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Department of Sociology at University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad

University: The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UOAJ&K) is located in Muzaffarabad, the capital city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It was established in 1980.

Department of sociology: Department of sociology was established by the university in 2008. Initially, it starts only with Masters programme but BS programme was started in 2012. This department is almost five (5) kilometer away from the main campus. The department is working in a congested plaza which was taken by rent from university administration side.

Faculty: There are three permanent (2 female and one male) and eight visiting (all male) teachers. One of them is an associate professor and other two are the lecturers. 1.	Sheba Arooj (Mphil from Punjab University ), Her speciality is in Medical Sociology. Sheba Arooj published seven articles in different national and international journals. She published two articles in HEC journals, Three articles in USA Journal and other two in the international journal.

2.	Kamran (MSc). 3.	Saqib Hameed (Mphil from IIUI ), His specialization is in Medical Sociology.

Students: Total 395 (MSc 180, BS 215) male and female students are enrolled in both programs of the department of sociology. Out of total 395 students, 205 are female in both programs.

Admission Criteria: Total 51 seats are open for admission in every semester for MSc and BS programs. Out of total 51 seats, 11 seats are reserved for quota basis. A minimum second division is required for admission. According to faculty, the dropout rate is 20-30 percent.

Courses:

•	Sociological theories •	Sociology of religion •	Gender studies •	Sociology of Development •	Human resource management (HRM) •	Criminology •	Urban Sociology •	Rural Sociology •	Migration •	Pakistani Culture and Society •	Medical Sociology

Current scenario

All kind of expenditures are from university side.

•	Two offices classrooms rooms, one departmental library (library is in a separate building which is the main campus and almost 5km away from sociology building)

•	Two manual Multimedia sets

•	In the library, Books are of original Indian and western authors

•	Pakistani and Indian authors are taught and notes are given to the students

•	Dissertation of 6 credit hours is mandatory for the completion of the degree in both programs. Theses work is assigned and done by groups collectively.

•	In theses, no rule of plagiarism is applied. According to students “we just copy and paste the literature in our theses work and this is the only way of doing research.”

Pedagogical skills: Teachers told that many times they use multimedia, deliver lecture and create interactive environment, generate discussions, engage students in presentations and give them group activities. On the other hand, some of the students showed opposite picture. They told that there no multimedia was used. Teachers just delivered the lecture and give them readings. Sometime they give assignments for homework.

Achievements One of the student of this university, Saba doing his MPhil from Quaid-i-Azam university, Islamabad. According to staff, their students were found in NGOs, Population department, and working as welfare officer.