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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This interdisciplinary course focuses on problems of poverty and human development. As a student you will learn about key issues and problems of development as well as different theoretical perspectives developed to increase our understanding of the preconditions for and content of development. Overview Current Key Issues in Development Studies This course is about develop
Lena Karlsson Director of Studies Email: lena [dot] karlsson [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 42 33 Helen Wiman Administrative Manager Email: helen [dot] wiman [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 48 35 Katherine Anderson Ahlstedt Programme Coordinator Email: katherine [dot] anderson_ahlstedt [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 48 01 Thesis co
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Profile and elective courses Courses in methods and theory of science All about your third term! Find information about your many options here. Master's thesis Resources to help you from concept to completion.
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Interdisciplinarity is at the core of what we do. Graduate School has adopted an interdisciplinary approach in its programmes to better serve the interests of students and prepare them for critical thinking and understanding the complexities of the ever-changing world around us. One of the benefits of studying at Graduate School is that you can tailor your education to suit your personal learning
Students with a Master's degree in Development Studies, Global Studies or Social Studies of Gender can pursue a research career through doctoral studies, or enter the field of policy and/or practice in an international organisation, NGO, or governmental agency. Since the inception of the programmes, here are some of the job titles that our alumni had after 1-2 years of graduation: Assistant Develo
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7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM This course is an introductory course in quantitative methods at Master's level. The course will also be open to staff at the faculty who want to improve their knowledge in this area, e.g. in order to be able to teach quantitative methods courses or supervise students using quantitative methods in their thesis. OverviewBasic concepts in quantitative methodsThe aim of this
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM OverviewUsing advanced quantitative analysisThis course introduces the most widespread methods of multivariate analysis in social sciences. The course aims to give you knowledge of the multivariate statistical techniques most commonly used within the social sciences,as well as an understanding of the kind of research questions that each technique can be used to address.Te
Graduate School offers programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Society and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East here. These five master's programmes are unique and allow you to get deeper insight into both the theme of the programme while keeping a strong foundation within your major. What are the main differences betwee
An elective term - tailor your education! The third term is an opportunity for students to make a personal footprint on their master’s degree! OverviewInternship, exchange studies, or elective courses?Maybe you would like to get a taste of life after graduation by doing an internship either in Sweden or abroad? Or maybe you prefer to take elective courses, at Lund University or another recognised
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7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Digital media research methods matter to a critical study of digital environments. The course focuses on combining empirical qualitative research with critical social and cultural theories in order to emphasise how the digital media researcher uses, adapts and critically reflects on methods and concepts to research problems or questions. OverviewAnalyzing social media and
This is a set of resources introducing SPSS, and how to use it. They were created by Mimmi Barmark at the Department of Sociology, and are narrated in Swedish but subtitled in English. OverviewBackgroundMimmi Barmark has co-authored “Statistisk verktygslåda 0”, a Swedish introduction to statistical methods (link here) and the resources below can be used as chapter companions to that book or as sta
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7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM The course is based on a digital ethnographical approach in order to study how social interaction and social worlds today are played out in online and offline environments. This means that traditional social scientific concepts and distinctions are articulated in new ways. OverviewHighlights what we study, and howDigital ethnography focuses on the various ways in which so
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Qualitative data can help us to understand the world, build theory, and advance knowledge. But how does qualitative analysis work – how can we systematically organize, process, integrate, and understand qualitative data? OverviewData Analysis for the Social SciencesThis course provides the opportunity to focus in depth on qualitative analysis in both theory and practice,
Graduate School at the Faculty of Social Sciences offers interdisciplinary 2-year (120 credit) Master's Programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Middle Eastern Studies. What makes Graduate School programmes unique? Interdisciplinarity As a student, you are admitted to the programme with a specific major based on your bachelor
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Each year a handful of students are selected for nomination to go to Fudan for the double degree programme. Students in this programme spend their second year at Fudan University in Shanghai, and take courses about Chinese society, culture, and politics. They will also write their thesis in Shanghai. Overview of our Double Degree ProgrammeThe Double Degree Master´s Programme is an agreement betwee
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A possibility for students to try their theoretical knowledge in the field! An internship can provide a valuable experience in the field, as well as a reference for the future. An internship can be conducted in Sweden or abroad, in an NGO, a governmental organisation or in the private sector. This gives students endless possibilities for the third semester! OverviewBackgroundDuring the third term
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Courses for Graduate Schools interdisciplinary programmes and external students OverviewAs a student in one of Graduate School's master's programmes - Development Studies, Global Studies, Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East, Social Scientific Data Analysis or Social Studies of Gender - you are offered a range of courses within your area of study. Some of these courses are profile
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Your lifelong connection to Graduate School. Introducing Graduate School's Alumni Network!Whether you are a Graduate School alumn who is looking to develop professionally, or a current student who is seeking professional resources from one of our graduates, this alumni network is for you!The purpose of the network is building a global alumni network to:Strengthen the connection between current stu
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Master level courses for the social sciences Overview Graduate School offers interdisciplinary courses in theory of science and research methods. We continuously develop new interesting courses aiming to provide our students with basic knowledge in theory of science as well as new and interesting social sciences methods. If you are not a programme student, you are welcome to apply for some of thes
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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course aims to teach the student about the overall research process and social scientific research design. OverviewCourse contentThe course begins by grounding the student with a common language and the key concepts that are used in social scientific research. The student learns about the logic of research itself, including applied theory of science, research designs
