Mother Teresa Women's University

Mother Teresa Women's University
Motto	"Empowerment of Women through Education"
Established	1984
Type	Public
Chancellor	Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala
Vice-Chancellor	Aruna Sivakami Ananthakrishnan
Location	Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.motherteresawomenuniv.ac.in

Mother Teresa Women's University is a public university located at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1984 by the enactment of Tamil Nadu Act 15. It monitors and offers consultancy services and research in Women's Studies. The university offers courses by the distance mode. The School of Distance Education of Mother Teresa Women's University was started in 1988 at Kodaikanal.

Courses

These courses are open to women candidates only. Courses offered are:

• MPhil (two years) in Computer Science, Economics, Education, English, Historical Studies, Tamil, Sociology, Family Life Management, Women's Studies
• MA (two years) in Women's Studies, Guidance and Counseling; Master of Computer Applications (three years)
• Postgraduate diploma (one year) in Computer Applications, Mass Communication, Translation, Gerontological Studies, Herbal Medicine, Human Rights

Colleges

• MTWU College, Kodaikanal
• MVM Arts and Science College, Dindigul
• Government Arts College for Women, Nilakottai

References

• Official website