Department of Sociology

BSS (Hons.) in Sociology Program

Sociology, though a relatively new discipline, today occupies the central position among the Social Sciences. It is indeed widely considered as the Social Science per excellence. Proper study of Sociology is therefore a demand of our time. In preparing the four-year BSS Honours program, efforts have been made not only to highlight the concepts, methodology and theories of the discipline in its current form but also to focus on the special needs of our own. Provision has been made for empirical and field study as well. The program also seeks to explore the frontiers between sociology and other social sciences such as social history, political science, social philosophy, social psychology and, last but not the least, social anthropology which is closely akin to sociology. The purpose is to broaden the horizon of young learners so that they are in a position to understand and appreciate the scope of the discipline as well as the changing human society in a better way

Admission Requirements

A prospective BSS (Hons.) in Sociology student must have minimum seceond division/GPA 2.5 in S.S.C and H.S.C or equivalent 'O' & 'A' level or successful completion of twelve years of studies at high school level from abroad or equivalent. He/She will have to appear at an admission test. The graduates who have completed BSS (Four years) in Sociology with minimum CGPA 2.50 out of 4.00 from a recognized university are eligible for admission in the regular MSS in Sociology (1 Year) Program. For MSS in Sociology (2 Years) Program the applicants must have at least Bachelor Degree with GPA-2.00 (minimum) from any discipline.

1st Semester		2nd Semester
Soc: 101	Introductory Sociology(Part-I)	Soc: 201	Introductory Sociology(Part-II)
Soc: 10	Introduction to Anthropology	Soc: 202	Cultural Anthropology
Soc: 103	History of Political Thought	Soc: 203	Western Social Though
		Soc: 204	Basic English Language
3rd Semester		4nd Semester
Soc: 301	Social Structure of Bangladesh)	Soc: 401	Criminology
Soc: 302	Bangladesh Studies	Soc: 402	Social History
Soc: 303	Society and Economy of Bangladesh	Soc: 403	Sociology of Marriage and Famil
Soc: 304	Functional English	Soc: 404	Sociology Demography
5th Semester		6th Semester
Soc: 501	Crime and Society	Elementary Social Statistics	Soc: 601
Soc: 502	Sociology of Education	Soc: 602	Classical Sociological Theory
Soc: 503	World Civilization	Soc: 603	Urban Sociology
Soc: 504	Population and Society	Soc: 604	Social Thought in the East
7th Semester		8th Semester
Soc: 701	Advanced Statistics	Soc: 801	Environmental Sociology
Soc: 702	Contemporary Sociological Theory	Soc: 802	Social Psychology
Soc: 703	Rural Sociology	Soc: 803	Gender and Development
9th Semester		10th Semester
Soc: 901	Political Sociology	Soc: 1001	Medical Sociology
Soc: 902	Industrial Sociology	Soc: 1002	Political Development in Bangladesh
Soc: 903	Contemporary Problems and Issues of Gender	Soc: 1003	Sociology of Mass Communication
9th Semester		10th Semester
Soc: 1101	Research Methodology	Soc: 1201	Social Problems in Bangladesh
Soc: 1102	Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment	Soc: 1202	Sociology of Globalization
Soc: 1103	Sociology of Disaster	Soc: 1203	Research Monograph
		Soc: 1204	Comprehensive and Viva Voce
Total Credit: 126

MSS in Sociology (1 Year) Program

Sociology, though a relatively new discipline, today occupies the central position among the Social Sciences. It is indeed widely considered as the Social Science per excellence. Proper study of Sociology is therefore a demand of our time. In preparing the four-year BSS Honours program, efforts have been made not only to highlight the concepts, methodology and theories of the discipline in its current form but also to focus on the special needs of our own. Provision has been made for empirical and field study as well. The program also seeks to explore the frontiers between sociology and other social sciences such as social history, political science, social philosophy, social psychology and, last but not the least, social anthropology which is closely akin to sociology. The purpose is to broaden the horizon of young learners so that they are in a position to understand and appreciate the scope of the discipline as well as the changing human society in a better way

Admission Requirements

A prospective BSS (Hons.) in Sociology student must have minimum seceond division/GPA 2.5 in S.S.C and H.S.C or equivalent 'O' & 'A' level or successful completion of twelve years of studies at high school level from abroad or equivalent. He/She will have to appear at an admission test. The graduates who have completed BSS (Four years) in Sociology with minimum CGPA 2.50 out of 4.00 from a recognized university are eligible for admission in the regular MSS in Sociology (1 Year) Program. For MSS in Sociology (2 Years) Program the applicants must have at least Bachelor Degree with GPA-2.00 (minimum) from any discipline.

1st Semester		2nd Semester
Soc-501	Classical Sociological Theor	Soc-506	Contemporary Sociological Theory
Soc-502	Social Inequality (Part-I)	Soc-507	Social Inequality (Part-II)
Soc-503	Human Rights - International	Soc-508	Social, Culture and Economic Rights
Soc-504	Sociology of Development	Soc-509	Sociology of Development and Modernization
Soc-505	Theory Construction in Sociology	Soc-510	Research Monograph
Total Credit: 30

MSS in Sociology (2 Years) Program

Sociology, though a relatively new discipline, today occupies the central position among the Social Sciences. It is indeed widely considered as the Social Science per excellence. Proper study of Sociology is therefore a demand of our time. In preparing the four-year BSS Honours program, efforts have been made not only to highlight the concepts, methodology and theories of the discipline in its current form but also to focus on the special needs of our own. Provision has been made for empirical and field study as well. The program also seeks to explore the frontiers between sociology and other social sciences such as social history, political science, social philosophy, social psychology and, last but not the least, social anthropology which is closely akin to sociology. The purpose is to broaden the horizon of young learners so that they are in a position to understand and appreciate the scope of the discipline as well as the changing human society in a better way

Admission Requirements

A prospective BSS (Hons.) in Sociology student must have minimum seceond division/GPA 2.5 in S.S.C and H.S.C or equivalent 'O' & 'A' level or successful completion of twelve years of studies at high school level from abroad or equivalent. He/She will have to appear at an admission test. The graduates who have completed BSS (Four years) in Sociology with minimum CGPA 2.50 out of 4.00 from a recognized university are eligible for admission in the regular MSS in Sociology (1 Year) Program. For MSS in Sociology (2 Years) Program the applicants must have at least Bachelor Degree with GPA-2.00 (minimum) from any discipline.

1st Semester		2nd Semester
Soc-451	Introduction to Sociology	Soc-456	Introduction to Anthropology
Soc-452	Western and Modern Social Though	Soc-457	Population and Society
Soc-453	Social Statistics	Soc-458	Criminology
Soc-454	Social Structure of Bangladesh	Soc-459	Sociology of Environment
Soc-455	Rural and Urban Society	Soc-460	Research Methodology
3nd Semester		4rd Semester
Soc-501	Classical Sociological Theory	Soc-502	Social Inequality(Part-I)
Soc-502	Social Inequality(Part-I)	Soc-507	Social Inequality(Part-II)
Soc-503	Human Right-International Perspective	Soc-508	Social, Culture and Economic Rights
Soc-504	Sociology of Development	Soc-509	9 Sociology of Development and Modernization
Soc-505	Theory Construction in Sociology	Soc-510	Research Monograph
Total Credit: 60