School of Social Sciences and Languages

The School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL) was founded in 2020, having previously operated as the Division of Social Sciences and Languages since VIT Chennai’s inception in 2010. Aligned with its vision and mission, the School is dedicated to delivering high-quality education and advanced research, aiming to make a global impact.

Vision Statement of the School of Social Sciences and Languages

  • To be a centre of academic excellence by fostering holistic growth and development in students

Mission Statement of the School of Social Sciences and Languages

  • To mould students from different cross-sections of society by enhancing professional competence, self – confidence and a positive attitude that would help in the economic development of the nation.
  • To impart linguistic skills through innovative teaching–learning processes.
  • To inspire and empower students from diverse backgrounds to become innovative leaders and entrepreneurs who will contribute to the betterment of society with ethical and social responsibility.

The School is structured into three key divisions: the Division of English, the Division of Foreign Languages, and the Division of Social Sciences. Our accomplished faculty members specialize in diverse fields, including English, Economics, French, German, Japanese, Political Science, Psychology, Spanish, Sociology, and Social Work. The School offers two programmes B.Sc (Hons) in Economics and M.Sc (Integrated) in Psychology. The SSL also offers a wide range of university core and elective courses to students across various programs at the Institute, including B.Tech., M.Tech., MCA, MBA, M.Sc., B.A., LL.B (Hons), BBA, LL.B (Hons), and B.Sc.

English

The English wing at VIT Chennai consists of 51 faculty members with a majority holding doctorates from institutes of repute. We as a team are committed to equipping our students, research scholars, staff and faculty members with the essential language, communication and soft skills, giving them a cutting edge and an added advantage over their peers and competitors. We work to be the wind beneath their wings that helps them soar above the rest in all walks of life.

Courses Offered: A variety of English courses are being offered for one, two or three semesters to all students registered under the various programmes in the Institute. The students have two or four hours of contact classes including Theory and/or Practical and/or Project components. An entry level proficiency test, called English Proficiency Test (EPT), is given to all the students and based on its results students are streamed into various batches and allotted to take appropriate course(s). The courses currently offered are:

Sl. No

 Course Code Course Title
1 BENG101L  Technical English Communication
2 BENG101P 

Technical English Communication Lab

3

 BENG102P 

Technical Report Writing

4

 TLAW182L 

English for Lawyers

5

 ENG5004

English for Researchers

6

 PENG504N

English For Researchers
7 STC025 

Literary Theory, Linguistics and Language Teaching
8 ENG1901

Technical English – I
9 PRMC001L 

Research And Publication Ethics
10 ENG2000 

Foundation English – II

Foreign Languages

The Foreign Languages wing at VIT Chennai consists of 5 faculty members offering foreign language courses to give the learners an edge over the other engineering graduates in this era of globalization and knowledge transfer. The Division offers French, German, Spanish and Japanese courses. The motive of teaching foreign languages is to sensitize the learners to the basics of the target language along with its culture. The foreign language courses offered are:

1  BESP101L    Spanish I  
2  TESP101L    Spanish I  
3  BGER101L  German 1
4 TGER101L   German 1
5 GER1001 Grundstufe Deutsch
6  BJAP101L  Japanese
7 TFRE101L FRENCH I 
8 BFRE101L FRENCH 
9 UFRE101L FRENCH 
10 UFRE102L   FRENCH

Social Sciences

The Social Sciences wing at VIT Chennai comprises 21 faculty members, the majority of whom hold doctorates from esteemed institutions. Recognizing that engineering students must complement their technical expertise with an understanding of the society they inhabit, the division is dedicated to fostering awareness of social structures, culture, media, ethics, values, power, politics, finance, governance, and the complexities of national and international affairs. Students are encouraged to recognize psychological, social, economic, political, and ethical challenges they may encounter and are guided in exploring effective strategies to navigate them. The division offers a basket of university elective courses to all the students, and they are:

S.No. Course Code Course Title
1 BHUM203L Introduction to Psychology
2 BHUM204L Industrial Psychology
3 TAPS103L Cognitive Psychology
4 TAPS103P Cognitive Psychology Practicum
5 BSSC101N Essence of Traditional Knowledge
6 TAPS104L Biological Psychology
7 TAPS104P Biological Psychology Practicum
8 TAPS106L Work Place Psychology
9 TAPS108E Emotional Intelligence
10 BHUM107L SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
11 BHUM106L Principles of Sociology
12 BHUM107L Sustainability and Society
13 BHUM108L Urban Community Development
14 BHUM109L Social Work and Sustainability
15 BHUM216L Indian Culture and Heritage
16 LAW1210    Essentials of Sociology
17 LAW1216 Social Process and Social Change 
18 BHUM105L PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
19 BSSC101N Essence of Traditional Knowledge
20 TLAW162L Principles of Modern Government
21 TLAW264L Public Administration
22 TLAW163L Micro Economics
23 TLAW166L Macro Economics
24 UCCA151L Principles of Economics
25 CFOC386M Microeconomics : Theory & Applications
26 CFOC495M Foundation Course in Managerial Economics
27 CFOC587M Economics of Banking and Finance Markets
28 CLE1008 Economics
29 HUM102 Economics for Engineers
30 HUM103 Business Economics
31 HUM1035 Introductory Econometrics
32 HUM1036 Engineering Economics and Decision Analysis
33 HUM1038 International Economics
34 HUM105 Indian Economy
35 HUM106 Corporate Economics
36 HUM107 Production Economics
37 HUM108 Wealth Management
38 HUM109 International Business
39 HUM110 Foreign Exchange Management
40 HUM111 Indian Political Economy
41 HUM123 Engineering Economics
42 HUM130 Econometrics
43 HUM131 Mathematical Economics
44 IHUM205L Development Economics
45 IHUM206L International Economics
46 IHUM207L Engineering Economics
47 IHUM208L Economics of Strategy
48 IHUM211L Behavioral Economics
49 IHUM212L Mathematics for Economic Analysis
50 IMGT402P Econometrics Lab
51 LAW102 Managerial Economics
52 MBA511 Economic Analysis for Managers
53 MBA622 Macro Economic Analysis for Management
54 MEE2034 Industrial Economics
55 MEE427 Policy, Planning and Economics
56 MGT1038 Financial Econometrics
57 MGT1048 Political Economy of Globalization
58 MGT403 Econometrics for Business Analytics
59 OLMDS605 Econometric Analysis
60 PMBA510L Macro Economics and Business Environment
61 PMBA616L Financial Econometrics
62 UECH101L Microeconomics I
63 UECH102L Macroeconomics I
64 UECH103L Mathematics for Economics
65 UECH104L Statistics for Economics
66 UECH105L Financial Management and Accounting
67 UECH106L Microeconomics II
68 UECH107L Macroeconomics II
69 UECH108L Mathematics for Economics II
70 UECH109L Research Methodology
71 UECH201L History of Economic Thought
72 UECH202L Money and Banking
73 UECH204L Indian Economy
74 UECH205L Operational Research
75 UECH206E Applied Economic Research
76 UECH207L Public Economics
77 UECH208L Behavioural Economics
78 UECH209L Geoeconomics
79 UECH210L Rural Economics and Development
80 UECH301L Labour Economics
81 UECH302L Economic Analysis of Climate Change and Environment
82 UECH303L Urban Planning and Economic Development
83 UECH304L Agricultural Economics
84 UECH305L Industrial Economics
85 UECH401L Advanced Research Methods Economics
86 UECH402L Economics of Entrepreneurship
87 UECH403L Economics of Sustainability
88 UECH404E Primary Data Analyses for Economics
89 UECH405E Secondary Data Analyses for Economics
90 UECH406L Development Economics
91 UECH407L Energy Economics
92 UECH408L Comparative Economic Systems
93 UECH207L  Public Economics
94 UECH210L  Rural Economics and Development
95 UECH301L  Labour Economics
96 UECH302L  Economic Analysis of Climate Change and Environment
97 UECH303L  Urban Planning and Economic Development
98 UECH406L  Development Economics
99 UECH409L  Economics of Regulation
100 UECH410L  International Economics
101 UECH411L  Health Economics
102 UECH211L  Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
103 UECH212E  Financial Modeling
104 UECH213L  Derivatives and Risk Management
105 UECH308E  Actuarial Science
106 UECH309L  Corporate Finance
107 UECH413L  Mergers & Acquisitions
108 UECH414L  Financial Engineering
109 UECH415L  Financial Market and Institutions
110 UECH416L  Financial Technology
111 UECH417L  International Banking & Accounting
112 UECH418L  Merchant Banking & Financial Services
113 UECH419L  Business Valuation
114 UCSC227E  Python Programming
115 UCSC228E  R Programming
116 UCSC229E  Structured Query Language (SQL)
117 UCSC230E  Machine Learning
118 UCSC327E  Data Visualization
119 UCSC328E  Predictive Modelling & Analysis
120 UCSC329E  Big Data Analytics
121 UCSC413E  Time Series Analyses
122 UCSC414L  Artificial Intelligence
123 UCSC415E  Reinforcement Learning
124 UCSC416L  Optimization Techniques
125 UCSC417L  Stochastic Models
126 UCSC418L  Blockchain Technology
127 UCSC419L  Cloud Computing