Sociology

Semester I
Sr. No. Subjects of Study
1 Foundations of Criminology
2 Psychological Basis of Criminology
3 Penology - Conceptual Background
4 Criminal Justice Administration (Conceptual Framework)
5 Research Methodology
6 Field Work
Sem. II
1 Background of Criminology
2 Crime and Youth
3 III Prisons
4 Prosecution and Courts
5 Statistics and Its Applications
6 Field Work
Sem. III
1 Criminal Legislation
2 Social Legislation
3 Social Problems and Disorganization
(a) Alcoholism and Criminal Behaviour
(b) Police Administration
(c) Victomolog
Sem. VI
1 Correctional Legislations
2 Correctional Administration
3 Indian Social System and Problems
(a) Correctional Legislations
(b) Victims in Crime

Mentioned below is the syllabus for sociology, which is been taught during Bachelor's degree:
Year I:
Sem. I (Basic Concepts in Sociology):
Sociology: Nature, Scope and Significance; Relationship with History, Economics, Political Science, Anthropology and Psychology.
- Basic Concepts
- Social Groups and Processes
- Social Institutions
Sem. II (Society, Culture and Social Change):
- Societies
- Culture
- Processes of Social Change
- Social Stratification
Year II: Sem. III (Methods in Social Research):
- Social Research
- Research Method
- Techniques of Data Collection
- Statistical Analysis and Use of Computer in Social Research
Sem. IV (Indian Society Optional I):
- Evolution of Indian Society
- Indian Social Institutions
- Processes of Social Change in India
- Social Issues and Problems
(Social Problems in India-Optional-II):
- Social Problem
- Structural Issues
- Problems and Issues
- Social Disorganization
Social Change and Development (Optional III):
- Social Change
- Theories of Social Change
- Social Change in Contemporary India
- Development Programmes in India
Year III: Sem. V (Foundations of Social Thought):
- Positivism
- Functionalism
- Conflict
- Inter-actionalism
Semester VI (Population Studies-Optional I):
- Studies
- Population Theories
- Population Composition in India
- Population Planning and Control
Semester V (Environment and Society-Optional II):
- Environment and its Concepts
- Environmental Issues
- Environment and Development
- Contemporary Environmental Problems
Semester VI Rural Society: (Structure and Change-Optional-III)
- Introduction to Rural Sociology
- Rural Social Structure
- Rural Economy
- Rural Political Structure
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is an undergraduate sociology course. Sociology is the study of social relations, social stratification, social interaction, culture, etc. Broadly, B.A. (Sociology) degree course is the study of society. The degree course mainly covers the study of some of its specialized fields namely Applied Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Collective Behavior, Crime and Delinquency, Community and Demography. Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is three years duration course.

Sociology is the subject in which students study about society and its diversity, culture, religious belief, language and many more related to society issues. This is not so much tough subject which requires background of arts stream. One can go for Undergraduate course after 12th from any stream. There is no specific need of stream and if students from other stream goes into this then no big problem is faced by them in their course time and if students take this subject sincerely then he or she can score good marks in civil services exams also.
Admission in this course is quite easy. The student who has scored more than 50% marks overall in class 12th are eligible for taking admission in this course. There is no age limit. Some colleges take their own exam for selecting students, such as BHU, JNU, Tezpur University, Allahabad University, Patna University and according to the rank and marks in their exams these education body gives admission.

Hi,
Sociology is the study of society that involves analyzing trends, tracking developments and understanding the causes and impacts of various changes across the world. It teaches us to appreciate society, to imagine society as they exist and to understand the way the world is. Following are the best universities from where you can fulfill this dream of yours:
1. JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)
2. SAU (South Asian University , Delhi)
3. UoH (University Of Hyderabad)
4. BHU (Banaras Hindu University)
5. Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
6. Tata Institute of Social Sciences
All these are best in terms of the way they prepare a student to deal with the professional world that is been waiting for them outside college. And, rest is all about the faculty, quality of education which makes these colleges the best.
For more colleges offering this course, refer to this link:
https://www.shiksha.com/humanities-social-sciences/sociology/colleges/colleges-india

Hello,
Below is a list of the study areas in sociology for better and interesting career opportunities:
a- Project and product management
b- Market planning
c- Quality planning
d- Social and economic management and evaluation
e- Service planning
f- Structure management
g- Resource Management
h- Behaviour management
I- Agreement management
j- Planning of region
k- Development of a geographical area
l- Development of various products and evaluation
m- Providing social guidance and consultation
n- marketing strategy
o- PR and publicity
p- Social and HR analytics
q- Business consultation
r- Conflict resolution
s- Marketing negotiations
t- Communication consultancy
Above list provides main topics of focus areas for Sociology as far as career is concerned. Vast opportunities are out there to explore over and above the list.
All the best.

Sociology covers human behavior, cultures, trends and phenomenon. The scope ends at individual human behavior, psyche and personalities. That's where psychology takes over.
I once had a sociology professor tell me I couldn't put in my research that a participant was upset at my research question, because I wasn't qualified to know if they were angry. As a double major in psychology it was clear the participant was angry. In psychology I could make this distinction, but sociology avoids explaining how the human brain works in social explanations.
Sociologist (also psychologist) George Herbert Mede made an analogy once about studying the trees or the forest to compare sociology and individual human behavior. Although sociology does explain human behavior and the environments influence, psychology tends to focus more on how the brain is affected by these interactions.
In the end, my personal opinion is that sociology has a very large scope and psychology tends to narrow it down a bit.

For an engineering student, it is quite tough to go for Masters in Economic as in whole academic period, students study PCM and no economics, but in Master's degree, a student has to get in-depth knowledge in this subject and needs an introduction to economics before joining MA in Economics. As Economics is a complex subject so after a small introduction to an economics student can get some base for the syllabus and understand the syllabus easily. So, it is beneficial to do MA in economics as less engineering student do this and there is a scope in the finance field, industries, and banking & marketing field.
MA in sociology is the study of social relation, social satisfaction, social interaction and culture. So it is quite easy for a B.Tech student to study MA Sociology rather than MA Economics. A student having good knowledge and understanding can easily go through MA in Sociology. It is quite easy to score good marks in Sociology. After doing this, students can go for PhD. or M.Phil degree. Sociology student has a greater chance to qualify civil services exam or one can also apply for UGC-NET or JRE exam.
S, for engineering students, MA in Sociology is quite beneficial.