Warsaw, Poland

Sociology

Bachelor's

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⇑Sociology at Civitas

Language: English Studies in English

Subject area: social

Kind of studies: full-time studies

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A graduate in sociology at Collegium Civitas is prepared to operate on an ever-changing labour market. With their comprehensive knowledge, they can easily adjust to meet employers’ expectations. A graduate in sociology will feel equally comfortable in a small-sized company and a giant corporation. They will be able to run their own business as well. They know how to ask questions and interpret answers – the skill that is important not only in the field of social and marketing research. The idea behind Collegium Civitas is that a graduate in sociology should understand the importance of civil society and social activity, which prompts them to engage and take interest in public matters. They can diagnose problems as well as design and implement strategies to solve them.

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University website: www.civitas.edu.pl/en/

⇑Why study Sociology at Civitas University?

Dlaczego warto studiować na Uniwersytecie Civitas

Why study it:

Programme: theory, research and the digital age
Specialisation: 21st century societies
Placements: internships and the degree
After graduation: where you can work

Civitas University in Warsaw teaches Sociology as a three-year, full-time bachelor's programme in English. It is for school-leavers who ask why people behave as they do: who watches reality shows, where leaders come from and what gender means as a social category.

Programme: theory, research and the digital age

The core curriculum covers:

classical and modern sociological theories, together with microsociology and the sociology of emotions
research methods: qualitative and quantitative studies, statistics for social research and data analysis in Atlas.ti and R
culture and society, social psychology, and the link between economy, politics and social inequalities in contemporary capitalism
society and the digital revolution, society and climate change, and online ethnography with its ethics
the challenges of modern societies in Poland, Europe and the world, set against world social history of the 20th and 21st centuries
workshops on critical reflection, effective communication and applying sociological imagination in practice

Specialisation: 21st century societies

The specialisation is called Sociology: 21st Century Societies. It leaves room for general development courses of your own choice, while workshops and specialist courses teach you to design studies, analyse data and tackle digitalisation, environmental change, social inequality and communication in multicultural teams.

Placements: internships and the degree

Internships and a foreign language are part of the plan, alongside physical education and elective courses. You finish with the degree of Licencjat in Sociology and receive a Diploma Supplement translated into English. Classes take place in an international community, where students and lecturers bring their global experience into the lecture room.

After graduation: where you can work

Graduates are prepared for roles in:

research and analytical centres and think tanks, preparing social analyses and policy recommendations
marketing and public relations agencies, where sociology informs branding strategies and campaign narratives
media and communication departments, creating messages and content
opinion-polling and market research firms, designing surveys that explain consumer behaviour
HR departments and recruitment agencies, supporting team building and workplace communication
public administration, local government, NGOs and social services

Based on the programme pages at civitas.edu.pl.

⇑Test: check whether Sociology is the right major for you!

⇑Definitions and quotes

Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, acceptance, and change or social evolution. Many sociologists aim to conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.

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Sociology

I often say that sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defense. Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right to use it for unfair attacks.

Pierre Bourdieu (2000) La Sociologie est un sport de combat; Cited in: John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter (2004) Football Goes East. p. XII. ISBN 1134365586.

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Sociology

The social sciences are granted eternal youth because findings must be revisited.

Leonard Beeghley paraphrasing Max Weber in: The Structure of Social Stratification in the United States. 2008. p. 12. ISBN 1317343786.

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Sociology

The second item in the liberal creed, after self-righteousness, is unaccountability. Liberals have invented whole college majors— psychology, sociology, women's studies— to prove that nothing is anybody's fault. No one is fond of taking responsibility for his actions, but consider how much you'd have to hate free will to come up with a political platform that advocates killing unborn babies but not convicted murderers. A callous pragmatist might favor abortion and capital punishment. A devout Christian would sanction neither. But it takes years of therapy to arrive at the liberal view.

P.J. O'Rourke (2007) Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle. p. xxi

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