Assessment Form
Requirements for degree programme content
ECTS point
Appendix
nr.*
Core theories of sociology
That is, the principal texts of sociology and/or thorough knowledge of the
discipline’s influential theorists, for example: Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Simmel,
Foucault, Habermas, Giddens and Bourdieu.
Epistemology of Sociology
Social studies and thematics
That is, theoretical perspectives on sociological issues and questions, for
example class, religion, ethnicity, criminality, division of labour, power,
modernity, media, gender and identity.
Qualitative methods
That is, for example, the qualitative research interview, focus groups,
observational techniques, and field work (please specify which method(s)).
- Theory of qualitative methods
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Development of research design for use with qualitative data
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Collection of qualitative data
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Processing and analysing qualitative data
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Evaluating the quality/validity of qualitative data and/or studies
Quantitative methods
That is, statistical analysis
- Theory of quantitative methods
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Development of research design for use with quantitative data
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Collection of quantitative data
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Processing and analysing quantitative data
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Evaluating the quality/validity of quantitative data and/or studies
Examples of how sociological theory has been applied and analysed in
connection with empirical materials
That is, an integrated methodological and theoretical treatment of a given
research question
Total Minimum 120 ECTS
* Appendices may consist, for example, of course descriptions, project descriptions, course outlines, reading
lists, or your own explanation of how your work fulfils the requirements above.
Assessment form for external applicants to the Master’s programme
The assessment form must be completed in order determine whether your degree programme
meets the requirements for admission: first, two years of sociological studies (120 ECTS), and
second, that the academic quality, distribution of courses, and course content must be similar to
that of the bachelor’s degree in sociology at Copenhagen University. In addition to sociological
theory, importance is attached to experience in the application of methods of social studies, both
quantitative and qualitative.
The form contains fields corresponding to the elements of the field that are covered by the
bachelor’s degree in sociology at Copenhagen University. In order to be considered for admission,
your degree programme must contain components that correspond to these. The content of the
coursework can only be evaluated if you include appendices. It is not an absolute requirement
that an applicant check all boxes in order to be admitted; just as it is not a guarantee of admission
if all boxes are checked.
It is not always possible to document an exact number of ECTS points (for example, if quantitative
methods form part of a project). You can therefore fulfil a requirement for a sociological
component without indicating the number of ECTS if you demonstrate in an appendix how and to
what extent your degree component falls under the relevant sociological component.
This form should not be regarded as a formula determining whether or not your application will go
through, but as a means both to help you, and to help us as we evaluate the equivalency between
your bachelor’s degree programme and the degree in sociology at Copenhagen University.