Dept. of Studies in Sociology

About the Department :

The Department of Sociology was established in 2010 with the intention of Social development and social reconstruction in the jurisdiction of this University. The Department has very good mixture of teaching and research orientation on comprehensive social issues like social structure, functions, development, change, mobility, progress and technological dimensions. It stress on students ability to reach future goals and help to build new social atmosphere. The Department as its own Sociology forum and organized several special lecturers by eminent personalities on various social issues. The Department is good in Academic potential, comprising a faculty known widely for their research and teaching abilities.

Programme course details:

MA Sociology is a two-year postgraduate course pursued by students after completing their graduation degree in Sociology with 50% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA from university. The primary areas of focus for the MA Sociology course are namely Sociological Theories, Methods of Sociological Research, Sociology of Media, Sociology of Marginalized groups, Sociology of Industry etc. For those with high communication and language skills, the MA Sociology course is a highly rewarding career. Postgraduates with an MA in Sociology are hired in Research, Public Health, and Social Welfare Organizations, Law Firms, Advertising Firms, Public Relations Firms, Survey and Polling Organizations, and many more. For example, they can fulfill the role of an editor, writer or even teacher.

Programme Objective:

The Master of Arts in Sociology offered by the Department aims at training students to critically analyse the social environment in which they live and become self aware and responsible citizens.

Vision :

Department of Studies in Sociology aspires to inculcate social values, spirit of tolerance and appreciation for ‘the other community’ among our scholars. Through this approach we hope to foster spirit of peace and brotherhood among our multilingual, multireligious and multicultural society.

Mission :

The mission of our department is to inculcate critical thinking skills among our students so that they can understand the social dynamics and how it has shaped people belonging to different regions, societies, and nations. We want to train our students to address the most pressing social problems of our times by incorporating the spirit of social justice and inclusive growth.

Program Offered :

SL NO	PROGRAMMES	NATURE & DURATION	ELIGIBILTY
1	M.A	Two Year	B.A.Degree Sociology
2	Ph.D	Three – Five years	MA., Sociology
3	DLitt.	One year	PHD., Degree in disiciplines Subjects

Course Structure :

Semester	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Instruction Hrs/Week	Marks			Credits	Examination Duration
Semester	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Instruction Hrs/Week	Examination	Internal Assessment	Total Marks	Credits	Examination Duration
F	Soc 1.1	Classical Sociology	4	70	30	100	4	3
I	Soc 1.2	Study of Indian Society	4	70	30	100	4	3
R	Soc 1.3	Social Stratification and Mobility	4	70	30	100	4	3
S	Soc 1.4	Research Methodology	4	70	30	100	4	3
T	Soc 1.5	Social Demography	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Soc 1.6	Social Movements
	Mandatory Credits : Communication Skill
S	Soc 2.1	Sociological Theories	4	70	30	100	4	3
E	Soc 2.2	Rural Society in India	4	70	30	100	4	3
C	Soc 2.3	Urban Sociology	4	70	30	100	4	3
O	Soc 2.4	Sociology of Marginalized Groups	4	70	30	100	4	3
N	Soc 2.5	Sociology of Development	4	70	30	100	4	3
D	Soc 2.6	Gender Studies	4	70	30	100	4	3

	Mandatory Credits : Computer Skill
T	Soc 3.1	Modern Sociological Theories	4	70	30	100	4	3
H	Soc 3.2	Medical Sociology	4	70	30	100	4	3
I	Soc 3.3	Social Statistics	4	70	30	100	4	3
R	Soc 3.4	Industrial of Sociology	4	70	30	100	4	3
D	Soc 3.5	Sociology of Aging	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Choose any one of the following
	Soc 3.6.1	Sociology of Tribes	4	70	30	100	4	3
	Soc 3.6.2	Sociology of Migration
	Soc 3.7	Society in India (OE)
F	Soc 4.1	Sociological Theories	2	40	10	50	2	2
O	Soc 4.2	Political Sociology	4	70	30	100	4	3
U	Soc 4.3	Sociology of Professions	4	70	30	100	4	3
R	Soc 4.4	Sociology of Education	4	70	30	100	4	3
T	Soc 4.5	Project Work	4	70	30	100	4	3
H	Choose any one of the following
	Soc 4.6.1	Sociology of Media
	Soc 4.6.2	Ecology of Society
	Mandatory Credits: Personality Development		2	–	–		2	–
	Total Credit for the course		104	1720	730	2450	104

Faculty Details:

Sl.No	Name	Qualification	Designation
1	Dr. Huchhe Gowda.	M.A., Ph.D. and PGDMM.	Co ordinator
2	Dr.Prakash.S.R.	M.A., B.ED., Ph.D.	Assistant Professors
3	Dr.Jyoti.K.	M.A., B.ED., Ph.D. and P.D.F.	Assistant Professors
4	Dr.Ramachadrappa.S	M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., PGDA., PGDTA., PGDFolk., and K-SLET	Teaching Assistant

Research Details :

Funding Project Details :

Sl. No	Name of the Scheme	Funding Agency	Amount	Date of sanction
1	Davangere University, Davangere	IQAC- DUSMYTR, Davanagere University, Davanagere	Rs. 20,000/-	03.03.2021
2	Davangere University, Davangere	IQAC- DUSMYTR, Davanagere University, Davanagere	Rs. 20,000/-	03.03.2021

Activities :

Co-curriculum activities :
1. Webinars organized :

Sl.No	National	Title of the Webinar	Year
1	National	Sociological and Cultural Implications of COVID-19,	Date : 17^th & 22^nd June, 2020
2	National	Recent trends and Challenges in Social Sciences Research	Date : 21^st December-2020
3	National	Historical Roots on Indian Constitution,	Date : 7^th January, 2021
4	National	Sociology of Life	Date : 13^th January, 2021
5	National	Research methodology,	Date : 21^st January, 2021
6	National	Novel Coronavirus-19,	Date : 23^rd January, 2021
7	National	International Women’s day Programme	Date : 16^th March, .2021
8	State Level	Corruption in everyday life	Date : 31^st March, 2021
9	State Level	Women’s health and education Physical protection	Date : 5^th April, 2021
10	National	Webinar Series	Date : 24^th & 28^th June, 2021

2. Mentorship (mentor-mentee list) :

Supervision Allotment for II Semester Students:
Mentor Dr.Jyoti.K.

Sl.No	Name of the Student	Contact Number
1	Amulya.N.K	8088573660
2	Anitha.B	9535275831
3	Anushree.T.T	9019825968
4	Archana.M.H	9901628500
5	Aruna.V.Hugar	9018825968
6	Asha.R	9742850968
7	Basavaraj.S	8880529168
8	Heggappa.N	8880495552
9	Chandrmma	6364214723
10	Gururaja.K.R	8971596206

Mentor:Dr.Prakash.S.R.

Sl.No	Name of the Student	Contact Number
1	Kavyashree.M	9380375903
2	Kiran.K	9380491724
3	Laxmidevi.B.Y	9686656874
4	Mallamma.T	6364226213
5	Manikanta Nayaka.N	9538620009
6	Manjuvani.C	6361474090
7	Muskan Itagi	9731679817
8	Naveen Murthy.C.S	9380720461
9	Patel Priyanka	9741065824
10	Pooja.B	7022880590
11	Praveen Naik.R	7619195940

Supervision Allotment for IV Semester Students:

Mentor Dr.Jyoti.K.

Sl.No	Name of the Student	Contact Number
1	Amitha.G.B	6366169483
2	Anjitha.B.B	7483881872
3	Annappa.J.K	7022585149
4	Annappa.M	8310103492
5	Hanumathanayaka.G	8880116498

Mentor Dr.Prakash.S.R

Sl.No	Name of the Student	Contact Number
1	Jethendranaik.R	9535114157
2	Leelapallavi.J	8317393363
3	Mamatha.T	9110660138
4	Manjunatha.T.R	9739926301
5	Nagamma.H.J	7829127641
6	Nagarathna.J	829127641
7	Paramajyothi.K	729685384
8	Pavithra.H.S	8088250748
9	Rajesh.O	8747041677

3. Other Activities :

List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the Department:

Sl.No	Name of the Eminent academicians & Scientists/ Visitors to the Department
1	Dr. Jogan Shankar, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Mangalore Univeristy, Mangalore.
2	Dr. S.L Hiremath, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Gulburga University, Gulburga.
3	Dr. Indira Ramarao, Professor, Dept of Sociology, Mysore University, Mysore.
4	Dr. C.A. Somashekarappa, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad.
5	Dr. C. Somashekar, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
6	Dr. Shakuntala- C- Shettar, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad.
7	Dr. Ramegowda, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Jnana Shayadri, ShankaraGhatta Shimoga.
8	Prof. Jayashree.S. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad.
9	Dr. K.L. Metri , Professor, Dept. of Tribal Studies, Humpi University, Hampi.
10	Dr. E. Chandrashekar, Assistant Professor Dept. of Sociology, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaragatta, Shimoga.
11	Dr. Gurulingaiah, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Kuvempu University, Jnan Sahyadri, Shimoga.
12	Dr. Samta Deshmane, Professor Department of Sociology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi, Bangaloe.
13	Dr. Shaukath Azim, Professor, Department of Sociology, Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad.
14	Dr. Rajesh R, Professor, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore-56
15	Dr. Druva. B. Jyothi, Professor, Department of Sociology, Karnataka University, Pavate Nagar, Dharwad.
16	Dr. Sindhe Jagnath, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Gulburga University, Gulburga.
17	Dr. K.B. Chandrika, Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Ranichennamma University, Belgaum.
18	Dr. B.H. Anjanappa, Professor, Department of Sociology, Kuvempu University, Jnanashyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga.
19	Dr. N. Doddhasidhaya, Professor Dept. of Sociology, KSOU Mysore, Mysore.
20	Dr. Vinay Rajath, Associate Professor Dept. of Sociology, Mangalore University, Mangalore.
21	Dr. Sunitagangre, Associate Professor & Chairman Dept. of Sociology, Tumkur University, Tumkur.
22	Dr. Veerendra, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, V.S.K. University, Bellary.
23	Dr.Nagaraju, Associate Professor Dept. of Sociology, Tumkur University, Tumkur.

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