The MA in Sociology at Rammani Multiple Campus is a Tribhuvan University postgraduate program offered in Manigram, Rupandehi. The campus runs the program within its master’s-level humanities stream under the semester system. At the institutional level, the course sits in a community-based public campus that also offers bachelor’s and master’s programs across humanities, education, and management.
For sociology students, the academic setting is supported by facilities and units that match the nature of the program, including library and reading spaces, an e-library zone, computer facilities, a seminar hall, and student support structures such as the Research Management Cell and Student Guidance Committee. The program itself combines sociological theory, research methods, statistics, optional specialized papers, and a compulsory thesis in the final semester.
Affiliated with Tribhuvan University
Offered at Rammani Multiple Campus, Manigram, Rupandehi
Community-based public campus
Duration: 2 years
Academic system: 4 semesters
Total structure: 18 papers and a compulsory thesis in the fourth semester
Includes 14 compulsory papers from first to fourth semester
Students choose three optional courses in the third semester and one optional course in the fourth semester
Supported by library, reading zone, reference zone, e-library zone, seminar hall, and computer facilities
Campus received Quality Assurance Accreditation in 2019
The MA in Sociology follows a four-semester TU structure that combines sociological theory, qualitative and quantitative research, statistics, social change studies, and thesis work. The course moves from core theoretical foundations in the early semesters to applied research and optional specialization in later semesters.
Duration: 2 years, 4 semesters
Academic pattern: Semester system
Total academic structure: 18 papers and a compulsory thesis
Total compulsory papers: 14
Optional pattern: three optional courses in the third semester and one optional course in the fourth semester
First Semester:
Introduction to Sociology
Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology
Structural-functional Approach
Caste and Class
Theories of Social Change and Development
Second Semester:
Marxist Perspective
Quantitative Research Methods in Sociology
Optional papers, with any three selected from the available list
Third Semester:
World-System Perspective
Basic Statistics in Sociological Research
Optional papers, with any three selected from the available list
Fourth Semester:
Agency/Micro versus Structure/Macro Perspectives
Survey Research and Computer Data Analysis (Practical)
Thesis
One optional paper from the available list
Optional areas available across the later semesters include sociology of health, household and family in transition, sociology of gender, identity and inequality, migration and remittance, sociology of ageing and disability, urban sociology, sociology of disaster, gender, power and sexuality, changing livelihoods, market and society, sociology of education, sociology of tourism, and research design and writing.
Develop up-to-date knowledge of sociological theories and methods
Provide training in fieldwork and secondary data analysis
Build professional competence in sociology through both theory and research
Prepare skilled human resources for Nepal’s development needs
Strengthen the study of human rights and social justice within sociology
The scope of MA in Sociology at Rammani Multiple Campus is shaped by both the TU course framework and the campus setting in which it is offered. The curriculum covers social theory, caste and class, social change, research methods, statistics, migration, gender, education, health, disaster, tourism, and market-society relations. This gives students a broad academic base as well as a structured research pathway through term papers, practical work, and the final thesis.
At the campus level, the program is linked to facilities that suit postgraduate social science study. Library access, reading and reference spaces, seminar facilities, computer use, and research-related support are relevant to the discussion-based, writing-based, and research-based demands of the course. The campus also runs orientations and training activities, which fit well with postgraduate academic development.
Understand major sociological theories and perspectives
Use qualitative and quantitative research methods in academic work
Apply basic statistics in sociological research
Analyze social institutions, inequality, social change, and development issues
Complete thesis work within the semester structure
Build academic preparation for further research and higher study
Sociological analysis
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
Statistical interpretation
Term paper writing
Thesis preparation
Class presentation and discussion
The campus follows a mixed teaching approach that combines traditional and modern methods, with emphasis on student-centered teaching. Presentation, demonstration, and interaction are part of the broader teaching practice at the campus. In the MA in Sociology program, this fits the course structure well because evaluation includes class participation, discussion, presentation with précis, term paper writing, and class tests.
Student-centered classroom teaching
Discussion and presentation-based learning
Term paper writing
Class tests and internal assessment
IT-supported teaching and computer-based practical work where applicable
Sociology-related academic and research work
Social services
Education
Public policy
Work in government and organizations engaged in social issues and community life
Scholarship and freeship support is available at the campus
Support is noted for poor and marginalized students
Some scholarship support has been established in the names of campus contributors
Admission notice is published by the concerned campus, department, institute, or Dean’s Office
Eligible applicants submit the prescribed application form
Applicants for MA in Sociology must appear in a one-hour entrance examination conducted by the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University
Admission is based on merit list and the enrollment capacity of the campus
Selected applicants complete admission by submitting required documents and paying the prescribed fee
Bachelor’s degree transcript or marksheet
Bachelor’s degree certificate or provisional certificate
Character certificate from the bachelor-level institution
Migration certificate, if the bachelor’s degree is from another university
Transfer Certificate (TC)
Citizenship certificate or birth certificate copy
Passport-size photographs
Entrance examination scorecard, if required
Completed admission or application form
Admission fee payment receipt
Equivalence certificate, if the bachelor’s degree is from a foreign university
The MA in Sociology follows the semester system and runs for two years with four semesters. University examinations are held every six months at the end of each semester. Eighty percent attendance in class is compulsory.
Evaluation is divided into 40 percent internal and 60 percent external. The internal evaluation includes class attendance, class participation and presentation with précis, term paper writing, and class test. External evaluation is conducted by the Dean’s Office through final written examination. In practical courses, the external component is also conducted practically in the computer lab.
MA in Sociology at Rammani Multiple Campus is a TU semester-based postgraduate program offered within a campus that supports humanities and management study at the master’s level. The course combines sociological theory, research methods, statistics, optional specialization, and compulsory thesis work in a structured academic format. For students seeking sociology study in Rupandehi, it offers a local master’s-level option within a campus setting supported by library services, seminar facilities, computer access, and research-oriented academic units.
The program runs for two years in four semesters.
The program is affiliated with Tribhuvan University.
Yes. The fourth semester includes a compulsory thesis.
Yes. Applicants must appear in a one-hour entrance examination conducted by the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University.
The program uses 40 percent internal evaluation and 60 percent external evaluation, with semester-end examinations.
Students have access to the library, reading and reference zones, e-library, seminar hall, computer facilities, and research-related support units.
