Master of Arts: Sociology – European Societies
Freie Universität · Berlin, Germany
- Level
- Master's
- Award
- Master of Arts
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Campus
- Berlin
- Apply by
- <p>Regular applications for the first semester: 20 April to 31 May (winter semester)</p> <p>Applications for advanced semesters: 20 April to 31 May (winter semester) and 1 December to 15 January (summer semester)</p>
- Starts
- Winter semester
Freie Universität does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for master's programmes is €0 a year for international students.
Entry requirements and how to apply
- Entry requirements
- The programme is aimed at graduates of sociology and other social sciences. Programme admission requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) in sociology, of which 20 ECTS must be in sociological methods, 10 ECTS of which must be in quantitative methods. Please find more information on the eligibility requirements and the application procedure on the following website: https://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/soziologie/studium/master/admissions/index.html .
- English language requirement
- C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III
- German language requirement
- No minimum language level required
- Application period
- Regular applications for the first semester: 20 April to 31 May (winter semester) Applications for advanced semesters: 20 April to 31 May (winter semester) and 1 December to 15 January (summer semester)
- Apply through
- • uni-assist • Website
About this programme
The "Sociology – European Societies" Master's programme is a research-oriented programme. It reflects current debates in theory-driven and problem-oriented research, and students learn to develop their own empirical research projects in the third semester. The curriculum offers a range of approaches to theory and (mostly quantitative) methods – spanning fields of culture, social structure, politics, European integration and transformation. Furthermore, it encourages active participation in research, from the identification of relevant questions to delivering sound results. The programme has a strong focus on quantitative methods for the social sciences. The programme emphasises the comparative sociological study of European societies in a globalised and transnational world. It aims to enable students to apply theoretical and empirical tools of sociology in order to accomplish the following: describe and explain social structural, economic, and cultural differences across European countries understand the ways in which European societies are transformed by processes of regional integration investigate Europe in the context of globalisation and in contrast and connection to other world regions The research and teaching agenda is implemented by the Institute of Sociology together with the Institutes for East European Studies, Latin American Studies, and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin.
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