Content:

Students acquire in-depth knowledge of 

• the central theories of the subject,
• the emergence and development of the subject in its entirety,theoretical foundations and the methodology of the subject.

Dieses Modul setzt sich aus einer allgemeinen Vorlesung und vertiefenden Seminaren für fortgeschrittene Studierende zusammen. In der Vorlesung wird ein breiter Überblick über die Soziologie und aktuelle Forschungsschwerpunkte gegeben.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

Students must provide evidence of active participation in one lecture (3 CP), and two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, term paper or oral examination (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 14 credit points.

Content:

• Students acquire in-depth knowledge of
• the various theories of the above-mentioned specialised fields and their history: 
• in particular, in-depth knowledge that makes it possible to analyse discursive hegemonies, symbolic violence and forms of defining power,
• analysing the social construction of gender and sexuality,
• analysing the social production of migration,
• the analysis of manifest and latent forms of social categorisation and their implications for the processes of social privilege and disadvantage,
• Identifying the forms of social production of difference(s),
• identifying the interactions between different dimensions of difference (e.g. between "gender" and "ethnicity"),
• the analysis of marginalised, migrant and/or queer lifeworlds,
• professional aspects of the topics, concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

Students must provide evidence of active participation in two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 11 credit points.

• Students acquire in-depth knowledge of
• the positioning of social psychology and microsociology in the social sciences,
• the social constitution of subjectivity,
• socialisation practices and relationships (actors, instances/institutions and phases),
• the microsociological analysis of interaction and communication,
• the mechanisms of the social production of unconsciousness,
• the significance of psychoanalysis as a critical social science.Professional aspects of the topics, concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

Students must provide evidence of active participation in two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 11 credit points.

Content:
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of

• the relationship between society and the economy,the structure of markets, hierarchies and networks,
• the structure and dynamics of organisationsthe relationship between capital and labour,
• the change in forms of work and employment,the change in labour power,the relationship between labour, 
• money, status and personality structure,the relationship between labour and subjectivation,
• the relationship between production and reproduction,questions of innovation and entrepreneurship research,methods of economic, 
• labour, organisational and innovation research,professional aspects of the topics,
• concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

Students must provide evidence of active participation in two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 11 credit points.

• theories and empirical findings on social inequality (in-depth study);
• professional aspects of the topics, concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attende

Content:
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of

• central, interrelated fields of research, such as science and technology studies, environmental and risk sociology and sociology of the body,
• the analytical perspective of STS (Science & Technology Studies), 
• various classical approaches of the sociology of knowledge and science studies,
• newer approaches of cultural anthropology, praxeology, 
• feminist technoscience, semiotic-materialist concepts, 
• governmentality research as well as the tradition and topicality of critical social theory,
• the critical examination of the interplay of discourse practices, forms of knowledge, technical artefacts, social relations of nature and social formations,
• professional aspects of the topics, concepts and methods dealt with in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

Students must provide evidence of active participation in two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 11 credit points.

Content:

By completing this module, students acquire research-related knowledge in the field of empirical social research methods, in particular with regard to

• conceptual, basic theoretical and practical knowledge in relation to important research designs and research approaches in empirical social research, such as observational vs. quasiexperimental and experimental designs, sampling, participatory vs. non-participatory approaches,
• conceptual, basic theoretical and practical knowledge of important data collection methods in empirical social research, in particular interviewing, text analysis and observation,
• conceptual, basic theoretical and practical knowledge of central data analysis and evaluation procedures, such as content analysis, analysis of narrative data, hermeneutic procedures, classifying and regression-analytical procedures of social science statistics, e.g. including longitudinal, hierarchical or network-analytical data structures,
• common IT-supported techniques and application software of interpretative-reconstructive and quantitative[1] statistical social research,
• professional aspects of the topics, concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of participation:

If you choose this specialisation, it is recommended that you complete the courses in the module before or at the same time as attending the research internships (modules 9/10).

Students must provide evidence of active participation in two seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination, oral examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 11 credit points.

Content:
Students acquire in-depth knowledge of

• the theoretical and empirical content in one of the areas of "Gender, Migration, Diversity", "Microsociology, Social Psychology and Culture", "Economy, Work and Organisation", "Social Structure and Social Inequality", "Knowledge, Technology and Environment", "Methods of Empirical Social Research",
• an extended interdisciplinary social science perspective,
• specific research specialisations of your own choice,
• career-related aspects of the topics, concepts and methods covered in the module.

Final module examinations, coursework and proof of attendance:

Courses totalling 6 SWS from one of the selected modules from the compulsory elective phase are taken. Example: If modules 3 and 4 were taken in the compulsory elective phase, either module 3 or module 4 must be taken in the specialisation.

Students must provide evidence of active participation in three seminars (3 CP each). The module concludes with a written examination or term paper (5 CP) following one of the seminars attended.

The module is completed with a total of 14 credit points.

Content:

The module comprises research-related courses that focus on the independent implementation of a sociological question in the context of empirical research work by students. The courses enable students to independently access data in a theory-based manner, for example by accessing the field and developing a primary survey or by providing data sets from empirical social research that can be analysed by secondary analysis. The courses offered in the module systematically cover both areas of the qualitative-interpretative and quantitative-statistical tradition of empirical social research in order to give students the opportunity to specialise specifically by attending corresponding courses as part of their Master's degree.

Final module examinations, academic achievements and proof of participation:

The research internship can be attended as a one-semester seminar with 4 SWS or as a two-semester seminar with 2 SWS each (6 CP).

Normally, the two research internships (modules 9 + 10) are attended by different teachers. It is also possible for both research practicals (modules 9 + 10) to be related in terms of content and to be held by the same teacher (however, it must be possible to attend both separately and each must conclude with its own final module examination).
The module concludes with a term paper (8 CP).

The module is completed with a total of 14 credit points.

Content:

see module 9

Final module examinations, academic achievements and proof of participation:

see module 9

The module is completed with a total of 14 credit points.

Content:

Courses can be chosen individually from the courses offered by Goethe University and the institutions cooperating with the Department of Social Sciences.

The prerequisite is always that the responsible lecturer is prepared to accept the students.

Final module examinations, academic achievements and proof of participation:

The allocation of credit points always depends on the organising department.
Subject to the availability of places, all courses in this module can be taken that have a CP entry in the course catalogue. Under the above-mentioned conditions, university policy activities can also be recognised. The regulations of the department offering the module regarding registration procedures etc. must be observed. If electronic examination registration is not possible, evidence must be submitted to the Examinations Office in a suitable form.

Activities in the field of university policy engagement can also be recognised with up to 5 CP. The activity must be carried out for at least one year. The following CPs can be credited for involvement in higher education policy: ASTA board (5CP), ASTA department (3CP), student parliament presidium (3CP), senate (5 CP), faculty council (3CP), equal opportunities council (3CP), appointments committee (3CP), institute directorates (3CP), study commission (3CP), accreditation commission (3CP), QSL commission (1CP), examination board (1CP), student council conference (3CP); In addition, up to 2 CP (1CP per semester) can be recognised for active participation in the student council. The crediting of CP in the context of active participation in the student council, which exceeds the usual voluntary commitment, must be applied for by the student council at the examination board.

The module is completed with a total of 10 credit points.

Grades in the optional module are not included in the overall grade.

Content:

The students should demonstrate their ability to develop, appropriately present and argumentatively answer a comprehensive scientific question in the form of a Master's thesis. They attend an accompanying colloquium, present and reflect on their research work and put it up for discussion.

Final thesis and proof of participation:

In the colloquium, students provide proof of participation and receive 3 CP for this. If possible, we recommend attending the colloquium in the semester before writing the final thesis or at the same time. If possible, students should attend the colloquium with the person who is also supervising their final thesis

Students receive 26 credit points for the final thesis. The thesis is not registered via the electronic examination registration. Students use the form to register for the Master's thesis. Students must find their own supervisor at least one semester in advance. 

The second supervisor can also be assigned by the Examination Office on request.
From the time of registration, students have 5 months to complete their thesis. They can register the Master's thesis as soon as 56 CP have been successfully completed.

Students take the oral examination (defence of the Master's thesis) after the thesis has been corrected. Students coordinate the date with their supervisor. Students receive 3 credit points for the oral examination.

The entire module is completed with 32 credit points.