Panjab University - PU Courses

Duration:

Eligibility:

Course Duration: Two Year (Annual System)

Course Eligibility : Graduation in any Stream with at least 50 % marks or Equivqlent CGPA

Admission Criteria: Merit in qualifying examination, subject to eligibility criteria.

Entrance/Eligibility Test: As per University Rules

Programme Mode: Regular

Course Syllabus

Part – I

Course Code	Course Title
SOC R 101	Sociological Thought
SOC R 102	Research Methodology & Techniques of Social Research
SOC R 103	Social Stratification—Concepts & Theories
SOC R 104	Indian Society

Part – II

SOC R 201	Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
SOC R 202	Social Development
SOC O 203	Urban Sociology
SOC O 204	Sociology of Family & Gender
SOC O 205	Dissertation

Note:

In M.A. Part I all courses, i.e 101,102,103 & 104 are compulsory.
In M.A. Part II Course No. 201 & 202 are compulsory and the students will have to choose any two courses out of the optional papers - O 203, O 204 and O 205.
R stands for required course. O stands for optional course.
The students enrolled in Correspondence Studies Department can opt for Dissertation (SOC O 205) and the students opting for dissertation (SOC O 205) will be required to take one optional paper out of the remaining two i.e either SOC O 203 or SOC O 204. Dissertation will be available for first eight students, in order of merit, from among those who will have scored at least 50% in the aggregate in M.A. Part I. Dissertation will be of 100 marks.
Dissertation (SOC O 205) cannot be offered by students studying in the affiliated colleges.