Outline for Master's Programme in Social Sciences

• 120 credits
• Programme code: SSV2M
• Specialization Code: SOCI
• Established: 2014-10-16
• Revised: 2023-03-09
• Revised by: The Department Board
• Reg. no: SAMFAK 2022/68 Doss:3.2.1
• Outline applies from: Autumn 2023
• Responsible faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Responsible department: Department of Economic History
• Other participating department(s): Department of Human Geography, Department of social work, Department of Sociology, Department of Psychology, Department of Informatics and Media

Semester 1

• Classic Social Theory, 7.5 credits (2SC177) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits (2SC099) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Theories of Social Psychology, 7.5 credits (2SC176) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Quantitative Methods, 7.5 credits (2ST106) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Statistics A1N

Semester 2

• Introduction to Economic Sociology, 7.5 credits (2SC112)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Urban Sociology: Current Challenges, 7.5 credits (2SC159)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Independent Study in Contemporary Sociological Research, 7.5 credits (2SC133)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1F
• Current Sociological Debates, 7.5 credits (2SC134)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N, Social Psychology A1N
• Master's Thesis in Sociology, 15 credits (2SC127)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1E

Semester 3

• Intersectionality, 7.5 credits (2SC038)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Scientific Theory for Social Scientists, 7.5 credits (2EH406)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Economic History A1N
• Sociology of Health and Medicine, 7.5 credits (2SC135)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1N
• Social Scientific Methods, 7.5 credits (2EH407)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Economic History A1N

Semester 4

• Master's Thesis in Sociology, 30 credits (2SC075) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A2E

* Mandatory