Sociology

Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology, which was established in the year 1993, offers Sociology as its main discipline. The department offers courses related to psychology, anthropology, cultural studies, criminology and conflict studies. The undergraduate study programme of the department is specially designed to enhance the students’ knowledge of contemporary society and its dynamics.

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Prathimana: Journal of The Department of Sociology, Volume: 12

Wings of Brotherhood සහෝදර පියාපත්

Vimarsha: Journal of the Sociological Association, Volume 2

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News & Events

Keynote Address of 3rd Ruhuna Arts Students’ Annual Sessions (RASAS0-2018)
(15 December, 2020)
What should you know before conducting a ‘Scientific Research’? A brief note by Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva

Workshop on “Academic Writing and Social Research”
(20 March, 2020)
Understanding the timely need among university students Sociological Organization organized a workshop on “academic writing and social research” held on 19^th December 2019.

Participatory Development Programme organized by the Sociological Association
(20 March, 2020)
It is believed that working together with community would facilitate university students to employ their theoretical understandings to improve social well-being among people.

Guest Lecture on “Freedom of education and Crisis on contemporary education”
(20 March, 2020)
A guest lecture was organized by the sociological association on “Freedom of education and Crisis on contemporary education” on 13^th February 2020.

Guest lecture on “Philosophical Foundation of Epistemology” organized by the sociological association
(20 March, 2020)
A guest lecture on “philosophical foundation of epistemology” was organized by the sociological association.

Participatory action research project in Ridiyagama State house of Detention
(20 March, 2020)
Final year students of the department of sociology panned a project to empower inmates in the state detention house at Ridiyagama.

Workshop for undergraduates on “Job Prospectus and Scholarship opportunities”
(20 March, 2020)
Mr. Nimantha Gayashan, a third year student in the department of Sociology has organized a workshop particularly for undergraduates.

The Department of Sociology in collaboration with its project on Strengthening Research, Education and Advocacy in Conflict, Peace and Development Studies organized Professor R.M Ranaweera Banda Memorial lecture for the fifth consecutive year to commemorate the late Professor R.M. Ranaweera Banda.

This year’s lecture was conducted by Professor Danture Wickramasinghe, Chair Professor in Management Accounting, Adams Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK, under the topic, “Epistemological Rationale of Qualitative Methodology in Social Science Research”.

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Department of Sociology
University of Ruhuna
Matara
Sri Lanka

Tel : +94 412222681/82 Ext: 3701/ 3702
Fax : +94 412227010
Email : sociology@ruh.ac.lk

Head's Message

Gunasekara, A.M.A.S. (Dr.)

Sociology provides insights of the social and human development, realising social issues and problems, and making certain recommendations to solve such problems. In the contemporary, highly globalised society, the Department of Sociology plays a vital role to create intelligent and skilled graduates.

The Department of Sociology publishes “Prathimana” a refereed journal in order to disseminate the knowledge to a wider audience. The students’ society of the department publishes “Vimarsha” an annual journal that encourages students to publish their researches. With the collaboration of academic institutions in Nepal, Pakistan and Norway, the department conducts an international programme that includes research, education and advocacy in conflict, peace and development studies.

We expect to excel its academic performance and serve the society providing productive human capital in line with the University of Ruhuna’s vision, to be the prime intellectual thrust of the nation.

New Degree Programme (2019/2020 Academic Year and Onward)
Sociology - Old Degree Program

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Sociology
	Course Code & Name	Status (Core /Optional)	Credit Value
1000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC11613 Introduction to Sociology	Core	03
	ELG11612 Elements of English Grammar	Core	02
	ITS11613 Computer Literacy & Basic ICT Skills	Core	03
	SES11612 Ethics, Values and Vision of Life	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SOC12613 Sociological Perspectives	Core	03
	ELG12612 Reading Skills	Core	02
	ITS12612 Essential Skills in Digital Presentation	Core	02
	SLG12612 Sinhala Writing Skills	Core	02
2000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC21613 Introduction to Sociological Theory	Core	03
	SOC21623 Principles of Psychology	Core	03
	SOC21633 Social Dynamics and Social Change	Optional (any two of these subjects)	06
	SOC21643 Social Movements
	SOC21653 Social Psychology
	SOC21663 Political Sociology
	MNS21613 Mathematical and Numerical Skills	Core	03
	TLG21613 Basic Tamil	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SOC22613 Introduction to Social Anthropology	Core	03
	SOC22623 Introduction to Social Research	Core	03
	SOC22633 Sociology of Health	Optional (any two of these subjects)	06
	SOC22643 Contemporary Social Institutions
	SOC22653 Criminology
	SOC22663 Sociology of Gender
	SES22613 Information Literacy and Scientific Communication Skills	Core	03
	SES22611 Socio-Emotional Skills	Core	01
3000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC31613 Sociology of Development	Core	03
	SOC31623 Social Research Methodology and Methods	Core	03
	SOC31633 Social Work: Theory and Practice	Optional (any two of these subjects)	06
	SOC31643 Sociology of Migration
	SOC31653 Environmental Sociology
	SOC31663 Sociology of Disaster Management
	CSE31612 Philosophy of knowledge and Research	Core	03
	ELG31613 Academic Writing Skills	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SOC32613 Sociology of Religion	Core	03
	SOC32623 Rural Sociology	Core	03
	SOC32633 Sociology of Conflict	Optional (any two of these subjects)	06
	SOC32643 Urban Sociology
	SOC32653 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
	SOC32663 Contemporary Social Issues
	HRM32613 Human Resource Management	Core	03
	ELG32612 Business English	Core	02
4000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC41613 Industrial Sociology	Core	03
	SOC41623 Contemporary Social Theory	Core	03
	GEO41633 Population Geography	Core	03
	SOC41633 Globalization and Society	Core	03
	SOC41643 Social Demography	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03
	SOC41653 Applied Sociology	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03
	ITS41612 Information and Communication Technology for Personal and Office Usage	Core	02
	ELG41612 Public Speaking	Core	02
	SES41611 Soft Skills and Personality Development	Core	01
	SES41632 Critical and creative thinking	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SOC42619 Dissertation	Core	09
2^ndSemester	SOC42623 Internship	Core	03

Course Modules Offered for Bachelor of Arts Degree Programme
	Course Code & Name	Status (Core /Optional)	Credit Value
1000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC11513 Introduction to Sociology	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SOC12513 Sociological Perspectives	Core	03
2000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC21513 Introduction to Sociological Theory	Core	03
1^stSemester	SOC21523 Principles of Psychology	Optional	03
2^ndSemester	SOC22523 Introduction to Social Research	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SOC22553 Criminology	Optional	03
3000 Level
1^stSemester	SOC31513 Sociology of Development	Core	03
	SOC31533 Social Work: Theory and Practice	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03
	SOC31553 Environmental Sociology	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03
2^ndSemester	SOC32523 Rural Sociology	Core	03
	SOC32563 Contemporary Social Issues	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03
	SOC32553 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity	Optional (any one of these subjects)	03

	Special	General
1000 Level 1^stSemester	SOC 11513 Principles of Sociology	SOC 11513 Principles of Sociology
1000 Level 1^stSemester	SUP 11523 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Methods	SUP 11523 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Methods

1000 Level 2^ndSemester	SOC 12513 Principles of Psychology	SOC 12513 Principles of Psychology

2000 Level 1^st Semester	SOC 21613 Basic Sociological Theory	SOC 21513 Basic Sociological Theory
	SOC 21623 Community Development	SOC 21523 Criminology
	SOC 21633 Health, Illness and Society	SOC 21533 Culture and Development
	SOC 21643 Sociology of Gender
	SOC 21653 Social Change and Contemporary
	SOC 21663 Indigenous Knowledge and Sri Lankan Society
	SOC 21673 Criminology

2000 Level 2^ndSemester	SOC 22613 Contemporary Social Institutions	SOC 22513 Contemporary Social Institutions
	SOC 22623 Social Statistics	SUP 22543 Social Harmony
	SOC 22633 Race, Ethnicity and Politics	SUP 22553 Active Citizens
	SOC 22643 Food and Health Sociology
	SOC 22653 Sri Lankan Anthropology
	SUP 22643 Social Harmony
	SUP 22653 Active Citizens

3000 Level 1^stSemester	SOC 31613 Political Sociology	SOC 31513 Research Methods
	SOC 31623 Social Conflict and Conflict Transformation	SOC 31523 Sociology of Development
	SOC 31633 Research Methods	SOC 31533 Social Inequality and Social Stratification
	SOC 31643 Sociology of Migration
	SOC 31653 Sociology of Literature
	SOC 31663 Sociology of Development

3000 Level 2^ndSemester	SOC32613 Rural Sociology	SOC 32513 Social Psychology
	SOC 32623 Social Aspect of Child Labour
	SOC 32633 Social Psychology
	SOC 32643 Social Inequality and Social Stratification
	SOC 32653 Social Issues
	SOC 32663 Environmental Sociology

4000 Level 1^stSemester	SOC 41613 Advance Sociological Theory
	SOC 41623 Sociology of Religion
	SOC 41633 Research Design
	SOC 41643 Woman and Society
	SOC 41653 Post-conflict Peace Building and Reconciliation
	SOC 41663 Education and Society
	SOC 41673 Internship Training

4000 Level 2^ndSemester	SOC 42613 Organizational Management
	SOC 42623 Project Planning and Organizing Workshops
	SOC 42633 Independent Dissertation
	SOC 42643 Sociology of Tourism
	SOC 42663 Sociology of Marriage and Sexuality