Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)

Curricula for Master Degree (MS)

MS in in Rural Sociology

Department of Rural Sociology

MS in Rural Sociology degree programme consists of three semesters (duration of each semester is 6 months).

First two semesters are for course works and third semester is for doing active field research and writing thesis.

Semester: April-September

Compulsory Courses		10 Credits
Course No.	Course Title		Credits
RS 501	Sociological Theory		3
RS 503	Social Anthropology		3
RS 505	Rural Social Change		2
RS 507	Quantitative Research Methods		2
Optional Courses		4 Credits
RS 521	Social Demography		2
RS 523	Rural Poverty & Food Security		2
RS 525	Sociology of Mass Communication		2
RS 527	Women in Development		2
RS 529	Social Forestry		2
RS 502	Research Work	3 Credits	3 (S/U)
Total Credit			17

Semester: October-March

Compulsory Courses		10 Credits
Course No.	Course Title		Credits
RS 511	Sociology of Rural Development		3
RS 513	Gender Studies		3
RS 515	Agrarian Societies & Transformation		2
RS 517	Qualitative Research Methods		2
Optional Courses		4 Credits
RS 531	Sociology of Health and Illness		2
RS 533	Environmental Sociology		2
RS 535	Social Development in South Asia		2
RS 537	Rural Social Structure		2
RS 539	Sociology of Youth Development		2
RS 504	Research Work	3 Credits	3 (S/U)
Total Credit			17

Thesis Semester

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