The Department of Sociology came into existence in the year 2017. Smt. Shida Siangshai and Smt. Thywillbedone Bareh are the founder lecturer. The Department as a discipline has witnessed significant development in a short span of time. Since its introduction, the subject has seen phenomenal success and continually expanding to cater to the needs of the students.
Objective:
- To teach students the concepts, theories, and methods of the behavioral and social services.
- To introduce students to the basic social processes of society, social institutions and patterns of social behavior.
- To train students to understand and to interpret objectively the role of social processes, social institutions and social interactions in their lives.
- To enable students to cope effectively with the socio-cultural and interpersonal processes of a constantly changing complex society.
Faculty:
- Smt. Shida Siangshai
- Miss. Thywillbedone Bareh
- Miss. Purify Swer
- Miss. Riakor Dkhar (HoD)
Programme Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the program the graduate students would be able to understand basic concepts and theoretical perspectives in Sociology and they know how to use sociological explanation of social behavior. They will understand the method of data collection, analyze and interpret empirical evidence in sociological research and social research. Gain familiarity with and develop core areas of sociological inquiry and helped the students to express sociological ideas clearly and coherently both in writing and in oral presentations.
Course Outcomes:
The course outcomes familiarized the students to basics concepts in Sociology, its origin, nature and scope. It helped students to understand the empirical realities of the Indian Society and the development of Sociology in India. The students learnt about the classical thinkers, institution of family, marriage and kinship in Sociology. The course also helped to examine the interplay between economy and society, to examine the interface between polity and society.
Specific Outcomes:
The specific outcomes helped the student to appreciate the complexity and diversity of social institutions. Developed the skill of writing based on field works and to be able to apply different research method and learnt the relationship of Sociology with other disciplines. The course enables the students to understand the various aspects of caste and tribal societies in the country, helps to understand the theoretical formulations and arguments provided by various thinkers and develop insight to examining social phenomena. It helped the students to familiarize with basic conceptual understanding of the institution of family, marriage and kinship particularly in North East India. The students learnt and exposed to the various dimensions of political sociology such political system, elites and political parties by studying Sociology. As a subject, Sociology helped students learnt an important analytical tool to study and understand social life in the contemporary world.
Career option:
One of the most frequent questions students ask about sociology is, “What can I do with a sociology degree?” The answer is that the career potential of sociology majors is almost limitless. Sociologists are employed by research institutes, administrators, civil service administration, welfare organizations, private businesses, law firms, educational institutions, survey and polling organizations, community organizers, as counselors in secondary school teachers, non-profit organization and beyond. as counselors, secondary school teachers, civil service administration etc.