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COURSE STRUCTURE
CORE COURSES
■ HS 501 Essentials of Political Theory
■ HS 502 Development and Growth: Theoretical Perspective
■ HS 503 Sociology of Development
■ HS 504 Economic Problems and Policies in Developing
Countries
■ HS 505 Research Methods in Social Sciences
■ HS 506 Interrogating Modernity
■ HS 514 Agriculture and Rural Development
■ HS 602 Planning and Project Management
■ HS 603 International Trade and Development
ELECTIVE COURSES
■ HS 507 Caste and the Politics of Development
■ HS 508 Colonial Economy and the Politics of Development
in India
■ HS 509 Language Issues in Globalization
■ HS 510 Development Anthropology
■ HS 511 Gender and Development
■ HS 512 Critical Development Theory
■ HS 513 Transnationalism and Migration: Issues of Development
■ HS 601 Philosophy of Social Sciences
■ HS 604 Development Finance
■ HS 605 Reflections on India’s Development
■ HS 606 Sociology of Gender
■ HS 607 Science, Technology and Society
■ HS 608 Rural Labour Market in India
■ HS 609 Globalization and Sustainable Development
■ HS 610 Development and Human Rights
■ HS 611 Human Development: Theory and Practice
■ HS 612 Peace and Conflict Resolution
DISSERTATION
■ Phase 1 (Finalization of dissertation topics with a short
synopsis after discussions with thesis supervisors)
■ Phase 2 (Completion and presentation of dissertation)
DEPARTMENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
ONGOING PROJECTS
■ Title: A phonological and sociolinguistic study of variation in
Deori
Investigator: Dr Shakuntala Mahanta
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council for Social Science Research
■ Title: Megaliths in Changing times: A study in Cherrapunjee,
Meghalaya
Investigator: Dr Sukanya Sharma
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
■ Title: Groundwater Markets in Assam: Issues of Equity and Reliability
Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta
Co-Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research,
New Delhi
■ Title :Effect of sleep on the strategies of route learning in virtual
town environment in human (SERC – Fast Track, in Life Sciences
)
Investigator: Dr Naveen Kashyap
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology,
MHRD, GoI
■ Title :Climate Change and Tourism – A Case Study from North
Eastern States of India
Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua
Sponsoring Agency: IIT Guwahati
■ Title :Role of NGOs in re- integration of trafficked women in
Assam
Investigator: Dr Sawmya Ray
Sponsoring Agency: IIT Guwahati
■ Title: Water and Livelihood – Assessing climate change vulnerability
and potential adaptive strategies for Sikkim, India
(Planning Grant)
Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua (In collaboration with Lund Uni-
versity, Sweden)
Sponsoring Agency: Swedish Research Council (SRC) & SASNET
■ Title: Women’s Participation in Wage Employment Programmes
and Contribution to Household Food Security: A Study of Assam
and Meghalaya
Investigator: Dr Rajshree Bedmatta
Sponsoring Agency: IIT Guwahati
COMPLETED PROJECTS
• Title: Situation of the Internally Displaced Persons in Assam and
their Rehabilitation by Government. Investigator:
Dr Sujata Dutta Hazarika
Sponsoring Agency: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian
Studies
■ Title: Cultural Theory and Practice
Investigator: Dr Liza Das
Sponsoring Agency: AICTE (CD Cell Project, QIP, IIT Guwahati)
■ Title: Drop Out Rate in Elementary Schools and Reasons Thereof
Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora
Co-Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta
Sponsoring Agency: Axom Sarva Siksha Abhijan Mission, Guwahati,
Assam
■ Title: Community Information Centres in Assam: Achievements and
Expectations
Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora
Co-Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta
Sponsoring Agency: National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology, Government of India.
■ Title: Gender and Enterprise in South Asia
Investigator: Dr Liza Das
Sponsoring Agency: International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Group.
■ Title: Lecture Notes on Language and Communication
Investigator: Dr Liza Das
Sponsoring Agency: AICTE (CD Cell Project, QIP, IIT Guwahati)
■ Title: Developing a Measure for Inequitable Household Access to
Water in Urban India
Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua (In collaboration with Leeds University,
UK)
Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR (India) – ESRC (UK) Scholar Exchange
Programme Grant
■ Title :Livelihood study of the KBK region in Orissa: identification of
gap and preparation of a statistical data base for the development
planners of the state
Investigator: Dr Rajshree Bedamatta
Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR-MHRD
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