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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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7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Digital media research methods matter to a critical study of digital environments. The course focuses on combining empirical qualitative research with critical social and cultural theories in order to emphasise how the digital media researcher uses, adapts and critically reflects on methods and concepts to research problems or questions. OverviewAnalyzing social media and
This is a set of resources introducing SPSS, and how to use it. They were created by Mimmi Barmark at the Department of Sociology, and are narrated in Swedish but subtitled in English. OverviewBackgroundMimmi Barmark has co-authored “Statistisk verktygslåda 0”, a Swedish introduction to statistical methods (link here) and the resources below can be used as chapter companions to that book or as sta
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7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM The course is based on a digital ethnographical approach in order to study how social interaction and social worlds today are played out in online and offline environments. This means that traditional social scientific concepts and distinctions are articulated in new ways. OverviewHighlights what we study, and howDigital ethnography focuses on the various ways in which so
7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Qualitative data can help us to understand the world, build theory, and advance knowledge. But how does qualitative analysis work – how can we systematically organize, process, integrate, and understand qualitative data? OverviewData Analysis for the Social SciencesThis course provides the opportunity to focus in depth on qualitative analysis in both theory and practice,
Graduate School at the Faculty of Social Sciences offers interdisciplinary 2-year (120 credit) Master's Programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Middle Eastern Studies. What makes Graduate School programmes unique? Interdisciplinarity As a student, you are admitted to the programme with a specific major based on your bachelor
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Each year a handful of students are selected for nomination to go to Fudan for the double degree programme. Students in this programme spend their second year at Fudan University in Shanghai, and take courses about Chinese society, culture, and politics. They will also write their thesis in Shanghai. Overview of our Double Degree ProgrammeThe Double Degree Master´s Programme is an agreement betwee
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A possibility for students to try their theoretical knowledge in the field! An internship can provide a valuable experience in the field, as well as a reference for the future. An internship can be conducted in Sweden or abroad, in an NGO, a governmental organisation or in the private sector. This gives students endless possibilities for the third semester! OverviewBackgroundDuring the third term
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PROFILE AND ELECTIVE COURSES OverviewSIMP01: Introduction to Global StudiesThe course aims at providing an understanding of current theories and debates connected to processes of globalisation and transformation. (15 credits)SIMP27: Gender, Class, Ethnicity and SexualityThe course provides students with core elements in current feminist theories in dialogue with established academic disciplines, w
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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM This is an overview course which examines the political and social development of the Middle East from the early 20th century until today, and puts the region in comparative perspective. OverviewThe course uses social scientific categories to examine the region using the current empirical and theoretical literatures on the Middle East. The goal of the course is to expose t
15 CREDITS | SPRING TERM The aim of the course is to examine the utility of theoretical concepts, perspectives and approaches to the understanding of lived experiences in Middle Eastern societies. OverviewAbout the CourseThe student will examine a broad range of theoretical traditions and their application to studying the region. In addition to examining a series of theoretical perspectives, the s
Uncertain about what you would want to do in your third term? Fear not! We at Graduate School are here to help you! OverviewWhat are elective courses?Elective courses are the 30 credits worth of courses that Graduate School programme students take in their third term, those which will eventually be included in their master's degree. Some students travel abroad for studies or an internship during t
https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/information-about-third-term/elective-courses - 2025-12-11
A brief history of our department The Beginning Graduate School’s story began with a push for internationalisation at Lund University prompted primarily by Sweden’s adoption of the Bologna Process regulations. The Faculty Leadership sought to create two-year Master’s programmes in accordance with Bologna regulations as well as creating international programmes and courses on the faculty level. The
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Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies Rebecca's storyBackgroundI graduated with my master’s in Middle Eastern Studies from the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in 2018. Since then, I’ve started a PhD programme at the City University of New York in the Department of History, with a focus on the modern Middle East. I knew when I went to Lund that I wanted to pursue a PhD, bu
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Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender Faith's storyI graduated from the Graduate School’s Social Studies of Gender program in the summer of 2019. After taking some time to visit family and friends, I found a position with a local women’s rights NGO in the capital city of Uganda. The entire team at the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA - sihanet.org) has been incr
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SIMR45 (30 CREDITS) & SIMR46 (15 CREDITS) | AUTUMN TERM The internship course offer Graduate School programme students an opportunity to try the theories and methods from the programme in an organisation. Overview Internship for Programme Students During the third term of your programme at Graduate School, you can do an internship for the whole semester, 20 weeks (30 credits) or for half a semeste
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15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be understood as systems which show intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and with some degree of autonomy act to reach certain goals. In colloquial language, AI has become an umbrella term for information technology, robotics, and digitalisation more broadly, including machine learning techniques enabling computers to improv
https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/autumn-term-courses/ai-society-sims40 - 2025-12-11
