Objectives

Program objectives are based on the Departmental mission and include the following sets of knowledge and skills for the BS students in sociology.

1.1.1       Knowledge Based Objectives

Knowledge based objectives will include the following targeted areas:

1. To acquaint the students with essential of the discipline of sociology.
2. To understand the nature and need of social components.

• To impart knowledge of English components and understanding of students.

1. To acquaint the students with unpredictable spontaneous unrecognized and changing behavior being through the collective behavior of different types.
2. To analyze the basic factors in social change, social control and social structure.
3. To provide the basic knowledge of Pakistan culture.

• To acquaint the students with the essentials of applied sociology.

1.1.2       Skills Based Objectives

Skill based objectives will include the following targeted areas:

1. To develop research and writing skills sufficient to locate and consult works relevant to a sociological investigation and to write sociological research articles that are coherent, cogent, and grammatically correct.
2. To enhance methodological skills sufficient to understand the basic procedures of sociological research and to understand the problems of reliability and validity.

• To inculcate statistical skills sufficient to understand and interpret the results of sociological research.

1. To develop critical skills sufficient to analyze and evaluate sociological writings.
2. To prepare students with learning across theoretical perspectives and social issues.
3. To improve communication ability to articulate ideas in written format, oral presentation, and through technology.

Eligibility Criteria :

Admission Criteria for BS Sociology As per approved Admission Policy RWU notified vide Notification No. RWU/VC/01/341; dated: 10th Mar, 2023

• Intermediate or equivalent level with passing marks