ABOUT

Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology was established on Hyderabad Campus in 1964 with Prof. Shafi Mohammad Memon as its first chairman. The department was shifted to Allama I.I Kazi campus Jamshoro in 1970. This department has been imparting quality education. Courses have been designed to equip students with professional skills and knowledge relevant to the changing needs of society and many of the graduates of this department are currently holding executive positions in private as well as in government sector. The seminar library is equipped with 3000 books and provides access to latest publications and journals on various topics of Sociology. Research is the basic hallmark of the department. The department has established links with NGOs and the wider community. The Faculty is well-equipped with up to date research tools and techniques. Students are enrolled in M.Phil. Programme and are working hard on their research dissertation under the guidance of qualified faculty. It aims to create in students the “Sociological imagination” which signifies the ability to see their lives, concerns, problems and hopes as entwined within the larger social and historical context in which they live which develop in students the skill critically and creatively to make their vision broader to envisage and encompass the existing social framework and enable them to apply their theoretical knowledge to the solution of the social problems around them. Doctoral Programme in Sociology has established throughout its existence the Department of Sociology at University of Sindh has been a major centre of research and graduate training in Sociology. Its graduates can be found at senior academic levels throughout Pakistan and around the world. Presently Sociology is offering Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral level Programmes. BS-IV year, MA Pass two year, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes.