Bachelor of Science in Sociology

A sociologist studies human interaction. This interaction presupposes at least two people, but the reality is usually more complex. Sociologists investigate how group context influences interaction and social action. They look for patterns and mechanisms, they look at the cohesion and interaction between groups, in addition to social movements and changes.

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Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Political and Social Sciences

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Communication Science	1	sem 1	nl	Edward De Vooght	6

Sociology	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	1	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Statistics	1	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Social and Political Systems	1	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Contemporary Social Problems	1	year	nl	Piet Bracke	6

History of International Politics	1	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Social Psychology	1	sem 2	nl	Arne Roets	5

General Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

Biology, the Brain and Behaviour	1	sem 2	nl	Robrecht Raedt	4

4 International exchange

The student takes, in the first semester of the third year of the Bachelor, a study period abroad for at least 20 credits to replace a portion of the general and elective courses.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Study Programme Abroad			sem 1 sem 2	en en	Henk Roose	0

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Quantitative research design	2	year	nl	Fanny D'hondt	10

Sociology of Modernity	2	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	5

Sociological Perspectives	2	sem 2	nl	Mieke Van Houtte	6

Organisations Theory	2	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Huisman	5

Quantitative Analysis	2	sem 1	nl	Jannick Demanet	6

Demography	2	sem 2	nl	John Lievens	5

Economics	2	sem 2	nl	Stijn Baert	4

Qualitative Research Design	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 13 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

(whereby at least 7 credits from module 1 and at least 3 credits from module 2 must be taken up)

3.1 Substantive Expansion

Subscribe to no less than 7 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Politics of Sustainability	2	sem 2	nl	Erik Paredis	6

Historical Criticism	2	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

Criminology	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Leloup	3

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Advanced Issues in Social Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Alain Van Hiel	6

Comparative Study of Religions	2	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Social and Economic Geography	2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology	2	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

Population and Urban Geography	2	sem 1	nl	Maite Dewinter	5

History of Belgium	2	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Introduction to World History	2	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Modern and Contemporary History	2	sem 2	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Philosophy	2	sem 1	nl	Tim De Mey	3

Philosophical Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Farah Focquaert	5

General Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Notebaert	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	2	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Exercises Experimental Social Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Alain Van Hiel	6

3.2 Substantive Expansion

Subscribe to no less than 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Business Administration	2	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

European Political Integration	2	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Youth Law and Youth Care	2	sem 1	nl	Rudi Roose	5

Social Cultural Work and Community Development	2	sem 2	nl	Evelyne Deceur	3

Intercultural Pedagogy	2	sem 1	nl	Ilse Derluyn	6

Business Skills	2	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Social Responsibility	2	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Introduction to Ecology	2	sem 2	nl	Koen Sabbe	3

Social Welfare Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Rudi Roose	6

Etiological Criminology	2	sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Marketing Management	2	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Belgian Politics	2	sem 2	nl	Herwig Reynaert	6

3.3

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the Ghent University Elective Course List, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 2. Subject to approval by the faculty.

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

4 International exchange

The student takes, in the first semester of the third year of the Bachelor, a study period abroad for at least 20 credits to replace a portion of the general and elective courses.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Study Programme Abroad			sem 1 sem 2	en en	Henk Roose	0

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Social Inequality	3	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Historical Sociology	3	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Contemporary Sociological Theories	3	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Advanced Qualitative Techniques	3	sem 2	nl	Peter Stevens	5

Policy Evaluation Research	3	sem 1	nl	Henk Roose	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students who have followed the Educational Track, can enter directly into the educational master's programme.

2.1 Sociology Track

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Multivariate Analysis	3	year	nl	Ronan Van Rossem	11

Public Management	3	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	6

Research Paper	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Henk Roose	14

2.2 Educational Track

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Social Sciences	3	year	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Reference Internship: Social Sciences	3	year	nl	Tony Valcke	3

Multivariate Data Analysis	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Dekeyser	5

Research Paper	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Henk Roose	11

4 International exchange

The student takes, in the first semester of the third year of the Bachelor, a study period abroad for at least 20 credits to replace a portion of the general and elective courses.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Study Programme Abroad			sem 1 sem 2	en en	Henk Roose	0

Full programme

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1 General Courses 136

1.1 General Courses

35

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Communication Science	1	sem 1	nl	Edward De Vooght	6

Sociology	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	1	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Statistics	1	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Social and Political Systems	1	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

101

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Contemporary Social Problems	1	year	nl	Piet Bracke	6

History of International Politics	1	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Social Psychology	1	sem 2	nl	Arne Roets	5

General Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

Biology, the Brain and Behaviour	1	sem 2	nl	Robrecht Raedt	4

Quantitative research design	2	year	nl	Fanny D'hondt	10

Sociology of Modernity	2	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	5

Sociological Perspectives	2	sem 2	nl	Mieke Van Houtte	6

Organisations Theory	2	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Huisman	5

Quantitative Analysis	2	sem 1	nl	Jannick Demanet	6

Demography	2	sem 2	nl	John Lievens	5

Economics	2	sem 2	nl	Stijn Baert	4

Qualitative Research Design	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Social Inequality	3	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Historical Sociology	3	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Contemporary Sociological Theories	3	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Advanced Qualitative Techniques	3	sem 2	nl	Peter Stevens	5

Policy Evaluation Research	3	sem 1	nl	Henk Roose	6

2 Elective Courses 31

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students who have followed the Educational Track, can enter directly into the educational master's programme.

2.1 Sociology Track

31

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Multivariate Analysis	3	year	nl	Ronan Van Rossem	11

Public Management	3	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	6

Research Paper	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Henk Roose	14

2.2 Educational Track

31

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Social Sciences	3	year	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Reference Internship: Social Sciences	3	year	nl	Tony Valcke	3

Multivariate Data Analysis	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Dekeyser	5

Research Paper	3	year sem 1	nl nl	Henk Roose	11

3 Elective Courses 13

Subscribe to 13 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

(whereby at least 7 credits from module 1 and at least 3 credits from module 2 must be taken up)

3.1 Substantive Expansion

Subscribe to no less than 7 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Politics of Sustainability	2	sem 2	nl	Erik Paredis	6

Historical Criticism	2	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

Criminology	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Leloup	3

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Advanced Issues in Social Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Alain Van Hiel	6

Comparative Study of Religions	2	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Social and Economic Geography	2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology	2	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

Population and Urban Geography	2	sem 1	nl	Maite Dewinter	5

History of Belgium	2	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Introduction to World History	2	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Modern and Contemporary History	2	sem 2	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Philosophy	2	sem 1	nl	Tim De Mey	3

Philosophical Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Farah Focquaert	5

General Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Notebaert	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	2	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Exercises Experimental Social Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Alain Van Hiel	6

3.2 Substantive Expansion

Subscribe to no less than 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Business Administration	2	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

European Political Integration	2	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Youth Law and Youth Care	2	sem 1	nl	Rudi Roose	5

Social Cultural Work and Community Development	2	sem 2	nl	Evelyne Deceur	3

Intercultural Pedagogy	2	sem 1	nl	Ilse Derluyn	6

Business Skills	2	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Social Responsibility	2	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Introduction to Ecology	2	sem 2	nl	Koen Sabbe	3

Social Welfare Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Rudi Roose	6

Etiological Criminology	2	sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Marketing Management	2	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Belgian Politics	2	sem 2	nl	Herwig Reynaert	6

3.3

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the Ghent University Elective Course List, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 2. Subject to approval by the faculty.

List of Ghent University Elective Courses

4 International exchange

The student takes, in the first semester of the third year of the Bachelor, a study period abroad for at least 20 credits to replace a portion of the general and elective courses.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Study Programme Abroad			sem 1 sem 2	en en	Henk Roose	0

Study guide

Bachelor of Science in Sociology

First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 General Courses

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

4 International exchange

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

3 Elective Courses

3.1 Substantive Expansion

3.2 Substantive Expansion

3.3

4 International exchange

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

2 Elective Courses

2.1 Sociology Track

2.2 Educational Track

4 International exchange

Full programme

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Print

1 General Courses 136

1.1 General Courses

35

1.2 General Courses Bachelor of Sociology

101

2 Elective Courses 31

2.1 Sociology Track

31

2.2 Educational Track

31

3 Elective Courses 13

3.1 Substantive Expansion

3.2 Substantive Expansion

3.3

4 International exchange

Learning outcomes

Final Competences of the Study Programme