Programmes and Courses in English
Stand alone courses and degree programmes at the Department of Sociology

We offer a wide variety of English courses and programmes at the bachelor/undergraduate and master levels. They are presented on this page.
Please go to our Swedish website to see our courses and programmes in Swedish.
Stand alone courses
Come study courses in sociology and social anthropology from bachelor to masters level. The courses vary in length from 10 and 15 up to 30 credits.
Application periods
- Autumn courses: mid March to mid April each year (the date varies).
- Spring courses: mid September to mid October each year (the date varies).
Theme-courses
Our theme-courses should be taken as a supplement to other courses. They can usually be studied without previous university merits, but please note: they usually do not give eligibility for further studies. Please ask our Study Advisers for more information: studievagledning [at] stu [dot] lu [dot] se
- (Autumn) Sociology: Sociology of Global Development and Sustainability (SOCA26) 30 credits. Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se
- (Spring) International Migration and Development (SOCB27) 15 credits. Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se
- (Spring) Development and Social Welfare Policies (SOCB28) 15 credits. Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se
Special theme course
To be admitted to this course, you must have completed 60 credits in a social science subject, or the equivalent.
Master courses
You must have passed the bachelor's (undergraduate) level to be eligible for master courses. These advanced level courses provide you with a deeper academic understanding by broadening your subject knowledge and giving you the opportunity to further specialize.
- (Autumn) Theories, Perspectives and Concepts of Cultural Criminology, 15 credits (CCRN01) (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Spring) Applied Cultural Criminology – Analysis, Organisation and Strategies, 15 credits (CCRN10) (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn) Social Policy and Welfare Management (SOCN17) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se) This course will be given for the last time Autumn 2022
- (Autumn) Methods and Social Analysis (SOCN06) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Spring) Sociology: Modern classics (SOCN04) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn) Sociology: Classical and Contemporary Theory (SOCN03) 15 credits (link to lunduniversity.lu.se)
- Sociology: Master's (Two years) Thesis, 30 credits (SOCM04)
- (Autumn) Ethnography in Social Science (SANN04) 15 credits (link to lunduniversity.lu.se) (Sociology and Social Anthropology)
- (Autumn) Social Anthropology: Theory and Method Course (SANN03) 15 credits (link to lunduniversity.lu.se)
- Social Anthropology: Master's (Two Years) Thesis (SANM03) 30 credits (Syllabus PDF)
- (Spring) Social Anthropology: Modern classics (SANN13) 15 credits (link to lunduniversity.lu.se)
- (Autumn) Ethnography in Social Science (SANN04) 15 credits (link to lunduniversity.lu.se) (Sociology and Social Anthropology)
Bachelor's programme
Application period October-January
Master's programmes
Application period October-January
Our own Master's programmes:
- Cultural Criminology (SACCR) (link to lunduniversity.lu.se).
Or find even more about SACCR here on soc.lu.se
- Sociology (SASCO) (link to lunduniversity.lu.se)
- Social Anthropology (SASAN) (link to lunduniversity.lu.se)
Master's programmes in collaboration
- Development Studies (major: social anthropology or sociology)
- Global Studies (major: social anthropology or sociology)
- Social Studies of Gender (major: social anthropology or sociology)
- Welfare Policies and Management Programme (WPM)
PhD studies
Postgraduate Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Please note: The department's English courses and programmes are presented here on this page (our English website). To see a complete list, including the department's Swedish courses and programmes, please visit our Swedish website www.soc.lu.se/utbildning.