The Bachelor's degree program in Sociology (enrollment until SoSe 2023)

Please note: Since winter semester 2023/24, the new combined degree course in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences has replaced the previous Bachelor's degree courses at the Faculty of Arts , Humanities and Social Sciences. Because this changes the rotation of courses in some areas, you should check the courses on offer more carefully and, if necessary, speak to the academic advisor if you deviate from the recommended course of study. Sociology can be studied as a first or second major in this degree program; it is also possible to deepen the first major in Sociology in the second major in Social Sciences, which corresponds to the scope of the previous B.A. Sociology.

Information on the B.A. Sociology for all students enrolled until SoSe 2023 can be found here

Character and modular structure

Graduate studies show that sociologists are characterized by a variety of potential professional fields - in addition to universities and non-university research institutions, the fields of social planning, social services, consulting work for organizations, associations, extracurricular educational areas, market research, etc. are particularly noteworthy. These results suggest that the newly designed BA degree program should also be oriented towards the model of the professional generalist instead of a high degree of specialization: Graduates should be equipped with broad sociological knowledge and, above all, the ability to think sociologically, which can be applied to diverse problems. They should be enabled to work immediately after completing the BA or to continue on to a Master's degree course.

The BA degree program comprises three central areas:

• Core area from the subject of Sociology (with 125 CP)
• Supplementary area (with 35 CP)
• General qualifications area (with 20 CP)

The course of study is divided into modules which are completed with an examination. The coursework to be completed takes the form of credit points (CP). One CP corresponds to a workload of 30 hours.

Core area

The core area - excluding the Bachelor's thesis - comprises the following nine modules:

Soc-GM 01 Basic module "Introduction to Sociology"
Soc-GM 02 Basic module "Methods of empirical social research"
Soc-GM 03 Basic module "Sociological Theory"
Soc-GM 04 Basic module "Microsociology"
Soc-GM 05 Basic module "Macrosociology"
Soc-AM 01 Advanced module "Methods of Empirical Social Research"
Soc-AM 02 Advanced module "Sociological Theory"
Soc-SM 01 Specialization module "Culture and Society"
Soc-SM 02 Specialization module "Life forms, gender and social problems"
Soc-SM 03 Specialization module "Economy, Technology and Politics"

Descriptions of the content of the individual modules can be found on the central pages of the study documents and regulations.

Supplementary area

The supplementary area is made up of courses offered by other Institutes. The following subjects are available for the supplementary area:

• Communication Studies,
• Political Science,
• history,
• social pedagogy,
• philosophy/ethics/theology and
• Art/Music.

A total of 35 credits of courses must be completed in the selected supplementary area. Please refer to the homepage of the selected supplementary area or the handbook of supplementary areas for the relevant courses, modules and courses.

Area of General Qualifications (AQUA)

At the heart of the General Qualifications area is a compulsory eight-week work placement; this is supplemented by courses offered by other faculties, language courses and other events. A total of 20 CP must be earned in the General Qualifications area.

Bachelor's thesis

Eight weeks are set aside to complete the Bachelor's thesis, which corresponds to 12 credit points. The candidate must present the thesis in a colloquium. Three credit points are awarded for the colloquium. The result of the colloquium is included in the assessment of the Bachelor's thesis. All modules and the BA thesis are included in the overall BA grade.

Study schedule

This updated study plan applies to all students who have been enrolled since the winter semester 2009/2010 and up to the winter semester 2015/2016.

1. Semester	2. Semester	3. semester	4. semester	5. semester	6. semester
Soc-GM 1		Soc-GM 3	Soc-GM 3	Soc-AM 2	Soc-AM 2
Soc-GM 2	Soc-GM 2	Soc-AM 1	Soc-AM 1
Soc-GM 4	Soc-GM 4		Soc-SM 1/2/3*	Soc-SM 1/2/3*
Soc-GM 5	Soc-GM 5		Soc-SM 1/2/3*	Soc-SM 1/2/3*
		Soc-Aqua 2	Soc-Aqua 2		Soc-Aqua 1
EB	EB	EB			BA

* One module must be selected in each case.

Key:

Abbreviation	Module name
Soc-GM 01	Basic module "Introduction to Sociology"
Soc-GM 02	Basic module "Methods of empirical social research"
Soc-GM 03	Basic module "Sociological Theory"
Soc-GM 04	Basic module "Microsociology"
Soc-GM 05	Basic module "Macrosociology"
Soc-AM 01	Advanced module "Methods of empirical social research"
Soc-AM 02	Advanced module "Sociological Theory"
Soc-SM 01	Specialization module "Culture and Society"
Soc-SM 02	Specialization module "Life forms, gender and social problems"
Soc-SM 03	Specialization module "Economy and Politics"
Soc-Aqua 1	General qualification 1 (work placement)
Soc-Aqua 2	General qualification 2
EB	Supplementary area
BA	Bachelor thesis

Study and examination regulations, module descriptions and schedules

The study and examination regulations and module descriptions valid at the time of enrolment are decisive for your studies.

Study regulations

The study regulations dated 30.11.2005 apply in principle. For students enrolled after 01.10.2007, the amendment to the study regulations and the annexes to the amendment also apply. All changes have already been incorporated into the descriptions and information provided here.
You can find all the documents mentioned on the corresponding page of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science.

Examination regulations

The examination regulations of 30.11.2005 also apply here. For students enrolled after 01.10.2007, the amendment statutes to the examination regulations also apply. All changes have already been incorporated into the descriptions and information provided here.
You can find all the documents mentioned on the corresponding page of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science.

Schedules

Study schedule until WS 2015/2016