Social science is a branch of science which deals with the aspects of human society. It includes history, law, political science, archeology, anthropology, communication and an array of other subjects. Post graduate courses in social science permits students to achieve a challenging and gratifying field of employment. They need to be keen and have regard to the society and the world around them. A Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences will be desirable. With a lot of zeal and deference to the subject, the student can successfully pass his post graduation. The duration of the course is for two years.

List of Post Graduate courses in Social Science

• Post Graduation in Community safety, Crime Prevention and Social Control
• Post Graduation in Discourse Analysis
• Post Graduation in Ethnography
• Post Graduation in Research methods dissertation in Social Science
• Post Graduation in Capacities for Managing Development.
• Post Graduation in Youth justice, penalty and social control
• Post Graduation in Enterprise and the environment
• Post Graduation in investigating the Social World
• Post Graduation in Development, context and practice
• Post Graduation in Environmental devices making a system approach.

Career Opportunities

M.A Social Science covers broad area of study. Employers are looking for suitable candidates with excellent communication skills, ability to think analytically and those with a strong work ethic. Students can build their career in different direction by obtaining internships in their specialized areas of interest and by working or volunteering in related activities.

They can opt from any one of the following areas like social work, clinical psychology, government services and agencies, politics, criminology, family services, regional planning Administration, Scientific Research, Management, Business, Professional, Labor, or Political, Organization, Architectural or Engineering Firm and also become a teacher. They can further expand their studied in the areas like Archaeology, Asian Studies, Economics/International Development, Gender Studies, Linguistics & Language Skills, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Social Services, and Research etc. The pay package for each student will be depending up on the specialized area and sector of interest. Some students also work as volunteers in related activities. As for a fresher entering in to the job fields can get a salary around Rs. 10000 to Rs 15000 per month. As experience and skills are developed depending up on the individual the pay package also will increase.