Study programmes

Graduates possess advanced knowledge in selected thematic areas at the intersection of sociology and history. They have an overview of the theoretical, thematic, and methodological fields of these disciplines and understand the possibilities and limitations of empirical research methods. They have detailed practical experience with selected research methods and with the implementation of an empirical research project. They are able to apply a critical and historicizing perspective in the interpretation of contemporary social phenomena, while at the same time drawing on current approaches in social theory in the analysis of the past. Based on their understanding of social processes and comparative methodology, they develop the ability to think about alternative forms of social organization and possible trajectories of future development. Beyond academia, graduates find employment particularly in the fields of strategic and conceptual analysis, public administration, state administration and local government institutions, national and supranational organizations (including European Union institutions), analytical units, think tanks, cultural and educational institutions, and the non-profit sector.