Department of Sociology
Tumkur University
VISION
To promote a better understanding of society through an interdisciplinary approach to the subject and open up frontier areas for research.
MISSION
To strengthen the understanding of sociological issues and help students apply that knowledge in addressing social problems.
GOALS
- To organize community awareness programmes on issues like health, women development and law through extensive field work
- To arrange for the dissemination of information related to the redressal of social problems by organizing seminars, conferences and symposia
- To liaise with the Social Welfare Department at the state and the central levels and work towards the effective implementation of various schemes launched for the amelioration of social problems in rural India
- To institute Chairs in the names of veterans in the field and offer fellowship for promoting research activities