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Striving for excellence, period. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. Read about what we do by clicking here. Our story A brief look at the Graduate School's history We're all about interdisciplinarity Learn why it's central to everything we do. Our directors, from A to Ö Get to know the experts who are behind our programmes and courses
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Graduate School's Teacher Intranet For our course coordinators and teaching teams Graduate School Board Board members and meeting minutes Visit the Faculty of Social Sciences staff pages
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Learn about what makes a Graduate School education unique and world-class. United in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition. Who we are Our beginnings Graduate School was founded in 2007 in response to the Faculty of Social Sciences' need to offer interdisciplinary programmes in areas not covered by specific departments. Because of our unique organisationa
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120 credits, 2 years Programme overview The Master of Science in Social Scientific Data Analysis will prepare you to become a social scientific data analyst & professional researcher. The focus of the master programme is on the process of conducting social research, research methodology, and applied theory. Coursework involves extensive and intensive training in the process of conducting social re
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Welcome to Graduate School's Alumni Network! Your lifelong connection to Graduate School! Join LU's alumni network! Get your degree certificate Alumni resources at LU CareerHub Kickstart your career with CareerHub at LU! Check out the Alumni Network's official blog! Vacancies at Lund University Read the latest Alumni Newsletter from LU! Meet Claudia, alumna from Social Studies of Gender Meet Emma,
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Our master's programmes Discover which Graduate School programme is right for you. MSc in Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East MSc in Development Studies MSc in Social Studies of Gender MSc in Global Studies MSc in Social Scientific Data Analysis
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You can find all you need to know about the application and admissions process, as well as a list of our course offerings on this page. OverviewDuring the second half of the spring term of their first year, students in the master's programmes listed below will be admitted to elective courses in theory of science and methods in order to fulfil the requirements for their degree. This internal applic
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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM The aim of the course is to provide the student with an interdisciplinary introduction to the field of Global Studies. OverviewA Range of Topics in Global StudiesThe student will be introduced to a range of critical, theoretical, and empirical approaches to global studies, with focus on different aspects of globalisation, global relations, and global transformative process
15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM In this course, we treat some of the major trends and theoretical debates in Gender Studies and work together as a team of teachers and students from difference backgrounds to explore common intellectual interests and feminist questions. Overview Major Trends and Debates in Gender Studies One of the challenges and pleasures of Gender Studies is interdisciplinarity. The con
15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This interdisciplinary course focuses on problems of poverty and human development. As a student you will learn about key issues and problems of development as well as different theoretical perspectives developed to increase our understanding of the preconditions for and content of development. Overview Current Key Issues in Development Studies This course is about develop
Lena Karlsson Director of Studies Email: lena [dot] karlsson [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 42 33 Helen Wiman Administrative Manager Email: helen [dot] wiman [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 48 35 Katherine Anderson Ahlstedt Programme Coordinator Email: katherine [dot] anderson_ahlstedt [at] sam [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: +46 (0) 46 222 48 01 Thesis co
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Profile and elective courses Courses in methods and theory of science All about your third term! Find information about your many options here. Master's thesis Resources to help you from concept to completion.
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Courses for Graduate Schools interdisciplinary programmes and external students OverviewAs a student in one of Graduate School's master's programmes - Development Studies, Global Studies, Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East, Social Scientific Data Analysis or Social Studies of Gender - you are offered a range of courses within your area of study. Some of these courses are profile
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Your lifelong connection to Graduate School. Introducing Graduate School's Alumni Network!Whether you are a Graduate School alumn who is looking to develop professionally, or a current student who is seeking professional resources from one of our graduates, this alumni network is for you!The purpose of the network is building a global alumni network to:Strengthen the connection between current stu
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Master level courses for the social sciences Overview Graduate School offers interdisciplinary courses in theory of science and research methods. We continuously develop new interesting courses aiming to provide our students with basic knowledge in theory of science as well as new and interesting social sciences methods. If you are not a programme student, you are welcome to apply for some of thes
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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This course aims to teach the student about the overall research process and social scientific research design. OverviewCourse contentThe course begins by grounding the student with a common language and the key concepts that are used in social scientific research. The student learns about the logic of research itself, including applied theory of science, research designs
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM This course is an introductory course in quantitative methods at Master's level. The course will also be open to staff at the faculty who want to improve their knowledge in this area, e.g. in order to be able to teach quantitative methods courses or supervise students using quantitative methods in their thesis. OverviewBasic concepts in quantitative methodsThe aim of this
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM OverviewUsing advanced quantitative analysisThis course introduces the most widespread methods of multivariate analysis in social sciences. The course aims to give you knowledge of the multivariate statistical techniques most commonly used within the social sciences,as well as an understanding of the kind of research questions that each technique can be used to address.Te
Graduate School offers programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Society and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East here. These five master's programmes are unique and allow you to get deeper insight into both the theme of the programme while keeping a strong foundation within your major. What are the main differences betwee
An elective term - tailor your education! The third term is an opportunity for students to make a personal footprint on their master’s degree! OverviewInternship, exchange studies, or elective courses?Maybe you would like to get a taste of life after graduation by doing an internship either in Sweden or abroad? Or maybe you prefer to take elective courses, at Lund University or another recognised
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