The Social Sciences Department had its humble beginnings in the year 1963 under the headship of Mrs. Irene Periyanayakam. The department has eight full time faculty and two visiting professors, hundred and thirty students, a fully equipped contemporary psychology lab and an informative library, which accommodates 1012 volumes of books encompassing all the areas in social sciences.

Former Heads

Faculty

Programmes offered by the Department

• B.A. Social Sciences (1963-2007)
• B.A. (Psychology and Sociology) (2008 onwards)
• Certificate Course in Counselling
• PG Diploma in Public Relations and Human Resources Management (PGDPR &HRM) (1998 onwards)
• M.A Applied Social Sciences (2004-2007)
• Masters in Social Work (MSW) (2007-2008 onwards) with specialisations in Medical and Psychiatric social work and Human Resource Management

Details of our courses

• B. A. Social Sciences (1963-2007)

A unique combination of three majors - Sociology, Psychology and History with a focus of interdisciplinary approach.

• B.A. (Psychology and Sociology) (2008 onwards)

An undergraduate programme combining the subjects of


• Sociology, enabling students to develop a social perspective on significant issues
• Psychology, equipping students to understand their own selves and others
• History, as an Allied subject, preparing students for competitive exams.

Papers offered

Other papers offered as Electives/ Major Optional/ Self Learning:

• Certificate Course in Counselling

A one-semester programme aimed at kindling within students their helping skills equipping students with the basic skills of counselling with theoretical and practical inputs. This course emphasises on learning through doing. This is open for interested students in the Final year of Under graduation and First year of Post graduation.

• PG Diploma in Public Relations and Human Resources Management (PGDPR & HRM) (1998 onwards)

  A one year career oriented Diploma programme providing students with skills in Public Relations and equipping them as good Human resource managers and Social Entrepreneurs.

  Papers offered

  Principles of Management	Fundamentals in Public Relations
  Human Resource Management	Human Resource Developemnt
  Organisational Behaviour	Employee Counselling
  Labour Legislation	Communication skills
  Research Methodology	Block Field Placement
  Research Project

  • M.A Applied Social Sciences (2004-2007)

  Specialization in Health care management and Behavioural Management of children and adolescents.

  (a)Specialisation Papers offered in Behavioural Management of children and adolescents:

  Understanding child and adolescent development	Psychology in classroom setting
  Preschool programmes	Psychological measurement and asessment
  Psychological Testing (lab)	Disorders of childhood and adolescence
  Family and child counselling	Exceptional children and intervention strategies
  Field work	Project

  Opportunities :

  Hospitals, Counsellors (in Schools,Clinics, and NGO's), Teaching, Self-Employment, Preschool, Test Administrators.

  (b) Specialisation Papers offered in Health Care Management:

  Sociology of Health	Health Psychology
  Hospital Administration	Human Resource Management in Hospital
  Environment and Health	Disability Prevention and Management
  Public Health	Field work and Project

  Opportunities :

  Hospital Administrators, Human Resource Manager, NGO's-project Manager, Programme Coordinator, Medical social worker, Public health officers, Health Counsellor, Epidemiologist, Government Health Policy Makers, Teaching

  • Masters in Social Work (MSW) (2007-2008 onwards)
  with specialisations in Medical and Psychiatric social work and Human Resource Management

  A course equipping young women to be socially conscious professional individuals committed to contribute their skills and energies to civil society towards the building of a just and equitable society.

  Papers Offered in M.A. Social Work

  Fundamentals of Sociology and Social Work	Integrated Methods of Working with Individuals and Groups
  Communication for Social Work professionals	NGO Management and Capacity building
  Social Research and Statistics	Community work and Social Action
  Principles and Practices of Management	Fundamental Principles in Psychology
  Social Policy and Social Legislation	Introduction to Human Development

  Specialisation Papers offered:

  Medical & Psychiatric Social Work	Human Resource Management
  Psychiatric Disorders	Corporate wellness Management
  Mental Health and Social Work	Human Resource Management
  Health and Hygiene	Organisational Behaviour
  Medical Social Work	Employment Relation Laws
  Psychiatric Social Work Practice	Human Resource Development

  Developing Field Work Competencies

  The course at Lady Doak is designed to provide students with hands on field experiences by observing and working with reputed and professional organisations working for social change. Students are also given opportunities to work as interns and learn professional competencies through actual work experiences.

  - Observation visits

  - On the Spot Study with national and international organisations

  - Rural camp

  - Concurrent Field placement

  - Summer Placement

  - Block Placement

  Special features of the M.A. Social Work

  100 % job placement guaranteed

  Certificate Course in Counselling

  Professional learning environment

  Competitive skills development

  Professionally trained Student Folk Art team

  SCOPE

  Project Officers, Administrators, Clinical Counsellors, Labour Welfare Officers, Special School Instructors, Hospital Administrators, NGO Professionals, Field work Research coordinators, Communication professionals

  Highlights of the Department

  • Life oriented teaching environment
  • Regular visits to welfare institutions meant for women, children and aged and Need based communities for service learning experience
  • Practical exposure in different areas of interest through Fieldwork.
  • Application of systematic research methodology in Social Sciences is learnt through Group and Individual projects
  • The SOPHIS club (the students forum of the Department) organizes inter-collegiate programs like workshop/ Seminar/ competitions focused on challenging and upcoming issues relevant to the subject.
  • The Psychology Forum meets frequently to have academic deliberations in the field of Psychology

  Our Special Features

  Students participatory learning is encouraged through seminars, paper presentation, group discussions, survey reports, field work conference, exercises, models, albums, content analysis, on the spot study, field visits, video films, CD, Cassette, Concurrent and block placement apart from regular lectures and guest lectures

  Alumnae Successes

  Name	Details
  Ms. B.G. Booma, IRS	Officer, Indian Railways, Chennai
  Ms. Parvathavarthini	Director of “Little’s Trust”, NGO for children
  Ms. Ellora	Awarded as Young Social Scientist
  Dr. Roopa Ravikumar	Faculty - Lady Doak College
  Ms. Jeyarani Vijayakumar	Faculty - Lady Doak College
  Ms. Sherin Samuel	Faculty - Lady Doak College
  Ms. Anita Tiphagne	Faculty - Lady Doak College
  Ms. Sylvia	Former Faculty- Madras Christian College currently in Australia
  Ms. Alison Ruth	Counsellor – CMC, Vellore
  Ms. Subarna	Asst Manager HR, T.V.S, Madurai
  Ms. Suganya Satish	Lecturer, Christ College Bangalore

  For our Alumnae…

  Dear young friends,

  We invite you to exchange your thoughts with your Alma Mater. We know that you are awaiting such an opportunity just like we do. Visit us to rekindle the evergreen memories of golden days at Lady Doak. Mail us about you and share your thoughts with us.

  Let us not miss an opportunity of being proud of what you are now.

  Wishing you success always.