Study programmes

Sociology: Graduates understand the key sociological concepts, are able to describe and explain them and to apply them in the examination of social reality. They have an understanding of key theoretical approaches in sociology, key authors and their concepts, including contemporary approaches and their historical origins. Graduates are moreover able to apply other multidisciplinary approaches to the examination and explanation of social phenomena. They understand principles of social research and are able to autonomously perform tasks in both quantitative and qualitative social research. Graduates are able to plan research strategies, formulate and assign research tasks, and to perform basic analyses and interpretation of obtained empirical data.

Sociology with Economics: Graduates understand the key sociological concepts, are able to describe and explain them and to apply them in the examination of social reality. They have an understanding of key theoretical approaches in sociology and economics, key authors and their concepts. They understand principles of social research and are able to autonomously perform tasks in quantitative social research and socioeconomic evaluation. They are able to evaluate the risks and effects of interventions to social groups and population segments, and to explain the social and economic aspects of interventions and to quantify their socioeconomic and financial impact. Graduates moreover understand the fundamentals of welfare economics and the theory of financial and economic evaluation of interventions.