Bachelor's Degree in Sociology
The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.
Common Core
| Course unit title | Year | Regime | Type | Subject area | ECTS credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Portuguese Society | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| English I | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | LANG | 2.0 |
| Information Sources for Social Sciences | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 4.0 |
| Introduction to Sociology | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Laboratory of Applied Sociology | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Research Methodology | 1 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Classical Sociological Thought and Modernity | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Contemporary History: Dynamics and Social Transformations | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | HIST | 4.0 |
| English II | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | LANG | 2.0 |
| Gender and Society | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Mathematic and Statistics for Social Sciences | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | MAT | 6.0 |
| Qualitative Techniques of Sociological Research | 1 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 | Course unit title | Year | Regime | Type | Subject area | ECTS credits |
| Economics for the Social Sciences | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | ECON | 4.0 |
| English III | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | LANG | 2.0 |
| Qualitative Data Analysis | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Quantitative Techniques of Sociological Research | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Social Classes and Stratification | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Sociological Theories | 2 | 1st Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Inequalities and Social Movements | 2 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Power, Politics and Governance | 2 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Quantitative Data Analysis | 2 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Social Projects’ Management and Evaluation | 2 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
| Topics in Contemporary Sociology | 2 | 2nd Semester | Compulsory | SOC | 6.0 |
Areas of expertise
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Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits Applied Sociology 3 01018139 2nd Semester Compulsory SOC 6.0 China and International Society in Asia 3 01019491 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Contemporary History of Portugal 3 01621116 1st Semester Elective * HIST 6.0 Contemporary Humanitarian Action 3 01016307 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Corporate Governance and Restructuring 3 01024771 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Corporations Law 3 01008720 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Economics of European Integration 3 01021032 1st Semester Elective * ECON 6.0 Environmental Economics 3 01621832 1st Semester Elective * ECON 6.0 Ethics Responsibility & Sustainability 3 01020854 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Fear and Affection in International Relations 3 01021773 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Geopolitics and Geostrategy 3 01020141 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Health Economics 3 01621821 1st Semester Elective * ECON 6.0 International Political Economy I 3 01620530 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 International Relations History 3 01020042 1st Semester Elective * HIST 6.0 International Water Politics 3 01015823 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Interpretivist International Relations 3 01016445 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Labour Contracting in the Digital Age 3 01024760 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Labour Law 3 01620292 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Management and People 3 01620346 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Marketing 3 01620148 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Media, Power and International Politics 3 01022518 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Organizational Behavior 3 01015009 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Political Science 3 01620461 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Political System of the European Union 3 01020102 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Politics, Literature and Film 3 01016329 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Power, Organizations and World Order 3 01020058 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Relationship Marketing 3 01010114 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Technology and International Politics 3 01021918 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Terrorism and Counterterrorism 3 01020288 1st Semester Elective * OT 6.0 Cities, space and urban life 3 01019390 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Climate Change and Society 3 01021762 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Creation, Art and Culture 3 01019448 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Criminal Sociology 3 01019415 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Economic Sociology 3 01024746 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Economy and Society 3 01019409 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 European Social Policies 3 01016439 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Mobilities and Global Migration 3 01016428 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Sociology of Organisations 3 01621336 2nd Semester Elective * SOC 6.0 Rules - The fifth semester is composed of optional curricular units. All of the above fulfils the requirements for national or international mobility, for enrolling in curricular units in any scientific area of the University of Coimbra or for taking one of the Minors included in the curricular structure.
Sociology
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Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits Applied Sociology 3 01018139 2nd Semester Compulsory SOC 6.0 Cities, space and urban life 3 01019390 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Climate Change and Society 3 01021762 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Creation, Art and Culture 3 01019448 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Criminal Sociology 3 01019415 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Economic Sociology 3 01024746 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 European Social Policies 3 01016439 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Mobilities and Global Migration 3 01016428 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0 Sociology of Organisations 3 01621336 Semestrial Elective * SOC 6.0
Sociology with Minor
Minors
- Minor in Economy - Sociology
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Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits Applied Sociology 01018139 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Banking Economics 01621810 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Cities, space and urban life 01019390 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Classical Sociological Thought and Modernity 01018106 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Climate Change and Society 01021762 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Contemporary Portuguese Society 01018128 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Creation, Art and Culture 01019448 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economic Controversies 01016084 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economics and Social Security Policies 01015801 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economics of European Integration 01021032 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economy and Society 01019409 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Environmental Economics 01621832 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 European Social Policies 01016439 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Gender and Society 01018071 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Health Economics 01621821 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 History of Economic Thought 01021057 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 History of the Contemporary World 01008613 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Inequalities and Social Movements 01008703 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Information Sources for Social Sciences 01018060 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Economics 01621555 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Economics 01008602 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Sociology 01008183 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Laboratory of Applied Sociology 01018082 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Mathematic and Statistics for Social Sciences 01018093 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Microeconomics I 01620174 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Portuguese Economy Seminar 01620445 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Power, Politics and Governance 01018117 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Principles of Microeconomics 01020860 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Public Economics 01621577 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Data Analysis 01018150 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01621045 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Data Analysis 01018054 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01018145 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 R for Economics and Business 01020925 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Research Methodology 01620977 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Classes and Stratification 01008676 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Projects’ Management and Evaluation 01008698 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociological Theories 01008659 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociology of Organisations 01621336 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Topics in Contemporary Sociology 01008687 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Transport Economics 01014627 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
- Minor in International Relations - Sociology
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Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits Applied Sociology 01018139 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Cities, space and urban life 01019390 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Classical Sociological Thought and Modernity 01018106 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Climate Change and Society 01021762 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Contemporary Portuguese Society 01018128 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Cooperation for Development I 01620472 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Creation, Art and Culture 01019448 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economy and Society 01019409 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 European Organisations 01620686 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 European Social Policies 01016439 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Gender and Society 01018071 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Geopolitics and Geostrategy 01020141 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 History of the Contemporary World 01008613 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Inequalities and Social Movements 01008703 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Information Sources for Social Sciences 01018060 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Negotiation 01620675 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Organizations 01620697 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Political Economy I 01620530 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Relations History 01020042 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 International Relations Theories I 01620757 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Economics 01008602 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Sociology 01008183 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Laboratory of Applied Sociology 01018082 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Mathematic and Statistics for Social Sciences 01018093 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Political Science 01620461 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Political System of the European Union 01020102 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Politics, Literature and Film 01016329 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Power, Organizations and World Order 01020058 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Power, Politics and Governance 01018117 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Data Analysis 01018150 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01621045 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Data Analysis 01018054 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01018145 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Research Methodology 01620977 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Classes and Stratification 01008676 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Projects’ Management and Evaluation 01008698 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociological Theories 01008659 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociology of Organisations 01621336 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Topics in Contemporary Sociology 01008687 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
- Minor in Management - Sociology
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Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type ECTS credits Applied Sociology 01018139 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Cities, space and urban life 01019390 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Classical Sociological Thought and Modernity 01018106 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Climate Change and Society 01021762 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Contemporary Portuguese Society 01018128 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics 01010120 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Creation, Art and Culture 01019448 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Economy and Society 01019409 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Ethics Responsibility & Sustainability 01020854 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 European Social Policies 01016439 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Gender and Society 01018071 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 History of the Contemporary World 01008613 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Inequalities and Social Movements 01008703 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Information Sources for Social Sciences 01018060 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Innovation and Knowledge Management 01019521 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Economics 01008602 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Management 01620115 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Introduction to Sociology 01008183 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Laboratory of Applied Sociology 01018082 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Management and People 01620346 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Marketing 01620148 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Mathematic and Statistics for Social Sciences 01018093 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Organizational Behavior 01015009 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Power, Politics and Governance 01018117 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Data Analysis 01018150 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Qualitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01621045 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Data Analysis 01018054 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Quantitative Techniques of Sociological Research 01018145 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Relationship Marketing 01010114 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Research Methodology 01620977 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Classes and Stratification 01008676 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Social Projects’ Management and Evaluation 01008698 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociological Theories 01008659 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Sociology of Organisations 01621336 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Strategic Management 01620073 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0 Topics in Contemporary Sociology 01008687 Semestrial Compulsory 6.0
The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit