DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(MAIN CAMPUS)
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), earlier a part of the erstwhile School of Applied Sciences and Humanities, came into existence on 16th December, 2013. Initially, while
catering primarily to engineering students, the objective of the Department was to enhance the language skills of the technical students not only for academic and professional purposes but also for real life situations. The language course seeks to nurture and encourage creativity in the students by exposing them to samples of literary writings in English. Various electives in Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology deal with ethical reasoning and analysis; values, responsibilities and justice; stress management and organizational behavior; and the existence of the individual in society.
Recently, the Department opened up to research in relevant fields of Humanities and the Social Sciences and has started accepting doctoral candidates. From the academic session 2022-2024, the Department is offering two postgraduate programmes as well: M.A. in English and M.A. in Applied Psychology. With the commencing of the postgraduate and the doctoral programmes, the Department—apart from catering to the technical students of the University—now seeks to become an esteemed center for higher studies and research in Humanities and Social Sciences.
Vision of the Department
As part of the transition to a University, the future plans of the Department are running Masters in English Literature, Language & Communication (MLLC), Certificate Course in Professional English (CPE). Similarly post graduate and undergraduate programmes in Psychology, Economics & Philosophy are underway as all these disciplines will focus on skill development as well as on opening up job opportunities. Short and Long Term Programmes in Spoken English and Personality Development to benefit those interested in English Language Training as a component of skill development.
Mission of the Department
M1: To develop and nurture good life skills (soft skills) in dealing with the vision of the department wit reference to social, ethical and intellectual issues.
M2: The department will strive to reinforce the culture of coexistence between people and nature, ensure environmental consciousness and reinforcement of human values which is the final outcome of education systems.
M3: The department aims to sensitize students on real-time social, cultural and intellectual awareness by responding to and addressing such issues in the current scenario.
M4: With the ultimate aim of academic excellence, the department will seek ensure the value of ecological and sustainable development without undermining the stability and integrity of all natural existence.
Courses Offered
The Department runs a common English language programme at its basic level through the first and second semesters. It also offers many elective job specific subjects like Soft Skills and Personality Development, Sociology & Development, Environment & Society to name a few. The Department is successfully running Masters in English and Masters in Applied Psychology programmes at main campus. HSS department has a Language Lab (with a capacity of 72 computers) to help learners to excel in English language practice. Similarly post graduate and undergraduate programmes in Economics & Philosophy are underway as all these disciplines will focus on skill development as well as on opening up job opportunities. Short and Long Term Programmes in Spoken English and Personality Development to benefit those interested in English Language Training as a component of skill development.
ABOUT THE COURSES
M.A. in English is different from traditional postgraduate courses offered in English and Linguistics.
Along with literary studies, the course endeavours to equip students with an understanding of language as a tool for communication through language teaching and testing. Apart from orienting students towards core academics, the course seeks to make the students employable in areas like translation, corporate training, advertising, journalism and other communication-based professions.
M.A. in Applied Psychology is being offered considering the scope for the various areas of
specialization and employment like clinical psychology, counseling services, forensic and medical
psychology. The increasing demand in fields like conflict resolution, group-management, consumer
behaviour, and human resource development call for skilled professionals who have been trained to
apply concepts of theoretical psychology in real-life situations in a solution-oriented manner. As the
number of departments or centers offering such courses is limited, the department seeks to provide
aspiring scholars and professionals with an opportunity to realize their potential to the fullest.
Language Laboratory:
A fully equipped multimedia interactive language lab with a maximum capacity of 75 students has been set up recently. The software Sanako Study 1200 with features like group discussion,round table discussion, pronunciation activities,100 hours of English content alongwith good quality headphones have been installed in the lab. As of date 60 all in one computers have been set up with the rest of the computers in the pipeline.
