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OverviewThe Department of Sociology has been a forerunner in promoting the discipline at various levels in Kerala since its inception in 1963. The Department has a long and impressive history in training young sociologists and social scientists which have been instrumental in the formation of the Kerala Sociological Society and in the formulation and conduct of various research undertakings and activities.
The Post Graduate course leading to the award of the Master Degree of Sociology by the University of Kerala is spread over four semesters of duration of five months each. The academic work is a package of sixteen common theory papers, one dissertation/project work and a comprehensive viva-voce.
Excellence in research, teaching, learning and practice of Sociology, and exploring new vistas of research with social sensitivity.
Forming a community of committed sociologists with concern for the marginalized in the society
Ignite Young Minds
Faculty
Dr. Nisha Jolly Nelson
Dr. S.C. Andrew Michael
Programmes
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PSO 1 Making Sense of Society
PSO 2 Connecting Personal with Public
PSO 3 Thinking Beyond Common Sense
PSO 4 Social Sensitivity
PSO 5 Interdisciplinary Orientation
PSO6 Professional Sociologist
| Theoretical Foundations in Sociology |
| CO 1: Students will be acquainted with the historical background of the emergence of sociological theory. |
| CO 2: Students will be able to understand the theoretical insights of classical thinkers in their analysis of basic features of social life. |
| CO 3: Students will be able to analyse and interpret the contemporary social scenario with the backdrop of the social and intellectual contexts. |
| CO 4: Students will be able to relate the theories of the classical thinkers to evaluate the contemporary societal issues |
| Perspectives on Indian Society |
| CO 1: Students will be able to understand the nature and character of Indian society, with specific reference to the institutions of caste, family, marriage and kinship in India |
| CO 2: Students will be equipped with various kinds of theoretical perspectives in understanding Indian society |
| CO 3: Students will be sensitized to use sociological approaches in analysing various social institutions and structures of hierarchy in India |
| CO 4: Students will be able to evaluate the various sources of tensions and conflict in Indian society through secularism, communalism and regionalism. |
| Introduction to Social Research Methods |
| CO 1: Understanding the nature of scientific methods and key research concepts and issues |
| CO 2: Understand Basic steps involved in social research and the types of social research with their applicability |
| CO 3: Develop an insight into the need and types of research design and the use of sampling |
| CO 4: To equip students with tools for data collection |
| CO 5: To enable students to undertake independent social |
| Introduction to Sociological Imagination |
| CO 1: Understanding the historical background of emergence and development of sociology |
| CO 2: Students will be able to connect personal with public having a deep insight of intellectual craftmanship |
| CO 3: Examine sociology as the action and common sense of everyday life |
| CO 4: Applying the knowledge and research skill of a sociologist and understand sociology professionally |
| Theoretical Perspectives in Modern Sociology |
| CO 1: The students will be able to discribe different modern theoretical perspectives in sociology |
| CO 2: The students will be able to differentiate each theoretical perspective from other |
| CO 3: The students will be sensible towards the structural, functional and conflict dimensions of society |
| CO 4: The students will be able to reflex upon their own everyday life using the learned theories |
| CO 5: The students will be capable to critique modern social spaces using a theoretical framework |
| Social Policy and Planning |
| CO 1: The students will be able to discuss the range of topics, issues and programs that social policy addresses |
| CO 2: Students will be able to analyze social problems and identify vulnerable groups and environments, and reflect on the meaning of welfare system for people. |
| CO 3: Students will learn to use critical thinking skills in the process of policy evaluation and development |
| CO 4: Ability to apply knowledge, information and research skills to complex problems in a range of policy contexts and are effective oral and written communicators |
| CO 5: The students will be able to understand the social policty and its relationship with sociology and other social sciences |
| CO 6: Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations . E.g., policy making /project work |
| Advanced Social Research Methods |
| CO 1: The Students will develop a scientific understanding of our society |
| CO 2: Students will develop practical skills to connect his/her personal experiences to the wider social real life situations. |
| CO 3: Students would be able to implement sociological imagination in practical constests of undertaking social research |
| CO 4: Students will evaluate the different research strategies distinguished from each other |
| CO 5: Design social research, apply and report |
| CO 6: Students will evolve into a professional practitioner of social research |
| Sociology of Marginalized Communities |
| CO 1: Students will be enabled to understand the significance of the sociological study of marginalized communities |
| CO 2: Students will be able to reflect upon the wider social real life situations of marginalized communities |
| CO 3: Students will be able to differentiate different perspectives on marginalization |
| CO 4: Students will be able to observe and analyse the everyday life and problems of marginalized communities |
| CO 5: Students will be able to evaluate the movements, programmes and policies of marginalized communities. |
| Current Debates in Social Theory |
| CO 1: Students would develop the skills to look beyond the apparent social realities using theoretical approaches of reflexivity and critical thinking |
| CO 2: The students will become aware of the need to relate sociological theories to the social and political conditions of contemporary times. |
| CO 3: Students would become capable of using theories to analyse social realities from various angles such as micro, meso, and macro |
| CO 4: The students would become conscious of the need of evaluating social contexts using the heterogeniety of social theoretical perspectives |
| CO 5: Students will become capable creating new theoretical models of society based on the wide variety of theories and theoretical models they have studied over the three semesters |
| Social Statistics |
| CO 1: Describe and discuss the basic concepts and techniques of social statistics |
| CO 2: Organize, manage and present data |
| CO 3: Analyze statistical data graphically using frequency distributions and cumulative frequency distributions |
| CO 4: Analyze statistical data using measures of central tendency and dispersion |
| CO 5: Conduct basic statistical analysis of data |
| CO 6: To build competence in data analysis using statistical techniques |
| CO 7: Evaluate the nature of data to identify appropriate statistical technique |
| CO 8: To identify and make sense of inherent social issues through analysis of associaton and relationship |
| CO 9: Able to apply statistical techniques in diverse research situations |
| Social Gerontology |
| CO 1: Students will be able to understand the significance of the sociological study of ageing from a broader social and theoretical perspective |
| CO 2: Students will get the understanding of sociological, biological, and psychological aspects of aging and the issues raised by social gerontology |
| CO 3: Students will be able to observe the everyday life of elderly and analyze the sequence of socially defined events and roles that the elderly enacted over time |
| CO 4: Students will be able to analyze the medical model of ageing and evaluate various problems and factors that affect aging in different societies |
| Population and Society |
| CO 1: The students will be able to understand the relevance of population study and its importance in Sociology |
| CO 2: The students will be able to analyze each theoretical perspective reflecting on the growth of Population in India |
| CO 3: Examine the demographic factors responsible for population change Fertility, mortality and migration |
| CO 4: Ability to apply research skills and knowledge to the causes and remedies towards India’s population problem |
| CO 5: Students will learn to use critical thinking skills in the process of policy evaluation for reproductive health and Welfare |
| Urban Planning and Development |
| CO 1: Understand the core planning knowledge and skills |
| CO 2: Describe basic issues in urban planning and evaluate complexity inherent in planning |
| CO 3: Develop an understanding about the history of urban planning and its impact on Indian society |
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