Departments/Sociology
Overview
Vision
To create social consciousness and awareness among women communities for productive social life.
Mission
To equip women folk for utilization of sociological knowledge for the betterment of social world and help them to participate in the wide process of women empowerment and nation building process.
History of the Department
Department of sociology was started as a subsidiary subject for undergraduate courses of BA Economics and History during 1980s. The department is primarily oriented to provide social insights and awareness on currents issues and problems to the budding generation of our College. The department is organizing number of innovative programs and activities for the students and as well as for nearby communities as the part of academic endeavor. These programs are designed for creating better social insights on young women students of our college. Our curriculum is meaningfully crafted to lead the students in creative, and successful domain of personal and social life .We are also organizing number of community linking initiatives and programs to reduce the gap between society and individual and help them to enhance and extends these results to betterment of socio cultural fabrics of our dynamic social world. The department is oriented to provide awareness on the importance of sociology as an academic discipline and its multifaceted scope in undressing the current social life i.e. Culture, Medicine, Education, Economics and technology and other important areas of our socio-cultural contexts.
Programme (Courses offered)
Major Programmes
| Sl. No | Code No | Course Title | Hrs/Week | Total Hrs | Credit | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO1 CO1 | Principles of Sociology | 3 | 54 | 3 | 100 |
| 2 | SSo2Co2 | Sociology of Indian society | 3 | 54 | 3 | 100 |
| 3 | So3 Co3 | Social psychology | 3 | 54 | 3 | 100 |
| 4 | So4 CO4 | Sociology of education | 3 | 54 | 3 | 100 |
Achievements
Academics
UBA, centrally sponsored, Community Extension Programmes, for Rural Development,
Lakshya free PSC coaching classes for Rural Masses since 2012
Vivekanadha best teachers award 2016
Best faculty award 2014
Best REasearch Paper Award ,Dhyan Books New Delhi 2010
Collaboration/ Linkages
| Sl. No | Name of the Institution | Purpose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala fire force academy | To provide awareness of public behavior and the various dimension of public life through lectures and talks. | 2016- continues |
| 2 | Kerala fire force academy | To help them to understand the dynamics of social life. personality formation and leadership skills | 2018- continues |
| 3 | Kerala Institute of Local Administration | To inculcate research values among faculties and students in various fields of local self-governance and social life | 2016 – continues |
| 4 | Amala Medical College | To equip medical students to understand the importance of sociological knowledge in medical science and their fields of social interactions | 2014- continues |
Research
Seminar / Workshop/ Conference Conducted
| Sl.No | Title | Level | Organising/ Funding Agency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A UGC sponsored inter-departmental National Seminar on “Narratology of Harvesting: A Comparative Study" |
National | UGC | 1st and 2nd August 2013 |
Event Calendar
| Event Title | Type | Resource Person | Event Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship for people with special needs with low investments | State Level Webinar | Mr.T S Chandran Rtd. Deputy Director Department of Industries and Commerce Government of Kerala | 24-10-2020 |
| Horticulture therapy for Person with Special needs – All you need to know | State Level Webinar | Dr.Beela G K Associate Professor College of Agriculture | 10-10-2020 |
| Parental Awareness On Inclusion Rights | State Level Webinar | Dr. Peter M. Raj, Associate Professor, Kerala Institute Of Local Administration | 19-09-2020 |
| History and evolution of numbers | Association Inauguration |
Dr V Rajendran Retired Professor, PSMO College, Thiroorangadi |
07-07-2015 |
| Effective Parenting | Invited Talk for Parents |
Rev. Sr. Dalmatia Panikkulam CMC Psychologist, Shanthidam Institute for Clinical Councelling, Thanal, Peramangalam |
03-11-2015 |
| Pi | Invited Talk | Mrs. Marykutty Joseph Retired Professor Department of Mathematics St. Mary’s College, Thrissur |
17-03-2016 |
| Workshop on “LaTeX” | Workshop | Dr. A Noufal Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics CUSAT |
19-03-2016 |
| Career Guidance Talk | Invited Talk | Smt. Swarna K L HOD, Dept of Mathematics, Vimala College |
22-03-2016 |
| Use Less Plastic and Save Environment | Invited Talk | Dr. Parvathy K. S Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics |
10-08- 2016 |
| Cryptography | Invited Talk | Mr. Saju M.I. Assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, St. Thomas College, Trissur |
23-08-2016 |
| “Latex” for research scholars | Workshop | Dr. Anjaly Kishore Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Vimala College Thrissur |
03-12-2016 |
| “Wavelets” | Invited Talk | Dr. A Noufal Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, CUSAT |
30-01-2017 |
| Entrepreneurship | Invited Talk | Mr. Jose Mamman Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Manipal University |
23-02-2017 |
| Mathematical skills | Workshop | Prof. Vincent Pulikkottil Associate professor & Head of the Department, Department of Mathematics, St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
11-08-2017 |
| Mathematical skills | Workshop | Prof. Vincent Pulikkottil Associate professor & Head of the Department, Department of Mathematics, St. Thomas College, Thrissur |
11-08-2017 |
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