Overview All Our Programmes and Courses in English
On this page we list all courses and degree programmes in English at the Department of Sociology in Lund.
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 in English
Freestanding theme courses in English.
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 (studievagledning[at]stu[dot]lu[dot]se)
Theme-courses
- (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 in Sociology
Freestanding Master Courses in Sociology in English.
Advanced level Master's courses provide you with a deeper academic understanding by broadening your subject knowledge and giving you the opportunity to further specialize. To be eligible for a Master's course you must have passed the Bachelor's (undergraduate) level.
- (Autumn) Theories, Perspectives and Concepts of Cultural Criminology (CCRN01) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Spring) Applied Cultural Criminology – Analysis, Organisation and Strategies (CCRN10) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn) Social Policy and Welfare Management (SOCN17) 15 credits. This course will be given for the last time Autumn 2024.
- (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 (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn) Ethnography in Social Science (Sociology and Social Anthropology) (SANN04) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn and Spring) Sociology: Master's (Two years) Thesis (SOCM05) 30 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn and Spring) Sociology: Master (One Year) Thesis (SOCM15) 15 credits. (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn and Spring) Sociology: Master's (Two Years) Thesis (SOCM06) 15 credits. Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
Master Courses in Social Anthropology
Freestanding Master Courses in Social Anthropology in English.
Advanced level Master's courses provide you with a deeper academic understanding by broadening your subject knowledge and giving you the opportunity to further specialize.To be eligible for a Master's course you must have passed the Bachelor's (undergraduate) level.
- (Autumn) Social Anthropology: Theory and Method Course (SANN03) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn and Spring) Social Anthropology: Master's (Two Years) Thesis (SANM05) 30 credits (Syllabus PDF)
- (Spring) Social Anthropology: Modern classics (SANN13) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
- (Autumn) Ethnography in Social Science (Sociology and Social Anthropology) (SANN04) 15 credits (Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website: lu.se)
Our own English Master's Programmes
Programmes at the Department of Sociology:
Master's Programmes in collaboration
Master's programmes in English in collaboration with other departments:
- Development Studies (choice of major at our dep: social anthropology or sociology)
- Global Studies (choice of major at our dep: social anthropology or sociology)
- Social Studies of Gender (choice of major at our dep: social anthropology or sociology)
- Welfare Policies and Management Programme (WPM) (choice of major at our dep: sociology)
Doctoral studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
Do you want to do a PhD in one of our subjects? Visit our pages on research studies.
Please note: The department's English courses and programmes are presented here on our English website. For a complete list, including the department's Swedish courses and programmes, please visit our Swedish website www.soc.lu.se/utbildning.
Our own Study Advisers
Talk to the Department of Sociology's study advisers for information and advice about courses and their content, information about exams, advice on career path choices.
Information for exchange students coming to Sweden
Find information on the website of the Faculty of Social Sciences
For current students
Information about your studies. The department's page for current students.
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