Sociology (Master) - Starting your studies in winter term 2024/25

(as of 1.8.2024)

Dear prospective students, dear future students,

We are delighted that you are interested in the Master's degree program in Sociology at TU Dresden and would like to provide you with the most important information for the start of the semester in October 2024. This information will be updated on an ongoing basis.

A request to all those who receive admission and enrol: Activate your TU Dresden e-mail address early and check it regularly or set up a forwarding service, as this is the only way we can reach you! Very important: As soon as you have your TU Dresden account, please log in to the OPAL study platform. All communication in the courses is handled via this platform. You will find the entry link for teaching in WS 24/25 in September via this link.

In the first semester week (before the start of the lecture period) there is traditionally a welcome brunch with information about starting your studies. This year it will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2024 in the 3rd double hour (11:10-12:40) in room FAL 232 in the Institute of Sociology, office building Falkenbrunnen, Chemnitzer Str. 46a, 01187 Dresden (entrance behind the fountain on the right next to the yellow mailbox, 2nd floor on the right).
Please register by sending an e-mail to . The meeting will be organized by students from the Master's programme, the programme coordinator and some lecturers will also be present. You can also view information from previous semesters in advance, such as the video lecture on the introduction to the program structure. You can find the slides used there here: Presentation on the structure of the degree program.

The courses start at TU Dresden on Monday, 14.10.2024.

Further information:
You can find the planned courses for the first semester of the Master's degree program in the table below. This is the planning from the previous WS 23/24, i.e. the times, topics and lecturers will probably be different. However, the teaching in WS 24/25 will basically be similar. As soon as the teaching schedule has been finalized, it will be announced here. The courses in the first semester are as follows:

• a weekly lecture series in which the main study areas of the degree program and the core research areas at the Institute of Sociology are presented (also from ongoing projects),
• a plenary seminar in which basic approaches, topics and concepts of sociology are read and discussed, taking into account the interests and knowledge levels of the students,
• two bridge courses on quantitative and qualitative methods, one of which must be chosen,
• three core seminars on topics from the three main areas of study, two of which you will complete in winter semester 24/25 and one of which you will continue as a research project in summer semester 25. The core seminars are assigned to the three specializations.

All courses in the first semester are compulsory; you only have to choose between the two bridge courses in qualitative or quantitative methods. The reason for this is to lay a common foundation for all students, including students from other universities and other degree programs, for their further studies. The table below now contains the courses for the upcoming WS 2024/25! Rooms may still change (DS = double lessons, a TUD-specific time regime, see left column for exact times):

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