Bachelor's degree in Sociology

Introduction

Objectives and competences

Objectives

• To receive training in the main theories and perspectives that explain social dynamics and how human society operates.
• To learn to analyse the evolution, changes and transformations of contemporary societies and to identify future trends.
• To acquire a broader knowledge of the structures and operation of social organizations and the roles of people involved.
• To acquire professional tools for intervention in markets, state organizations and institutions, and the various private social organizations.

Competences

General competences

•  Commitment to ethical practice (critical and self-critical capabilities, and capacity to demonstrate attitudes consistent with accepted notions of ethical practice).
• Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis and synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply knowledge in practice, and capacity to take decisions and adapt to new situations).
• Ability to work in a team (capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project, and capacity to work in cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams).
• Creative and entrepreneurial skills (capacity to conceive, design and manage projects/capacity to research and integrate new knowledge and approaches).
• Concern for sustainability (capacity to assess the social and environmental impact of actions taken in a particular setting and capacity to adopt integrated and systemic approaches).
• Communication skills (capacity to understand and produce spoken and written Catalan, Spanish and a third language, using the specialized terminology of the discipline and capacity to search, use and integrate information).
• Organizational and planning skills.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Capacity to recognize diversity.
• Leadership skills. 

Specific competences

• Capacity to analyse the main concepts and generalizations about human society, its structure and its processes.
• Knowledge of sociological theory and of the main schools and authors in sociology up to the present day.
• Command of basic and advanced (qualitative and quantitative) methodologies and techniques for social research including notions of sampling and specific computer software.
• Understanding of the concepts of population, resources and environment.
• Capacity to identify and evaluate the basic concepts of social inequalities, social differences, share capital and power.
• Capacity to analyse the transformations and evolution of contemporary societies and to develop strategies concerning the probable, possible and desirable futures.

 

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

• Natural ability in mathematics and statistics.
• Disposition for critical thinking and initiative.
• Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
• Natural ability to communicate.
• Broad understanding of the political and social environment.
• Knowledge of another language (preferably English, for those students who are not native speakers).
• Command of new information and communication technologies

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

• Documents required for enrolment
• Procedure to formalize enrolment
• After enrolment
• Grants and financial aid
  

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

• Welcome portal
• Student Support Service (SAE)
• Open days
• Informative sessions

 

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

List of subjects

FIRST YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Anthropology	1st semester	Basic training	6
History	1st semester	Basic training	6
Mathematics	1st semester	Basic training	6
Political Science I	1st semester	Basic training	6
Sociology I	1st semester	Basic training	6
Economics	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Methodology of Social Sciences	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Political Science II	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Sociology II	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Statistics	2nd semester	Basic training	6

SECOND YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Social Psychology	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Social Research Techniques I	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Social Structure of Advanced Societies	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Sociological Theory I	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Sociology of the Family and Life Cycle	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Demography and Population Theory	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Social Problems and Conflicts	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Social Research Techniques II	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Social Structure of Spain and Catalonia	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Sociological Theory II	2nd semester	Compulsory	6

THIRD YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Political and Social Intervention	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Social Control	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Social Research Techniques III	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Sociology of Knowledge	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Sociology of Organizations	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Social Change	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Social Research Techniques IV	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Sociology of Global Processes	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Sociology of Professions, Occupation and Work	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Urban Sociology	1st semester	Compulsory	6

FOURTH YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Environmental Sociology	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Health and Welfare	1st semester	Compulsory	6
State and Society	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Final project	1st semester 2nd semester	Compulsory final project	12

OPTIONAL YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Communication Techniques and Professional Orientation	1st semester 2nd semester	Optional	6
Cultural Studies	2nd semester	Optional	3
Economic Sociology	2nd semester	Optional	6
English for Social Sciences	2nd semester	Optional	6
History of the Welfare State	1st semester	Optional	3
Leisure, Market and Consumption	1st semester	Optional	6
Placements I	1st semester 2nd semester	Practices	6
Placements II	1st semester 2nd semester	Practices	6
Processes of Human Migration	1st semester 2nd semester	Optional	3
Social Conflict and Collective Action	2nd semester	Optional	3
Sociology of Comunication and Information	2nd semester	Optional	6
Sociology of Culture	1st semester	Optional	6
Sociology of Education	2nd semester	Optional	6
Sociology of Gender	1st semester 2nd semester	Optional	3
Sociology of Security and of Risk	2nd semester	Optional	6
Sociology of Sexuality	2nd semester	Optional	3
Sociology of the Future	1st semester	Optional	6
Sustainable Development: Ecology, Economy and Society	2nd semester	Optional	6
The Social and Solidarity Economy	2nd semester	Optional	6

Pathways and specializations

Sociology
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

• Course plans 2021 - 2022
• Course plans 2020 - 2021
• Course plans 2019 - 2020

Teaching staff

List of spring and autum teaching staff at teaching on a current course

Placements

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

• Regulations on external placements
• FeinaUB

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

• Consultancy in public and private, national and international organizations (town halls, companies, NGOs, media, etc.), which require data and analysis about various social dynamics (social inequality, insecurity or vulnerability; conflict evolution; migration processes, etc.).
• Social and cultural promotion.
• Assessment of social policies and social and community intervention projects.
• Advertising, marketing and market research.
• Statistics and opinion research.
• Business and institution management in the area of human resources and work management.
• Applied social research.
• Research.
• Education.

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