{"id":14719,"date":"2025-07-09T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/?page_id=14719"},"modified":"2025-07-09T11:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:19:07","slug":"postgraduate-diploma-in-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.pgihs.ac.lk\/index.php\/postgraduate-diploma-in-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14719\" class=\"elementor elementor-14719\">\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>The Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology aims at providing the necessary knowledge of theoretical and applied aspects of Sociology and equipping candidates with foundation knowledge and understanding in the field to pursue higher degrees in Sociology.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Courses offered:\u00a0<\/p><table width=\"612\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"96\"><p><strong>Course Code\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"372\"><p><strong>Course Title\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p><strong>Credits\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p><strong>Status <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"96\"><p>SOC 501<\/p><\/td><td width=\"372\"><p>Basic concepts in Sociology<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>3<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>C<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"96\"><p>SOC 502<\/p><\/td><td width=\"372\"><p>Social Theories<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>3<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>C<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"96\"><p>SOC 503<\/p><\/td><td width=\"372\"><p>Methods in Social Research<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>3<\/p><\/td><td width=\"72\"><p>C<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"96\"><p>SOC 504<\/p><\/td><td width=\"372\"><p>Sociology of South Asia<\/p><\/td><td 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