{"id":14567,"date":"2025-05-19T23:07:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/?page_id=14567"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:19:11","slug":"social-sciences-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/social-sciences-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14567\" class=\"elementor elementor-14567\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6c722 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df6c722\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76462e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76462e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Board of Study in Social Sciences at PGIHS is a vibrant academic platform that fosters critical inquiry, interdisciplinary thinking, and research excellence across a diverse range of social science disciplines. Committed to addressing contemporary global and local challenges through academic scholarship, the Board offers a comprehensive suite of postgraduate and professional programmes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disciplines Offered<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Board conducts postgraduate study and training programmes in the following key areas:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geography<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sociology<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Political Science<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">History<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Archaeology<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International Relations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Law<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These programmes are designed to promote advanced understanding of human societies, governance, spatial systems, cultural heritage, and legal frameworks\u2014equipping students with the analytical tools needed for academic, policy, and professional success.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Postgraduate Programmes<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Board offers:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Postgraduate Diplomas<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master of Arts (MA)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master of Philosophy (MPhil)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These programmes cater to graduates, professionals, educators, researchers, and public servants who are seeking to deepen their disciplinary expertise or pursue impactful research on social issues.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research-Driven and Practice-Oriented<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Students enrolled under this Board are encouraged to undertake research that contributes to societal development, policy innovation, and cultural understanding. Whether investigating climate change and urbanization, exploring political systems and international diplomacy, or preserving historical and archaeological heritage, students are guided by a distinguished faculty committed to academic excellence and real-world relevance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Student Enrolment and Diversity<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each year, the Board of Study in Social Sciences attracts approximately 200 students across its various diploma, master\u2019s, and doctoral programmes. This growing student community reflects the broad relevance and appeal of social science education in both national and international contexts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graduates of these programmes go on to build successful careers in academia, public administration, diplomacy, heritage management, urban planning, non-governmental organizations, and international agencies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0150b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0150b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d40bb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d40bb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3787da3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3787da3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Study in Social Sciences at PGIHS is a vibrant academic platform that fosters critical inquiry, interdisciplinary thinking,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14567"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16461,"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14567\/revisions\/16461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}