Sociology / Social Sciences, Department
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Institut für Soziologie
Kochstr. 4
D-91054 Erlangen
https://www.fau.de
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
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Institut für Soziologie
Kochstr. 4
D-91054 Erlangen
https://www.fau.de
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
Department on the internet
Degree courses with details
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Basic information
- Total number of students at the department
910
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
70
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
12/16 points
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Digital teaching elements
- Introduction to scientific work
- Offers for career orientation
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
38
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Basics in six or seven lectures and in the basic seminars for the individual subject areas; Seminars with 30 participants, main seminars with an upper limit of 20;
Diverse and varying range of courses, many options for students, also regular offering s from cultural and social anthropology.
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Small Master's courses, close supervision, focus on the research process (development of problem statements, theoretical and methodological basis); Also regular offers from cultural and social anthropology.
Special features regarding the international orientation
A new development this year is the cooperation with the University Keele/GB. A joint master's degree programme is currently also being planned.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Helsingin Yliopisto, Finnland; Europainstitut Universität Krakow; Keele University, GB; Koning Willem I College; Ethniko Kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon; Universidad del Norte
Special features regarding research activities
The DFG project – Priority Programme 2267 – "Digitalisation of Workplaces" is coordinated by the Institute of Sociology (Prof. Dr. Sabine Pfeiffer). Accordingly, digitalisation is a current focus of research; In addition, a research focus in Legal Anthropology; Participation in CRC 1265 "Refiguration of Spaces"; Additional focus on occupational and industrial sociology, as well as cultural and knowledge sociology;
And a few projects on the pandemic.
Further information on research activities
Website of the Student Council
online-application
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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the
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