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Faculty Major
Publications Degrees
Offered Courses
Taught
Department
of Sociology
University of Chittagong
Chittagong – 4331,
Bangladesh
Degrees offered:
BSS (Bachelor of Social Science), MSS (Master of Social
Science). M.Phil. and PhD.
Faculty:
Chair:
Professor Ghazi Saleh Uddin
MA Chittagong) PhD.
Areas of Specialization: Rural development, Rural
sociology, Research Methodology, Social Structure.
Professors:
Anupam sen
MA (Dhaka), MA (Mc Master), PhD. (Mc Master).
Areas of Specialization: Sociological theory,
Sociology of development, Sociology of Knowledge.
Mosharraf Hossain
MA (Dhaka), MPH (Berkeley, Calif.), PhD. (Punjub).
Areas of Specialization: Political Sociology, Rural
Power Structure, Political Development, Development, Environment.
A.F. Imam Ali
MA (Dhaka) PhD. (Punjub).
Areas of Specialization: Social Inequality,
Stratification, Community studies.
Hasanuzzaman howdhury
MA (Dhaka), MA (Manitoba)
Areas of Specialization: Development Theory,
Anthropology of Development.
A.H.G. Quddus
MA (Dhaka), MA (N. Iowa), MPH (Berkeley, Calif.), PhD.
(Illinois). Areas of Specialization: Family sociology, Development,
Population.
Md. Mahbub Ullah
MA (Dhaka), PhD.
Areas of Specialization: Sociology of History,
Political Economy, Social Organization, Research Methodology, Sociology of
Environment and Health.
(On Deputation)
Md. Aslam Bhuiyan
MA (Dhaka), PhD. (Bombay).
Areas of Specialization: Social Change and
Development.
(On Leave)
Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
MA (Chittagong), PhD. (Tsukuba), Post-Doc. (Berkeley,
Calif.).
Areas of Specialization: Sociological Theory,
Industrial and Urban sociology, Ethnography.
Obaidul Karim
MA (Chittagong), PhD.
Areas of Specialization: Cultural Sociology,
Sociology of Information Technology, Computer Technology.
Associate Professors:
Abul Quassem Chowdhury:
MA (Dhaka).
Areas of Specialization: Social Structure, Military Science, Sociology of Religion.
Mohammad Bin Kashem
MA (Chittagong), MS.
Areas of Specialization: Criminology, Policing and
Crime Prevention.
Lutfun Nahar Begum
MSS (Chittagong), MSc. (AIT, Thailand).
Areas of Specialization: Urban Environmental
Management.
Assistant Professors:
Md. Liaquat Ali
MSS (Chittagong)
Areas of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Women and
Society.
Farida Akhter Khanam
MSS (Chittagong)
Areas of Specialization: Women Studies
(On Leave)
Helal Mohammad Mohiuddin
MSS (Dhaka).
(On Leave)
Indrajit Kundu
MSS (Dhaka).
Areas of Specialization: Sociology of Capitalist
Development.
(On Leave)
S.M. Monirul Hasan
MSS (Dhaka)
Areas of Specialization: Gender, Cultural change,
Collective Movement, Social Conflict and social Integration.
Leema Hoque
MSS (Dhaka)
Areas of Specialization: Demography, Gender,
Development.
Parveen Sultana
MSS (Chittagong)
Areas of Specialization: Gender and Development.
A.H.M. Kishowar Hossain
MSS (Dhaka),Diploma in Law (U.K.)
Areas of Specialization: Sociology of Law, Green
Politics, Risk society, Virtual Community.
A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Khan
MSS (Dhaka)
(On Leave)
Degree
Requirements and Courses Offered:
BSS Honours (Four Years)
(Core courses are marked with *)
1st
Year
Requirement:
3 core, 1 non-core and 1 Functional English courses
Soc. 101: Introduction to sociology*
Soc. 102: Social History*
Soc. 103: Social Statistics*
Soc. 104: Introduction to Anthropology
Soc. 105: Principles of Politics and Government
001: Functional English
2nd
Year
Requirement:
3 core, 2 non-core courses
Soc. 201: Research Methodology*
Soc. 202: Social Psychology*
Soc. 203: Social Demography*
Soc. 204: Sociology of Religion
Soc. 205: Economy and Society
Soc. 206: Social Forestry
Soc. 207: Principles of Public Administration.
3rd
Year
Requirement:
4 core and 1 non-core courses
Soc. 301: Social structure of Bangladesh*
Soc. 302: Criminology*
Soc. 303: Sociology of Environment*
Soc. 304: Rural Sociology*
Soc. 305: Gender and Development
Soc. 306: Social Organization
Soc. 307: Sociology of Poverty
Soc. 308: Sociology of Law
4th
Year
Requirement:
4 core courses and a comprehensive examination
Soc. 401: Sociology of Education*
Soc. 402: Industrial and Urban Sociology*
Soc. 403: Sociology of socialism and capitalism*
Soc. 404: Sociology of Communication and Information
technology*
Further requirements: Viva-voce and tutorial examination
to be taken during all four years, equals to two regular courses.
MSS
Half
courses
Soc. 501: Classical Sociological Theories
Soc. 502: Contemporary Sociological Theories
Soc. 503: Comparative Social structure and Development
Soc. 504: Political Sociology
Soc. 505: Contemporary Bangladesh Society and Culture
Soc. 506: Social Stratification and Inequality
Soc. 507: Advanced Research Methods
Soc.508: Ethnography
Soc. 509: Advanced Research Monograph
(Offered to only 5 students selected on the basis of their BSS
results)
Further requirements: Tutorials
equal to 1 half course
Terminal and Viva-voce Examinations equal to 1 half course.
For External candidates: comprehensive and viva-voce examinations equal
to two half courses
M.
Phil.
Candidature: At least 2nd class BSS and MSS
degrees.
Duration: 2 Years. : 1st year: Course work , 2nd year: Thesis.
Courses: Advanced Theories and Methods of Sociology
Comparative Social Structure
PhD.
Candidature: M.Phil. degree or one year of
M.phil. programme and recommendation of the supervisor or two years teaching at
the graduate and post graduate levels.
Duration:
Maximum of 6 years with a minimum of 2 years as registered student.
Requirements: Supervised thesis writing and
defense.