Civitas University in Warsaw offers Sociology as a two-year, full-time master's programme taught in English. It is for first-degree graduates who want to understand how societies change and use that knowledge in research, communication and policy.
The master's core deepens theory and method. You study advanced classical and contemporary sociological theories, sociology and societies of post-modernity, and the general methodology of science. Research training is split between advanced qualitative and quantitative research and the analysis and interpretation of both kinds of data, supported by statistics for the social sciences.
Other subjects look at the present: culture, communication and social media, the link between society, economy and globalisation, and a critical thinking workshop on society in change. Everything leads to a master's seminar, and elective courses are added on top.
Specialisation classes tie sociology to digital media, public relations, lobbying and social movements, and include:
Graduates can join research and analytical centres, think tanks and expert institutions, where they conduct social research, analyse policy and forecast social trends. Marketing and public relations agencies, media and communication firms, and promotion departments in companies, start-ups and public bodies value communication and branding strategies grounded in research.
Another route leads to HR departments, recruitment agencies, consulting and headhunting firms, where sociological knowledge helps with team dynamics and work culture. You can also work for NGOs on social programmes and impact assessment, in public administration on social policy, in the analytical teams of election campaigns, or continue towards a doctorate and academic work.
Based on the programme pages at civitas.edu.pl.
