Study at Department of Sociology
The department hosts courses and programmes in sociology and social psycology.
First Cycle Education
First cycle education, leading to a Bachelor's degree, at the Department of Sociology encompasses Sociology, Social psychology and Sociology with Orientation towards Work, Organization and Human Resource Management (AOP).
The department hosts two first cycle programmes:
Note that Swedish is the language of instruction for first cycle courses and programmes.
Second Cycle/Master Studies
Second cycle education / graduate level is provided through courses in Sociology and Social Psychology and the Master program in Sociology.
To be eligible for second cycle education you need a bachelor degree in the subject specified for each course or program.
The degree of this level is Master of Arts (60 credits) of Master of Arts/Science (120 credits) depending on the length of the master program.
Master program in sociology (120 credits)
60 credits equals one year of full time studies.
Master’s level courses
- Intersectionality, 7.5 credits (2SC038)
The course deals with the development of theories and theoretical discussion of the concept of intersectionality and its use in order to understand the interaction between power orders based on …
Course, Autumn 2025, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, The course will be taught in English, if needed - Sociology of Health and Medicine, 7.5 credits (2SC135)
This course introduces sociological approaches to health, health care and medicine that have offered critical perspectives on understanding illness and suffering from subjective and structural …
Course, Autumn 2025, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English
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