Sociology, specialty applied sociology

Faculty of Sociology

Level of studies: second-cycle studies

Type of studies: full-time

Duration: 2 years

Language of instruction: Polish

Professional title: master (magister)

Educational profile: general academic

About the programme

Programme description

Socjologia magisterska pozwala niezależnie od kierunku ukończonych studiów I stopnia na poznanie niuansów socjologicznego myślenia o świecie społecznym. Promotorzy pracy magisterskiej są wybierani z grona doświadczonej kadry naukowców. Ważnym elementem jest również bogaty wybór fakultetów (m.in.: socjologia pamięci, socjologia wizualna i badania wizualne, socjologia mody, historyczno-kulturowe aspekty żywienia na świecie, socjologia dobrobytu).

Socjologia stosowana: dedykowana absolwentom niesocjologicznych kierunków studiów. Pozwala na nauczenie się socjologicznego spojrzenia na rzeczywistość i wzbogacenia wcześniejszych kompetencji o narzędzia i teorie typowe dla socjologii. Gwarantuje w ten sposób umiejętności interdyscyplinarnej analizy różnych wymiarów współczesnego życia społecznego.

Example of courses

Warsztat wyobraźni socjologicznej
Metody badań socjologicznych
Techniki analizy danych ilościowych
Techniki analizy danych jakościowych
Globalne problemy społeczne
Dylematy współczesnej socjologii
Eksploracja danych zastanych
Zróżnicowanie społeczne

Graduate competencies

Przygotowanie studentek i studentów do refleksji teoretycznej (znajomość współczesnych koncepcji i pojęć stosowanych do opisu rzeczywistości społecznej).
Przygotowanie studentek i studentów do roli rzetelnych badaczy i diagnostów rzeczywistości społecznej (znajomość metod, technik, narzędzi i procedur umożliwiających empiryczne badanie procesów społecznych).
Przygotowanie studentek i studentów do animowania działań wprowadzających pozytywne zmiany w rzeczywistości społecznej (świadomość wpływu nauk społecznych na życie ludzi, umiejętność stosowania pojęć i narzędzi socjologicznych do zmiany procesów społecznych, wrażliwość społeczna).

Career prospects

Absolwentki i absolwenci studiów magisterskich socjologii posiadają wiedzę specjalistyczną i kompetencje umożliwiające efektywne funkcjonowanie w różnych rolach społecznych, w szczególności badacza społecznego i organizatora życia społecznego. Są przygotowani do podjęcia pracy we wszystkich typach instytucji życia zbiorowego: w podmiotach gospodarczych, instytucjach publicznych i organizacjach non-profit. Mogą realizować swoją karierę zawodową w m.in.:

badaniach rynkowych,
organizacjach pozarządowych,
instytucjach kultury,
marketingu,
mediach.

Additional information

Faculty website of the programme

Admission to the programme - II nabór

Admission schedule

Enrollment start date:

2024-09-27

Enrollment end date:

2024-10-02

Enrollment fee payment deadline:

2024-10-02

Deadline for attaching documents obtained abroad:

2024-10-02

Photo upload date:

to 2024-10-02

Dates for document submission (in the form of scans):

from 2024-09-27
to 2024-10-03

Results announcement date:

2024-10-08

Maximum number of admitted candidates:

Admission procedure has ended.

Contact details for admission subcommittee

Phone number

+48 61 829 21 08

Working hours

9-13

Admission to the programme - I nabór

Ten nabór został już zakończony.

Detailed admission rules

Selection procedure

for graduates of first-, second- and long-cycle studies in fields other than sociology or a field with learning outcomes at least 80% assigned to sociological sciences

Elements of selection procedure	Minimum required	Max points	Weight of element	Max result
1) grade on the higher education diploma	-	5	1	5
2) essay	6	10	1	10
Maximum number of points to be scored during the selection procedure				15

Ad 2. Additional information:

A essay presenting the candidate's interests and reflections on the possibility of incorporating a sociological perspective into the current education profile and using it to enrich knowledge, skills and social competences, as well as presenting the motivation to undertake sociological studies. Formal requirements: independent work, approximately 1,000 words. The work may contain references to scientific literature (however, this is not required). Assessment criteria: level of reflectivity, presented perspective of combining sociology and the candidate's current educational profile, as well as linguistic and formal correctness .

Selection procedure steps

1. Creating an account

The candidate creates an individual account in the Online Admissions System by providing the necessary personal data. Subsequent admission-related operations can only be made after logging in to the created account. All steps taken by the candidate after logging into the system are saved and archived. The candidate is obliged to keep the password to access the account secret.

2. Enrolling in the programme

The candidate chooses a programme/major and type of studies. It is recommended that the candidate thoroughly read the admission requirements for a given programme as well as the admission schedule.

3. Paying the enrollment fee

The candidate pays an admission procedure fee in the selected programmes/majors. Failure to pay the fee for a given programme means the candidate is not included in the selection procedure in this programme. The enrollment fee is PLN 85.

4. Attachment of documents obtained abroad

The candidate with the documents obtained abroad attaches scans of these documents for the purpose of their verification.

5. Complement of information about the diploma

The candidate enters information about the diploma: final grade on the diploma, diploma issuance date and diploma number.

6. Uploading a photo

The candidate uploads a high-resolution photo which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire. The photo of the admitted candidate will also be used in the student identification card.

Notice: if you do not upload a photo, system will not be able to generating the questionnaire!

7. Lodgment of all required documents by electronic means

Upon enrolling into the programme and paying the enrollment fee, the candidate is obliged to lodge of all required documents scans by electronic means within the specified time limit.

8. Final results of the selection procedure

The results of the selection procedure will be provided via the Online Admissions System. Upon logging into his/her account, the candidate will see information on admission or denial of admission.

List of documents

Set of documents

photo file which will be used when generating the personal questionnaire
a scan of university diploma
essay

Preparation of the documents

During the recruitment process, candidates do not submit any paper documents.

Each of the required documents should be scanned to a separate file in PDF format. A document (e.g. certificate or diploma) that has more than one page should be scanned into one multi-page PDF file.

Scanning documents can be carried out on its own with the use of a scanner or with the use of dedicated applications for devices with Android or iOS. The document scanning service is also available at most copy shops.

Attestation of documents

Document attestation is a process in which an employee of the University confirms the compliance of the attached scans of documents with their original (paper) version. Attestation of the document by AMU consists in submitting (for inspection) the original document at the Student Office at the Faculty at the beginning of the academic year.

Polish language command (B2 level)

Foreigners applying for admission to this field of study are required to attach a document confirming knowledge of the Polish language at the B2 level (see the list of accepted documents).

A candidate who does not have an appropriate document is obliged to take a Polish language proficiency test (online test).

Documents obtained abroad

Candidates with documents obtained abroad also provide:

a scan of a foreign document, which is legalized or accompanied by an apostille, entitling the candidate to take up higher education studies in the country where the document was issued
a scan of translation of the document into the language of the studies undertaken by the candidate, performed by a sworn translator entered into the list of sworn translators maintained by the Polish Minister of Justice, or certified by a Polish consul in the country where the document was issued
a certificate of recognition of a foreign certificate as equivalent to Polish Matura certificate issued by a competent Board of Education – if the foreign certificate is not recognized, by virtue of law or under international agreements, as a document entitling to commence higher education studies in Poland
a scan of a document confirming the entitlement to study tuition-free – in the case of the foreigners concerned