Department Chairperson:
Dr. Md. Mobarak Hossain Khan
Telephone: 09666775577
Ext – 142
Email: mmhkhan@ewubd.edu
Welcome to the Department of Social Relations.
As an academic unit of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the Department of Social Relations (DSR) was established on June 1, 2005, and ever since its genesis, it has been playing a key role at East West University. With highly qualified and dedicated academic staff members, it has a solid research base, with interests spanning a wide area of theoretical and applied issues. The department is known for providing high-quality teaching and personal attention to students. Faculty members of the department are committed to the interdisciplinary ethos and culture.
The global demand for public health in academic and research institutions, hospitals and other health related institutions is increasing rapidly at home and abroad. The nation strongly requires public health studies to safeguard the wellbeing and health of the populace, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Multidisciplinary public health programs are urgently needed for Bangladesh to create awareness, tackle unsustainable population growth, and develop the public health system. Keeping this in mind, the Department of Social Relations operates with the following programs:
- 4-years Undergraduate program: Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Population and Public Health Sciences (PPHS)
- Graduate program: Master of Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Development (MPRHGD)
- Post Graduate Diploma: in Population, Public Health and Disaster Management (PPDM).
The core programs of the department are cross-cutting multi-disciplinary programs designed on existing and emerging populations, public health, psychology, and environmental issues. The interdisciplinary programs have adopted an integrated approach and incorporate local and global ecological and climate factors affecting health and population. The programs will cross the traditional boundaries of these disciplines and provide students with a broader platform to gain state-of-the-art knowledge and techniques that are more applicable and efficient to address critical issues at local, national, and global levels.
As the Department of Social Relations is interdisciplinary, it also provides diverse General Education (GEN) courses to all students at East West University. One of the prime academic missions of the department is to promote Eastern and Western values through its GEN courses. The courses are structured to provide a solid foundation of national & global history, international relations, culture & heritage, and social science principles while allowing choice to appeal to a broad spectrum of interests.
Program Objectives of the Department of Social Relations:
The specific objectives of the department are to:
- Enable the students to demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of a diverse range of policies and management of public health.
- Help students utilize knowledge and abilities to develop, implement, and assess public health care programs.
- Help students develop analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Guide students in doing social science research.
- Promote interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary forms of instruction.
- Empower students to function in a diverse, global society.
- Provide an environment that fosters creativity, individuality, and scholarship.
- Promote an appreciation for and understanding of the events, ideas, and forces that shape the world.
The department also creates ample scope for students to obtain stipends from the university and provides teaching assistantships to students with good academic standing.
Vision Statement:
The Department of Social Relations is committed to providing a humane, responsive, and stimulating atmosphere for fostering learning and critical thinking in multidisciplinary areas of social sciences, focusing on people, their health, and the environment.
Mission Statement:
The department aims to establish a Center for Excellence in Public Health, Gender, and Environment by creating a cadre of skilled persons capable to:
- Foster a better understanding of how population, gender, and environment affect public health, and vice versa.
- Integrate population, environmental, public health, and gender issues into development planning.
- Formulate policies and programs to address emerging population, health, gender, and environmental issues.
You are invited to peruse the department’s website. We wholeheartedly welcome enthusiastic and driven individuals to apply to our graduate and undergraduate programs if they desire to become leaders in the population, environment, and public health sectors and contribute to nation-building.
