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SOCIOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAMME

GY1B01: BASICS OF SOCIOLOGY

SEMESTER I & II

• To Comprehension of the uniqueness of the sociological imagination
• To Recognizing the difference between sociology and commonsense
• To Conceptualization of society in the abstract
• To Understanding the relation between the individual and society
• To Understanding the parts and processes within society

SGY2B02: INDIAN SOCIETY: STRUCTURE AND TRANSFORMATION

• To develop a sociological perspective for understanding the dynamics of Indian Society
• To sensitise the changes occurred in the various institutions in Indian Society
• To aware the issues and challenges of contemporary society

SEMESTER III & IV

SGY3B03: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION

• To provide an understanding of the historical condition in which sociology originated and developed as an independent academic discipline .
• To understand the intellectual and philosophical foundations of Sociological theories and contributions of Classical theorists to Sociology.

SGY3B04: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITY

• To Critical understanding of the approaches, theories and dimensions of social stratification
• To Understanding social stratification as a cause of marginalisation
• To Contextualising social stratification in a caste-class-disability frame-work

SGY4B05: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH

• To familiarise the nature and scope of social research
• To understand steps and methods of social research
• To distinguish the characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research

SGY4B06: SOCIOLOGY OF KERALAM

• To Recollect the social and cultural history of Kerala society
• To Understand the major social transformation in Kerala and its implications in present

society

• To Analyses various socio cultural issues concerning Kerala society through sociological

lens.

SEMESTER V & VI

SGY5B07: SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

• To Understanding the basic concepts of Anthropology
• To familiarize with Anthropological studies in India by focusing on Tribal Communities in

the country in general and in the state of Kerala in particular

SGY5B08: SOCIOLOGY OF RURAL AND URBAN SOCIETIES

• To Understanding major concepts and theoretical perspectives in urban sociology
• To Familiarizing the views on urban social life
• To Understanding the nature of urbanisation process in Indian context
• To Perceiving the urbanisation process as a spatial transformation with a focus on Kerala scenario
• To Achieve critical sensibility towards social, economic and political dimensions involved

in decentralized governance in Kerala and their impact on land use pattern. 

SGY5B09: WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

• To Understanding some major themes in gender knowledge
• To Conceptual clarity regarding women’s studies and feminism
• To Grasp on structural issues faced by women
• To Knowledge about factors affecting the status of women in Kerala over time
• To Critical awareness regarding women empowerment in Kerala

SGY5B10: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

• To Learn the principles and major areas in the areas of sociology of environment.
• To Understand the relationship between environment and human society.
• To Comprehend the necessities of having environmental awareness.
• To Gain awareness of the various environmental issues confronting in our immediate

Surroundings.

SGY6B11: INVITATION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

• To Traces the transformation from social thought to Sociological theory
• To Identifies the basic components of theory
• To Develops a sociological thinking
• To Recognises the paradigmatic orientations in Sociology
• To Evaluates Sociology as a humanistic discipline

SGY6B12: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

• To Understanding of basic concepts in social psychology
• To Understanding the basic psychological Process
• To Aware the significance of attitude in developing social behaviour
• To Basic understanding on personality and its relation with social system

SGY6B13: POPULATION STUDIES

• To provide a basic theoretical explanation of population studies and related concepts.
• To provide critical analysis of the population theories
• To analyse the changes in population in society

SGY6B14: POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY

• To famliarising the theoretical and conceptual discussions on Power and Politics
• To Understanding the dynamics of Power
• To Critically evaluating the political process in India

SGY6 B15: LIFE SKILL EDUCATION

• To provide with the knowledge of necessary life skill for the application in everyday life
• To enhance the quality of addressing issue relevant to the life situations
• To enable the students to establish productive interpersonal relationships with others
• To equip students for handling specific issues

SGY6B16: SOCIAL INFORMATICS

• To Understanding the basic concepts and functional knowledge in the field of informatics
• To Awareness about social issues and concerns related to informatics
• To Enable to use digital knowledge resources in learning

SGY6B17: MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY

• To Understanding of different types of media and forms of communication
• To Evaluating the relationship between Media and Society
• To Analysing the changes in Media, Society and Culture 

SGY6B20: CRIME AND SOCIETY

• To Familiarize the impact of the problems resulting from criminal acts in society
• To Familiarize the different types of crimes and their prevention
• To Understand the various approaches to the study of crime

SGY6B21: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMEN

• To Understanding the basic concepts of development
• To Recognising the distinct features of sociological perspective of development
• To critical perspective on development initiatives and recognizing its

Social implications