msc sociology 24 april

Master Sociology

2013-2014

Dr. Wilfred Uunk

Program Master Sociology

1. How does it look like?

2. What can you do after?

3. Why in Tilburg?

4. Admission

5. ULT 1st degree teacher

6. More info

1. How does it look

like?

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Options

A. (regular) Master Sociology

B. Extended Master Sociology

C. Double Degrees

- Tilburg & Trento

- Tilburg & Barcelona

D. Research Master TSB

A. (regular) Master Sociology

• One year

• 2 Semesters, 60 ECTS

• Language: English

• Title: MSc

Profile

• SOCIAL COHESION

• Societally oriented

Decline in contacts?

Increase in crime?

• Theoretically oriented

E.g.: mechanisms of crime?

• Research oriented

Master’s Thesis

More advanced statistics

• Policy oriented

E.g.: prison or treatment?

Semester 1

Block 1 Block 2

Sociological Research Lab (6 ECTS)

(Ruud Luijkx

Sociology of Crime (6 ECTS)

(Wilfred Uunk)

Social Capital and Trust (6 ECTS)

(Rense Corten & Erik van Ingen)

Social Policy & Social Risks (6 ECTS)

(Caroline Dewilde)

Recent Advances in Sociology (6 ECTS)

(Philipp Lersch)

Master Seminar (0 ECTS)

(Ruud Luijkx)

Semester 2

Master Seminar (6 ECTS)

(Ruud Luijkx)

Master Thesis Sociology (24 ECTS)

(Sociology professors)

Examples Master’s Thesis

• Feelings of insecurity in 17 nations

• Mental health and division of labor in couples

• School dropout among ethnic minorities

• Social contacts and feelings of trust

• Changes in happiness in Eastern Europe

• The erosion of friendships

• Discrimination of minorities in the labor market

B. Extended Master Sociology

• One and half year

• 3 Semesters, 90 ECTS

SEM 1: regular Master

SEM 2 & 3: traineeship + thesis

• 50% traineeship (2,5 days) / 50% writing thesis (2,5

days)

• Language: English / traineeship: Dutch

• Title: MsC + professional certificate

Traineeship

• Participate in (research) projects of organization / firm

• Possible traineeship salary (max € 250)

• Selection

Motivation

By employer; regular application!

• Why do it?

Working experience

Practical knowledge

Policy & advice experience

Future job?

List of trainee organizations

A&O Arbeid Opleidingen Consult http://www.aoconsult.nl/dienste

n/onderzoek

IVA Instituut voor Beleidsonderzoek en Advies http://www.iva.nl/

Movisie Landelijk Kennisinstituut en adviesbureau

voor maatschappelijke ontwikkeling

http://www.movisie.nl

NIDI Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch

Instituut

http://www.nidi.knaw.nl

PON Sociaal-cultureel planbureau voor Brabant http://www.hetpon.nl/

ResearchNed Onderzoek, beleidsadvisering en

kennisoverdracht in onderwijsgerelateerde

thema’s

http://www.researchned.nl/

SCP Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau http://www.scp.nl/

SIOB Sectorinstituut Openbare Bibliotheken http://www.siob.nl/

SIOD Sociale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst,

Min. SZW

http://www.siod.nl/

C. Double Degree Sociology Tilburg & Trento

• Two years

• 4 Semesters, 120 ECTS

SEM 1 & 4 Tilburg University

SEM 2 & 3 University of Trento

• Language: English

• Titles

Msc Sociology (Tilburg)

Msc Sociology and Social Research (Trento)

• 3 YEARS IN 2!

Semester 2

Trento, ITALY

Sociological Approaches to Culture (8 ECTS)

Qualitative Methods (8 ECTS)

Culture and Globalization (8 ECTS)

Methodology (4 ECTS)

Semester 3

Trento, ITALY

Research Methods in History (8 ECTS)

Comparative Sociology (8 ECTS)

Public policy evaluation (8 ECTS)

Communication, Science and Technology (8 ECTS)

Profile Trento

• Approach

Social policy

Political science

Qualitative research

• Buongiorno! (Basic Italian)

• Unique experience abroad

• Selection: Nominal study duration and Motivation

C. Double Degree Sociology Tilburg &

Barcelona (UPF)

• One and a half year

• 3 Semesters, 90 ECTS

SEM 1 & 2 Universitat Pompeu Fabra

SEM 3 Tilburg University

• Language: English

• Titles

Msc Sociology (Tilburg)

Master of Research in Sociology and Demography (UPF)

• 2 YEARS IN 1.5!

Semester 1 (October-December)

UPF, Barcelona, Spain

Demographic Changes and Social Dynamics (5 ECTS)

Techniques of Statistical Analysis I (5 ECTS)

Joint Master’s Seminar (5 ECTS)

Elective (5 ECTS)

Fundamentals of Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Semester 2 (January-March)

UPF, Barcelona, Spain

Analysis of Social Inequalities (5 ECTS)

Gender, Family and Society (5 ECTS)

Individual Research Proposal (5 ECTS)

Elective (5 ECTS)

Migrations and Society

Health and Inequality

Labour Economics

Profile UPF

• Approach

Specialized Master

(Socio-) Demography

Quantitative research

• Bon dia! Buenos días (Basic Catalan/Spanish)

• Unique experience abroad

• Selection: Nominal study duration and Motivation

D. Research Master TSB

• Facts

• 2 years, 4 Semesters, 120 ECTS

• Language: English

• Title: MSc

• For: those interested in research career

• Unique interdisciplinary major: Social Psychology, Sociology,

Organisation Studies, MTO

• Minors: Social Sciences, Social Psychology, MTO

• Traineeship, also abroad

• Admission: for talented BA students in social sciences (Av.

Grade > 7.5)

2. What can you do

after?

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Occupational sectors

Occupations

Manager at advice bureau

Policy maker/advisor welfare/security for (local) government

Policy advisor/researcher for (local) government

Program manager, culture for (local) government

Research coordinator with health care company

Manager of employment agency

Deputy Director in higher education

Therapist at a psychotherapeutic center

Market researcher at a commerical research bureau

Strategic researcher at a statistics bureau

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Time between finishing study and finding 1st job

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HBO of HBO/WO niveau

Lager niveau

Alumni: Level of first job

3. Why in Tilburg?

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5 Good reasons

1. Broad Master Options

2. Unique traineeship possibility!

3. Small scale / favorable student-staff ratio

4. Excellent evaluation

5. High succes rates

Excellent Student Evaluation (year 2011-12)

Premaster SOC Master SOC

N cursussen 9 7

gem. N SOC-respond 9 19

algemene tevredenheid 3,8 (0,3) 3,7 (0,5)

intellectueel uitdagend 3,9 (0,6) 4,0 (0,7)

interessant 3,8 (0,4) 3,9 (0,5)

veel nieuws geleerd 3,8 (0,3) 4,0 (0,4)

toegankelijke docenten 4,3 (0,4) 4,4 (0,3)

samenhang stof 3,8 (0,5) 4,0 (0,3)

begrijpelijk studiemateriaal 3,6 (0,4) 3,6 (0,4)

belang vakken voor studie 3,8 (0,3) 3,5 (0,4)

High Succes Rates

cohort N (% vrouw) diploma na 1 j diploma na 2 j diploma > 2 j nog bezig gestaakt 2004-2005 2 ( 0%) 50% 100% 100% 0% 0% 2005-2006 14 (71%) 86% 86% 93% 0% 7% 2006-2007 16 (81%) 75% 94% 0% 6% 2007-2008 14 (50%) 86% 100% 0% 0% 2008-2009 14 (71%) 93% 100% 0% 0% 2009-2010 15 (67%) 100% 0% 0%

4. Admission

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Admitted if…

1. BA or Premaster Sociology Tilburg, or

2. BA or Premaster Sociology from elsewhere, or

3. BA OW or PEW TiU - with minor Sociology (18 ects)

Pre-master program for most others

- HBO enrollers (see list on website)

- TSB (OW & PEW & Psy) bachelors with no minor SOC

- Non-TSB bachelors

- Other master ask & inform

Admission procedure

• Admission procedure:

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/studenten/administratie/inschrijven/

eerste-master/

• NOTE: ‘Harde Knip’ as of september 2013!

Tuition Fees

• Regular Master

Normal fee Master (wettelijk tarief collegegeld)

• Extended Master

Normal fee Master + ½ yr fee SEM 3

Possibly compensated by traineeship salary

• Double Degrees

Trento:

Year 1: Double registration / TiU fee

Year 2: Registration TiU / Tiu fee

UPF: Registration TiU/UPF; total € 3.101

No exceptional 2nd Master fee!

ULT

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‘Post’-master education

Universitaire Leraren Opleiding Maatschappijleer &

Maatschappijwetenschappen

• One year ‘post’-master

• Title: 1st degree-teacher

• Fees: No exceptional 2nd MA fee, lage instellingstarief, & study loan

IB group

• Program

SEM 1: Didactical skills + Internship school (30 ECTS)

SEM 2: Internship school + educational research (30 ECTS)

1 day TiU / 3 days school / 1 day self-study

Admission ULT

• Directly if master …

Sociology, Bestuurskunde, Organisatiewts., Communicatie wts.,

Culturele antropologie, Politicologie, Algemene Sociale wts.

• Indirectly via Sociology

If HBO diplom: premaster Soc MA Soc ULT (add. 2 years)

If BA PEW & minor Soc MA Soc ULT (add. 1 year)

If MA else: deficiency program Soc-Bestuurskunde MA Soc

ULT (add. 2 years)

See

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/lerare

nopleiding/programma/maatschappijleer/

6. More info

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Further info

• Information market in this building

• http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/sociology/

• Info session

• ULT - 19:30, room WZ 104

• Research Master 19:30, room WZ 201

• Study advisor MA

• Renske Helmer

• R.M.S.Helmer@uvt.nl

• Tel: 013-466 8917

• Program Director Sociology / ULT

• Dr. Wilfred Uunk

• W.uunk@uvt.nl

• Tel: 013-466 2079