CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

School of Social Sciences





Syllabus for
MA (Applied Sociology)
Academic Year  (2024)

 
1 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MSA131 CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORIES Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA132 GENDER STUDIES Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA133 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA134 APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF INDIAN SOCIETY Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA135 SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA136 SOCIOLOGY OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT Core Courses 4 4 100
2 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MAIS291 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Interdisciplinary Elective Courses 4 4 100
MCN291 CLIMATE CRISES, DISCOURSES AND ACTIONS Interdisciplinary Elective Courses 4 4 100
MEL291 BORDERS, MIGRATIONS AND IDENTITIES Interdisciplinary Elective Courses 4 4 100
MSA231 ADVANCED SOCIAL THEORIES Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA232 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA233 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA234 PUBLIC RELATIONS Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA281 DISSERTATION I Core Courses 2 2 50
MSA291 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Interdisciplinary Elective Courses 60 4 100
3 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MSA331 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA332 SOCIOLOGY OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA333 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA334 CULTURE AND POLITICS Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA335 PUBLIC RELATIONS Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA381 DISSERTATION - I Core Courses 2 2 50
MSA382 INTERNSHIP Core Courses 0 4 100
4 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MSA431 SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION AND NGO MANAGEMENT Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA432 SOCIOLOGY OF MEDIA Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA433 SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY Core Courses 4 4 100
MSA441A SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE Discipline Specific Elective Courses 4 4 100
MSA441B SOCIOLOGY OF DIASPORA Discipline Specific Elective Courses 4 4 100
MSA441C HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIOLOGY OF LAW Discipline Specific Elective Courses 4 4 100
MSA481 DISSERTATION II Core Courses 2 2 50
    Note:
  • Students can choose their prefered course from the elective as per the direction by the department
  • In addition to this, students are expected to complete three multi disciplinary courses before the end of third Sememter (Not applicable for student of Engineering, Hotel Management, Education, LLB and all Post Graduate Programmes)