First meeting of Board of Studies of UoT’s Sociology Department held
Posted on 25 Mar, 2022 - Published by
The first meeting of the Board of Studies of Sociology Department, University of Turbat (UoT) was held in the video conference room of the university on the 24th of March, 2022. Prof. Dr. Abdul Saboor Baloch, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities chaired the meeting. Those who attended the meeting were included the subject expert Prof. Dr. Naila Usman Siddiqi, Chairperson, Sociology Department, University of Karachi, Dr. Mohammad Yaseen, Chairman, Department of Sociology, UoT, Ms. Maryam Majeed, Lecturer, Government Girls Degree College Turbat, and faculty members Mr. Nooral Barkat, and Mr. Zahid Dost.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Abdul Saboor Baloch formally welcomed and thanked the members of the board for their active participation in the meeting. He said that keeping in view the rising demand of social scientists, the University of Turbat established the Sociology Department to cater to the needs of society. He said that the trend of taking admission among students in the Sociology Department is very encouraging. Dr. Mohammad Yaseen presented the agenda items before the board. The board discussed and resolved various agenda items including the syllabus and course contents for the BS program in Sociology. The Subject Expert, Dr. Naila Usman Siddiqi, critically evaluated the syllabus and course contents and gave her valuable suggestions and recommendations for its further improvement. She appreciated the efforts of the Dean Faculty and teachers of the Sociology Department for making quality syllabus and course contents for the BS program in Sociology. She also congratulated the dean faculty and academic staff of the Sociology Department for successfully conducting the first Board of Studies of the department.
The board members thanked and appreciated the faculty members of UoT Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad, Vice-Chancellor, the University of Turbat for his leadership qualities in taking university towards development and bringing about reforms in various departments including Information Technology.
Report by Dr. Muhammad Yaseen, Chairman, Department of Sociology, University of Turbat.