msc sociology 24 april
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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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WO totaal Sociale wetenschappen Sociologie Tilburg
Time between finishing study and finding 1st job
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1-6 maanden
meer dan 6 maanden
Alumni: Time to first job
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WO totaal Gedrag en maatschappij
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(1-2 jaar na afstuderen)
WO niveau
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
• Tel: 013-466 8917
• Program Director Sociology / ULT
• Dr. Wilfred Uunk
• Tel: 013-466 2079