Sociology
Faculty of Sociology
            Name
        
        
            Sociology
        
    
            Program code
        
        
            2081
        
    
            Qualification awarded
        
        
            Master of Sociology
        
    
            Length of programme
        
        
2 years        
    
            Number of credits
        
        
            120
        
    
            level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework 
        
        
            7
        
    
            Qualification level
        
        
            Second (Master)                                   
        
    
            Discipline
        
        
            Social and behavioral sciences
        
    
            Speciality
        
        
KnowledgeField EN        
    
            Specific admission requirements
        
        
            Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
        
        
            
Completed higher education with bachelor or specialist degree.
        
    
            Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
        
        
            Full implementation of the curriculum with grades of at least 60 points. Passing of all practices with marks not less than 60 points. Defense of the master's thesis with a score of at least 60 points. Thesises containing plagiarism are not allowed to be defended.
Certification is carried out in the form of protection of the master's qualification work and ends with the issuance of a document on the award of a master's degree with the award of a master's degree in sociology.
        
    
            Programme learning outcomes
        
        
            PO01. Analyze social phenomena and processes using empirical data and modern concepts and theories of sociology.
PO02. To diagnose and interpret the social problems of Ukrainian society and the world community, their causes and consequences.
PO03. Develop and implement social and interdisciplinary projects taking into account social, economic, legal, environmental and other aspects of public life.
PO04. Apply scientific knowledge, sociological and statistical methods, digital technologies, specialized software to solve complex problems of sociology and related fields of knowledge.
PO05. Search, analyze and evaluate the necessary information in the scientific literature, data banks and other sources.
PO06. Fluently communicate orally and in writing in Ukrainian and one of the foreign languages when discussing professional issues, research and innovation in the field of sociology and related sciences, including in the context of cooperation with European and Euro-Atlantic institutions.
PO07. Solve ethical dilemmas in accordance with the norms of professional ethics of the  sociologist and universal values.
PO08. It is clear and unambiguous to convey knowledge, own conclusions and arguments on sociology and related fields of knowledge to professionals and non-specialists, in particular to students.
PO09. Plan and perform research in the field of sociology, analyze the results, justify the  conclusions.
PO10. Teach sociological and related disciplines in educational institutions.
PO11. Summarize the results of their own research and present them in scientific reports, publications.
PO12. It is justified to use the latest methods of collecting and analyzing sociological information to solve practical problems.
PO13. Be able to reasonably apply modern methods of data processing of sociological research, application packages for data processing and visualization of results.
PO14. Be able to use sociological information to ensure effective communication with representatives of various social organizations.
PO15. Be able to use sociological theories in scientific and professional activities.
        
    
            Form of study
        
        
Full-time form        
    
            Examination regulations and grading scale
        
        
            Assessment of students' academic achievements is carried out according to the ECTS system.
Final control - exams, pass-exams and graded pass-exams, taking into account the accumulated points of routine control.
Final certification is a public defense of the master's qualification thesis. 
Rating scale Excellent 90-100 Good 75-89 Satisfactory 60-74 Poor Failed 0-59 Passed 60-100 Not credited Fail 0-59 Adherence to academic integrity in the preparation and defense of master's theses carried out in accordance with the REGULATIONS on the system of detection and prevention of academic plagiarism at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Rector's Order №197-32 of March 10, 2020).
        
    
            Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
        
        
            Work placement
        
        
            Mandatory assistantship and mandatory internships professional organizations (KIIS, KANTAR, Q&Q, Umbrella Research, etc.).
        
    
            Work-based learning
        
        
                    Director of the course
                
                 
                
                        Mykola
                        Volodymyr-Stanislavovych
                        Sydorov
                    
                    
                         Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research 
Faculty of Sociology
                Faculty of Sociology
            Occupational profiles of graduates
        
        
            Jobs in companies, small businesses and research and advisory sector institutes in field of social research (sociologist - researcher, quality assurance of research, commerce).
        
    
            Access to further studies
        
        
            Education at the third educational-scientific (doctor of philosophy) level.
        
    Subjects
As part of the curriculum, students study the following disciplines
                        Academic writing
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК07,
                        
                    
                
                        Methods of teaching sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК01,
                        
                    
                
                        Research Paradigms in Sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК03,
                        
                    
                
                        Research Design
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК2,
                        
                    
                
                        Methodology and organization of scientific research with the basics of intellectual property
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК04,
                        
                    
                
                        Methodology of Social Inequality Research
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК05,
                        
                    
                
                        Project and Grant Activities 
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК09,
                        
                    
                
                        Methods of Qualitative Data Analysis in Sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК08,
                        
                    
                
                        European Studies
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК11,
                        
                    
                
                        Professional and corporate ethics
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК12,
                        
                    
                
                        Multivariate Data Analysis in R
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК10,
                        
                    
                
                        Assistant Practice
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК13,
                        
                    
                
                        Advanced methods of Data Analysis in Sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК06,
                        
                    
                
                        Theory and Methods of Causality Analysis in Sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ.1.5,
                        
                    
                
                        Analysis of empirical data in R
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.2,
                        
                    
                
                        Mathematical bases of analysis of social processes
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.3,
                        
                    
                
                        Practical Training
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК11,
                        
                    
                
                        Social Networks Analysis
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК16,
                        
                    
                
                        Methodology and methods of sociological research (master's research seminar)
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.4,
                        
                    
                
                        Modern problems of social science
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК19,
                        
                    
                
                        Master’s Qualification Thesis
                    
                    
                        Code: ОК12,
                        
                    
                
                        Modern methods of text analysis
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.8,
                        
                    
                
                        Modern sociological methods of marketing research
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.1,
                        
                    
                
                        Modeling and Forecasting of Social Processes
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.9,
                        
                    
                
                        Quantitative Interview in Sociological Research
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.6,
                        
                    
                
                        Research Paradigms in Sociology
                    
                    
                        Code: ВБ1.7,