{"id":139,"date":"2026-02-22T06:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/socs\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:25:30","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/socs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts in Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"139\" class=\"elementor elementor-139\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9844ff0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9844ff0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc4fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc4fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bachelor of Arts in Sociology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f464cc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f464cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e70756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e70756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"656\">The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of social structures, institutions, and human interactions within diverse cultural contexts. 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