Department of Sociology
General Information
The Department of Sociology is established in 1974. The Sociology subject is offered in combination with Economics, English, Marathi, Hindi, Political Science and History at UG Level. The subject Sociology helps learners not only to understand broader social issues but also to analyse day to day activities based on sociological imagination. There are various career opportunities available like appearing for civil services exams, competitive exams, media and journalism, law, teaching, NGO’s, social work. etc.
To ensure the all-round development of the students, Sociology Association was formed in the year 1999. The Department has organized two students’ training programs and one certificate course till date.
Under autonomy, the board of studies (BoS) of Dept. of Sociology was formed in 2019. BoS members consists of eminent personalities from various walks of life like department faculty members, academicians from colleges affiliated to parent university and other than parent university, industrialist and reputed alumni of the department, and under their able guidance syllabi was designed to touch various aspects like career avenues, soft skills etc. BoS of the department has revised in 2023 and first year syllabus is designed and implemented from the A.Y. 2023-24 under NEP 2020. Courses like skill enhancement, vocational skill course are introduced to enhance employability and to develop relevant skills.
Faculty Members
Dr. Santosh Gangurde
Associate Professor and Head / M.A., NET, Ph.D.
Teaching Experience
20 Years
Area of Specialization
Labour Studies
Ms. Mariyam Yasin Shaikh
Assistant Professor(CHB) / MA, SET
Teaching Experience
1 Years
Area of Specialization
Sociology of Media
Ms. Shrutika Ramchandra Wadkar
Assistant Professor(CHB) / M.A., SET, NET
Teaching Experience
Area of Specialization
Sociology of Women and Gender Studies
Achievements
Faculty achievements:
- Dr. Santosh G. Gangurde: A life member (LMI - 3753) of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS) and Marathi Samajshastra Parishad July 2021 and 12 January -15 January 2022
- Contributed in the E-content development for the purpose of preparing study material in the subject of Sociology- Sem I – Paper I – Classical Sociological Theory for MA – Part I course for Self-learning material (Institute of Distance and Online Learning), University of Mumbai in A.Y. 2023-2024
- Invited as a subject expert for Viva-Voce of M.A. Dissertation of Sociology Part II students from 15 July-31 July 2021 and 12 January -15 January 2022
- Member of Syllabus Committee of T.Y.B.A. Sociology Paper IV (Semester V and VI) at Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Elphinstone College, Mumbai in A.Y. 2021-2022
- Appointed as a content writer for the purpose of preparing study material in the subject of Sociology-V- Sociology of Work for the TYBA course for Self-learning material (Institute of Distance and Online Learning), University of Mumbai in A.Y. 2021-2022
- Invited as a subject expert on the Interview Panel for online assessment for the candidates aspiring for admission in the Masters in Regulatory Policy and Governance at TISS, Mumbai from 31 May 2022 – 03 June 2022
- Presented a paper at an international conference organized by IWPLMS in Athens, Greece in 2015-2016
- Selected as a young research scholar to present a paper at the workshop organized by ISS hosted by the University of Tezpur, Assam in 2016-2017 Published research papers/articles in reputed journals, magazines, Marathi Vishwakosh and also presented research papers at national and international conferences
- Dr. Sarita Suresh Kadam: Member of Board of Studies (BoS) for syllabus development of Sociology for First Year Law students, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Vile Parle, Mumbai in 2016-2017
- Member of Board of Studies (BoS) for syllabus development of Sociology for Bachelor’s of Arts (FYBA, SYBA and TYBA), JWE’s Wilson College, Chowpatty, Mumbai in 2020- 2021
- Paper Presentation in Seminar: Summit on India's Energy Security: Focus Africa - Eurasia; (21 March 2014).
- Article Published: “Curse of Resources in Africa”, African Currents, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 64- 80. ISSN No. - 2394-4358.
- Worked as an organizer /coordinator for many National and International Seminars, Conferences, and workshops