Teaching

SOC.526: Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies

Semester: Even / Spring

Offered: 2025

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of social exclusion, exploring its conceptual, theoretical, and historical dimensions. It examines the various factors contributing to exclusion, such as caste, class, gender, ethnicity, and disability, while analyzing systems of integration and inclusion. Students will critically evaluate inclusive policies in India and their effectiveness in addressing social inequalities. The course also connects social exclusion to human rights and globalization, highlighting broader socio-economic and political implications.

Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Upon completion, students will be able to:

• Illustrate the conceptual and theoretical foundations of social exclusion.

• Analyse different dimensions of exclusion and integration mechanisms.

• Examine historical contexts of exclusion concerning specific social groups.

• Appraise inclusive policies and their relevance in Indian society.

• Relate social exclusion to human rights and globalization.

This course is ideal for students interested in social justice, policymaking, human rights, and research within sociology, public policy, and development studies.

SOC.703: Advanced Sociologocal Theories

Semester: Even / Spring

Offered: 2025

This course delves into advanced sociological theories, focusing on the theoretical debates and political dimensions of sociological thought. It examines the construction and evolution of sociological perspectives, particularly the German sociological tradition, and engages critically with post-modern and late-modern theories. Students will explore the contributions of prominent social thinkers and their influence on the development of sociological and social theories.

Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Upon completion, students will be able to:

• Explore reflexive understanding of key theoretical debates in sociology.

• Examine the politics of social theorisation and its impact on contemporary sociology. 

• Assess the construction of critical perspectives, with a focus on the German sociological tradition.

• Appraise the contributions of major social thinkers in the evolution of sociological theories.

• Evaluate post-modern and late-modern perspectives within the sociological domain.

This course is ideal for students aiming to deepen their knowledge of sociological theory, critical analysis, and the historical and political contexts of theoretical development in the social sciences.

SOC.752: Teaching Assistantship

Semester: Even / Spring

Offered: 2025

This course provides scholars with hands-on experience in classroom delivery and knowledge evaluation. Scholars will observe their supervisor’s teaching methods, assist in classroom management, and engage in the examination and evaluation process. They will also practice teaching by delivering lessons to Master’s students and be evaluated on their content knowledge, teaching techniques, communication, and classroom interactions.

Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

• Familiarise with pedagogical practices for effective teaching and evaluation.

• Manage classroom dynamics using appropriate teaching techniques for various content.

Assessment:

• Weekly observation and teaching practice.

• Final Evaluation: One-hour teaching session (45 mins teaching + 15 mins interaction), assessed on various teaching skills (total 50 marks).

SOC.506: Classical Sociological Thinkers

Semester: Odd / Monsoon

Offered: 2024

This course focuses on the founding fathers of sociology and the social changes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that influenced sociological thought. It explores the philosophical developments during these periods and the contributions of Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber to the field of sociology.

Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

• Appraise the social changes of the 17th and 18th centuries.

• Relate these changes to the philosophical orientations of the time.

• Explain the contributions of Comte, Durkheim, Marx, and Weber to sociology.

• Understand Marxian theory and its significance to the social sciences.

SOC.551: Sociological Theories II

Semester: Odd / Monsoon

Offered: 2023

This course builds on advanced sociological theories, focusing on the micro and macro perspectives, symbolic interactionism, and phenomenology. It covers contributions from key theorists such as C.H. Cooley, G.H. Mead, H. Blumer, and others, analyzing their impact on sociological thought and practices.

Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

• Analyse theoretical constructions at the hermeneutical, micro, and micro-macro integration levels.

• Evaluate the contributions of C.H. Cooley, G.H. Mead, and H. Blumer in symbolic interactionism.

• Examine the phenomenological contributions of A. Schutz, P.L. Berger, and T. Luckmann.

• Assess the contributions of E. Goffman and H. Garfinkel in dramaturgy and ethnomethodology.

• Evaluate the works of A. Giddens and P. Bourdieu on micro-macro integration.