According to the decision of the Scientific Council of SSU dated 29.03.2017, the Department of Philosophy and Law and the Department of Sociology and Political Science were merged to form the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, and since then, the department has been headed by Rzaguliyeva Savvara Devlet gizi, candidate of philosophy, associate professor.

1 professor, 9 associate professors, 6 senior teachers, 3 teachers work in the department.

The annual total teaching load of the department is 10,200 hours.

Names and duties of department employees:

Rzaguliyeva Savvara Devlet gizi - associate professor

Jalalova Khuraman Kamal gizi - associate professor

Hasanova Amina Agamoghlan gizi - associate professor

Madatzade Konul Mahir gizi - associate professor

Hajiyev Osman Yusif oglu - 0.5 full-time associate professor

Gasimova Tazagul Mirza gizi -0.5 associate professor

GaniyevTelman Khanish oglu -1.0 associate professor

Ganiyeva Afag Abdul gizi - Ph.D., associate professor

Jabrayilova Farida Sayadulla gizi - Ph.D., senior teacher

Bunyadov Zahid Vahab oglu - senior teacher

Adigozelova Gunel Rustam gizi - senior teacher

Muradova Konul Vagif gizi - senior teacher

Farhadova Jala Famil gizi-teacher

Gasimova Naila Zaman gizi - teacher

Nabiyeva Yegane Islam gizi - senior laboratory assistant

Nasirova Nargiz Muhammed gizi - senior laboratory technician

Yusifova Nargiz Adalat gizi - senior laboratory assistant

In the department, 2 doctoral students, 3 Ph.D students, 3 master"s students and 2 people are engaged in scientific work.

1. Philosophy

2. Man and society

3. ARCR

4. Economic law

5. International trade law

6. Social studies and its teaching methodology in primary classes

7. Transportation right

8. Logic

9. Formal logic

10. Introduction to multiculturalism

1. General sociology

2. History of sociology

3. Demography

4. Methodology and methodology of sociological research

5. Sociological study of public opinion

6. Social structure and social stratification

7. Sociology of the family

8. Political science

9. Social systems and processes

10. Social programming and design

11. Sociology of politics

12. History of socio-political exercises

13. Sociology of work

14. Social anthropology

15. Data analysis and measurement theory

16. Social management

17. Sociolinguistics

18. Applied sociology

19. Social conflicts

20. Sociology of science and education

21. Sociology of religion

22. Social work

23. Political sociology

24. Legal sociology

1. History of political thought

2. Political theory

3. History of Azerbaijan"s political teachings

4. Analysis of foreign policy

5 Social policy

7. Political research methods

8. Ethnopolitics

9. Parliamentarianism: history and modernity

10. Election technologies

11. Political communication

12. Political history

13. Comparative political science

14. Theory of international relations

15. Theory of political systems

16. Sociology

17. Basics of diplomacy

18. Demographic policy

19. Theory of democracy

20. Political aspects of global problems

21. National security strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

22. Comparative political science

23. Modern Integration processes

24. Contemporary conflicts and the peace process

25. Basics of national security of the Republic of Azerbaijan

26. Political analysis and critical thinking

27. Social work

28. Access to social work

29. Ethical principles in social work practice

30. Theory and practice of social work

31. Social work with children and adolescents

32. Social assistance in Azerbaijan

33. Healthy behavior and health policy

1. Azerbaijani multiculturalism

2. Social conflicts and the role of management structures in their resolution

3. Contemporary problems of sociology

4. History and methodology of sociology

5. Modern management theory

6. Sociology of management: essence, structure, problematic and function

7. Principles, forms and methods of social management

8. Problems of optimization of management structures in modern conditions

9. Management and leadership problem

1. Information provision of the social management system

2. Personnel policy in the social management system: realization, perspectives

3. Systematic problem in social management

4. Object and subject relations in management

5. Social planning, projecting and forecasting in the management system

The department conducts scientific-research works on important directions of the social policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

5 textbooks, 90 articles, 81 theses, as well as scientific articles of prestigious magazines of foreign countries have been published by the department.

Syllabus for 59 subjects, 59 subject programs, 5 teaching aids have been published.

The staff of the department has connections with the Institute of Philosophy of ANAS, Baku State University, Azerbaijan Pedagogical University, Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University, Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, State Administration Academy, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University.

Awards.

E.B. Huseynov, 0.5 state professor of the department, was awarded the ‘Progress’medal on February 11, 2000, the jubilee medal on the occasion of the ‘90th anniversary of diplomatic services of the Republic of Azerbaijan’ on July 24, 2009, and the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 22, 2017 mainly with the Order of ‘Glory’, head of the department associate professor S.D. Rzaguliyeva with the Order of Honor for her achievements in her pedagogical activities in 2009, and in 2012 with the Order of Honor of the Republican Committee of the Free Trade Union of Azerbaijan Education Workers, on November 3, 2017, the Republic of Azerbaijan Education With the ‘Advanced Education Worker’ badge by the Ministry, in 2019 with an honorary decree by the Sumgait b City Executive Authority for his active participation in the city"s public life, in 2017, senior teacher Hajiyev Osman Yusif oglu, Ph.D. with the Honorary Order of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan for his activities, head teacher

In 2014, Bunyadov Zahid Vahab oglu was awarded with an honorary decree twice by the Sumgait City Executive Authority.

In 2021, Jabrayilova Farida Sayadulla was awarded with an honorary decree for the public scientific and pedagogical activity of the University.