Economics, Law and Social Sciences – Social Science concentration (phased out)

Course Details
Social Science in Detail
Application

Studentin vor dem Europa-Parlament — Bachelor programme

Degree profile

winter semester

6 semester

Bachelor of Arts (B. A.)

full time and part time

Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

semester contribution only

no restricted admission

major and minor subject

German, English

Social studies

Secondary schools, Special schools, Vocational schools

180

Course Details
Social Science in Detail
Application

The degree programme "Economics, Law and Social Sciences – Social Science concentration" is being phased out. Students who apply now will be enrolled in the new degree programme "Economics, Law and Social Sciences – Social Science concentration 2021".

Bachelor's programme Economics, Law and Social Sciences – Social Science concentration

Course Details

In the major and minor in Social Sciences you will deal with social orders, institutions and organisations. The social sciences focus on the question of how political and social action contexts are created, reproduced and changed.

In researching these connections, they emphasize historical, international and cultural comparison. In addition, the strong profiling of methodological training conveys the importance of social research as a science as well as knowledge of the methods of applied social research.

Social Science in Detail

The bachelor's degree course at the University of Erfurt comprises a major and a minor subject (two-subject bachelor's degree) as well as the fundamental course of study. It aims to impart specialist content and occupational field orientation as well as interdisciplinary skills. The standard period of study is six semesters.

Orientation Phase (First Year)

Introduction to the social science theories and basics
Government
- International Relations
- Analysis of political systems
Democracy
- Theory of Democracy
- Social structure and political orders
- German political system
Statistics
Theories
Methods of empirical social research
Basic courses in Economics, Law and Social Sciences (in combination with law or economics, international relations or management)

Qualification Phase (Second/Third Year)

Social research: quantitative and qualitative methods
Political theory
- History of ideas
- Basic terms
- modern political theory
International Relations
- International organizations
- Peace and conflict research
- Foreign Policy
Sociology
- Social structure analysis
- Sociological theory
- Political sociology
comparative government
- Policy Area Analysis
- Political institutions
- Political systems