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Sociology

COURSES

The courses taught at Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate, M. Phil. and Ph. D. levels:

Undergraduate

B.A. Part I 
Paper I Introduction to Sociology
Paper II Society in India
B. A. Part II
Paper I  
Paper II  
B.A. Part III
Paper I Pioneers of Indian Sociology
Paper II Social Research Methods
Paper III (A) Rural and Urban Sociology
Paper III (B) Industrial Sociology

Postgraduate

M.A. Semester I
Paper I Classical Sociological Tradition I
Paper II Methodology of Sociological Research
Paper III Sociology of Change and Development
Paper IV Comparative Sociology
M.A. Semester II
Paper I Classical Sociological Tradition II
Paper II Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research
Paper III Theoretical Perspectives on Development
Paper IV Comparative Sociological Theories
M.A. Semester III Compulsory Papers
Paper I Modern Sociological Theories
Paper II Perspectives on Indian Society
Optional Papers: Paper III (One of the following three papers)
Paper III (A) Rural Society in India
Paper III (B) Urban Sociology
Paper III (C) Science, Technology and Society
Optional Papers: Paper IV (One of the following three papers)
Paper IV (A) Sociology of Industrial Relations
Paper IV (B) Social Demography
Paper IV (C) Sociology of Marginalized Communities
M.A. Semester IV Compulsory Papers
Paper I Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
Paper II Contemporary Society and Culture in India
Optional Papers: Paper III (One of the following three papers)
Paper III (A) Perspectives on Indic Studies
Paper III (B) Political Sociology
Paper III (C) Sociology of Gender
Optional Papers: Paper IV (One of the following three papers)
Paper IV (A) Globalization and Society
Paper IV (B) Sociology of Deviance
Paper IV (C) Sociology of Social Movements

Master of Philosophy

M. Phil Semester I
Paper I Theoretical and Methodological Orientations
Paper II Logic and Philosophy of Social Science
Paper III Indian Sociology
M. Phil Semester II
Paper I Optional (One of the following papers)
Paper I (A) Gender and Society
Paper I (B) Social Movements and Mobilization
Paper I (C) Village Society and Rural Development in India
Paper I (D) Society, Economy and Politics in Uttar Pradesh
Paper I (E) Tradition, Modernity and Globalization
Doctor of Philosophy
Ph. D. Course Work Paper I Theoretical Orientation and Methods in Sociology