The profession of a sociologist is gaining popularity in all developed countries. Society and states strive to solve emerging problems, but we need institutions and personnel who will study them. Sociology studies society in various planes: the attitude to one's own and someone else's religion, cultural and intercultural interactions up to the general satisfaction of citizens with their lives.
Sociologists often use statistical and mathematical methods for their own purposes, however, this is the field of the humanities. You can become a sociologist by entering the bachelor's degree of the relevant department of the university, or you can first get a fundamental humanitarian education (history, philology, psychology, economics), and then choose a sociological direction in the magistracy.
Directions for studying sociology:
- Anthropology
- Security
- Journalism
- Media & Communications
- Political science
- Psychology
- Social work
- Sociology
- Economics
- Ethnography.
Training in the magistracy is more independent and practical, requires the development of their own projects.
Examples of specialization in sociology in the magistracy:
- Arts, culture and society
- Conflict, Territories and Identities
- Intercultural mediation
- Profession and specialization in the framework of sociological education
- Modern societies
- Social isolation
- Social Innovation
- Social analysis
- Sociological data analysis
- Sociological law
- Comparative studies of public policy and welfare.
Sociologists are in demand not only in government agencies, but also in business, especially large ones. To analyze society, extensive humanitarian knowledge is needed, which will allow a graduate of sociological departments to choose from a variety of professions:
- Anthropologist
- Journalist
- Historian
- Consultant and Specialist in Working With People
- Culturologist
- Pedagogue
- Political scientist
- Psychologist
- Media Worker
- Sociologist
- Philologist
- Economist
- Lawyer.
The rating "The best sociological universities in Europe-2022" takes into account the latest trends in the development of European higher education and will make it possible to make the optimal choice of place of study.
Best Sociology universities in Europe 2024 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | University of Oxford |
| 2 | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 3 | University of Cambridge |
| 4 | University of Amsterdam |
| 5 | The University of Manchester |
| 6 | Freie Universität Berlin |
| 7 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 8 | Sciences Po |
| 9 | Utrecht University |
| 10 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 11 | University of Copenhagen |
| 12 | Stockholm University |
| 13 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 14 | Leiden University |
| 15 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales |
| 16 | Essex, University of |
| 17 | The University of Warwick |
| 18 | Central European University |
| 19 | Copenhagen Business School |
| 20 | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| 21 | European University Institute (EUI) |
| 22 | KU Leuven |
| 23 | Lancaster University |
| 24 | Ludwig Maximilian Universität München |
| 25 | Lund University |
| 26 | HSE University |
| 27 | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
| 28 | SOAS University of London |
| 29 | Sorbonne University |
| 30 | The University of Sheffield |
| 31 | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna |
| 32 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 33 | Universität Bremen |
| 34 | Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main |
| 35 | University of Cologne |
| 36 | Universität Mannheim |
| 37 | University of Vienna |
| 38 | Université PSL |
| 39 | University of Birmingham |
| 40 | University of Bristol |
| 41 | University of Geneva |
| 42 | University of Glasgow |
| 43 | University of Groningen |
| 44 | University of Leeds |
| 45 | University of Oslo |
| 46 | University of Sussex |
| 47 | University of York |
| 48 | University of Zurich |
| 49 | Uppsala University |
| 50 | Cardiff University |
