Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIST encompasses the disciplines of Economics, English, Management, and Sociology, and plays a distinctive role in advancing the Institute's vision of holistic science and technology education. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIST places strong emphasis on enhancing students' communication and management skills, recognizing their critical importance in both academic and professional contexts. The Department also contributes significantly to the teaching and research in Economics and Sociology, with a growing focus on the emerging area of Space Economics, Space Policy and addressing the social and economic dimensions of space missions, technologies, and policies. It offers a range of core and elective courses for B.Tech. and M.Tech. programmes, and also runs its own Ph.D. programme. By integrating perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, and management studies, the Department ensures that scientific and technological pursuits are grounded in ethical, social, and humanistic awareness.
Vision
- To be a centre of symbiosis of different branches of science, ultimately leading to novel material development, their testing and applications in diverse areas of Materials Science and Technology including future space programs of the nation.
Mission
- To provide excellent teaching and research environment for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students in diverse areas of Material Science & Technology
- To facilitate the design and development of novel materials and processes to meet future technological challenges
- To achieve the goal of contributing to India's future space missions including the Human in Space Program