Modules and Courses

Below you will find an overview of the modules and courses that you must complete in order to graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Please refer to the course catalogue to find out which courses are currently offered for which module. Lectures can usually only be offered once per academic year.

 

Introductory Phase 


B1
STEOP Basics of Methodology in the Social Sciences
structure6 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
prerequisitesnone
proof of performancemodule exam
coursesVO Basics of Methodology in the Social Sciences (6 ECTS n.pi.)
B2
STEOP Subject-Specific Introduction to Sociology
structure10 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
prerequisitesnone
proof of performancemodule exam
courses

VO Introduction to Sociology (5 ECTS n.pi.)
VO Research and Application Fields of Sociology (5 ECTS n.pi.)

 

Further modules

B3
Basics of Social Sciences
structure14 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VO Theory and History of Science (5 ECTS n.pi.)*
VO Current Social Issues and Sociological Aspects (5 ECTS n.pi.)
VO Fundamentals of scientific work in sociology (4 ECTS n.pi.)



B4
Sociological Theories: Basics
structure4 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
8 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VO Basics of Sociological Theories (4 ECTS n.pi.)
SE Basic Concepts of Sociology (4 ECTS pi.)
UE Guided Reading: Classic Sociological Texts (4 ECTS pi.)


B5
Quantitative Social Research and Statistics in Sociology: Basics
structure8 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
12 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VU Introduction to Quantitative Social Research (4 ECTS pi.)
VO Statistics in Sociology 1 (4 ECTS n.pi.)
UE Statistics in Sociology 1 (4 ECTS pi.)
VO Statistics in Sociology 2 (4 ECTS n.pi.)
UE Statistics in Sociology 2 (4 ECTS pi.)

B6
Societal Analyses
structure8 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
4 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VO Societal Analyses (4 ECTS n.pi.)
VO Structure and Changes in Society(4 ECTS n.pi.)
SE Current Societal Developments (4 ECTS pi.)

B7
Qualitative Social Research
structure4 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
12 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VU Introduction to Qualitative Social Research (4 ECTS pi.)
VO Methods of Interpretative Social Research (4 ECTS n.pi.)
UE Methods of Interpretative Social Research (4 ECTS pi.)
UE Qualitative Methods: Consolidation (4 ECTS pi.)



B8
Applied Sociology
structure12 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

SE Selected Research Areas 1 (4 ECTS pi.)
SE Selected Research Areas 2 (4 ECTS pi.)
UE Sociology in Practice (4 ECTS pi.)

B9
Sociological Theories: Consolidation
structure4 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
4 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2) + module B4
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

VO Sociological Theories - Consolidation (4 ECTS n.pi.)
SE Sociological Theories - Consolidation (4 ECTS pi.)

B10
Quantitative Social Research: Consolidation
structure4 ECTS non-continous assessment (n.pi.)
8 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequisitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2) + module B5
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
coursesUE Data Collection and Data Analysis (4 ECTS pi.)
VO Multivariate Methods (4 ECTS n.pi.)
UE Multivariate Methods (4 ECTS pi.)
B11
Practical Sociological Research
structure12 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2) + module B4 + module B5
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

PR Sociological Research Practice 1 (6 ECTS pi.)
PR Sociological Research Practice 2 (6 ECTS pi.)

Research Practice 1 and Research Practice 2  are consecutive courses. Research Practice 1 must be completed before Research Practice 2.


B12
Practice-Oriented Competences
structure8 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

UE Sociological Writing and Presenting (4 ECTS pi.)
UE Social and Communicative Competences (4 ECTS pi.)

B13
Bachelor's Seminar and Bachelor's Thesis
structure8 ECTS continous assessment (pi.)
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)+ module B4 + module B5 + module B7
proof of performancecompletion of all courses
courses

Bachelor's Seminar (8 ECTS pi.)

The Bachelor's thesis has to be written as part of the "Bachelor's Seminar" course.

 

Extension curricula

EC 
Extension curricula
credits30 ECTS
prerequesitesSTEOP (modules B1, B2)
proof of performanceDepending on the chosen extension curricula
coursesFor regular extension curricula defined by the curriculum of the respective extension curriculum. Further information can be found here: "Extension curricula"