Objectives
The overall objectives of this programme are to
- Educate and empower public servants and social workers of various categories, with knowledge on Sociology and its scientific methodology, in order to upgrade their attitudes, skills and competencies to execute their duties and responsibilities in a community friendly, efficient and effective manner.
- develop skills and competencies necessary to plan and execute social welfare and development projects that will generate a greater level of social productivity.
- Empower and expose the learner to sociological research to educate the students to execute community projects utilizing the most effective and productive methodologies
- Enhance an understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena
Programme Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Apply sociological theories and concepts to current social issues .
- Arrange scientific research methodology to explore social problems.
- Assess the impact of culture and socialization on individuals and groups.
- Evaluate and apply various sociological theories as they pertain to culture, socialization, society.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the career options available to someone with a background in sociology
SLQF – Level 3
NVQ – Level 5
Description of the Course
This diploma course allows students to study people and the way they interact with one another. Sociology generally investigates social relations between people, not just in the present, but also in many other time periods and regions. Students follow subjects involving social research methods, theory and analysis. They may learn the history of sociology from its emergence in the Enlightenment and how to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research. This field of study allows individuals to gain insight into the social aspects of the world around them. They can use this knowledge to seek positions related to human analysis and gain skill sets involving their ability to understand complex social situations. And this diploma course aims at teaching the factors such as deviance, social stratification, social class, culture, social mobility, law and religion and develops scientific knowledge. Sociologists try to understand the issues that influence society.
Students of this Diploma course may pursue employment as advice workers, youth workers and social workers. They may also choose to become lecturers or work in community development. Graduates can alternately pursue work as charity fundraisers, probation officers and human resources officers, among others. Students may also choose to use a sociology diploma to help them get into a university program in order to continue their learning
Description of the Course
Subject Code | Name of the Subject | No. of lecture Hours | Notional Learning Hours | Credit |
Semester 1 | ||||
DSOC 1110 | Introduction to Sociology Key ideas and concepts | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1120 | Applied Sociology | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1130 | Sociology of Crimes. | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1140 | Research Methhology. | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1150 | Political Sociology. | 45 | 150 | 03 |
Semester 11 | ||||
DSOC 1210 | Community Participation and Rural development. | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1220 | Disaster Management and Social Work | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1230 | Social Psychology and Counseling | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1240 | Basic Sociological Theories and perspectives. | 45 | 150 | 03 |
DSOC 1990 | Research Projecty | 45 | 150 | 03 |
450 | 1500 | 30 | ||