Master of Arts in Sociology

["The MA Sociology degree programme at the School of Social Sciences offers a two-year research-oriented education in an internationally renowned research university environment. The programme builds on the school's strength in empirical-analytical approaches, particularly in quantitative methods and comparative research. The curriculum emphasises training in empirical analysis that is firmly grounded in both theory and rigorous methods. Substantive areas of concentration include Family, Education & Work, Migration & Integration, Economy & Social Welfare State, and Social Inequality. All classes are taught in English.The programme is divided into seven modules: Sociological Research Fields, Foundations of Sociological Theory, Cross-Sectional Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Research Design, research project and the Master's thesis."]