Programme Details

Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology

Location: Guwahati

School: School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Intake: 25

Description

Introduction

The MA Program in Sociology and Social Anthropology at TISS Guwahati bridges the gap between Sociology and Social Anthropology by offering an integrated, interdisciplinary approach. It emphasizes theoretical grounding, research skills, and regional focus on Northeast India and Southeast Asia. Structured over four semesters, the first year covers foundational coursework, while the second centres on dissertation research, preparing students for careers or further studies.

Program Objectives

To provide students with the necessary knowledge and basic skills in understanding society and different theoretical orientations. For this purpose, the program aims to:

To Integrate the disciplines of sociology and social anthropology to have a comparative and systematic understanding of society and its institutions.
To Develop the student’s understanding and analytical abilities in major social anthropological perspectives.
To have the basic skills to understand how a simple and complex society functions and changes.
To ground students theoretically and methodologically, to enable them to understand national and regional specificities of contemporary societies in India in particular and its South/Southeast Asian neighbourhood in general.

Program Outcome

The programme has the following outcomes:

Understand Foundational Concepts: Gain knowledge of basic concepts, theories, and perspectives in both sociology and social anthropology.
Explore Social Institutions and Practices: Examine the structure and function of key social institutions (family, kinship, religion, economy, polity) from both sociological and anthropological lenses.
Apply Ethnographic and Sociological Methods: Develop skills in qualitative and ethnographic research methods for studying cultures, communities, and societies.
Critically Evaluate Contemporary Issues: Engage critically with current social issues (e.g., caste, gender, ethnicity, globalization) using interdisciplinary insights.

Distribution of Credit Hours:

Semester-wise Credit Distribution by Component

Component	Sem-I	Sem-II	Sem-III	Sem-IV
Core	11	8	8	7
Thematic	3	3	2	5
Skill-based	2	3	4	0
IKS	2	0	0	0
Elective	0	2	2	0
Internship/Field-based experiential learning	2	4	2	0
Dissertation	0	0	2	8
VAC	15 hrs	15 hrs	10 hrs	0
Total	20	20	20	20

Semesterwise Courses:

Semester-wise Distribution of Courses

Course No.	Course Name	Credits
SEMESTER-I
Core	India’s Development: Society, State & Economy	2
SSA01	Theories of Society-I	3
SSA02	Indian Society-I	3
SSA03	Marriage, Family and Kinship	3
SSA04	Culture and Society	3
SSA05	Introduction to Field	2
SSA06	Qualitative Research Methods	2
IKS	Indigenous Knowledge Systems in North East India	2
VAC	Communication Skill	15 hrs
Total Credits		20
SEMESTER-II
Core	Understanding North East India	2
SSA07	Theories of Society-II	3
SSA08	Indian Society-II	3
SSA09	Society and Polity	3
SSA10	Field-based Ethnographic	4
SSA11	Economy and Society	2
SSA12	Quantitative Research Methods	3
VAC	Writing Skill in Research Proposal and Report Writing	15 hrs
Total Credits		20
SEMESTER-III
SSA13	Inequality & Social Stratification	4
SSA14	Gender and Society	4
SSA15	Concept Note and Research Proposal	2
SSA16	Social Change and Development	2
SSA17	Population and Society	2
SSA18	Experiential Learning Internship	2
SSA19	Apprenticeship	4
VAC	Presentation Skill	10 hrs
Total Credits		20
SEMESTER-IV
SSA20	Religion and Society	4
SSA21	Law and Society	3
SSA22	Urban Sociology	3
SSA23	Study of South East Asia	2
SSA24	Dissertation	8
Total Credits		20

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change. Semester-wise listing of courses is provisional and may undergo some changes.

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

Fee Structure:

Components		M.A. in Sociology and Social Anthropology
Fees		Sem I	Sem II	Sem III	Sem IV
FEE	Tuition Fee	16,000	16,000	16,000	16,000
FEE	Examination Fee	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
CHARGES	Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges	0	0	0	0
	IT Charges	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
	Library Charges	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500
	Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) *	2,500	0	0	0
FUNDS	Students' Competency Fund	0	0	0	0
	Lab / Studio Fund	0	0	0	0
	Development Fund	10,000	0	10,000	0
	Student Wellness & Welfare Fund*	500	500	500	500
	Alumni Fund *	0	500	0	0
	Health Care Fund*	2,000	0	2,000	0
DEPOSITS	Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate)	10,000	0
	Semester wise Course Fee	45,500	21,500	33,000	21,000
	Yearly Fees	67,000		54,000
	Total Course Fee	1,21,000
Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary.
Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity.
No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes.

Admissions

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

PG Programmes

Programme Details

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

*Institute reserves the rights to revise the Fees Structure of programme if necessary.

Admissions

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

PG Programmes

Programme Details

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

*Institute reserves the rights to revise the Fees Structure of programme if necessary.

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