MA SOCIOLOGY/ ANTHROPOLOGY

Overview

Purbanchal University Affiliated Program

Master of Arts

MA — Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences

A postgraduate degree designed to develop critical thinking, research ability, and deep understanding of social sciences, culture, and human behavior.

🎓

Affiliation

Purbanchal University

📅

Duration

2 Years (4 Semesters)

📋

Eligibility

Min. 45% in Bachelor’s (any stream)

🔬

Focus

Research & Social Sciences

Program Structure

Specializations

Students can choose from the following subject specializations:

🏛️

Specialization 01

Sociology

Study of social structures, institutions, group behavior, social change, and the dynamics of human societies and communities.

🌍

Specialization 02

Anthropology

Study of human culture, evolution, traditions, and diversity across societies through fieldwork, ethnography, and comparative analysis.

Program Goals

Course Objectives

✓

Develop strong understanding of social structures and human societies

✓

Build research, analytical, and academic writing skills

✓

Study culture, traditions, development, and social change

✓

Understand field-based and theoretical perspectives in social sciences

✓

Prepare students for teaching, research, and development sectors

Curriculum

Key Learning Areas

Classical & Modern Sociological Theories

Social Research Methods

Cultural Anthropology

Development Studies & Social Change

Rural and Urban Sociology

Political and Economic Sociology

Two-Year Postgraduate Program — Course Structure

A structured two-year postgraduate curriculum combining foundational social science theory with advanced specialization in either Sociology or Anthropology.

Common for Both Groups

First Year

Theories in Sociology

Theories in Anthropology

Perspectivism in Socio-cultural Change and Development

Social Research Methods

Sociological / Anthropological Perspectives on Social and Cultural Institutions

Choose Your Specialization

Second Year

🏛️

Specialization

Sociology Group

01 Ethnicity, Caste and National Integration

02 Sociology of Rural Society

✦ Thesis

03 Social Demography

04 Gender Studies

🌍

Specialization

Anthropology Group

01 Ethnicity, Caste and National Integration

02 Anthropology of Development and Environment Management

✦ Thesis

03 Human Evolution and Ethno-archaeology

04 Gender Studies

📌

Note: Ethnicity, Caste and National Integration and Gender Studies are shared across both specialization groups in the second year.