Coursework in Panam Nagar and Sonargaon Museum

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology (SMUCT) organized coursework on Friday, March 25, in Panam City and Bangladesh Folk Arts & Craft Foundation Museum, Sonargaon, Narayanganj. The primary aims of the coursework were to gain first-hand and practical knowledge of the cultural heritage of Bangladesh.

The coursework has been done on three courses (SOA 2203-Bangladesh Society and Culture, SOA 3103, and SOA 3203- Rural Sociology and Urban Sociology. It was a successful coursework program. All faculty members and around 120 students were present in the coursework.

This coursework was started with a directional speech by Professor Shamsun Nahar, Head of the Department. She said, “The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is well-known for fieldwork-based knowledge that distinguishes this from other social sciences. So, the students must know how to collect first-hand data. That is why we organized this coursework.” She added, “We will organize different types of extra and co-curricular activities in the upcoming days.” 

In the field, the faculties of the Department- Md. Mehedi Hasan, Dr. Khandaker Mursheda Farhana, Tazia Sultana, and Khalilullah Muhammad Bayezid taught the students how to observe the cultural heritage of our country. In addition, all students were given a Questionnaire to train them on how to collect first-hand data. They have collected data of the questionnaire from visitors.

On behalf of the Department, Coordinator and the faculty members thanked all the students for participating in the coursework and making it successful.