University Of Hyderabad Dept Of Sociology

As I heard that the Department of Sociology of University of Hyderabad is best for doing Sociology course so please give me the list of courses offered by the Department of Sociology of University of Hyderabad? Also tell me is there any entrance exam for admission in it?

I want to know the Programs offered by the Department of Sociology of University of Hyderabad so will you please tell me?

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The Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad was started in the year 1979, has grown over the years to be one of the important centers of sociology teaching and research in the country.

The academic activities of the Department have a unique disciplinary and interdisciplinary orientation, designed to guide and support student development as independent learners as well as to inspire them to critically engage with policies, issues, and social action.

Programs offered-

IMA

The Five Year Integrated Masters (IMA) Programme in Social Sciences by offering a variety of courses at the Centre for Integrated Studies (CIS) of University of Hyderabad.

The courses offered by the Department under the auspices of the Integrated Masters programme are the following:

Introduction to Study of Society
Changing Indian Family
Equality and Inequality
Caste in Modern India
Rural and Urban Societies
Roots of Social Protest
Contemporary Development Issues
Religion and Society
Introduction to Social Research
Work and Organizations.

M.A program-

The M.A. Programme in Sociology is a four-semester Programme spread over two years, and consists of ten compulsory courses and six optional courses.

The Compulsory Courses for M.A. are the following:

1. Classical Sociological Theory
2. Modern Sociological Theory
3. Research Methods I Survey Research and Basic Statistics;
4. Research Methods II - Qualitative Research Methods
5. Sociology of India
6. Population and Society
7. Social Stratification
8. Urban Sociology
9. Sociology of Development
10. Political Sociology

The Optional Courses for M.A. are the following:

Decentralized Governance and Development
Environment and Sustainable Development
Indian Diaspora
Sociology of Gender
Industrial Relations and Contemporary Capitalism
Law, State and Society
Modernity and Modernization
NGOs and Development
People, Nation and State
Religion, Law and State
Rural Society and Agrarian Change
Science, Culture and Society
Social Theories of Modernities & Politics of Geography
Society & Sexuality
Marxism and Capitalism
Sociology of Backward Classes
Sociology of Communication
Sociology of Environment
Sociology of Health, Sickness and Healing
Sociology of Muslim Communities
Sociology of Organizations; Sociology of Culture
Technology, Culture and Society

M.Phil program-

The M.Phil. Programme of Department of Sociology is a preliminary research degree course of one year duration consisting of two-semesters.

The course work during the first semester consists of two compulsory courses and one optional course in the broad area of research in which the dissertation is planned.

The Compulsory Courses for M.Phil 1st semester coursework are the following:

Advanced Sociological Theories
Advanced Research Methodology

Ph.D

The Ph.D Programme is a full-time research programme covering a minimum of two years. Those Ph.D. students who have not done M.Phil coursework will have to do the coursework in Advanced Sociological Theories, Research Methodology and one Optional Course in the broad area of research in which the dissertation is planned.

Contact-

Department of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
University of Hyderabad
Gachibowli-
Hyderabad - 500046

Phone- +91- 040- 2313-3250
Email- headsss@uohyd.ernet.in
departmentofsociology@uohyd.ac.in