Mess Fee | 110,000 |
| Hostel Security Deposit | 10,000 |
| Total | 235,000 |
Twin sharing#
| Hostel Fee | 90,000 |
| Mess Fee | 110,000 |
| Hostel Security Deposit | 10,000 |
| Total | 210,000 |
Triple sharing
| Hostel Fee | 65,000 |
| Mess Fee | 110,000 |
| Hostel Security Deposit | 10,000 |
| Total | 185,000 |
Note:
A concession/ subsidy of 10% (of hostel and mess fees only) per month shall be applicable, in case the campus does not reopen in July 2020 as planned.
This is in view of the current COVID-19 situtaion and the possibility of extended lockdown.
Transport facility is available from the city to campus at an additional cost.
Loan
Students Loan facility will be available to the students securing admission to the university. Disbursement of the loan is as per the banks' terms and conditions.
Refund Policy
Avantika University will cancel an Admission only if the student fails to meet the Entry Requirements. The complete fees will be refunded within 15 days of cancellation of admission.
A student opting to withdraw his/her admission will be entitled to the refund of fees as detailed below:
| Sl. No. | Refund of Fees paid | Point of time when notice of withdrawal is served |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 15 days or more before the formally notified last date of admission |
| 2 | 90% | Less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission |
| 3 | 80% | 15 days or less after the formally notified last date of admission |
| 4 | 50% | 30 days or less, but more than 15 days, after the formally notified last date of admission |
| 5 | 0% | More than 30 days after the formally notified last date of admission |
- Fees shall be refunded to the student within fifteen days from the date of receiving a written application from him/her towards cancellation of admission.
- All legal disputes if any will be in the Ujjain Jurisdiction only.
