Sr. Categories No. of courses

Min – Max

Credit Hours

Min – Max

1. Compulsory Requirement (No Choice) 9 – 9 25 – 25
2. General Courses to be chosen from other departments 7 – 8 21 – 24
3. Discipline-specific Foundation Courses 9 – 10 30 – 33
4. Major Courses including Thesis/Research Project and Internship 11 – 13 36 – 42
5. Electives within the major 4 – 5 12 – 12
  Total 40 – 44 124 – 136

 

 

Compulsory Requirements (the student has no choice)
9 courses
25 Credit hours required
No. Course Codes Subject CH Proposed Semester
1 SOC-1101 English 1 [Functional English] 3 1
2 SOC-1207 English II [Communication Skills] 3 2
3 SOC-2314 English III [Technical Writing and Presentation Skills] 3 3
4 SOC-2420 Arabic 3 4
5 SOC-1102/ SOC-vv64 Pakistan Studies/ Kashmir Studies 2 1
6 SOC-1208/ SOC-1209 Islamic Studies/ Ethics 3 2
7 SOC-1103 Mathematics 3 1
8 SOC-1210 Social Statistics 3 2
9 SOC-2315 Introduction to Computer and Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS 3 3
    Total 26  

 

 

General Courses to be chosen from other departments
7 courses
21 Cr. Hours required
No. Course Code Subject CH Proposed Semester
1 SOC-1104 Mass Communication 3 1
2 SOC-1105 Introduction to Management 3 1
3 SOC-1211 Introduction to Psychology 3 2
4 SOC-1212 Introduction to Economics 3 2
5 SOC-2316 Introduction to Law 3 3
6 SOC-2317 Social Work 3 3
7 SOC-2421 Political Science 3 4
8 SOC-VV49 Everyday Science 3 V
9 SOC-VV50 International Relations 3 V
10 SOC-VV51 Rural Development 3 V
11 SOC-VV52 Introduction to Environment 3 V
12 SOC-VV53 History 3 V
13 SOC-VV54 Consumer behavior 3 V
14 SOC-VV55 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 V
NOTE: V INDICATES VARIABILITY OF SEMESTER AND YEAR IN WHICH A PARTICULAR COURSE MAY BE OFFERED IN CASE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF FACULTY TO TEACH THE PLANNED SUBJECT.
Total 21 [7 courses x 3 CH]

 

 

 

Discipline Specific Foundation Courses
10 courses
30-33 Credit hours
No. Course Code Subject CH Proposed Semester
1 SOC-1106 Sociology I [Introduction to Sociology] 3 1
2 SOC-1213 Sociology II [Principles of Sociology] 3 2
3 SOC-2318 Development of Social Thought 3 3
4 SOC-2319 Sociological Theory I [Classical Sociological Theories] 3 3
5 SOC-2422 Sociological Theory II [Contemporary Sociological Theories] 3 4
6 SOC-2423 Pakistani Society & Culture 3 4
7 SOC-2425 Social Psychology 3 4
8 SOC-3526 Methods of Social Research 3 5
9 SOC-3527 Advanced Research Methodology 3 5
10 SOC-3629 Sociology of Health 3 6
11 SOC-VV56 Social Anthropology 3 V
12 SOC-2424 Sociology of Gender 3 4
13 SOC-VV57 Sociology of Social Change 3 V
14 SOC-VV58 Social Enterprise 3 V
Total 30 [10 Courses x 3]

 

 

Major Courses including research project/ internship
12 courses (including internship and thesis)
42 Credit Hours
No Course Code Subject CH Proposed Semester
1 SOC-3528 Sociology of Development 3 5
2 SOC-3530 Community Development 3 5
3 SOC-3529 Introduction to Population Studies 3 5
4 SOC-3631 Rural Sociology 3 6
5 SOC-3630 Sociology of Religion 3 6
6 SOC-4736 Sociology of Education 3 7
7 SOC-VV59 Sociology of Globalization 3 V
8 SOC-VV60 Sociology of Aging 3 V
9 SOC-VV61 Industrial Sociology 3 V
10 SOC-3633 Islamic Sociology 3 6
11 SOC-3632 Urban Sociology 3 6
12 SOC-VV62 Clinical Sociology 3 V
13 SOC-4735 Sociology of Law and Human Rights 3 7
14 SOC-VV63 Criminology 3 V
15 SOC-3634 Internship 3 6
16 SOC-4737- SOC-4838 Thesis/ Research Project [3+3] 6 7-8
Total 42
Note:

Ø  Internship is compulsory.

Ø  The students securing 3.00 and above CGPA can opt thesis.

Ø  The rest of the students would be required to do a research project report.

Ø  The thesis can be offered on the basis of availability of supervisors.

The thesis CH split into 3 + 3 for fourth year (semester 7th and 8th) of BS (Sociology).

 


 

Elective Courses
6 courses
18 Credit Hours
No Course Code Subject Proposed Semester CH
 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

SOC-4V39

SOC-4V40

SOC-4V41

SOC-4V42

SOC-4V43

SOC-4V44

SOC-4V45

SOC-4V46

SOC-4V47

SOC-4V48

Any six of the following:

Organizational Behavior and HRD

Social Impact Assessment

Conflict Resolution

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Electronic Media & Virtual Society

Project planning and management

Social Policy

Quantitative research methods

Qualitative research methods

Project Planning & Management

 

In 7th and 8th semester (the course code semester no is variable)

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

Total Credit Hours: 134

 

Semester Wise Breakdown of Courses

 

Semester Course Code Name of Subject Credits Subject category
First SOC-1101 ENGLISH-I 3 CC 1
SOC-1102 PAKISTAN STUDIES/ KASHMIR STUDIES 2 CC 2
SOC-1103 MATHEMATICS 3 CC 3
SOC-1104 MASS COMMUNICATION 3 GC 1
SOC-1105 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT 3 GC 2
SOC-1106 SOCIOLOGY I 3 FC 1
  17  
Second SOC-1207 ENGLISH-II 3 CC 4
SOC-1208/ SOC-1209 ISLAMIC STUDIES /

ETHICS

3 CC 5
SOC-1210 SOCIAL STATISTICS 3 CC 6
SOC-1211 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 GC 3
SOC-1212 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 GC 4
SOC-1213 SOCIOLOGY II 3 FC 2
  18  
Third SOC-2314 ENGLISH-III 3 CC 7
SOC-2315 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND SPSS 3 CC 8
SOC-2316 INTRODUCTION TO LAW 3 GC 5
SOC-2317 SOCIAL WORK 3 GC 6
SOC-2318 DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL THOUGHT 3 FC 3
SOC-2319 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY I 3 FC 4
  18  
Fourth SOC-2420 ARABIC 3 CC 9
SOC-2421 POLITICAL SCIENCE (GENERAL-VII) 3 GC 7
SOC-2422 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY II 3 FC 4
SOC-2423 PAKISTANI SOCIETY & CULTURE 3 FC 5
SOC-2424 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 FC 6
SOC-2425 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 FC 7
  18  
Fifth SOC-3526 METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH 3 FC 8
SOC-3527 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

 

3 FC 9
SOC-3528 SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT 3 MC 1
SOC-3529 INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION STUDIES 3 MC 2
SOC-3530 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3 MC 3
  15  
Sixth SOC-3629 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH 3 FC 10
SOC-3630 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 3 MC 4
SOC-3631 RURAL SOCIOLOGY 3 MC 5
SOC-3632 URBAN SOCIOLOGY 3 MC 6
SOC-3633 ISLAMIC SOCIOLOGY 3 MC 7
SOC-3634 INTERNSHIP 3 MC 8
    18  
Seventh SOC-4735 SOCIOLOGY OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 MC 9
SOC-4736 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION 3 MC 10
VARIABLE ELECTIVE-I 3 EC 1
VARIABLE ELECTIVE-II 3 EC 2
VARIABLE ELECTIVE-III 3 EC 3
SOC-4737 THESIS/ RESEARCH PROJECT 3 MC 11
  18  
Eight VARIABLE ELECTIVE-IV 3 EC 3
VARIABLE ELECTIVE-V 3 EC 4
VARIABLE ELECTIVE-VI 3 EC 5
SOC-4838 THESIS/ RESEARCH PROJECT 3 MC 12
  12  
TOTAL Credit hours 134