The Social and Behavioural Sciences (SBS) PhD program will provide core education common to addressing social and behavioural issues. PhD students who enroll in coursework will develop expertise in:
The program is designed to train researchers in three areas:
Our Ph.D. fellows will be working in teams of students and expert researchers in projects that promote women’s empowerment and rural development by implementing social solutions. For example, life skills courses and vocational skills are provided and are geared towards supporting personal growth and healthy community development.
Social Sciences and Technology
This program enables the scholars to work in interdisciplinary teams of students and expert researchers in projects that promote women’s empowerment and rural development by implementing technologies and social solutions. For example, life skills and vocational skills courses are provided using technology and are geared towards supporting personal growth and healthy community development.
Cognitive Sciences and Technology
This programme invites scholars to engage with forefront technologies, including robotics, machine learning, neurocognition, simulation-based learning, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and haptics. The aim is to serve humanity through:
Social and Behavioural Science is an overlapping discipline of Sociology, Psychology and other social science subjects which helps in understanding and predicting human behaviour. The School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham provide opportunities to work with other human sciences with an interdisciplinary approach. The program understands the need for comprehending social trends but to emerge as highly valued individuals with research and analytical skills.
The program provides the scholars to develop sensitivity to the issues and opportunity to engage in discussions and activities with regulatory bodies for health, community development and Child Rights and Child Protection.
The program is dedicated to ensuring the use of cutting-edge research tools for identifying social problems and execute innovative solutions. This program aims to develop the skills required for social scientists most sought out by organisations nowadays. The program will enable the social scientists in developing analytical skills, research, human resource exercises and empathetic skills to solve challenges in the society.
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Eligibility
Applicants from a wide range of academic disciplines can apply, including Sociology, Psychology, Pedagogy, Anthropology, Economics, Social Work. Completed a Master’s degree or must be in their final semester of Master’s program in any of the academic disciplines mentioned above.
PhD Eligibility Criteria as per University Guidelines
Eligibility
Postgraduate in any discipline of Social Science, Social Work, Psychology and Development studies.
Dean,
Schools of Social & Behavioral Sciences (Amritapuri & Coimbatore)
Intake Capacity : 4
Professor,
Department of Cognitive Sciences and Psychology, School of Social & Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri
Intake Capacity : 6
Chairperson,
Department of Social Sciences, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri
Intake Capacity : 4
Head of the Department, Cognitive Sciences and Psychology, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri
Assistant Professor,
Department of Social Sciences, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Amritapuri
Intake Capacity : 1
Vice Principal, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Amritapuri | Vice Principal, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Faridabad | Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Amritapuri
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Amritapuri
Associate Professor,
Economic Development, Economics and Culture, Public Administration and Civil Service, Ethical Systems, Social Research
Assistant Professor,
Policy Research,
Equity & Inclusion in STI,
Innovation & Sustainable Development
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Amritapuri
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Amritapuri
Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Sciences and Psychology, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri
Assistant Professor,
Department of Social Sciences, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amritapuri
Intake Capacity : 2
Vice Principal, Chairperson, Department of Social Work, Coimbatore | Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Coimbatore
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Coimbatore.
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Coimbatore
Child Rights and Child Protection
Violence against Women and Children
Migration and Children in Migration
Emotional and Behavioural problems of children
Community Organization- Community-Based Interventions
Disaster Management
Public Health
Mental Health and Interventions in Women, children and Adolescents and Vulnerable communities
Corporate Social Responsibility
Work Life Balance in Social Sector and Corporate World
Social Progress and Social Policy
Participatory Action Research on Rural problems
Youth Empowerment
Women Empowerment
GIS and Rural Development
“There are two types of education: education for a living and education for life. When we study in college, striving to become a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer, that is education for a living. But education for life requires an understanding of the essential principles of spirituality; it is about gaining a deeper understanding of the world, our minds, our emotions, and ourselves.”
– Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Chancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
We at AMMACHI Labs (Amrita MultiModal Applications and Human Computer Interaction) of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India’s #1 Private University, and Institute of Eminence (IoE), are a multi-disciplinary research and development lab with a focus on technologies for inclusive empowerment through skill development. AMMACHI labs aims to bridge the national skill gap, between a dearth of skilled labor and the lack of skills training infrastructure, developing and utilizing technology enabled learning and teaching solutions to provide vocational and life skills training. We work to strengthen the nation’s economic fiber and contribute to its social stability by empowering individuals with an emphasis on targeting vulnerable populations such as rural women, migrant workers, and at-risk youth.
We believe that excellence in science finds its highest expression of virtue by serving others, especially underserved populations.
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| Sr. No. | Faculty member | Research interests |
| 1 | Dr. Bhavani Rao | 1.Technonogies and education for sustainable development in schools 2. Livelihoods based VET 3. AI and Ethics 4. Social Acceptance testing of new emerging vaccines |
| 2 | Dr. Kochukrishnan Kurup | 1. Child Rights and Child Protection, 2. Child care & well-being , 3. School Social Work -Counselling, 4. Education and Development, 5. Migration and refugee children , 6. Human Resource Management, 7. Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 3 | Dr. Sophia | Mental health and well-being:
1. Psychological coping 2. Protective factors to promote mental health and quality of life (e.g., social support) 3. Cross-cultural mental health research 5. Neurodiversity-affirming research (e.g., positive aspects of autism) |
| 4 | Dr. Malini Frey | 1. Promoting values-based mental strength/wellbeing education via digitalization (from students, corporations, to impoverished villages) 2. Addressing psychological distress & psychiatric morbidities (children and adults) 3. Neuropsychological correlates of mental disorders & distress (e.g., poverty, (children and adults)) 4. The role of gender in psychological strengths and vulnerabilities (children and adults) 5. Response & interventions to disasters & early-life adversity |
| 5 | Dr. Meltem | 1. Cognitive Scinece informed design and development of technology supported (IoT, Social IoT, AI, ML, DL, VR/AR) Learning Environments 2. Cognitive Collaboration between human and AI 3. Compassion and Empathy informed technologies 4. Mind studies informed by ancient scriptures to adress unresolved challenges in education and learning |
| 6 | Dr. Parvathy V | 1. Health & Wellbeing 2. Applications of Strengths Perspective 3. Resilience & Alcohol misuse 4. Spirituality in social work & Self-development 5. Group work-based interventions for preventive interventions 6. Health care seeking behaviors in and E-health |
| 7 | Dr. Vivek Subramoniam | 1. Digital Education, 2. Technology-Enhanced Learning, 3. Educational Technology, 4. Digital Learning Technology Integration 5. Spirituality and Social Work 6. Indianization in Social Work Practice and Education 7. Indigenous Innovation, Technology and Development (IKS) 8. Sustainable development Management |
| 8 | Dr. Harikrishnan U | Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, Child and Adolescence Well-being, Social Work and Technology, Psychosocial Care and Support in Disaster management, School Social Work, Family Therapy, Psychiatric Social Work |
| 9 | Dr. Yamuna NK | Elderly Population, School Social Work, Geriatric Social work, SHG & Community development, Women Employees and welfare programs, Parenting, Social Policy and Legislation, Migration |
| 10 | Dr. Christopher Coley | 1. Social Policy Evaluation 2. Gender & Sustainable Development 3. Critical Masculinities 4. Vocational Training Strategies 5. Applied Ethics & Philosophy |
| 11 | Dr. Nimita Pandey | Innovation Systems, Globalisation of Innovation, STI Policy, Gender and Science, Governance of Emerging Technologies, Innovation and Sustainable Development, Tech Entrepreneurship |
| 12 | Dr. Victoria Ustenko | Participatory governance, citizen empowerment, public sector innovation, impact assessment of government policies and programs, development policy, innovation policy, water policy and the Jal Jeevan Mission, self-help groups and collective action. Mixed-methods approach to impact evaluation. Machine learning for textual data analysis. |
| Name of the Research Lab |
Major Facilities / Equipment Details |
|
| Skill Intelligence Lab | Interdisciplinary research at the laboratory
will study the complexity of skills and their enhancement through teaching,based on models of skill learning. |
Major Domains:
1.HAPTICS – TeslaSuit-2, SenseGlove DK1-2,Bar Bending Simulator. 2.GAZE & MOTION CAPTURE – Tesla Suit – 2, Rokoko IMU based Smartsuit with Gloves-2. 3.VR & AR – Hololens-3, Oculus Quest 2. 4.NEUROCOGNITION – Brain Products EEG, Analyser & Recorder softwares, -2. 5. SYSTEMS – Powerful Gaming Laptops, Al & Data Science Workstations,Cloud Services-Google/AWS, Network Attached Storage. |
| Skill eLab | Learning technology services and research for skill development | VR Headsets
Unity3D/ VR computers Video Production Equipments Audio Production Studio and Equipments |
| Name of the Research Lab |
| Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Participating Institute – Field Action Project in 5 selected villages in Coimbatore. (Pitchanur, Kaliyapuram, Ambedkar Colony, MGR Colony, Veerapanur) |
| Title of the Project | Funding Agency |
| Skill Labs for VET – Design, Development and Rollout of Advanced learning technologies – Simulations, AR, VR for training vocational courses | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Blended Learning for Vocational Courses – Designing effective video and interactive videos for vocational courses | National Media Instructional Institute, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Skill-eLabs for Secondary school children -Design and Development and Rollout of Simulation based virtual skill labs for secondary school children | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
| Title of the Project | Funding Agency |
| Strengthening Social Policy Initiatives to End Violence Against Children | UNICEF |
Fees mentioned beside are current. The University reserves the right to alter fees at any time without notice.
| Program Fees | ||||
| CAMPUS | TUITION FEES PER YEAR |
TUITION FEES TOTAL |
HOSTEL & MESS PER YEAR |
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| Amritapuri | 30,000 | * | 77,400(Includes One Time INR 7500, Caution Deposit) | |
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PhD Office, (Amritapuri),
School of Social and Behavioral science,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
ssbs_pgp@am.amrita.edu
Ph.D. Coordinator
( Coimbatore)
Dr. Priya V
Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr)
E Mail ID: v_priya@cb.amrita.edu