Degree Structure
Required courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
| ASPP 500 |
Modern Sociological Theories |
3 |
| ASPP 501 |
Public Policy in Knowledge-Based Societies |
3 |
| ASPP 502 |
Economic Sociology and Sociology of Labor Market |
3 |
|
Public Policy as a Discipline |
3 |
| ASPP 504 |
European Union Law and Institutions |
3 |
| ASPP 600 |
uot;mceVisualAid">Advanced Statistical Analysis of Data |
3 |
| ASPP 550 |
Theory of Globalization |
3 |
|
Comparative Political Systems and Strategic Governance |
3 |
|
International Political Economy |
3 |
| ASPP 552 |
Inequality, Class, Gender, Ethnicity |
3 |
|
Comparative European Public Policies |
3 |
|
History of Public Policy |
3 |
|
Methods of Policy Analysis and Policy Design |
3 |
| ASPP 701 |
Internship/Research Practicum |
3 |
|
Conflict Studies |
3 |
| ASPP 700 |
Thesis Seminar |
3 |
Elective Courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
| POL 553 |
Global Migration |
3 |
|
Public Policy and Multinational Corporations |
3 |
| SOC 581 |
Sociology of Family |
3 |
| ENV 500 |
Environment and Society |
3 |
| SOC 504 |
Topics in Modern Sociological Theories: Love, Sexuality and Society |
3 |
| ASPP 553 |
Minorities in Europe |
3 |
|
On the Margins of Sociology: Bataille and Foucault |
3 |
|
Health Care, Pensions, Employment and Welfare
|
3 |
|
Migration Policies in Liberal States |
3 |
| ASPP 555 |
Sociology of Education and Social Stratification |
3 |
| ASPP 554 |
Public Opinion, Political and Market Research |
3 |
|
Urban and Rural Transformations |
3 |
|
Public Administration |
3 |
|
Ethno-Political Conflicts and Organized Crime |
3 |
|
Theories of Antisocial Behaviour |
3 |
M.A. in Applied Sociology and Public Policy
Required courses (48 credits)
| Code | Course | Credits |
| ASPP 500 |
Modern Sociological Theories |
4 |
| ASPP 501 |
Public Policy in Knowledge-Based Societies |
4 |
| ASPP 502 |
Economic Sociology and Sociology of Labor Market |
4 |
| ASPP 503 |
Human Resources Management |
4 |
| ASPP 504 |
Institutions of the EU |
4 |
| ASPP 600 |
Advanced Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Evaluation and Forecasting |
4 |
| ASPP 601 |
Advanced Statistical Data Analysis with SPSS |
4 |
| ASPP 700 |
Critical Analysis Seminar: Reading and Analyzing Research Papers |
4 |
| ASPP 701 |
Internship |
6 |
| ASPP 702 |
Thesis Seminar I |
4 |
| ASPP 703 |
Thesis Seminar II |
6 |
Elective Courses (12 credits) *
| Code | Course | Credits |
| ASPP 550 |
Theories of Globalization |
3 |
| ASPP 551 |
Knowledge Formats and Knowledge Production |
3 |
| ASPP 552 |
Inequality: Class, Race, Gender, and Ethnicity |
3 |
| ASPP 553 |
Minorities in Europe |
3 |
| ASPP 554 |
Public Opinion, Political and Market Research |
3 |
| ASPP 555 |
Sociology of Education and Social Stratification |
3 |
* Students are required to select 4 elective courses.