School of Social Sciences University of Hyderabad

Can you please provide me the list of courses and the departments offered by the School of Social Sciences of University of Hyderabad? Also provide me the list of all faculty members of School of Social Sciences of University of Hyderabad?

Can you tell me about the M.A. Programme in Sociology offered by Department of Sociology under School of Social Sciences of University of Hyderabad?

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The Department of Sociology under School of Social Sciences of University of Hyderabad, started in 1979, has grown over the years to be one of the important centres of sociology teaching and research in India.

While emphasizing topics and themes central to the discipline, the Departments teaching and research activities have been oriented towards contemporary questions that have both basic and applied dimensions.

M.A. Programme in Sociology

The M.A. Programme in Sociology offered by Department of Sociology under School of Social Sciences of University of Hyderabad is 4 semester Programme spread over two years, and consists of 10 compulsory courses and 6 optional courses.

Both the compulsory and optional courses are of 4 credits each. Students are allowed to take up to 3 of the 6 optional courses from other departments, subject to the permission of the Head of the Department.

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

Contact Detail:
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