Models of Social Change and Social Stability, 7.5 ECTS
Second levelFacts
Syllabus
Syllabus in English, valid from Spring 2021
Syllabus in Swedish, valid from Autumn 2019
Syllabus in Swedish, valid from Spring 2015
Syllabus in Swedish, valid from Spring 2014
Syllabus in English, valid from Spring 2014
Syllabus in Swedish, valid from Spring 2010
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent. Swedish upper secondary school course English 6 or equivalent.
Description
This course provides a critical in-depth overview of how models in mathematics and models of simulation can be used to model and analyze social change and social stability. The fact that simple models sometimes can cause dynamic processes that are difficult to predict will be focused in the course. Models and theories that will appear are diffusion models, neural networks, cellular automats, self-organizing critical systems, chaos models and dynamic network models. The possibilities and limitations connected to testing these models on empirical data will be discussed.
Area of interests: Human, Social and Political Sciences, and Law
Are you interested in human beings and society? How we function individually and together, what drives us, our learning processes, how rules and laws have been established, and how we interact with each other? If that is the case we have a lot to offer. This area of interest covers anything from Pedagogy, Psychology and Gender Studies, to Statistics, Political Science, Law and many other subjects. Their common denominator is the relation between human beings and society, independent analytical thinking and often an international perspective.
Subject
Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of the origin, development, organization, and functions of human societies, comprising everything from studies of close-knit social relations to the cultural and formal institutions of society. Sociology contributes knowledge of how peoples´ working conditions and health are affected by organizational structures, or how identities and groups are shaped by religion, ethnicity, and gender, creating social communities as well as social conflicts. Sociology also contributes to the understanding of how individual lives are affected by gender, social background and ethnicity.
Hence, studies in sociology provide you with theoretical and methodological tools to better understand society and the social contexts of which you are a part. Studies in sociology also enrich and complement other social science studies such as criminology, economics, psychology, and political science, as well as other fields such as technology, medicine, philosophy and law.
Labour market Sociologists have a broad labour market both within the private and the public sector. A sociological education will help you develop analytical skills in the form of theory as well as both quantitative and qualitative research methods .Analytical skills that will make you able to investigate social issues, and to assess, evaluate and perform surveys on social phenomena. You can specialize in different areas such as labour market, organizations, migration, demography, health, gender, or family.
Degree To obtain a Bachelor´s degree in Sociology you can either take single subject courses in sociology of 90 HEC combined with 90 HEC in other subjects, or take one of the following Bachelor´s programmes: Bachelor´s programme in applied social research Bachelor´s programme in sociology: Working life and labour market Bachelor´s programme in personnel, work and organization
The Department of Sociology offers second level studies in both sociology and demography in the form of Master´s programmes, or single subject courses that can be used in a degree in another subject. With a Bachelor´s degree and 60 HEC of second level courses you are eligible for doctoral studies in sociology or sociological demography.