1^st year in Bamberg

Sociological Theory

• Sociological Theory and Research, Lecture (6 ECTS)
• Elective Course in Sociological Theory (6 ECTS)

Methods of Empirical Sociological Research

• Research Design (6 ECTS)
• Two courses in Advanced Methods of Data Collection (e.g. Mixed-Mode-Surveys) (12 ECTS)

Focus of Studies: Empirical Social Research

One elective module in quantitative methods out of the following three options

• One course in Advanced Methods of Cross-Sectional Data Analysis (12 ECTS)
• One course in Advanced Methods of Longitudinal Analysis (12 ECTS)
• One course in Advanced Methods of Multilevel Data Analysis (12 ECTS)

One module in qualitative methods

• One course in Methods of Qualitative Social Research (12 ECTS)

Research Methods in Political Science

• Elective Course on Research Methods in Political Science (6 ECTS)

Total 1^st year: 60 ECTS

2^nd year in Trento

Choose one Focus of Studies:

Focus of studies"Communication and Internet" (Sub-Total: 30 ECTS)

• Mobility and Social Transformation (6 ECTS)
• Elective: four elective courses
  • Digital Social Data
  • Communication, Science and Technology
  • Cultural Sociology
  • Cultural Analytics
  • Space and Culture
  • Language and Society

Focus of studies "Education, Labour, Inequality" (Sub-Total: 30 ECTS)

• Mobility and Social Transformation (6 ECTS)
• Elective: four elective courses
  • Social Demography
  • Social Inequalities and Education
  • Social Policies & Life-course Dynamics
  • Welfare & Labour Economics
  • Sociology of Generations
  • Sociology of Collective Action
  • Advanced Social Networks
  • Economic and Labour Sociology
  • Social Stratification and Mobility
  • Elective Course/Free choice (all available courses)

Master Thesis

• Credit seminar focus of studies (3 ECTS)
• Other activites, Credit Seminar or Stage (9 ECTS)
• Thesis (18 ECTS)

Total 2^nd year: 60 ECTS