Tamil Nadu Open University

School of Social Sciences

Brief History / Overview

The School of Social Sciences Studies was created along with other schools from the inception of Tamil Nadu Open University in the year 2003 itself. At the outset the School offered 12 PG programmes and 9 UG programmes. Now the school offers totally 21 programmes of which 12 PG programmes ( Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Economics, Counselling & Psychotherapy, Anthropology, Women Studies,Gender Studies, History, History & Tourism Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice Adminsitration and Islamic Studies) 9 UG Programmes ( Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Economics,History, History & Tourism Studies,History and Horitage Management, Criminology and Criminal Justice Adminsitration Islamic Studies).

Vision

School of Social Sciences, offers various programmes in diverse disciplines to prepare students to identify, understand, and work to solve the social, Psychological, Economical and Gender based challenges that pose threat to harmony and development of our nation.

Mission

To produce and disseminate knowledge and skills through lifelong learning process.
To promote critical thinking, ethics and values required for social and economic progress at Micro, mezzo and macro level.
To promote social responsibility and commitment towards sustainable development.

Objectives

To inculcate importance of understanding the norms of social life and develop required skills and knowledge for their career development as well as to be responsible citizens.
To improve the efficacy of learners for managing and developing resources for meeting community needs and interests.
To prepare the learners for psychological, social and economic stability.

Departments

Faculty

	Name	Dr. M. V. Sudhakaran
	Designation	Professor and Director, Chairperson, School of Social Sciences
	Qualification	M.A., Ph.D., B.L.,
	Date of Appointment	17-7-2004
	E-mail ID	drmvsudhakaran@yahoo.com drmvsudhakaran@tnou.ac.in
	Contact No	+91 9444170925
	Area of Specialization	Organization Psychology, Social Psychology, Councelling Psychology
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	Name	Dr. N. Dhanalakshmi
	Designation	Professor & Chairperson, Faculty of Arts
	Qualification	B.A. (History), M.A (App. History),M.A.(Women Studies), B.Ed(Spl.Edu.), Ph.D.
	Date of Appointment	11-02-2004
	E-mail ID	lashmi_naga2005@yahoo.co.in sohts2018@yahoo.com profndhanalakshmi@tnou.ac.in
	Contact No	044-24306624
	Area of Specialization	History & Tourism Studies
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	Name	Tmt. J. Renee Arathi
	Designation	Assistant professor of Social Work
	Qualification	M.S.W., M.Phil., SET
	Date of Appointment	29.01.2015
	E-mail ID	tnousocialworksoss@gmail.com reneearathij@tnou.ac.in
	Contact No	+91 9487504298
	Area of Specialization	Human Resource Management, Community Development, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
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	Name	Dr. N. Saravanakumar
	Designation	Assistant Professor of Economics
	Qualification	M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
	Date of Appointment	29.01.2015
	E-mail ID	tnousoss1@gmail.com nskeco@tnou.ac.in
	Contact No	+91 99433 75556
	Area of Specialization	Indian Economy, Agricultural Economics and International Economics
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	Name	Dr. D. Thirumalraja
	Designation	Assistant Professor of Sociology
	Qualification	M.A, M.Phil , Ph.D.,
	Date of Appointment	29.01.2015
	E-mail ID	tnousoss1@gmail.com thriuilya@tnou.ac.in
	Contact No	+91 99766509718
	Area of Specialization	Gerontology, Tribal Studies, Marginalized group, Industrial Sociology, Social Anthropology, Gender Studies
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	Name	Dr. E. Iniyan
	Designation	Assistant Professor of Archaeology
	Qualification	M.A., Ph.D.
	Date of Appointment	29-01-2015
	E-mail ID	initnou@gmail.com
	Contact No	+91 7604816312
	Area of Specialization	Archaeology
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Chairperson of the School

Name	Dr. M. V. Sudhakaran
Designation	Chairperson- Faculty of Social Sciences
E-mail ID	drmvsudhakaran@yahoo.com
Contact No.	9444170925

Director

Activities

ACHIEVEMENTS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

KPR Endowment awards for 1st Rank holders of PG Programmes of Psychology, Social Work, Economics and Sociology. KPR Endowment Award grant obtained from the KPR Mills, Pvt.Ltd, Coimbatore.
Cancer Awareness and Screening Camp for TNOU women employees conducted on 28.02.2022 in coordination with Madras cancer Foundation, Voluntary health services, Chennai held at TNOU Campus.
Felicitation of COVID Warriors at Childrens Hospital, Egmore on 12th August, 2022 on the occasion of 75th year Independence Day Celebrations.
3 Days Workshop on Research Methodology and Application SPSS, sponsored by RGNIYD between 16th and 18th March 2022 at TNOU.
Breastfeeding Awareness Week observation on 10-08-2022
Vigilance Awareness week Observation on 02.11.2020
Preventive Measures Against IT Frauds on 02.11.2020
Short term Programme on Social Justice on 08.10.2021.
Disaster Management workshop for the Students on 07.10. in collaboration with The Candles, NGO, Chennai at TNOU.

SOSS Promotional Activities

Facilities

syllabus

UG Programmes

PG Programmes

Short Term Course

Short Term Course in Social Justice

Diploma Programme

DIPLOMA IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND EPIGRAPHY

Certficate Course

Contact

The Director

School of Social Sciences
Tamil Nadu Open University
Saidapet, Chennai - 15
Ph : 044-24306654
Email : tnousoss1@gmail.com

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