Bachelor's Degree (BSc), Institute of Sociology and Regional Studies
39.03.01 Sociology
Program length: 4 years
Language of study: Russian
Place of study: Rostov-on-Don
Purpose of this educational program:
- Training in the field of providing research, expert-analytical, information, communication, consulting and other services to organizations and individuals in need of a comprehensive analysis of the social sphere and market research.
- The program is focused on the preparation of a bachelor who can solve analytical and practical tasks in the field of analysis, expertise and design of social and socio-economic processes.
- This program is future professionals who are interested in society, the phenomena and processes that occur in it; who want to learn more about people's behavior, its causes and consequences.
Core curriculum
Basis | Specialized subjects |
Fundamentals of sociology History of sociology Modern sociological theories Methodology and methods of sociological research Analysis of sociological research data Higher Mathematics Probability theory and applied statistics Modern information and communication technologies in social sciences Sociology of public opinion Economic Sociology Sociology of everyday life Demographics | Sociological workshop Marketing research Sociology of Management Designing, forecasting and modeling of social processes Sociological sources of information and applied programs Gender sociology Sociology of youth Sociology of Advertising Sociology of Culture Ethnosociology |
Among the advantages of this study program are:
- A comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to the organization of the educational process and the content of the program integrating sociological, economic, political science knowledge and design, research competencies.
- Optimal combination of the fundamental nature of university education and focus on the acquisition of practical professional competencies.
- Modular principle of the curriculum and the organization of the educational process, academic mobility, the possibility of individualization of the educational trajectory.
- Optimal distribution of classroom and independent work in the learning process, flexible schedule of the educational process.
- Constant interaction with potential employers and partner organizations in various forms: practical training, holding various joint events, etc.
- Highly qualified personnel potential of the program, which is based on the scientific and pedagogical staff of the institute of sociology and regional studies prospects.
- The curriculum is focused on the formation of universal, general professional and professional competencies in the graduate and includes disciplines and practices of the mandatory part and the part formed by the participants of educational relations.
- During their studies, students have the opportunity to take part in international, Russian and regional scientific conferences, listen to open lectures and gain additional professional competencies at the School of a Young Sociologist with the participation of leading Russian sociologists, take part in research projects of the student scientific society.
Prospects. Career & Employment
- Continue education at Master's Degree;
- The field of professional activity of bachelors in sociology includes the provision of research, expert-analytical, information, communication, consulting and other services to organizations and individuals in need of a comprehensive analysis of the social sphere and market research;
- The fundamental knowledge gained during the program provides the basis of competencies that offer help with career prospects;
- Professional activity of graduates of the educational program is possible in the status of project manager and executor, expert analyst, consultant, employee of information and analytical departments, employee of social services, employee of marketing services, etc.
- Options for sociology majors include guidance counselor, human resources manager, lawyer, management consultant, market researcher, media planner, policy analyst, publicist, social worker, and pollster.
Students achievements
- Winners of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Competition
- The winners of the International Competition of scientific papers on Caucasian studies and Regional studies named after Yu.A. Zhdanov in the nomination "Students"
- Excellent results in the FIEB (federal Internet examination of bachelors)
- Winners of the competition of projects of the Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Higher School of Economics in the field of "Sociology"
- Winners of the HSE Olympiad
- Fellows of the Center-Invest Bank
- Prize-winners of the Delphic Games in the nomination "Visualization and presentation of scientific research" (VTSIOM section)
- Winning the competition for a scholarship of the Rector of the SFU for studying at a foreign partner university and completing an internship at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Fellows of the Oxford Russian Foundation