The Department of Sociology of H. P. B. Girls’ College, Golaghat was established in the year 1973 with the Headship of Late (Dr.) Joya Buragohain. The Department was established to meet the demand of the students. As the youngest discipline among all the social sciences, Sociology has to go miles even today, especially in North East India. So, introducing the Subject in the college almost twenty five years ago was a great task indeed. Presently, the Department is running by three faculty members with a good quantity of students both in Honours and Non-honours courses.  Major features and activities of the Department:
a. The Department has an Academic Forum called Sociological Study Circle. It organizes various academic programmes such as Students’ Seminar (state level or district level), Workshop etc.
b. The Department has a Best Practice activity called Weekend Sociological Discussion (WSD). It holds a sociological discussion in every Saturday among the students and faculties of the Department.
c. The Department organizes an annual memorial lecture in the memory of Late Joya Buragohain, the founder head of the Department.
d. A Wall Magazine, Samaj Darpan, is published by the Department in every year.

Sl No	Course Name	Course Code	Issue Addressed
1	Introductory Sociology-I	SOCHC-1	To introduce the discipline to students from diverse trainings and capabilities. To introduce the students to a sociological way of thinking.
2	Sociology of India-I	SOCHC-2	To introduce the processes and modes of construction of knowledge of India. To draw attention to the key concepts and institutions which are useful for the understanding of Indian society.
3	ndian Society: Images & Realities	SOCGE-1	To provide a general introduction to sociological thought
4	Introductory Sociology-II	SOCGE-3	To provide a general introduction to sociological thought.
5	Sociology of India-II	SOCHC-4	To draw attention to the variety of ideas and debates about India. To engage with the multiple socio-political forces and ideologies which shape the terrain of the nation.
6	Family and Intimacy	SOCGE-2	To introduce students to a range of contemporary concerns pertaining to this institution from a sociological perspective and with an interdisciplinary orientation.
7	Political Sociology	SOCHC-5	To introduce the students to some major theoretical debates and concepts in Political Sociology. To develop a comparative understanding of political relationships through themes such as power, governance and state and society relationships.
8	Sociology of Religion	SOCHC-6	To follow up the linkage between social and religious through different registers mentioned in the outline.
9	Sociology of Gender	SOCHC-7	To introduce gender as a critical sociological lens of enquiry in relation to various social fields.
10	Rethinking Development	SOCGE-3	To provide an understanding of the social and cultural bases of economic activity. To highlight the significance of sociological analysis for the study of economic processes in local and global contexts
11	Economic Sociology	SOCHC-8	To provide an understanding of the social and cultural bases of economic activity.
12	Sociology of Kinship	SOCHC-9	To introduce general principles of kinship and marriage by reference to key terms and theoretical statements substantiated by ethnographies.
13	Social Stratification	SOCHC-10	To introduce students to Sociological Study of Social Inequalities. To acquaints students with principal theoretical perspectives on and diverse forms of Social inequality in articulation with each other.
14	Gender and Violence	SOCGE-4	To provide an understanding of the logic of that violence, awareness of its most common forms and tries to equip the students with a sociologically
15	Sociology of Development	SOCM501	To provide an understanding of sociology of development.
16	Society in North East India	SOCM502	To provide a multi-dimensional understanding of North East India with respect to social, historical, political and economic dimensions.
17	Understanding Social Psychology	SOCM503	To develop an understanding of the social psychological concepts like attitudes, attributions and significance of communication in social situations.  Inculcate in the students, pro-social behaviour, helps in understanding the steps in developing pro-social behaviour.
18	Sociology of Mass Communication	SOCM504	To introduce the students to certain major themes of outlining the interconnections between media and society.
19	Globalization and Society	SOCM601	To enable the students to understand the characteristics of and the issues relating to globalization. It will finally examine the Indian experience of globalization and reflects on its problems and prospects
20	Science, Technology and Society	SOCM602	To have sociological understanding of science and its respectable sibling i.e. technology. To enable the students to learn the impact of science and technology on the society.
21	Sociology of Industry	SOCM603	To provide a theoretical knowledge on sociology of Industry.
22	Sociology of Health & Hospital Management	SOCM604	To introduce the students about the concepts of health and to impress upon him that health is primarily a social science subject than of medical science.