Department of Sociology

Introduction

Establishment:

UG- JUNE 1965
PG- JUNE 2004

Chairman	Mr. T.B.Rokade
External Member	Mr. Bharat Kumar Dahihande, Chairman, Active Friends Circle (NGO)
Members	S.A. Ukrande S. S. Sangare
Student Representative	Kunal Kalambate

BoS

Composition of BoS

Minutes of Meetings of BoS

Curriculum

Programme offered:

B A in Sociology
M A in Sociology

Course offered:

Certificate Course in Basic Life Skills for Social Life

UG

Class	Semester	Course Nomenclature	Type (Optional, Elective, Compulsory, etc)
F.Y.B.A.	Pr.I Sem I	Foundation of sociology	Compulsory
F.Y.B.A.	Pr.I Sem II	Fundamentals of sociology	Compulsory
S.Y.B.A.	Pr. II Sem III	Indian Society: structure and change	Compulsory
	Pr III Sem III	Contemporary Issues In Indian Society	Compulsory
	Pr. II Sem IV	Sociology of Development	Compulsory
	Pr. III Sem IV	Emerging fields in Sociology	Compulsory
T.Y.B.A.	Sem V	Social Theory	Compulsory
	Sem V	Understanding Agrarian society	Elective
	Sem V	Sociology of gender	Elective
	Sem V	Environment and society	Elective
	Sem V	State Civil and Social movement	Elective
	Sem V	Quantitative social research	Compulsory
	Sem VI	Theoretical Anthropology	Compulsory
	Sem VI	Development and change in Agrarian	Elective
	Sem VI	Gender and Society in India	Elective
	Sem VI	Environmental Concerns in India	Elective
	Sem VI	Sociology of Marginalized group	Elective
	Sem VI	Qualitative Social Research	Compulsory

PG

Class and Semester	Course Nomenclature	Type (Optional, Elective, Compulsory, etc)
MA. I Semester I	Classical Sociological Theory	Compulsory
	Competing Perspectives on Indian Society	Compulsory
	Classical Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology	Compulsory
	Methodologies of Social Research	Compulsory
MA. I Semester II	Contemporary Sociological Theory	Compulsory
	Marginalized Groups and Communities	Compulsory
	Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology	Compulsory
	Theorizing Development and Globalization	Compulsory
MA. II Semester III	Environment and Society	Elective
	Family, Marriage and Kinship	Elective
	Gender and Society	Elective
	Rural Sociology in India	Elective
	Tribes in India	Elective
MA. II Semester IV	Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences	Ability Enhancement Courses
	Sociology of Social Movements	Interdisciplinary Courses
	Dissertation	Project based Courses

Programme & Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Program name	Course code	Name of the new course	Course objectives
BA SEM- I	UASOC 101	Foundations of Sociology	Students are Intruded to the basic concepts in Sociology Students are familiarized with the theoretical aspect of different concepts
SEM- II	UASOC102	Fundamentals of Sociology	Students are introduced to the emerging issues in Sociology Students are enthuse and to introduce them to the relevance and varied possibilities for future studies in Sociology.
SEM-III PR-II	UASOC 301	Indian Society: Structure And Change	Students are introduced to the Indian Sociological Traditions. Students are with the Research traditions in Indian Sociology Students are acquainted with the Emerging Issues in Indian society
SEM III- PR-III	UASOC302	Contemporary Issues In Indian Society	Students are awarded towards contemporary issues. Students inculcate responsibilities and promote equality.
SEM-IV PR- II	UASOC401	Sociology Of Development	Students are introduce various theoretical perspectives in Indian society that have shaped the concept of development. Gained an insight into emerging issues and contemporary debates within the development discourse.
SEM –IV PR -III	UASOC402	Emerging Fields In Sociology	Students are introduced to the relevance and varied possibilities for future studies in sociology. Students are aware about the new vibrant fields in sociology. Students are understanding of struggle and survival in today’s competitive scenario.
SEM-V PR- IV	UASOC 501	Social Theory	Students are trained in Sociology with the understanding of Sociological Theory. Students are trained in the application of these theories to social situations.
SEM- V PR- V	UASOC A 502	Sociology Of Agrarian Society	Students are introduced to the dynamics of traditional & contemporary agrarian society. Understood the dynamics of agrarian formations and assess the development measures since 1947.
SEM-V- PR-VI	UASOC 503	Sociology of Gender	Trace the evolution of Gender as a category of social analysis. Trace the emergence of women’s movement in India Sensitized the students on gender issues
SEM-V- PR-VII	UASOC B 504	Urban Sociology	Students introduced the basic concepts, theories, nature & dynamics of urbanization in India Understood the trends of India’s contemporary urbanization pattern
SEM-V- PR-VIII	UASOC D 505	State, Civil Society and Social Movements	Developed an understanding of social movements in terms of various concepts and theories of social movements. Explained the emergence of new social movements in a post globalised and liberalised India
SEM-V- PR-IX	UASOC 506	Quantitative Social Research	Students are oriented with an orientation to Quantitative Social Research Students acquainted with the important concepts, techniques and processes in quantitative research Students worked on meaningful, minor research projects
SEM- VI PR- IV	UASOC 601	Theoretical Anthropology	Student is with the understanding of Theoretical Anthropology. Students are trained in the application of these Theories to social situations.
SEM-VI-PR-V	UASOC A602	Development and Changes in Agrarian Society	Analyzed attempts at financial inclusion of agrarian community. Evaluated present development initiatives and critique the role of globalization on agriculture.
SEM-VI-PR-VI	UASOC 603	Gender and Society in India: Emerging Issues	Understood new and emerging issues in the Indian Women’s movement Understood newer methods of protest and resistance
SEM-VI-PR-VII	UASOC B 604	Urnanisation In India: Issues And Concerns	Understood urban development in the neo‐liberal era. Understood newly emerging issues and concerns in the changing scenario.
SEM-VI-PR-VIII	UASOC D 605	Sociology of Marginalised Groups	Sensitized students to the sociological significance of the study of marginalized groups To create awareness of historically disprivileged groups in Indian society
SEM-VI-PR- IX	UASOC 606	Qualitative Social Research	Students are oriented with an orientation to Qualitative Social Research Students are with the important concepts, techniques and processes in qualitative research

Learning Resources

Theorotical Sociology

Sociology of Gender

State Civil Society and Social Movements

Sociology of Agrarian Society

Activities

Funded Research Projects Data

Academic Year	Research Title of the Project	Principal Investigator	Funding Agency	Grants sanction	Grant Received	Remark
Nov-2014	Impact of nirmal gram puraskar in the villages of ratnagiri taluka : a sociological study.	Mr. UKARANDE S.A	BOS, University of Mumbai, Mumbai.	30,000/-	30,000/-	Completed
2016-17	Contribution of Jalayukta Shivaar Abhiyan in solving water problems in Ratnagiri Tahasil.	Mr. Sangare Sachin Suresh	University of Mumbai	30,000/-Thirty thousand only	30,000/-	Completed

Achievements

(2014-2019)

Academic Year	Name of the student	Achievement	Area
2012-13	Miss. Bhabal Dipali Prakash	First rank in MA Sociology	University of Mumbai
2013-14	Miss. Jadhav Kavita sunil	First rank in MA Sociology	University of Mumbai
2014-15	Miss. Nalawade Padmaja Digambar	First rank in MA Sociology	University of Mumbai

Workshops And Seminar

Date	Title	Seminar Details	Photos
०९/०८/२०२४	"समाजशास्त्रातील व्यावसायिक संधी" याविषयी व्याख्यानाचे आयोजन	रत्नागिरी एज्युकेशन सोसायटीच्या अभ्यंकर कुलकर्णी कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयात शुक्रवार दि. ०९/०८/२०२४ रोजी दुपारी १२.३० वाजता कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयातील १२ वीच्या विद्यार्थ्यांना “समाजशास्त्रातील व्यावसायिक संधी” कोणत्या आहेत, त्यांची निवड कशी करावी आणि समाजशास्त्र मानवी मन समजून घेण्याचे माध्यम कसे आहे. याविषयीचे मार्गदर्शन करण्यासाठी गोगटे जोगळेकर वरिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे समाजशास्त्र विभाग प्रमुख मा.श्री.डॉ.तुलसीदास रोकडे यांच्या व्याख्यानाचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते. यावेळी त्यांचे सहकारी प्रा.सचिन सनगरे सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे कला शाखा विभाग प्रमुख प्रा.श्री.वैभव कानिटकर सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाच्या समाजशास्त्र विभाग प्रमुख प्रा.सौ.मृदुला भोसले उपस्थित होत्या. या व्याख्यानाचा लाभ कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयातील १२ वी च्या कला विभागातील विद्यार्थ्यांनी घेतला. व्याख्यान आयोजनास मा.प्राचार्य डॉ.श्री.मकरंद साखरकर सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे उपप्राचार्य श्री.सुनील गोसावी सर, कला विभाग प्रमुख श्री.वैभव कानिटकर सर यांचे सहकार्य व मार्गदर्शन लाभले. कार्यक्रमाचे सूत्रसंचालन कु.स्वरा पाटणकर या विद्यार्थिनीने केले व आभार प्रा.सौ.मृदुला भोसले यांनी मानले.

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Seminar Details

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०९/०८/२०२४

"समाजशास्त्रातील व्यावसायिक संधी" याविषयी व्याख्यानाचे आयोजन

रत्नागिरी एज्युकेशन सोसायटीच्या अभ्यंकर कुलकर्णी कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयात शुक्रवार दि. ०९/०८/२०२४ रोजी दुपारी १२.३० वाजता कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयातील १२ वीच्या विद्यार्थ्यांना “समाजशास्त्रातील व्यावसायिक संधी” कोणत्या आहेत, त्यांची निवड कशी करावी आणि समाजशास्त्र मानवी मन समजून घेण्याचे माध्यम कसे आहे. याविषयीचे मार्गदर्शन करण्यासाठी गोगटे जोगळेकर वरिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे समाजशास्त्र विभाग प्रमुख मा.श्री.डॉ.तुलसीदास रोकडे यांच्या व्याख्यानाचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते. यावेळी त्यांचे सहकारी प्रा.सचिन सनगरे सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे कला शाखा विभाग प्रमुख प्रा.श्री.वैभव कानिटकर सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाच्या समाजशास्त्र विभाग प्रमुख प्रा.सौ.मृदुला भोसले उपस्थित होत्या. या व्याख्यानाचा लाभ कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयातील १२ वी च्या कला विभागातील विद्यार्थ्यांनी घेतला. व्याख्यान आयोजनास मा.प्राचार्य डॉ.श्री.मकरंद साखरकर सर, कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयाचे उपप्राचार्य श्री.सुनील गोसावी सर, कला विभाग प्रमुख श्री.वैभव कानिटकर सर यांचे सहकार्य व मार्गदर्शन लाभले. कार्यक्रमाचे सूत्रसंचालन कु.स्वरा पाटणकर या विद्यार्थिनीने केले व आभार प्रा.सौ.मृदुला भोसले यांनी मानले.