Welcome to the webpage of Department of Sociology. This department was started with the establishment of MLSM College in 1976.
It is a single faculty department.
It offers course to undergraduate classes. It relates the students with their day to day life.
The courses taught in UG Classes are:
| Fundamentals of Sociology |
| Sociology of India |
| Rural Sociology |
| Sociological Theories |
| Techniques of Social Research |
| Methods of Sociological enquiry |
| Sociology of Environment |
| Religion and Society |
| Polity and Society in India |
| Theory and Practice of Development |
| Social Stratification |
| Economy and Society |
Scope:
By taking this subject students can seek employment in the field of Social Defence, Social Planning, Medical, Social Welfare, Social Projects, Education, etc.
Students can be appointed as a Child Development Officer, Social Welfare Officer, Probation Officer, Labour Officer, teachers in higher education, etc.
Students can adopt this subject as an optional subject to Indian Civil Service’s and Provincial Services.
Students of all undergraduate general degree programme at the time of graduation will be able to:-
Critical Thinking:- Apply sociological knowledge to new problems and social issues. Analyze information in relation to course material and previous sociological courses. Propose solutions for problems.
Sociological research methods/techniques:- Demonstrate an understanding quantitative and qualitative and qualitative methods. Appropriately select which method to employ, interpret and analyse data determine the significance of research findings.
Social Theory:- Demonstrate an understanding of sociological theories. Demonstrate an understanding of analyze and evaluate how theories are impacted by social and historical conditions.
Social Institutions:- List, demonstrate an understanding and analyze major social institutions. Demonstrate understanding of analyze evaluate and propose solution to reduce problems within institutions using social justice practice. Analyze and evaluate that how stratification mitigate experiences of individuals with in institutions.
Race, class, Gender:- Define and demonstrate and understanding of race, class and gender inequality. Define and demonstrate, analyze and evaluate and propose improvements to theories of race, class, gender inequality.
Society:- Discuss and understand that how people are interrelated on the basis of social relations and know how to behave in the society in different situations and help them to be a good citizen of the society.
Social Problems:- Think critically about the social problems that how some critical situations disorganise our society and give suggestions to remove these problems and be aware about the various policies and acts made by the government to abolish these problems from the society.
Programme Specific Outcomes of Sociology:-
1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of theoretical paradigms used to study social phenomena and generate research in the field of Sociology.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the research method process, the various data collections techniques available for conducting research within the social science.
3. Demonstrate an ability to apply sociological concepts and theories to the real world and ultimately their everyday activities.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the formation and functions of the social institutions that exists in our society.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the social groups that operate in our development and socializations.
6. Upon completions of BA in Sociology students will be able to
• Think critically about the causes and consequences of social inequality.
• Design and evaluate empirical sociological research.
• Explain and apply the major theoretical prospective in sociology.
• Communicate orally and in writing about sociological concepts. Use their sociological educations outside the classroom, particularly in their career or further education.
List of Courses
| Sr. No |
Course Code |
Course Title |
| 1 |
SOC 0101 |
Fundamental of Sociology |
| 2 |
SOC 0203 |
Society in India |
| 3 |
SOC 0306 |
Rural Sociology |
| 4 |
SOC 0408 |
Social Problems in India |
| 5 |
SOC 0511 |
Sociology of Environment |
| 6 |
SOC 0613 |
Sociological Theories |
| 7 |
SOCL 101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
| 8 |
SOCL 201 |
Sociology of India |
| 9 |
SOCL 301 |
Sociological Theories |
| 10 |
SOCL 302 |
Techniques of Social Research |
| 11 |
SOCL 401 |
Methods of Sociological Enquiry |
| 12 |
SOCL 402 |
Sociology of Environment |
| 13 |
SOCL 501 |
Population Studies |
| 14 |
SOCL 502 |
Religion and Society |
| 15 |
SOCL 503 |
Marriage, Family and Kinship |
| 16 |
SOCL504 |
Polity and society in India |
| 17 |
SOCL 601 |
Theory and Practice of Development |
| 18 |
SOCL 602 |
Social Stratifications |
| 19 |
SOCL 603 |
Gender and Sexuality |
| 20 |
SOCL 604 |
Economy And Society |
SCHEME FOR CBCS SYSTEM IN SOCIOLOGY
|
Year
|
Course Type
|
Course Name
|
Credits
|
CCA
|
ESE
|
Total Marks
|
|
BA
First Year
|
DSC-IA
|
Introduction to Sociology
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
DSC-2A
|
Society In India
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
BA
Second
Year
|
DSC-1C
|
Sociological Theories
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
DSC-2C
|
Methods of Sociological Enquiry
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
SEC-I
|
Techniques of Social Research
|
04
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
SEC-2
|
Sociology of Environment
|
04
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
BA 5th Semester
|
SEC-3
|
Population Studies
|
04
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
DSE-1A
|
Religion and Society
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
BA 6th Semester
|
SEC-4
|
Theory and
Practice
of Development
|
04
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
|
DSE-1B
|
Social
Stratification
|
06
|
30
|
70
|
100
|
Course Outcomes
|
Sr. No
|
Course Title
|
Outcomes
After the completion of this course students will be able to
|
|
1
|
Introduction to Sociology
|
· Define sociology and discuss about the nature and significance of sociology
· Understand the history of sociology
· Discuss about the scope of sociology and describe how sociology is differs from and is similar to other sciences
· Understand the sociological concepts and correlate
sociological concepts with their day to day life and give examples
|
|
2
|
Sociology of India
|
· Define basic concepts and give examples
· Discuss about the unity and diversity of India
· Show interrelationship and demonstrate the relevance of the concepts such as caste, class, tribes, family and kinship
· Discuss about the different movements such as Dalit’s movements, women movements etc.
· Understand and discuss about the various policies
and programmes that are made for the upliftment of women and Dalits
|
|
3
|
Sociological Theories
|
· Familiar to the classical sociological thinkers whose work has shaped the discipline of sociology
· Understand the role of theory in sociology
· Define theory and describe its role in building sociological knowledge
· Understand and show how theories reflect the historical and social contexts of times and cultures in which they were developed
· Demonstrate an understanding of sociological
theories in small groups and to express their opinions
|
|
4
|
Techniques of Social Research
|
· Develop the skill to understand and use techniques employed by social scientists to investigate social phenomena
· Emphasis on formulating research design methods of data collection and data analysis
· Collect, analyze and interpret qualitative data, derived from interview, observation, questionnaire
· Understand the importance of data collection sources
· Analyze data through coding, tabulation and interpret research findings.
· Describe different methods of data collection
|
|
5
|
Methods of Sociological Enquiry
|
After completion of this course students will be able:-
· To understand methods of research
· To understand research design such as exploratory and descriptive
|