Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad Campus has faculty members specialising in a range of research areas from various disciplines. The department is committed to promoting value-oriented learning, respect for diversity, critical thinking, development of social-political values and cognitive capacities required for examining the world around and cultural and aesthetic appreciation of various art forms and literary genres.
Our Vision
and Mission
Vision:We, at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, envisioned to be recognised for quality research and teaching of various disciplines and inter-disciplinary fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the next decade.
Mission: Develop and disseminate knowledge about human and social understanding and phenomena. Enable critical thinking in students and peers. Build HSS into a research-oriented centre that attracts world-class faculty, Ph.D.s and post-Docs with diverse specialisations and recognised in their field for their scholarship and contribution.
Programmes Offered
B.E. Electronics & Computer
Campus: All Campuses
Ph.D. in Pharmacy
Campus: All Campuses
Ph.D. in Humanities & Social Sciences
Campus: All Campuses
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Campus: All Campuses
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Campus: All Campuses
Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Campus: All Campuses
Research
Major Research Areas: Cognitive- Behavioural Neuroscience; Comparative Literature; Communication Skills; Criminology, Crime and Horror Fiction; Critical Humanities; Cultural Studies; Political Ecology; Decentralisation; Development Studies; Disability Studies; English as a second language (ESL); Teacher development; English Language and Literature; Indian cinema; Indian Fiction in English; Indian Philosophy; Poetry in English Literary Studies; Medical Humanities; Disaster Studies; Postcolonial Literature; Science Technology Studies; Spiritual Science; Technology integration in teaching; Urban studies; Various types of Linguistics
For Further Information Contact
Prof. Shilpaa Anand
Head of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of
Technology and Science, Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar P.O.
500078 Malkajgiri-Medchal District. Telangana State
Phone: 040-66303610
E-mail: hod.humanities@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Scholars
Kumari Neha Srivastava
Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Santosh Mahapatra,
Co. Supervisor - Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
Athulya Jose
Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. Pranesh Bhargava,
Co. Supervisor - Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
Chhaya Verma
Ph.D. Supervisor - Prof. A. K. Jayesh,
Co. Supervisor - Ph.D. Status - Ongoing
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