Sociology

specialisatie Crime and Safety

Would you like to know how terrorism works and how radicalization develops? Are you interested in crime but also keen to contribute to safety? If so, this is the right specialization for you.

In this one-year specialization you study theories that help you to better understand crime and safety. You also learn how policy-makers deal with crime-related issues. Current policy measures and policy interventions are examined in critical detail. You will also focus on terrorism and radicalization, and immerse yourself in the sociological and sociopsychological processes that underpin these phenomena.

As part of this specialization you follow a research or policy placement. You conclude your degree programme with a thesis.

In order to follow this specialization you must have completed the Bachelor's course unit in Sociology of Crime and Safety.

specialisatie Sociology of Health, Care and Wellbeing

Why do young people start using drugs, and does health depend on social status? In this specialization you learn about the social factors that impact health, care and wellbeing.

In this specialization you learn about the latest developments in the healthcare sector and how you can impact health behaviour.

You study the following themes:

• Social influences on health, wellbeing and care
• Theory formation on behaviour that correlates with health and wellbeing and impacts the demand for healthcare
• Life-course aspects of health, wellbeing and care

This specialization centres on three stages of life: youth, adulthood and old age. For each stage you study how health and wellbeing relate to social influences and developments. Particular attention is paid to the elderly and medicalization.
There are no special entry requirements for this specialization, although we advise you to first follow the Bachelor's course unit in Medical Sociology or the pre-Master's programme.

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specialisatie Sociology of the Network Society

How do social networks hold together or keep apart families and communities, or boost creativity in firms? And how do personal ties influence your health, career, or your choice of a partner?

specialisatie Sociology of Employment Relations & Life Course

In this specialization we study the growing flexibility of the labour market.

What advantages does it have to offer to citizens and companies, and how should this kind of transitional labour market be organized?
This specialization prepares you for positions in research and decision-making. The specialization consists of two course units: Labour and Life Course and Labour and Employment Relations.

In addition, you have to follow three courses in the compulsory core policy course units: Pro-social Behaviour, Policy Design and Policy Evaluation. These course units focus on various points in the policy cycle that differ with respect to both their objective and their starting point.

As part of the degree programme, you also follow a placement and conclude the programme with a thesis.

specialisatie Social Studies

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Are you interested in society and would you like to teach? In the teacher training programme in Social Studies you deepen your knowledge of sociology and learn how to bring it across to secondary-school students.This two-year Educational Master's degree programme trains students to become grade-one teachers in Social Studies. The degree programme includes a didactic and a substantive component.

The substantive programme is a combination of course units in political science and sociology. These course units are offered at the Sociology department or at the Law Faculty. In addition you are required to write a thesis. The didactic programme trains you to become a grade one teacher. In this programme you learn to make the workings of our society transparent to secondary-school students. You also learn how to invite your students to reflect on different perspectives on society.
The first year focuses primarily on the substantive programme and on deepening your knowledge of sociology. It also includes a short placement at a secondary school. The second year centres on the didactic programme and you follow a more extensive placement in upper secondary education. To this end, one day a week is kept free of lectures, mentor meetings and group assignments.
After completing this two-year Master's degree programme you will be in possession of a university degree and a grade-one teaching qualification.