Lady Doak College (LDC) is the first

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in the southern Indian state of

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. It was founded in 1948 by

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, an American

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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.

Location

It is located on Lady Doak College road near Narimedu and Bibikulam, the places which are well connected by road transport.

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.): Psychology, 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 Women's universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu Educational institutions established in 1948 Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia 1948 establishments in India Colleges in Madurai Colleges affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University Universities and colleges in Madurai Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras {{TamilNadu-university-stub