The sociology department offers courses on sociological theory, economic, urban, historical and macro-sociology, the political economy of finance and housing, introductory statistics and text mining in R, Marxist and gender theories. Here is a selection of courses offered over the recent years:

• Sociology of Consumption
• Poverty and Welfare
• Introduction to statistics and text mining using R
• Race and Class in the US
• The People’s Home? Urban housing and housing policy in US-European comparison
• Introduction to sociological theories
• Reimagining and Reframing the Social World: (Queer)feminist Sociological Theories and Practices
• The life and death of American cities? Understanding urban America now and then
• Economic sociology and political economy: an introduction into the classics

 

Program Offerings

The study plans listed below are intended solely as a guide. Binding information regarding the current courses offered by the Department of Sociology can be found in the current course catalog.

Bachelor (North American Studies and Applied North American Studies, revised version of 2026 see news)

 

Semester	Orientation Module	Specialization Module
		A    Social Structures	B   Social Processes
W26	Undergraduate Course	Advanced Seminar A
		Advanced Seminar A
S27	Seminar		Advanced Seminar B
			Advanced Seminar B
W27	Undergraduate Course	Advanced Seminar A
		Advanced Seminar A

 

Master (North American Studies)

Semester	Module A Sociological Theories of North America	Module B Social Systems, Institutions and Orders - Purpose and Function	Module C Examining the Social Process - Problem, Conflict, Crisis
W26	Seminar		Seminar
	Graduate Course		Graduate Course
S27		Seminar
		Graduate Course
W27	Seminar		Seminar
	Graduate Course		Graduate Course

 

 

Graduate School of North American Studies

Semester	Graduate Seminar	Research Colloquium
W26
S27	Current topics and research fields in North American Studies
W27

 

 

Master (European Societies)

Semester	Lecture	Seminar
W26	Theories of Integration	Graduate Course
S27
W27	Theories of Integration	Graduate Course

 

 

 

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Contact:

sociology@jfki.fu-berlin.de