Lady Doak College

Lady Doak College

Motto	Semper, Pro, Veritate
Type	Autonomous
Established	1948
Affiliation	Madurai Kamaraj University
Principal	Dr. Christianna Singh
Location	Tallakulam, Madurai , Tamil Nadu , India 9°56′8.24″N 78°7′53.29″E / 9.9356222°N 78.1314694°E / 9.9356222; 78.1314694Coordinates: 9°56′8.24″N 78°7′53.29″E / 9.9356222°N 78.1314694°E / 9.9356222; 78.1314694
Website	http://www.ladydoakcollege.edu.in

Lady Doak College (LDC) is the first women's college in Madurai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1948 by , an American missionary near Tallakulam in Madurai. Today there are around 3200 students. This number was only 86 at formation.

It is named after Helen Doak, the associate founder.

Academics[]

LDC offers courses in the following areas:

Aided courses[]

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): History specialization in Tourism, Psychology and Sociology, Economics (English & Tamil medium), English Literature and Tamil Literature
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.(specialization)): Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry with Cheminformatics, Botany (specialization in Industrial Microbiology) and Zoology (specialization in Biotechnology)
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
• Master of Arts (M.A.): English Literature, Tamil Literature, History and Economics
• Master of Science (M.Sc.): Mathematics and Zoology (specialization in Biotechnology)
• Doctoral research in Zoology, Economics, Physics, Tamil, Botany & Microbiology

Self-financed courses[]

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.): Computer Application, Information Technology & Management, Mathematics with Computer Application, Physics with Computer Application, Biotechnology, Fashion Designing and Physical Education & Sports Science
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.): Commerce with Computer Application, Corporate Secretaryship, Banking & Insurance, Professional Accounting
• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
• Master of Science (M.Sc.): Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Computer Science
• Master of Commerce (M.Com. with Computer Application)
• Masters in Social Work (MSW) in Social Work
• Postgraduate diploma (one year)
• Postgraduate diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS
• Human Resource Development (PGRS&GIS)
• Bioinformatics
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.): Tamil, Commerce, Economics, Microbiology, English, Chemistry, History, Physics & Biotechnology

External links[]

• http://www.ladydoakcollege.edu.in/
• http://www.indiastudychannel.com/colleges/7679-Lady-Doak-College-Autonomous.aspx

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