Mangalore: The admission process for three first of their- kind programmes, being offered by Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, MAHE has begun, and this will go on till the end of this month.
The three unique programmes - MA in Ecosophical Aesthetics, MA in Art and Peace Studies, BA in Aesthetics and Peace Studies - focus on different areas of knowledge with immense contemporary significance. There is a thread of interdisciplinarity connecting these areas.
Between the two post graduate programmes, ecosophy defines one and Peace studies defines the other. Arts and Aesthetics are common to both the programmes. In the undergraduate programme, both Aesthetics and Peace Studies would be connected and form the broad framework. Media would be a significant component in all the programmes. “To paraphrase, it is art media, art for media and art for peace,” said GCPAS Head Prof Varadesh Hiregange.
Despite being affected by the pandemic, the PG and UG programmes have done remarkably well in the last three years in terms of academics, activities, field visits, seminars, conferences and placement, added Prof Hiregange. The details of the programmes could be obtained from https://manipal.edu/gandhian-centre.html