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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.