Old Curriculum Sociology
CURRICULUM
The first year contains, from the organized study work, the mandatory methodological and elective theoretical course and a seminar for the preparation of doctoral dissertation disposition. The first year is completed with the confirmed doctoral dissertation topic and submitted disposition of the doctoral dissertation.
| COURSE | 1. Semester | 2. semester |
|---|---|---|
ECTS | ECTS | |
15 | – | |
| Elective Theoretical Course | 15 | – |
– | 15 | |
| Individual work on Disposition | – | 15 |
| TOGETHER | 30 | 30 |
The second year is entirely intended for individual research work for the purpose of preparing doctoral dissertation with the assistance of the selected supervisor and possibly a co-supervisor.
| COURSE | 1. semester | 2. semester |
|---|---|---|
ECTS | ECTS | |
| Individual work on Dissertation | 30 | 30 |
| TOGETHER | 30 | 30 |
The third year allows the candidate, to address critical responses to his/her draft of dissertation obtained at the Dissertation Seminar and to correct, complete, finalize and defend his/her doctoral dissertation, taking into account relevant suggestions.
| COURSE | 1. semester | 2. semester |
|---|---|---|
ECTS | ECTS | |
15 | – | |
| Individual work on Dissertation | 15 | 30 |
| TOGETHER | 30 | 30 |
The selection of theoretical in-depth knowledge, which will be selected by the student as an elective unit, primarily depends on his/her selection of doctoral dissertation topic. In this sense, SASS offers two options:
– Candidate can choose one of the elective course at SASS the closest, or
– Candidate can choose the equivalent theoretical content at another relevant domestic or foreign accredited higher education institution.
| COURSE | ECTS |
|---|---|
15 | |
15 | |
15 |
*Studets choose one course.
- Explanation of acronyms:· ECTS – European Credit Transfer System
The program is designed to allow students to focus on one of three sociological sub-disciplines: Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, and Sociology of Culture. Namely, these are subdisciplines that cover three of the most important and developmentally most relevant sub-fields: politics (guiding society and achieving goals), economy (providing resources) and culture (values and behavioral foundations for action). Thus, in addition to methodological knowledge, students acquire current knowledge necessary for theoretical reasoning of the nature and dynamics of these three areas. In addition to the sociological knowledge and content which is at the forefront, students acquire knowledge from other disciplines (political science, economy, culturology) that touch on these areas.
The study programme consists of a methodological course that provides students with knowledge of contemporary qualitative and quantitative research methods (and modes of combining them in research work) and a theoretical course that students select among three courses, each of which is tied to one of the three mentioned sociological subdisciplines: Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, and Sociology of Culture. In addition, students attend two doctoral seminars: a Disposition Seminar, where students present the starting points of their doctoral dissertation; and a Dissertation Seminar where students present the preliminary findings of their doctoral dissertation. The majority of work on the preparation of the doctoral dissertation consists of individual research work with the assistance and cooperation of the selected supervisor (and potential co-supervisor).