English version published 2006-02-23 15.54.33

Study units and instruction

Study unit Bachelor’s Degree

In Finnish: Yleisen sosiologian kandidaatin opinnot/vtk

title: Bachelor’s Degree

Credits: 180, Credit Units: 120,
  • Studies in major subject: basic studies 25 credits, intermediate studies 65 credits
  • Minor subject studies: 50 or 60 credits
  • General studies:
  • Elective studies:

Subordinate units

Study unit General studies

In Finnish: Yleisopinnot/yleisopinnot

title: General studies

(In Finnish: Yleisopinnot )
Credit Units: 13,

All-Faculty and Programme Related General Studies 12 credits

  • Orientation Course for International Students 2
  • Language courses 10

Programme Related General Studies 17 credits

  • Introduction to Statistics (or Basic Statistics for Sociologists) 10
  • Basic Course in Computing 5
  • Supplementary Course in Computing (SPSS) 2

Study unit Basic Studies in Sociology

In Finnish: Perusopinnot (25 op/15 ov)/ylperus

title: Basic Studies in Sociology

Credits: 25, Credit Units: 15,

NOTE: THESE APPLY FOR BOTH LINES OF SPECIALISATION

Study units 113., 114. and 105. are for finnish students.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 110. Introduction to Sociology

In Finnish: 110. Sosiologian johdantokurssi (5 op/3 ov)/75110

title: 110. Introduction to Sociology

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

To get a general overview of sociology as a subject and to get acquainted with the sociological way of thinking and some of the most important concepts in sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination (to be substituted by a lecture course if organised).

Literature

  • Collins & Makowsky: The Discovery of Society
  • Lee D & Newby H: The Problem of Sociology
  • Bauman Z: Thinking Sociologically

Study unit 111. Introduction to Demography

In Finnish: 111. Väestötieteen johdantokurssi (5 op/3 ov)/75111

title: 111. Introduction to Demography

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim is to provide the student with a basic knowledge of the central concepts and research problems in demography.

Mode of assessment:

1. Introduction to Demography lecture course with appropriate readings, course examination and exercises (if available) or

2. Independent reading of required texts for Faculty examination in September, November, January, or April.

Literature

As independent reading for the Faculty examination:

  • Weinstein J & Pillai V K: Demography. The Science of Population.

Study unit 101. Introduction to Social Anthropology

In Finnish: 101. Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologian johdantokurssi (5 op/3 ov)/75112

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Literature examinations

Study unit 113. Introduction to Finnish Sosiology

In Finnish: 113. Suomalaisen sosiologian tutustumiskurssi (3 op/2 ov)/75113

title: 113. Introduction to Finnish Sosiology

For Finnish-speaking students.

Study unit 114. Study Groups on Giddens´s Sociology

In Finnish: 114. Giddens-opintopiiri (3 op/2 ov)/75114

title: 114. Study Groups on Giddens´s Sociology

For Finnish-speaking students.

Study unit 105. Sociological Perspectives and Social Research

In Finnish: 105. Sosiologisia näkökulmia ja tutkimuksia (4 op/2 ov)/75105

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Literature examinations

Study unit 115.Basic Statistics for Sociologists

In Finnish: 115. Sosiologian tilastotieteelliset perusteet (6 op/3 ov)/75115

title: 115.Basic Statistics for Sociologists

For Finnish-speaking students.

Study unit 103. Research Areas and Methods of Sociology

In Finnish: 103. Research Areas and Methods of Sociology (6 credits)/75103

title: 103. Research Areas and Methods of Sociology

Credits: 6,

Unit description:

The aim is to provide the student with a basic knowledge of sociological concepts, methods and research problems.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. It is also possible to substitute a part of the unit by a relevant course (if available). (Discuss the possibilities with the examiner.)

Literature

  • Giddens A: Sociology
  • Bryman A: Quality and Quantity in Social Research

Study unit 104. Introduction to Finnish Society

In Finnish: 104. Introduction to Finnish Society (4 credits)/75104

title: 104. Introduction to Finnish Society

Credits: 4,

Unit description:

The aim is for the student to get acquainted with the structure and institutions of Finnish society.

Mode of assessment:

An essay based on literature mentioned below.

Literature

  • Pesonen P & Riihinen O : Dynamic Finland. The Practical System and the Welfare State

Study unit Intermediate Studies in General Sociology

In Finnish: Aineopinnot (65 op/37 ov)/ylaine

title: Intermediate Studies in General Sociology

Credits: 65,

NOTE: THESE APPLY FOR BOTH LINES OF SPECIALISATION

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 129. History and Classics of Sociology

In Finnish: 129. Sosiologian klassinen perinne (4 op/2 ov)/75129

title: 129. History and Classics of Sociology

Credits: 4, Credit Units: 2,

Unit description:

The aim is to acquaint the student with the theoretical heritage of sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination

Prerequisite:

Basic Studies.

Literature

  • Hughes J A - Martin P J - Sharrock W: Understanding Classical Sociology
  • Callinicos A: Social Theory. A Historical Introduction

Literature examinations

Study unit 130. Study of Contemporary Society

In Finnish: 130. Nyky-yhteiskunnan tutkimus (5 op/3 ov)/75130

title: 130. Study of Contemporary Society

Credits: 5,

Unit description:

To familiarize the student with the central areas and problems of current sociological research in Finland.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. It is possible to substitute parts of the unit by lecture courses if arranged and/or with literature review(s) on some of the books. Note: lecture courses must be finished and the literature reviews marked before going to the Faculty examination.

Literature

Choose three items out of the following four options:

  • Esping-Andersen G : Social Foundations of Post-industrial Economies.
  • Hochschild A R : The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.
  • Joas H : War and Modernity
  • Ledeneva A : Russia's Economy of Favours. Blat, Networking and Informal Ex-change.

Literature examinations

Study unit 152. Proseminar

In Finnish: 152. Proseminaari (5 op/3 ov)/75152

title: 152. Proseminar

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Mode of assessment:

Please contact the programme coordinator. Note: only for students majoring in Sociology.

Prerequisites:

Study units 129 and 130. Also unit 134 is recommended.

Study unit 140. Social consequences of population development

In Finnish: 140. Väestönkehityksen yhteiskunnalliset vaikutukset (4 op/2 ov)/75140

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Literature examinations

Study unit 134. Orientations in Sociologiacal Theory

In Finnish: 134. Sosiologisen teorian suuntaukset (7 op/4 ov)/75134

title: 134. Orientations in Sociologiacal Theory

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim is to acquaint students systematically with different theoretical orientations in sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Basic studies and study unit 129.

Literature

  • Harrington A (ed.): Modern Social Theory.
  • Wagner P: Theorizing Modernities.
  • Beck U & Beck-Gersheim E: Individualization.

Literature examinations

Study unit 135. Quantitative Methods in Social Research

In Finnish: 135. Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvantitatiiviset menetelmät (9 op/6 ov)/75135

title: 135. Quantitative Methods in Social Research

Credits: 9,

Unit description:

The aim is to acquire basic knowledge on quantitative methods in sociology so that the student can read and critically evaluate quantitative studies and to make simple statistical analysis. The course is about the different uses of quantitative research, various kinds of data and ways of analysing them and about making conclusions on the basis of quantitative analysis. The main part of the course is about interview- and survey- research methods and analysis. Several exercises are included in the course, and the students also learn to use a computer program for statistical analysis and the SPSS-program.

Mode of assessment:

Note: Only for students majoring in sociology.

Lecture course (if available) and exercises in the computer lab and at home. The course consists of an intermediate examination and a course examination based on the course contents and the following literature: Literature: Discuss the literature and the options to take exercises with the examiner.

Prerequisites:

Basic studies in Sociology, introductory course on statistics, introductory course on computing and supplementary course, which includes a course on some statistical package (SPSS, SAS, Survo, BMDP) (this must be taken simultaneously with the course if not earlier).

Study unit 136. Qualitative Methods in Social Research

In Finnish: 136. Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvalitatiiviset menetelmät (9 op/5 ov)/75136

title: 136. Qualitative Methods in Social Research

Credits: 9, Credit Units: 5,

Unit description:

To get acquainted with the most central qualitative methods in sociology and to practise their use.

Mode of assessment:

Note: only for students majoring in Sociology.

A lecture course (if available) and a course examination, exercises (including generating qualitative data, text processing and textual analysis) and a report.

Literature

Discuss the literature and the options to take exercises with the examiner.

Study unit Fields of Specialisation in Sociology I

In Finnish: Sosiologian tutkimusalat I (8 op + 8 op /4 + 4 ov)/tutalat1

title: Fields of Specialisation in Sociology I

Credits: 8 + 8, Credit Units: 4 + 4,

Unit description:

The aim is for the student to become acquainted with two fields of specialisation in Sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Two Faculty examinations (one field of specialisation at a time). The written examinations, or parts of them, can be substituted by attending lecture series, by writing literature reviews or by participating in a theme seminar arranged by the department. NOTE: Substitutions have to be agreed upon in advance with the examiner(s) and the courses and essays have to be marked before going to the Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units 129, 130 and 134. It is also recommended that method courses are completed.

Literature

Choose four options from two of the special fields (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text).

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 420. Health Sociology

In Finnish: 420. Terveyssosiologia (8 op/4 ov)/75420

title: 420. Health Sociology

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Bury: Health and Illness in a Changing Society

2.

  • Doyal L : What makes Women Sick. Gender and the Political Economy of Health

3.

  • Heritage, J & Maynard, D. (Eds.) Practising Medicine: Structure and Process in Pri-mary Care Encounters.

4.

  • Graham, H. (Ed.) Understanding Health Inequalities.

5.

  • Armstrong, D: A New History of Identity: a Sociology of Medical Knowledge

6.

  • Lock, M, Young, A & Cambrosio, A. (eds): Living and working with new medical technologies,

Literature examinations

Study unit 426. Family Sociology

In Finnish: 426. Perhesosiologia (8 op/4 ov)/75426

title: 426. Family Sociology

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Therborn G : Between Sex and Power. Family in the World, 1900 - 2000.

2.

  • Lamanna M : Emile Durkheim on the Family.

3.

  • Illouz E : Consuming the Romantic Utopia.

4.

  • Beck U & Beck-Gernsheim E : The Normal Chaos of Love

5.

  • Furedi F : The Paranoid Parenting.

6.

  • Smart C & Neale B : Family Fragments.

Literature examinations

Study unit 427. Law and Society

In Finnish: 427. Oikeus kontrolli ja yhteiskunta (8 op/4 ov)/75427

title: 427. Law and Society

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Christie N : Crime Control as Industry

2.

  • Garland D : The Culture of Control.

3.

  • Akers R L : Criminological Theories.

4.

  • Roach Anleu S L : Law and Social Change.

5.

  • Cotterell R : Sociology of Law.

6.

  • Lyon D : Surveillance Society.

7.

  • Banakar R : The Doorkeepers of the Law.

8.

  • Valvedere M : Diseases of the Will. Alcohol and the Dilemmas of Freedom (p. 1 -119)

and

  • Sulkunen P et al. (eds.): Broken Spirits: Power and Ideas in Nordic Alcohol Control (p. 1-112)

Literature examinations

Study unit 430. The Sociology of Gender

In Finnish: 430. Sukupuolen sosiologia (8 op/4 ov)/75430

title: 430. The Sociology of Gender

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Aapola S, Gonick M & Harris A: Young Femininity: Girlhood, Power and Social Change

2.

  • Connell R.W. : The Men and The Boys

3.

  • Delamont S : Feminist Sociology

4.

  • Kimmel M S : The Gendered Society. Second Edition

5.

  • Marshall B & Witz A (toim.): Engendering the Social

6.

  • Ramazanoglu C & Holland J : Feminist Methodology: Challenges and Choices

7.

  • Weedon C: Feminism, Theory and the Politics of Difference

Study unit 4301. Sociology of Age

In Finnish: 4301. Iän sosiologia (8 op/4 ov)/754301

title: 4301. Sociology of Age

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Hockey J & James A: Social Identities Across the Life Course

2.

  • James A et al: Theorising Childhood

3.

  • Lee N: Childhood and Society. Growing Up in an Age of Uncertainty

4.

  • Bois-Reymond et.al.: Childhood in Europe. Approaches, Trends, Findings (chapters 1-8, 10 and 13)

5.

  • Wyn J & White R: Rethinking Youth.

6.

  • Oinas E: Making sense of the teenage body: Sociological Perspectives on Girls, Changing Bodies and Knowledge.

7.

  • Arber S et al.: Gender and ageing: changing roles and relationships.

Literature examinations

Study unit 432. Social Interaction

In Finnish: 432. Sosiaalinen vuorovaikutus (8 op/4 ov)/75432

title: 432. Social Interaction

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Heritage J: Garfinkel and ethnometodology

2.

  • Manning P: Erving Goffman and modern sociology.

3.

  • Edwards D: Discourse and Cognition.

4.

  • Kendon A: Conducting interaction. Patterns of behavior in focused encoun-ters.

5.

  • Clayman S & Heritage J: News interviews: journalists and public figures in the air.

6.

  • Wootton A: Interaction and the development of mind.

7.

  • Maynard D: Bad news, good news. Conversationan order in everyday talk and clinical settings.

Literature examinations

Study unit 433. Research on Social Structure, Social Conflicts and Inequality

In Finnish: 433. Yhteiskunnan muutos ja ristiriidat (8 op/4 ov)/75433

title: 433. Research on Social Structure, Social Conflicts and Inequality

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Castells M : The Rise of the Network Society.

2.

  • Giugni M : Social Protest and Policy Change.

3.

  • della Porta D & Diani M : Social Movements. An Introduction

4.

  • Yearley S : Sociology, Environmentalism, Globalization.

5.

  • Scharpf W & Smith V A (eds.) : Welfare and Work in the Open Economy (Vol I)

6.

  • Muffels R et al. (eds.): Social Exclusion in European Welfare States.

Literature examinations

Study unit 434. Research on Work and Organizations

In Finnish: 434. Työelämän ja organisaatioiden tutkimus (8 op/4 ov)/75434

title: 434. Research on Work and Organizations

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Grint K : The Sociology of Work.

2.

  • Clegg S : Modern Organizations.

3.

  • Casey C : Work, Self and Society After Industrialism.

4.

  • Sennett R : The Corrosion of Character

5.

  • Gherardi S : Gender, Symbolism and Organizations Cultures.

6.

  • Julkunen R & Nätti J : The Modernization of Working Times: Flexibility and Work Sharing in Finland.

Literature examinations

Study unit 435. Urban Sociology

In Finnish: 435. Kaupunkisosiologia (8 op/4 ov)/75435

title: 435. Urban Sociology

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

At least one of the options 1 and 2 is an obligatory part of the examination.

1.

  • Savage M, Warde A & Ward K: Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity, 2nd ed.

2.

  • Macionis J J & Parillo V N: Cities and Urban Life (osat I – IV ja VI, separate text boxes and case studies are excluded).

3.

  • Musterd S & Ostendorf W.: Urban Segregation and the Welfare State: Inequality and Exclusion in Western Cities

4.

  • Mingione E (ed.): Urban Poverty and the Underclass. A Reader. p. 1-152 and 275 – 383.

5.

  • Kazepov Y (ed.): Cities of Europe. Changing Contexts, Local Arrangements, and the Challenge of Urban Cohesion, p. 1- 232.

6.

  • Zukin S: The Culture of Cities

or

  • Turley A C: Urban Culture. Exploring Cities and Cultures

Literature examinations

Study unit 437. Special Field: The Relation between Culture and Social Structure

In Finnish: 437. Kulttuurin tutkimus (8 op/4 ov)/75437

title: 437. Special Field: The Relation between Culture and Social Structure

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Becker H: Art Worlds

2.

  • Campbell C: Romantic Ethic and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism

3.

  • Halle D: Inside Culture: Art and Class in the American Home.

4.

  • DeNora T: Music in Everyday Life.

5.

  • Abercrombie N & Longhurst B: Audiences.

6.

  • Gronow J & Warde A (eds.): Ordinary Consumption.

Literature examinations

Study unit 438. Sociology of Integration

In Finnish: 438. Integraation sosiologiaa (8 op/4 ov)/75438

title: 438. Sociology of Integration

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Therborn G : European Modernity and Beyond.

2.

  • Nieminen A : Towards a European Society? (s. 9 - 196)

3.

  • Mayes D G et al. (eds.): Social Exclusion and European Policy.

4.

  • Elster J, Offe C & Preuss U : Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies.

5.

  • Sykes R et al. (eds.): Globalization and European Welfare States.

6.

  • Scharpf F : Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic?

7.

  • Kuhnle S (ed.): Survival of the European Welfare State.

Literature examinations

Study unit 439. Sociology of Science and Technology

In Finnish: 439. Tieteen ja teknologian tutkimus (8 op/4 ov)/75439

title: 439. Sociology of Science and Technology

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Sismondo S: An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

2.

  • Ziman J: Real Science: What It Is and What It Means?

3.

  • Latour B: Laboratory Life. The Construction of Scientific Facts

4.

  • Stehr N: Knowledge Societies

5.

  • Jamison A: The Making of Green Knowledge: Environmetal Politics and Cultural Transformation

6.

  • Irwin A & Wynne B (eds.): Misunderstanding Science? The Public Reconstruction of Science and Technology

7.

  • Fuller S: Knowledge Management Foundations

and

  • Häyrinen-Alestalo M, Snell K & Peltola U ”Pushing Universities to Market Their Products. Redefinitions of Academic Activities in Finland” in Kalleberg et al.(eds.): Comparative Perspectives on Universities (Comparative Social Re-search, Vol. 19, 2001: 165-212).

8. Any three numbers of the journal Science Studies.

Literature examinations

Study unit 4302. Population and demographic processes, past, present, and future

In Finnish: 4302. Väestö ja väestöprosessit eilen, tänään, huomenna (8 op/4 ov)/754302

title: 4302. Population and demographic processes, past, present, and future

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Livi-Bacci M : The Population of Europe

2.

  • Douglass C B (ed.): Barren States: The Population Implosion in Europe

3.

  • Jones G W ym. (eds.): The Continuing Demographic Transition (equivalent to two other options)

4.

  • Renne E. : Population and Progress in a Yoruba Town

5.

  • Ostergaard-Nielsen E (ed.): International Migration and Sending Countries: Perceptions, Policies and Transnational Relations

6.

  • Vallin J and Meslé F, Valkonen T : Trends in mortality and differential mortality (p. 31-88 ja 185-328)

7.

  • Presser H B & G Sen (eds): Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Processes: Moving Beyond Cairo (p. 3-156, 287-317, 351-412).

Literature examinations

Study unit 4303. Current Population Issues

In Finnish: 4303. Nykypäivän väestökysymyksiä (8 op/4 ov)/754303

title: 4303. Current Population Issues

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

Choose four options (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text):

1.

  • Harper S (ed.): Families in Aging Societies: Multi-Disciplinary Approach

2.

  • Eager P W : Global Population Policy: From Population Control to Reproductive Rights

3.

  • Birdsall N ym (eds.): Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World (p. 1-136, 323-418)

4.

  • Montgomery M ym. (eds.): Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Im-plications in the Developing World (equivalent to two other options)

5.

  • Barnett T & Whiteside A : AIDS in the Twenty-First Century. Disease and Global-ization (p. 1-97, 159-241, 271-315)

Literature examinations

Study unit 447. Sociology, Bachelor's Thesis

In Finnish: 447. Kandidaatintutkielma (6 op/4 ov)/75447

title: 447. Sociology, Bachelor's Thesis

Credits: 6, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The student writes a small, literature-based Thesis, using literature from one field of specialization. The B.Soc.Sc. Thesis is voluntary for those students who have already completed units from their intermediate level studies before the beginning of the autumn semester 2002. These students have the option of studying another field in the fields of specialization in sociology I - course

Mode of assessment:

It is recommendable to write the thesis by revising a paper written for a special area theme seminar. The topic should be discussed with the seminar instructor. Also, a paper written for the qualitative methods course or the introductory seminar to scientific writing may be revised to a thesis. If the paper is written in a group, it must be possible to separate the thesis from it clearly so that the independent contribution of the student can be distinguished.

If an appropriate theme seminar is not available, the student can choose a field of specializa-tion in sociology. The subject for the B.Soc.Sc. Thesis is agreed upon with the examiner of the field of specialization in question. The literature used in writing the Thesis can be course material for the field of specialization in question where applicable.

The thesis is submitted to a language teacher of the language in question for language revision. The language teacher marks the thesis on a scale of 0 to 5. If the grade is less than two, the student must make the corrections suggested by the teacher, and submit the thesis for a new revision.

Prerequisites:

Quantitative and qualitative methods in social research, introductory seminar in scientific writing, and practice essay. It is recommended that the B.Soc.Sc. Thesis is written towards the end of intermediate studies.

Study unit Master´s Degree in General Sociology

In Finnish: Yleisen sosiologian maisteriopinnot/vtm

title: Master´s Degree in General Sociology

Credits: 120, Credit Units: 160,
  • Major subject studies: 105 or 109 credits
  • Elective studies: 11 or 15

Subordinate units

Study unit 407. Practical Research Course

In Finnish: 407 Tutkimusharjoituskurssi (10 op/6 ov)/75407

title: 407. Practical Research Course

Credits: 10, Credit Units: 6,

Unit description:

During the course a small collaborative research project is carried out on some specific theme. The aim is to enable students to learn to apply empirical methods of sociology in different phases of a research process.

Mode of assessment:

Active participation in group work and in the research process. The duration of the research seminar is three quarters.

Prerequisite:

Quantitative and qualitative methods in social research.

Study unit 408. History and Classics of Sociology

In Finnish: 408. Sosiologian oppihistoria ja klassikot (7 op/4 ov)/75408

title: 408. History and Classics of Sociology

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim is to deepen the student's understanding of classics and history of theoretical development in sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Written examination in the Faculty examinations. Two options can be substituted by writing an essay (discuss with the examiner).

Prerequisite:

Completed intermediate studies.

Literature

Choose four of the following books:

  • Lepenies W: Between Literature and Science. The Rise of Sociology
  • Durkheim E: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

or

  • Durkheim E: The Division of Labour in Society
  • Morrison K: Marx, Durkheim, Weber. Formations of Modern Social Thought
  • Weber M: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
  • Frisby D: Georg Simmel

Literature examinations

Study unit 441. Course on Current Research Projects

In Finnish: 441. Graduvirikeluennot (3 op/1 ov)/75441

title: 441. Course on Current Research Projects

Credits: 3, Credit Units: 1,

Unit description:

The course helps the student to find a feasible Master’s thesis topic and gives guidance on the entire thesis writing process. The course is compulsory, but if the course is not given in English during the academic year when the student is about to com-mence his or her thesis work, the following actions must be taken. The first step is to contact one of the professors or university lectures and discuss preliminarily the topic of the thesis. After the topic has been chosen by the student under the guidance of one of the teachers, the student is required as the next step to read the book Surviving Your Dissertation, by Ruden-stam and Newton, and to write a preliminary thesis research proposal (5-10 pages) specifying

  • the topic of the thesis
  • a brief outline of the sociological discussions which can be linked to the topic
  • the main research questions the thesis attempts to answer
  • the type of methodology and data to be used

For the purpose of writing the proposal the student must familiarize him- or herself with some relevant research literature from the perspective of the thesis topic. As the third step the student must send the preliminary research proposal to (preferably the same) teacher at least one week before they meet to discuss the proposal. After the proposal has been accepted, the student can continue with the thesis work and register for the thesis seminar.

Mode of assessment:

Active participation in the course or writing the preliminary research proposal as described above.

Prerequisite:

The course is most useful at the time when the thesis topic is chosen.

Study unit Advanced Methods in Social Research

In Finnish: Syventävät menetelmäopinnot (väh. 15 op/8 ov)/syvmen

title: Advanced Methods in Social Research

Credits: 15, Credit Units: 8,

Mode of assessment:

In addition to the courses arranged by the department, also courses in the so called ‘methods basket’ of the faculty can be chosen. The book examination in qualitative methods is also available. (Note: at least one of the options has to be taken as a course).

Study unit 403 Statistics in Social Research - Method Course

In Finnish: 403. Tilastollisen sosiaalitutkimuksen menetelmäkurssi (7 op/4 ov)/75403

title: 403 Statistics in Social Research - Method Course

Credits: 8,

Unit description:

The aim is to deepen and broaden students' understanding and user skills of statistical methods in social research and to discuss how appropriate methods for different types of research problems are selected. The necessary computer skills are also practised.

Mode of assessment:

Lectures and exercises (if available). The participants practice problem solving by using methods they have learned. There is a final written examination using literature on the basis of guidelines given by the teacher of the course. If the course is not available, discuss the literature and exercises with the examiner.

Prerequisite:

Study unit Quantitative methods. Completed intermediate studies, introductory course on computing (part of general studies) and supplementary course A, which includes a course on some statistical package (SPSS, SAS, Survo, BMDP) and introductory course on statistics.

Study unit 632. Methods of Analysis in Qualitative Research

In Finnish: 632. Kvalitatiivisen tutkimuksen analyysimenetelmät (8 op/ 4 ov)/75632

title: 632. Methods of Analysis in Qualitative Research

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim of the course is to familiarise the student with a special analytical method in sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Lectures, exercises and a course examination. (If available.) If the course is not available, discuss the literature and the possibility to do exercises with the examiner.

Prerequisite:

Intermediate studies.

Study unit 6321. Methods of Qualitative Analysis - Examination

In Finnish: 6321. Kvalitatiivisten menetelmien kirjallisuuskuulustelu (4 op/2 ov)/756321

title: 6321. Methods of Qualitative Analysis - Examination

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Seale ym: Qualitataive research practice (Chapters 1-14 and 24-26).
  • Silverman D: Doing qualitative research: a practical handbook

or

  • Layder: Sociological practice: linking theory and social research.

Literature examinations

Study unit Fields of Specialisation in Sociology II

In Finnish: Sosiologian tutkimusalat II (8 op/4 ov)/tutalat2

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 820. Health Sociology

In Finnish: 820. Terveyssosiologia/75820

title: 820. Health Sociology

(In Finnish: 820. Terveyssosiologia )
Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 420: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75420/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 826. Family Sociology

In Finnish: 826. Perhesosiologia/75826

title: 826. Family Sociology

(In Finnish: 826. Perhesosiologia )
Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 426: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75426/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 827. Law and Society

In Finnish: 827. Oikeus, kontrolli ja yhteiskunta/75827

title: 827. Law and Society

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 427: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75427/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 7301. The Sociology of Age

In Finnish: 7301. Iän sosiologia/757301

title: 7301. The Sociology of Age

(In Finnish: 7301. Iän sosiologia )
Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 4301: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/754301/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 830. The Sociology of Gender

In Finnish: 830. Sukupuolen sosiologia/75830

title: 830. The Sociology of Gender

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 430: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75430/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 832. Social Interaction

In Finnish: 832. Sosiaalinen vuorovaikutus/75832

title: 832. Social Interaction

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 432: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75432/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 833. Research on Social Structure, Social Conflicts and Inequality

In Finnish: 833. Yhteiskunnan muutos ja ristiriidat/75833

title: 833. Research on Social Structure, Social Conflicts and Inequality

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 433: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75433/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 834. Research on Work and Organizations

In Finnish: 834. Työelämän ja organisaatioiden tutkimus/75834

title: 834. Research on Work and Organizations

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 434: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75434/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 835. Urban Sociology

In Finnish: 835. Kaupunkisosiologia/75835

title: 835. Urban Sociology

(In Finnish: 835. Kaupunkisosiologia )
Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 435: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75435/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 837. The Relation between Culture and Social Structure

In Finnish: 837. Kulttuurin tutkimus/75837

title: 837. The Relation between Culture and Social Structure

(In Finnish: 837. Kulttuurin tutkimus )
Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 437: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75437/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 838. Sociology of Integration

In Finnish: 838. Integraation sosiologiaa/75838

title: 838. Sociology of Integration

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 438: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75438/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 839. Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: 839. Tieteen ja teknologian tutkimus/75839

title: 839. Science and Technology Studies

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 439: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/75439/index-en.html

Literature examinations

Study unit 8302. Population and Population Processes Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

In Finnish: 8302. Väestö ja väestöprosessit eilen, tänään, huomenna/758302

title: 8302. Population and Population Processes Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 4302: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/754302/index-en.html

Study unit 8303. Current Population Issues

In Finnish: 8303. Nykypäivän väestökysymyksiä/758303

title: 8303. Current Population Issues

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Literature

See intermediate studies, study unit 4303: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/sosio/754303/index-en.html

Study unit 400. Orientations in Sociological Theory II

In Finnish: 400. Sosiologisen teorian suuntaukset II (7 op/4 ov)/75400

title: 400. Orientations in Sociological Theory II

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim is to get acquainted with central theoretical orientations in contemporary sociologi-cal research.

Mode of assessment:

Written examination in Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Intermediate studies.

Literature

  • Wagner P : A History and Theory of the Social Sciences,

and in addition two of the following options:

1.

  • Berger P & Luckmann T : Social construction of reality a treatise in the sociology of knowledge

and

  • Schutz A : The Phenomenology of the Social World ( p. 97 - 214).

2.

  • Bourdieu P : La distinction (Chapters 1 – 7 and Conclusion, available also in English)

3.

  • Foucault M : Discipline and Punish

and

  • Burchell G et al. (eds.) : The Foucault Effect (p. 1 - 51 and 87 - 104).

4.

  • Goffman E : Forms of Talk (p. 1 - 159 )

and

  • Goffman E : Interaction Ritual.

5.

  • Habermas J : Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit.

6.

  • Luhmann N : Ecological communication.

7.

  • Skocpol T : States and Social Revolutions.

Literature examinations

Study unit 410. New Initiatives in Sociological Debat

In Finnish: 410. Sosiologian keskustelun uusia avauksia (5 op/3 ov)/75410

title: 410. New Initiatives in Sociological Debat

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Literature

Three of the following five options:

  • Archer M : Culture and Agency: Place of Culture in Social Theory.
  • Gorski P : The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe.
  • Swedberg R : Principles of Economic Sociology.
  • Turner J : On the Origins of Human Emotions: A Sociological Inquiry into the Evolution of Human Affect.
  • Heath C & Luff P : Technology in Action

Literature examinations

Study unit Thesis Seminars

In Finnish: Tutkielmaseminaarit/tutsem

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Study unit 445. Practical Work Training

In Finnish: Sosiologian työharjoittelu, vapaaehtoinen (5 op/3 ov)/75445

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Study unit 444. Master´s Thesis

In Finnish: 444 Pro gradu -tutkielma (40 op/20 ov)/75444

title: 444. Master´s Thesis

Credits: 40, Credit Units: 20,

Unit description:

The aim is to learn and to practice the conduct of one´s own sociological research.

Mode of assessment:

The preparation of a Thesis is mainly an independent process supported by seminar, essays and personal supervision.

Prerequisite:

The acceptance of the Master's Thesis requires the completion of seminars and foreign language studies.

Study unit Master´s Degree in Demography

In Finnish: Väestötieteen maisteriopinnot/vtmvaesto

title: Master´s Degree in Demography

Credits: 120, Credit Units: 160,
  • Major subject studies: 108 or 112 credits
  • Elective studies: 8 or 12 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit 238. Population and Society

In Finnish: 238. Väestönkehitys ja yhteiskunta (7 op/4 ov)/75238

title: 238. Population and Society

Credits: 7, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim of the unit is to familiarise the student with population development and its social significance and to learn to understand demography’s way of looking at society.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. If appropriate courses are available, part of the unit can be substituted by attending the courses.

Prerequisite:

Introduction to Demography, Social Consequences of Population Changes.

Literature

  • Coleman D (ed): Europe's Population in the 1990s.
  • Lutz W (ed): The Future Population of the World. What Can We Assume Today? (p. 45-249).
  • Rose J. (ed): Population Problems: Topical Issues.

And two of the following:

  • Pitkänen K : Deprivation and Disease: Mortality During the Great Finnish Famine of the 1860s
  • Feachen R G A et al (eds.): The Health of Adults in the Developing Countries
  • Noir D & Woods R (eds.): The Changing Populations of Europe
  • davis K & Bernstam M S & Ricardo-Campbell R (eds.): Below-Replacement Fertility in Industrialized Societies: Causes, Consequences, Policies.

Literature examinations

Study unit 251. Development of Demography and Population Policies

In Finnish: 251. Väestötieteen ja väestöpolitiikan kehitys (5 op/3 ov)/75251

title: 251. Development of Demography and Population Policies

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim of the unit is to familiarise the student with the tradition of demographic thinking and the development of demographic research and population policy.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. If appropriate courses are available, part of the unit can be substituted by attending the courses.

Prerequisite:

Introduction to Demography, Social Consequences of Population Changes. In addition unit 238 of the Master’s studies (Development of Population and the Society) is recommended

Literature

1.

  • Teitelbaum M S & Winter J M (eds.): Population and Resources in Western Intellectual Traditions

and

  • (Journal): Demography (Vol. 30:4, 1993), p. 533-606.

2.

  • Gauthier A H : The State and the Family: A Comparative Analysis of Family Policies in Industrialized Countries

3.

  • Lassonde L : Coping With Population Challenges

Literature examinations

Study unit 231. Demographic Method

In Finnish: 231. Väestötieteen menetelmät I (6 op/3 ov)/75231

title: 231. Demographic Method

Credits: 6, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with essential sources of demographic data (statistical publications, databases in internet) and to train students to coduct demographic analyses.

Prerequisite:

Introduction to Demography, Introductory seminar to scientific writing and Statistics in Social Research Methods Course

Mode of Assessment:

Course in demographic methods or faculty examination

Literature

  • Readings in Population Research Methodology. (Vol I, Basic Tools, p. 3-1 – 3-49 and 4-1 – 4-45)
  • Hinde: Demographic Methods. (The students use the methods they learn to make independ-ent demographic analysis and to write and submit a course paper.)

Study unit 536. Advanced Methods in Demographic Analysis

In Finnish: 536. Väestötieteen menetelmät II (4 op/2 ov)/75536

title: 536. Advanced Methods in Demographic Analysis

Credits: 4, Credit Units: 2,

Unit description:

The aim is to expand the student's knowledge about the methods used in demographic research.

Mode of assessment:

A course, or, if no courses are organized, the student should contact the professor of demography to discuss the possibilities to complete the study unit in an alterna-tive way (a Faculty examination based on literature, or, practical exercises).

Prerequisite:

Intermediate studies in demography.

Literature examinations

Study unit 531. Specialised Field in Demography

In Finnish: 531 Väestötieteen erikoisala (5 op/3 ov)/75531

title: 531. Specialised Field in Demography

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim is to familiarize the student with the field of demography relevant to her/his forthcoming Master's Thesis.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination based on literature. The literature is agreed upon with the supervisor of the Master's Thesis.

Prerequisite:

Intermediate studies in demography.

Literature examinations

Study unit 532. Fields of Specialisation in Demography II

In Finnish: 532. Väestötieteen tutkimusalat (8 op/4 ov)/75532

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Literature examinations

Study unit 535. Practical Training in Demographic Study

In Finnish: 535 Väestötieteen harjoittelu (5 op/3 ov)/75535

title: 535. Practical Training in Demographic Study

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim is to provide the student with practice in demographic research.

Mode of assessment:

The training is obligatory for those majoring in demography. For instructions contact the professor of demography.

Prerequisite:

It is suggested that training takes place after study unit 448 (Seminar I) has been completed.

Study unit Sociology as a Minor Subject

In Finnish: Sosiologia sivuaineena/sivuaineena

title: Sociology as a Minor Subject

(In Finnish: Sosiologia sivuaineena )

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies for Minor Subject Students

In Finnish: Perusopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille (25 op/15ov)/sivuperus

title: Basic Studies for Minor Subject Students

Credits: 25, Credit Units: 15,

Study unit Intermediate studies for Minor Subject Students

In Finnish: Aineopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille (35 op/25 ov)/ainesivu

title: Intermediate studies for Minor Subject Students

Credits: 35,

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 134. Orientations in Sociological Theory I

In Finnish: 134. Sosiologisen teorian suuntaukset (7 op/4 ov)/134sivu

title: 134. Orientations in Sociological Theory I

Credits: 7,

Unit description:

The aim is to acquaint students systematically with different theoretical orientations in sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Basic studies and study unit 129.

Literature

  • Harrington A (ed.): Modern Social Theory.
  • Wagner P: Theorizing Modernities.
  • Beck U & Beck-Gersheim E: Individualization.

Literature examinations

Study unit 122. Methods of Empirical Social Research

In Finnish: 122. Empiirisen sosiaalitutkimuksen menetelmät (7 op/4 ov)/75122

title: 122. Methods of Empirical Social Research

Credits: 7,

Unit description:

The aim is to provide the student with the capability to critically review and make use of social research conducted by ordinary methods. The aim of the exercises is to give the student an ability to conduct minor research projects in using existing or limited self-collected data.

Mode of assessment:

(Note: Only for minor subject students and exchange students). Students, please discuss the literature with the examiner.

Prerequisite:

Basic Studies.

Literature examinations

Study unit Fields of Specialisation in Sociology I

In Finnish: Sosiologian tutkimusalat I (8 op/4 ov)/tutalatsivu

title: Fields of Specialisation in Sociology I

Credits: 8, Credit Units: 4,

Unit description:

The aim is for the student to become acquainted with two fields of specialisation in Sociology.

Mode of assessment:

Two Faculty examinations (one field of specialisation at a time). The written examinations, or parts of them, can be substituted by attending lecture series, by writing literature reviews or by participating in a theme seminar arranged by the department. NOTE: Substitutions have to be agreed upon in advance with the examiner(s) and the courses and essays have to be marked before going to the Faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units 129, 130 and 134. It is also recommended that method courses are completed.

Literature

Choose four options from one of the special fields (Note: each number is equivalent to one option; i.e. one option may include more than one text).

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Courses

K136    1. Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvalitatiiviset menetelmät, syksy
K135sl05    1. Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvantitatiivisten menetelmien kurssi, syksy
K110    1. Sosiologian johdantokurssi, syksy
K111    1. Väestötieteen johdantokurssi, syksy
K135e    2. Quantitative methods in sociology, autumn
K136b    2. Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvalitatiiviset menetelmät, kevät
K110kl06    2. Sosiologian johdantokurssi, kevät
K111k    2. Väestötieteen johdantokurssi, kevät
tutsem2    2. periodin tutkielmaseminaari
tutsem3    3. periodin tutkielmaseminaari
K434b    Arbets- och professionssociologi (SSKH)
K434a    Arbets- och professionssociologi (SSKH)
K134a    Biologia, käyttäytyminen ja yhteiskunta
K427kl06    Biopolitiikka tänään HUOM! Kurssi siirtyy syksyyn 2006
K437sl05    Contemporary globalising/localising trends examined through the medium of food
K632b    Discourse Analysis
K435a    Elämä kaupungissa - haasteena elävä kaupunki
K431    Elämäntapojen sääntely hyvinvointiyhteiskunnassa 2004
K4315    Elämäntapojen sääntely hyvinvointiyhteiskunnassa 2005
K438a    Eurooppalaiset hyvinvointivaltiot ja EU:n sosiaaliset ohjelmat
K438sl05    Eurooppalaiset hyvinvointivaltiot ja EU:n sosiaaliset ohjelmat
K430vo    Feministinen yhteiskuntateoria
Fafw    Food and Foodways
K114sl05    Giddens-opintopiirit
K438b    Globalisaatio, hyvinvointivaltiot, eriarvoisuus
K441    Graduvirikekurssi
K130a    Hyvästi Marx ja mausoleumit - mitä tuli tilalle? Sosiologisia näkökulmia Venäjän ja Viron yhteiskuntamuutokseen
INTER    Interventioryhmä
K8101b    Introduction to Anthropology
K111a    Introduction to Demography
K439sl05    Johdatus tieteen ja teknologian tutkimukseen
K434    Johdatus työnsosiologiaan ja eurooppalaisiin työmarkkinasuhteisiin
yhtope    Kaikkien seminaarien yhteinen opetus
kandiweboodi    Kandidaatintutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen webOodissa
K437    Kaupunkikulttuuri ja kulttuuri kaupungissa
K435pr06    Kaupunkitutkimuksen teemaseminaarin pienryhmätyöskentely
K435    Kaupunkitutkimuksen tutkimusalakurssi
K407k062    Kevään 2006 tutkimusharjoituskurssi: Castrén
K407k061    Kevään 2006 tutkimusharjoituskurssi: Peräkylä
K632ap    Kvalitatiivisen tutkimuksen analyysitavat: keskustelunanalyysi
K632sl05    Kvalitatiivisia analyysitapoja
K632    Kvalitatiivisten menetelmien syventävät opinnot
K410kl06    Käsitteet sosiologisessa tutkimuksessa
K75420LL    Lapsettomuus ja lisääntymispolitiikka: vertaileva näkökulma
K4301kl06    Lapsuuden sosiologian teemaseminaari
K130    Nyky-yhteiskunnan tutkimus
K827PU    Oikeussosiologian teoreettisia perusteita
TA1    Paul Ricoeur ja kerronnan teoria
K426s05    Perheen murros -luentosarja
K426sl05    Perhesosiologian tutkimusalakurssi
K426kl2006    Perhesosiologian tutkimusalakurssin semiaariosuus
K407sl05e    Practical research in sociology
K152    Proseminaari
K152MJ    Proseminaari, Marika Jalovaara
K152SA    Proseminaari, Sinikka Aapola
K152sl05    Proseminaarit
K130k06    Rethinking Finnish Childhood(s)?
K420p406    Sairauden, terveyden ja hoidon etnografinen tutkimus HUOM: Kurssi siirtyy lukuvuoteen 2006-2007 myöhemmin ilmoitettavaan ajankohtaan.
K448    Seminaarit
K430kl06    Sexuality, Health, and Human Rights
K8101a    Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologian johdantokurssi
K432    Sosiaalinen vuorovaikutus
step    Sosiaaliset toimijat ja muutokset -tutkijankoulutusohjelman seminaari
K135    Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvantitatiiviset menetelmät
K135kl06    Sosiaalitutkimuksen kvantitatiivisten menetelmien kurssi, kevät
jksem    Sosiologian jatkokoulutusseminaari
kivi    Sosiologian klassikot ja nyky-yhteiskunnan tutkimus
k833    Sosiologian klassikot ja nyky-yhteiskunta
K409    Sosiologian loppukuulustelu
K408    Sosiologian oppihistoria ja klassikot
K134kl06    Sosiologian teorioista (luento)
K115kl06    Sosiologian tilastotieteelliset perusteet
K115    Sosiologian tilastotieteelliset perusteet
K134    Sosiologisen teorian suuntaukset
K105    Sosiologisia näkökulmia ja tutkimuksia
K427    Sukupuoli, väkivalta ja oikeus
K113    Suomalaisen sosiologian tutustumiskurssi
K1345    Tenttilukupiiri
K134tlp05    Tenttilukupiirit
K839    Tieteen ja teknologiantutkimuksen teemaseminaari, 2 ov
K403    Tilastollisen sosiaalitutkimuksen menetelmäkurssi
TF    Tutkijafoorumi
K632a    Tutkimushaastattelu ja omaelämäkerralliset aineistot
K407    Tutkimusharjoituskurssi
K407b0506    Tutkimusharjoituskurssi ke 12-14
K4070506    Tutkimusharjoituskurssi ma 14-16
K439a    Verkostot, kommunikaatio ja yhteiskunta
K438kl06    Vertaileva sosiologia, yhteiskunnan muutos ja ristiriidat, tutkimusalakurssi
vte    Väestö- terveys ja elinolot -tutkijankoulutusohjelman seminaari
K231    Väestötieteen menetelmäkurssi
K408kl06    Weberin pääteos Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
K130sa    Yhteiskunnallisten erontekojen ulottuvuuksia