Master Sociology (905 [3] - Version 2024)

M1 Introduction to the Master’s Programme in Sociology (11 ECTS)

• 230101 VO M1 MA Sociology: Overview, Specialisations and Career Prospects - Orientation Course - Lecture
• 230102 VO M1 Sociological Theories (Lecture)
• 230103 VO M1 Sociological Methodologies and Methods

M2 Professionalisation of Research in the Social Sciences (10 ECTS)

• 230104 UE M2 Project Planning and Project Management with a focus on social science research projects
• 230105 UE M2 Scientific writing and publishing
• 230106 UE [ en ] M2 Scientific Writing and publishing

M3 Sociological Theories (10 ECTS)

• 230107 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Parliament of Things. Bruno Latour
• 230108 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Discrimination and inequality of social classes
• 230109 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Modern Sociology from Vienna
• 230110 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Conflict - Law - Society
• 230112 UE M3 Game Theory for the Social Sciences - Theory - Workshop
• 230113 UE M3 The Rise of the New Right: Sociological Analyses and Worst-Case Scenarios - Theory - Workshop
• 230114 UE M3 Theories of the welfare state - Theory - Workshop
• 230115 UE M3 Class theory and analysis of capitalism from Karl Marx to Erik Olin Wright - Theory - Workshop
• 230116 UE M3 Analysis of Social Action - Theory - Workshop

M4 Methods in Empirical Social Research (20 ECTS)

• 230120 UE M4 Qualitative Methods: Interview and Participant Observation
• 230121 UE M4 Quantitative Methods: Cross-sectional Data Analysis
• 230122 UE M4 Discourse Analysis - Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
• 230123 UE M4 Interpretative emotion analysis - Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
• 230124 UE M4 (Micro-) panel data analysis in the social sciences - Selected Quantitative Methods
• 230125 UE M4 Evaluating the quality of research data using selected statistical methods - Selected Quantitative Methods

M5 Sociological Specialisation (21 ECTS)

• 230130 VO M5 Visual Sociology: gender order of film an filmmaking - onscreen/offscreen - Sociological Specialisation (Lecture)
• 230131 VO [ en ] M5 Political Sociology - Sociological Specialisation (Lecture)
• 230132 VO [ en ] M5 Urban Sociology: Debates and Developments - Sociological Specialisation (Lecture)
• 230133 UE M5 Interpretive analysis of AI-generated images - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230134 UE M5 Evaluating, Classifying and Comparing. Sociological perspectives on ordering practices - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230135 UE M5 Return of National Chauvinism as a Consequence of (De-) Globalization - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230136 UE M5 From dream vacations to nightmare jobs: Tourism as a scene of social inequality - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230137 UE M5 Sustainable Consumption
• 230138 UE M5 Streets and the sociological decoding of the city
• 230139 SE M5 Researching discrimination experiences and racism - Research Seminar Sociological Specialisation
• 230140 SE M5 Understanding Changing Welfare Regimes - Research Seminar Sociological Specialisation

M5 Sociological Specialisation: Recommended Lectures of other Departments

• 040279 VO Principle of Economic Sociology (MA)
• 233030 VO [ en ] Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions: Central Issues, Questions and Concepts - Central Issues, Questions and Concepts

M6 Sociological Specialisation of Choice (10 ECTS)

• 230107 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Parliament of Things. Bruno Latour
• 230108 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Discrimination and inequality of social classes
• 230109 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Modern Sociology from Vienna
• 230110 SE M3 Reading Seminar: Conflict - Law - Society
• 230112 UE M3 Game Theory for the Social Sciences - Theory - Workshop
• 230113 UE M3 The Rise of the New Right: Sociological Analyses and Worst-Case Scenarios - Theory - Workshop
• 230114 UE M3 Theories of the welfare state - Theory - Workshop
• 230115 UE M3 Class theory and analysis of capitalism from Karl Marx to Erik Olin Wright - Theory - Workshop
• 230116 UE M3 Analysis of Social Action - Theory - Workshop
• 230122 UE M4 Discourse Analysis - Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
• 230123 UE M4 Interpretative emotion analysis - Selected Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
• 230124 UE M4 (Micro-) panel data analysis in the social sciences - Selected Quantitative Methods
• 230125 UE M4 Evaluating the quality of research data using selected statistical methods - Selected Quantitative Methods
• 230133 UE M5 Interpretive analysis of AI-generated images - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230134 UE M5 Evaluating, Classifying and Comparing. Sociological perspectives on ordering practices - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230135 UE M5 Return of National Chauvinism as a Consequence of (De-) Globalization - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230136 UE M5 From dream vacations to nightmare jobs: Tourism as a scene of social inequality - Sociological Specialisation (Exercise)
• 230137 UE M5 Sustainable Consumption
• 230138 UE M5 Streets and the sociological decoding of the city
• 230141 SE M6 Settlement Sociology - Sociological Specialisation of Choice
• 230142 SE M6 Antisemitism in Europe an in the USA - Sociological Specialisation of Choice
• 230143 SE M6 Protest cultures on the move: feminist politics and activism - Sociological Specialisation of Choice
• 230144 UE M6 Myths of Everyday Life - Sociological Specialisation of Choice

M6 Sociological Specialisation of Choice: Recommended Lectures of other Departments

• 040048 KU Sociology of Labor Markets (MA)
• 040175 KU Solidary Economic (MA) - Cooperative economy and Cooperatives
• 040519 KU [ en ] Sociology of Organizations (MA)
• 040577 KU [ en ] Industrial Sociology (MA)
• 040707 SE International Cooperative Management (MA)
• 233030 VO [ en ] Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions: Central Issues, Questions and Concepts - Central Issues, Questions and Concepts
• 233031 KO [ en ] Discussion Class Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions
• 233042 SE [ en ] Technology Assessment: Speaking (STS-)Truth to Power?
• 233043 SE [ en ] Technoscience, Power, and Justice - Exploring contemporary science and technology in/as neocolonial capitalism
• 233045 SE [ en ] Expanding the toolbox - Student led seminar on experimental methods for STS data gathering, analysis and/or communication
• 233046 SE [ en ] Digital: words, people, objects, systems
• 240063 SE VM5 / VM4 - Frantz Fanon: Colonialism, Theories of Liberation und Emancipation Movements
• 240125 SE [ en ] VM3 / VM6 - Borders and development: concepts, practices, struggles

M7 Master’s Thesis Project (8 ECTS)

• 230145 KU M7 Creation of an Exposé
• 230146 KU M7 Supporting Course: Master's Thesis

M7 Master’s Thesis Project: Recommended Lectures of other Departments

• 040129 SE Seminar for Master Candidates - Wirtschaftssoziologie und Soziologie (SPL 4 + SPL 23)
• 040314 SE Conversatorium for Master Candidates - Wirtschaftssoziologie und Soziologie (SPL 4 + SPL 23)