Well-founded introduction through a preparatory course, an introduction to methods and an introduction to the basic concepts of sociology. A wide range of compulsory elective modules in the most important sub-disciplines. As part of the optional module, interdisciplinary courses can be selected from the offerings of the Goethe University. An internship provides initial professional experience. The aim is the communication of content-based and methodological skills as well as the ability to work independently in accordance with scientific principles and to reflect critically on social contexts.

The Master's degree programmes impart well-founded methodological and theoretical knowledge. In the Sociology MA, a lecture cycle introduces students to the specialized areas of work represented at the institute. In addition to a wide range of choices in their own focus areas, the sociological Master's degree programmes have a strong research orientation. In research internships, students' own theories are developed and implemented in research practice. As part of the optional module (MA Sociology), interdisciplinary courses can be selected from the offerings of the Goethe University.

The department's own Office of International Affairs coordinates internationalisation activities, especially in the areas of academic studies and teaching. Students and doctoral candidates receive subject-related information and advice on studying and internships abroad. In addition to a purely English-language master's degree, the faculty offers a large number of courses as well as preparatory English language courses for social scientists. Guest scientists from renowned foreign universities are regularly involved in the range of courses.

Sorbonne Université, Paris, Frankreich; École des Hautes Ètudes en Sciences Sociales, EHESS, Paris, Frankreich; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spanien; Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan; Central European University Wien, Österreich; Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finnland; Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa, ISCTE, Lissabon, Portugal; Univerzita Karlova, Prag, Tschechien; Universität Basel, Schweiz.

"Germany's most beautiful campus" offers the most modern study conditions in the heart of Frankfurt. In the computer pools, students can use various software for data analysis and evaluation in courses, independently or under the guidance of tutors, including Stata, MAXQDA, SPSS, R, RStudio, Tinn-R, fsQca, UCINET and NetDraw. The Social Sciences library offers an extensive range of social science databases from all sub-disciplines of the subject and provides numerous specialized databases for extensive research.

The combination of scientific pluralism and excellence, which is unique in Germany, is reflected in the variety of project activities from all areas of the department. This is clearly demonstrated by its outstanding publication output and the strength of its third-party funding. There are close links to internal and non-university research institutions such as the Cornelia Goethe Centre for Women's Studies and Research on Gender Relations, the Normative Orders research network, the Institute for Social Research and the Sigmund Freud Institute.

The aim of Goethe University is to establish a diversity-affirming organisational structure and culture that offers equal opportunities and rejects discrimination for all members and affiliates of the university, regardless of their origin and life situation. The Sustainability Office of Goethe University is coordinating the transformation into a sustainable university. In addition to administrative staff, all status groups at the university, especially students, are involved in the sustainability process.

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