Sociology
- AS MINOR SUBJECT
DEGREE
Bachelor of Arts
APPLICATION DEADLINE
July 15
INTERNSHIP
Required
LANGUAGE
German
START
Winter Semester
STANDARD PERIOD OF STUDY
6 Semester
Sociology as a minor subject
In your studies, you engage with the transformation of social structures and analyze how inequalities, organizations, or societal systems develop under changing conditions. In the process, you become familiar with sociological theories, methods of empirical social research, the study of social inequality, organizational and innovation sociology, as well as technology and environmental sociology.
Good to know
- Because you can expect subject-specific courses from central areas of sociology with a strong link to current research - supplemented by the teaching of fundamental social-science methods and by elective options both within the modules and between two advanced specialization modules.
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Accreditation
The quality of this degree program has been certified.
Contact for further questions
Isabell Thaidigsmann
Dr.Studiengangsmanagerin und Fachstudienberaterin