Study Programme
The Double Degree Programme can be started either in Bamberg or in Trento. The complete Double Degree Programme can be studied like a normal 2-year programme, because both universities have agreed on a list of courses that are mutually recognized. During the first term students will be assisted in designing their individual study plans. An example of such a study plan is provided below.
Formally, students study both the M.A. Sociology (Bamberg) and Laurea Magistrale in Sociology and Social Research - classe 88 (Trento). Students starting in Bamberg are required to select the core area "Empirical Social Research". Furthermore, please note that, due to differences in the number of credit points assigned for Master's theses between the two universities, students completing their 2nd year in Trento are required to make arrangements for an extra course, or a short internship (see study plan details).
Sample Study Plan
1st 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 1st year: 60 ECTS
2nd 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 2nd year: 60 ECTS
1st year in Trento
- Research design (6 ECTS)
- Research design lab (3 ECTS)
- Quantitative Methods (6 ECTS)
- Quantitative Methods Lab (3 ECTS)
- Public Opinion research (6 ECTS)
- Research methods in political science (6 ECTS)
- Qualitative Methods (6 ECTS)
- Qualitative Methods Lab (3 ECTS)
- Language - English (B2)
- Research methods in history (6 ECTS)
- Research Methods in History (6 ECTS)
- Research Methods in Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Meth Lab 1 (3 ECTS)
- Language - English B2 (3 ECTS)
- Elective: two elective courses
- Economy and Society
- Culture and Society
- Elective Course/Free choice (all available courses)
Total 1st year: 60 ECTS
2nd year in Bamberg
Focus of studies "Education, Labour, Inequality" (Sub-Total: 30 ECTS)
- Course in Sociological Theory (6 ECTS)
- Two (Elective) Courses à 6 ECTS from
- Education and Labour in the Life Course
- 2 Elective Courses à 6 ECTS from
- Inequality of Social Structure
Master Thesis (Sub-Total: 30 ECTS)
- Thesis Colloqium (5 ECTS)
- Thesis (25 ECTS)
Total 2nd year: 60 ECTS