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Master of Arts in Sociology

ID: MSO2021
4 Semesters (2 yrs)
Min Qualification : Degree or equivalent

The programme is organised on semester basis and the programme has 4 semesters spread over 2 years. The student has to complete 12 Discipline Core (DC) courses over four semesters within two years of study. In addition the student will complete three Discipline Specific Elective (DE) courses and two Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AC) which are Discipline Specific (DS) and Institution Specific (IS). In addition two courses are there for Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses (SC) and course of Dissertation/Project Work (DP). The students are allowed to presume two courses of study in any two disciplines as Cross Border Discipline Courses (CB), if they desire so, in addition to the lawful and required creditors

Master of Arts in Sociology aims to equip the students with the following skills and abilities upon completion:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of sociological concepts and theories.
Develop familiarity with the fields in which the sociological knowledge they have gained could be applied and acquire the skills required to deliver the results expected to be considered successful performers in their chosen fields of study and activity.
Develop a critical understanding of contemporary challenges that require sociological intervention and acquire the competencies required to compete at regional, national, and global levels both in academic and work domains.
Enhance the employability of sociology postgraduates by instilling in them the capacity to understand the essence of multidisciplinarity and build the capacity to apply the acquired competencies in their respective fields of work.

Semester	Course type	name of the course	Credit
S1	Discipline Core	Foundations of Sociological Theory	4
	Discipline Core	Fundamentals of Social Research	4
	Discipline Core	Sociology of Indian Society	4
	Discipline Core	Economy, Polity and Society	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Discipline Specific (DS)	Project Planning and Management	2
S2	Discipline Core	Perspectives in Sociological Theory	4
	Discipline Core	Research Methods in Sociology	4
	Discipline Core	Gender and Society	4
	Discipline Core	Sociology of Development	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Institution Specific (DS)	Foundational Skills for Research and Writing	2
S3	Discipline Core	Recent Discourses in Sociological Theory	4
	Discipline Core	Rural and Urban Sociology	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Media and Society	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Society and Education	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Sociology of Kerala Society	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Diaspora Studies	4
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses/ Internship in industry or elsewhere.	Personality and Counselling -I	2
S4	Discipline Core	Environmental Sociology	4
	Discipline Core	Science, Technology and Society	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Sociology of Religion	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Sociology of Health and Wellbeing	4
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses/ Internship in industry or elsewhere	Personality and Counselling-II	2
	Dissertation/Project work and Viva Voce	Dissertation/Project work	4

Fee Components	Fee Amount
Fees for first semester (S1)
Admission fee	400
Affiliation fee	400
Matriculation fee	120
Eligibility fee	250
Identity Card Fee	100
Arts & Sports Activities Fees	200
Student Welfare Fund	300
Tuition fee
1. Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	2100
Assignment fee	200
Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	5,270
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S4)
Tuition fee
Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	2100
b) Assignment fee	200
c) Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	3,500