MA- Sociology

The Postgraduate Department was established in 1966, the first of its kind to offer sociology at the postgraduate level exclusively for women.

M.A. Sociology has four semesters with the following papers:

FIRST SEMESTER
Paper I: Sociological Analysis
Paper II: Indian Social System: Continuity and Change.
Paper III: Classical Sociological Perspectives.
Paper IV: Social Demography
Paper V: Social Research

SECOND SEMESTER
Paper I: Advanced Sociological Perspectives
Paper II: Agrarian Social Structure
Paper III: Social Movements
Paper IV: Cultural Anthropology
Paper V: Statistics for Sociology

THIRD SEMESTER
Paper I: Current Sociological Perspectives
Paper II: Sociology of Development
Paper III: Globalization and Society
Paper IV: Urban Sociology
Paper V: Environmental Sociology

FOURTH SEMESTER
Paper I: Gender Studies
Paper II: Industrial Sociology
Paper III: Sociology of Kerala Society
Paper IV: Sociology of Education
Paper V: Personality and Counseling

Project work is a compulsory requirement for the completion of the course. There is an internal assessment component for all the papers in the course.

Student strength
I M.A. - 26
II M.A. - 23

Ranks
2004-2005

1st Rank: Divya Jose