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Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration

Sociology and Demography (Bamberg-Barcelona)

  1.  University of bamberg
  2. Faculties
  3. Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration
  4. Subjects and Institutes
  5. Institute for Sociology
  6. Studies
  7. Double Degrees in Sociology
  8. Sociology and Demography (Bamberg-Barcelona)
  9. Study Programme

Study Programme

The Double Degree Programme starts in Bamberg. Formally, students study both the two-year M.Sc. Sociology and Social Research (Bamberg) and the one-year Research Master in Sociology and Demography (Barcelona). Students are required to select the Major Field C.2 "Health, Population and Migration" in the M.Sc. Sociology and Social Research in Bamberg. The courses of the programme are held in English.
 

The complete Double Degree Programme can be studied like a normal two-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 overview of the modules and courses of the programme is provided below.
 

Courses at the University of Bamberg

Sociological Theory

  • Sociological Theory and Research (6 ECTS)
  • Elective Course in Advanced Sociological Theory (6 ECTS)

Methods of Empirical Sociological Research

  • Research Design (6 ECTS)
  • Elective: two elective courses
    • Advanced Techniques in Cross-Sectional Analysis (6 ECTS)
    • Advanced Methods in Longitudinal Analysis (6 ECTS)
    • Advanced Methods in Multi-Level Analysis and International Comparison (6 ECTS)

Major Field C.2 “Health, Population and Migration” (Sub-Total: 24 ECTS)

  • Elective: four elective courses
    • Environment and Health (6 ECTS)
    • Ethnic Inequality (6 ECTS)
    • Methods in Epidemiology and Demography (6 ECTS)
    • Migration and Integration  (6 ECTS)
    • Social Capital and Health (6 ECTS)
    • Social Inequality and Health (6 ECTS)
    • Spatial Epidemiology and Demography (6 ECTS)
    • Work, Health and Society (6 ECTS)

Sociological Electives

  • Any elective course suited for Sociological Electives (6 ECTS)

Total 1st year: 60 ECTS

Courses at the University Pompeu Fabra Barcelona

  • Mandatory courses
    • Family, Gender and Society (6 ECTS)
    • Demographic Changes and Social Dynamics (6 ECTS)
    • Social Stratification Analysis (6 ECTS)
    • Social Policies and the Welfare State (6 ECTS)
  • Elective: one elective course (topic not already done in Bamberg)
    • Migration and Society (only possible if Migration and Integration was not attended in Bamberg) (6 ECTS)
    • Health and Inequality (only possible if  Social Inequality and Health was not attended in Bamberg) (6 ECTS)
    • Labour Market Policies and Economics(only possible if Economy and Labour Market was not attended in Bamberg) (6 ECTS)
  • Elective: one elective course (topic not already done in Bamberg)
    • Fundamentals of Political and Social Research
    • Research and Data Analysis Seminar
    • Design, Evaluation and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research
    • Qualitative Research Methods (only possible if Methods of Qualitative Social Sciences was not attended in Bamberg) (6 ECTS)
  • Master Thesis and Defence (30 ECTS)

Total 2nd year: 60 ECTS