Examination and Study modes

Basic Study Program

General Sociology

To complete their basic study program in General Sociology (Allgemeine Soziologie), students have to obtain one certificate (Schein), one continual assessment substitution (6 credit points) and sit a two-hour intermediate diploma examination (Vordiplomklausur) at 12 cps.

Starting their study program in winter term, students should obtain their credits in the following sequence (when starting in the summer turn, the sequence II - I will apply).

Lecture: General Sociology I and II (2 semesters)

• Requirement: two-hour intermediate diploma examination (12 cps) after 2 semesters
• Cycle: winter semester: General Soc. I; summer semester: General Soc. II
• Registration for exam: examination authorities/Flex now

Proseminar/Uebung: General Sociology I (consolidation)

• Requirement: certificate (e.g. term paper)
• Cycle: every winter semester
• Registration for exam: instructor
• Prerequisite for participation: Attendance of lectures "General Soc. I and II"

Proseminar/Uebung: General Sociology II (consolidation)

• Requirement: assessment substitution (6 cps) (e.g. term paper)
• Cycle: every summer semester
• Registration for exam: instructor
• Prerequisite for participation: Attendance of Lectures "General Soc. I und II"

 

Comparative Macrosociology: Communication, Media and Culture

In the field of specialisation (spez. Soz.) offered in the basic study program, a certificate and/or a continual assessment substitution can be obtained in the following courses. Please bear in mind that courses from the field of "Communication, Media and Culture" cannot be replaced with courses from "Sozialstruktur III".

Lecture: The Theory of the Communication and Media Society

• Requirement: certificate or continual assessment substitution (6 cps)
• Cycle: as a rule, every winter semester
• Registration for exam: lecturer

Senior seminar: Selected Problems in Communication and Media

• Requirement: certificate or continual assessment substitution (6 cps)
• Cycle: as a rule, every summer semester
• Registration for exam: lecturer

 

Advanced Study Program

General Sociology 

In the course of the advanced study program in General Sociology, two certificates, a continual assessment substitution (12 cps), a two-hour diploma examination (12 cps) and an oral exam (18 cps) must be completed. As a rule, the oral exam is replaced with a written assessment substitution in a graduate level course (Hauptseminar), unless the thesis focuses on General Sociology. Courses in General Sociology can be combined in any order (information on the site of the examination board).

The Chair of Sociology II offers the following courses in General Sociology in the field of Theory of Society:

Preparatory course for written exam: Theory of Society - Basics

• Requirement: two-hour diploma examination (12 CP)
• Cycle: every semester
• Registration for exam: examination authorities/Flex now

Graduate-level seminar: Theory of Society - Selected Problems

• Requirement: certificate and/or assessment substitution (12/18 cps)
• Cycle: every semester; changing subjects
• Registration for exam: instructor

 

Specialisation (Spez. Soz.): Comparative Macrosociology 

The Chair of Sociology I offers the following courses:

Preparatory course for written exam: Comparative Macrosociology

• Requirement: two-hour diploma examination (12 cps)
• Cycle: every semester
• Registration for exam: examination authorities/Flex now

Lecture/Graduate-level seminars: Comparative macrosociology: selceted problems

• Requirement: certificate and/or assessment substitution (12/18 cps) (e.g. term paper)
• Cycle: every semester; changing subjects
• Registration for exam: instructor

 

In the advanced study program, the following achievements must be obtained in comparative macrosociology: 

1. a two-hour diploma examination (12 cps) following the preparatory course for written exams
2. one graduate-level seminar in a course of the student's own choice (except the preparatory course for written exam)
3. a written assessment substitution (12 cps) from a course of the student's own choice (except the preparatory course for written exam)
4. an oral exam (18 cps) or a corresponding assessment substitution from a course of the student's own choice (except preparatory course for written exam)

It is recommended to follow the sequence 1 - 4, though this is not obligatory.

The preparatory course for written exam offers a preparation for the obligatory two-hour written examination in comparative macrosociology. It is offered every semester. The course may take different forms. One course will be determined as preparatory course (KK) every semester and will be marked accordingly to the UniVis. No cerificates for assessment substitutions can be obtained in the preparatory course. It exclusively serves as a preparation for the obligatory two-hour examination. 

Upon request, the input of a certificate from a graduate-level seminar or an assessment substitution from the follwing subjects can be accepted:

• Sociology of Life Course
• Sociology of Migration and Interethnic Relations
• Demography
• Urban Studies and Social Planning
• Administration Studies

signed by Richard Muench