Sociology

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Sociology provides a rigorous and academically challenging program of study that allows its students to develop intellectually, socially, and professionally and to offer students sociological tools and insights they can use to address complex issues and problems encountered in social institutions and organizational settings. The department works for the better academic output of the under developed and needy students from the rural background. The Sociology department is committed to educating the students about the realities of human social interaction. Because human social life is fraught with inequalities and oppression, we train our students to think critically. Because our students are educated to be active, critical thinkers, they become responsive members of their community. As Sociology is a highly career oriented subject, students prefer to take admission in Sociology to get into higher professional courses like Master in Social Work (MSW), Rural Management and Rural Development to get better opportunity in public and private sector.

TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS

The curriculum lays emphasis on the teaching and learning of general concerns of Sociology as well as the issues of sociological significance in Odisha which constitutes a special focus of the teaching of the department. A combination of participatory, experiential and creative pedagogy is used for transacting the curriculum with a view to fostering dialogue, mutual learning and critical reflection. The pedagogical practices also utilize an inter-disciplinary framework combining classical approaches in conjunction with emerging areas of research. The students pursuing their graduation degree in the department not only have to learn critical approaches and perspectives in the classroom but are also encouraged to participate in short field visits during vacations as part of their mandatory research projects. The department also takes care to expose the students to the prevailing social realities through activities such as, field visit, seminars and other programmes in collaboration with other social organizations and other departments. The faculty members of the department have a wide range of interests and expertise and are currently engaged in research in areas such as Migration, Social Movements, Tribal research, Urban and Rural studies etc.