Outline for Master Programme in Social Sciences

• 120 credits
• Programme code: SSV2M
• Specialization Code: DIMS
• Established: 2012-08-16
• Established by: The Department Board
• Revised: 2014-10-16
• Revised by: The Faculty Board of Social Sciences
• Reg. no: SAMFAK 2014/103 Doss 3:2:1
• Outline applies from: Autumn 2015
• Responsible faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences

Semester 1

Period 1

• MCS/Digital Media, Culture and Society, 7.5 credits (2IV139) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Media and Communication Studies A1N
• Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits (2SC099) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Sociology A1F
• MCS/Digital Media and Organisations, 7.5 credits (2IV140) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Media and Communication Studies A1N
• Quantitative Methods, 7.5 credits (2ST106) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Statistics A1N

Semester 2

• MCS/Global Perspectives on Social Change and Digital Media, 7.5 credits (2IV141) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Media and Communication Studies A1N
• MCS/Digital Media, Participation and Agency, 7.5 credits (2IV142) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Media and Communication Studies A1N

Elective courses, 15 credits

Semester 3

• Philosophy of Science for Social Scientists, 7.5 credits (2EH410) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Economic History AXX, Urban Studies AXX, Statistics AXX, Sociology AXX, Psychology AXX, Education AXX, Media and Communication Studies AXX, Food Science and Nutrition AXX, Social and Economic Geography AXX
• Social Scientific Methods, 7.5 credits (2EH407) *
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Economic History A1N

Elective courses, 15 credits

Semester 4

Master's thesis, 30 credits

* Mandatory