Sociology in the B.A. Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Since winter semester 2023/24, Sociology has been offered as a major subject in the combined degree program Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the Faculty of Arts , Humanities and Social Sciences. Sociology can be studied in this degree program as a first major subject (80 CP) or as a second major subject (70 CP). It is also possible to deepen the first major in sociology in the second major in social sciences, which then corresponds to the scope of a B.A. in sociology.

How can I imagine studying sociology in Dresden?

Do you sometimes ask yourself why things are the way they are? For example, why our society is going through so many crises? Why there is still poverty despite prosperity? Or why we continue to adapt our lives to digital technologies? If so, then sociology could be just the right subject for you! These are just a few of the questions that are repeatedly asked in the social science of sociology and answered through theoretical considerations and empirical studies. Sociology aims to find answers to what moves society. To do this, it collects data using surveys or interviews, for example, in order to subsequently identify both problems and solutions.

A sociology degree course can be very varied and can be individually tailored. In many modules, students can choose between seminars with different thematic focuses, theoretical approaches, academic texts and discussion formats. The choice of second major subject and professional internship also depends on personal interests.

You can find a presentation by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science of the Sociology program at TU Dresden here

You can find an insight into everyday student life here:

What does the Sociology major look like?

You can study sociology in Dresden in the BA Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. You can find an overview of the major subject Sociology in the BA GKS here.

If you choose sociology as your 1st major subject, the BA degree program comprises three areas for you:

the subject of Sociology, including Bachelor's thesis (90 credit points)
the 2nd main subject (70 credit points)
General qualifications (AQUA, 20 credit points)

The 1st major in Sociology comprises the following modules:

PHF-BA-Soz-E	Introduction to Sociology
PHF-BA-Soz-M-S1	Methods of descriptive and inferential statistics
PHF-BA-Soz-Theory	Sociological theories
PHF-BA-Soz-MiMa	Conceptual and thematic foundations of sociology
PHF-BA-Soz-M-S2	Methods of multivariate statistics
PHF-BA-Soz-M-MESE	Fundamentals of empirical social research methods
PHF-BA-Soz-MQL	Qualitative methods of empirical social research
PHF-BA-Soz-EMiMa	Micro- and macrosociology in extension
PHF-BA-Soz-M-VTES	Methods and techniques of empirical social research
PHF-BA-Soz-MQN	Quantitative methods of empirical social research
PHF-BA-Soz-Spez1	Special Sociologies I: Culture, Knowledge, Media, Globalization
PHF-BA-Soz-Spez2	Special Sociologies II: Work, Education, Gender and Family
PHF-BA-Soz-Spez3	Special Sociologies III: Environment, Technology and Science
PHF-BA-Soz-SpezMeth	Sociological Methods
PHF-BA-Soz-AQUA1	Interdisciplinary key qualifications for sociologists
PHF-BA-SozAQUA2	Professional practice in sociology
BA	Final thesis

One of the following areas can be chosen as the 2nd main subject:

English and American Studies

Footnotes

The subjects Media Research, Political Science and Sociology cannot be combined as 1st and 2nd major subjects. However, if you choose Social Sciences as your 2nd major subject, you can study content from the two social science subjects not chosen as your 1st major subject as well as content from the subjects Social Education, Business Administration and Economics, Media Computer Science, Law or Psychology (the latter subject to reservation). In-depth content from the subjects of political science and sociology can then also be chosen.

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Study plan:

You can find the degree program schedule in the study regulations for the GKS degree program with sociology as 1st major.

AQUA

The area of General Qualifications (Aqua) includes a professional internship and interdisciplinary key qualifications, for which a wide range of courses is offered by various faculties.

The Bachelor's thesis

The Bachelor's thesis corresponds to 10 credit points. It takes eight weeks to complete. The grades for the Bachelor's thesis and all modules are included in the final grade.

Study documents

The study documents (examination regulations, study regulations) can be found on the BA GKS website here.

How can I apply for Sociology as a major subject in the BA GKS?

The application modalities and any admission restrictions for the combined degree program in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences can be found in the Student Information System (SINS).
You can also apply online via the application portal (centralized for all degree programs at TU Dresden).

Further information and access to the application can be found here.

I am already enrolled. Where can I find information about starting my studies?

You can find information about starting your studies here.
You can find the latest information on the start of studies in October here.

I am already studying sociology. Where can I find information, guidelines and templates for sociology students?

Information for sociology students can be found here: