Sociology: Social Transformations and Innovation

The main objective of the master's degree in in Sociology: Social Transformations and Innovation is to train scientists and professionals capable of leading the study of social change and the creation of social technologies, and of proposing new solutions to collective challenges and improving our institutions and societies.
Against a backdrop of rapid structural change, sociology provides the models and methods to diagnose and analyse the full complexity of the social transformations taking place, allows for the identification and evaluation of options for change, and enables the proposal and evaluation of positive intervention strategies that can shape future possibilities and foster creativity and innovation.
This master's degree provides an overview of current social change and the strategic challenges it poses, develops students' transferable skills for the scientific analysis of processes of social transformation and innovation, and builds on their ability to design and evaluate intervention models.

• Teoría y cambio social
• Técnicas de investigación social
• Seminario
• Espacios urbanos, ciudadanía y población
• Bienestar, políticas y calidad de vida
• Desigualdades, género e inclusión social
• Redes, dinámicas culturales e innovación 
• Investigación avanzada
• Prácticas profesionales 
• Trabajo Final de Máster
• Bases del análisis sociológico
• Teorías Sociológicas 
• Estructura Social
• Técnicas de Investigación Social I
• Técnicas de Investigación Social II
• Seminario de Investigación
• Ciudadanía e Innovación Social
• Desarrollo Sostenible
• Territorio, población y migraciones 
• Sociología Económica y Políticas de Bienestar
• Calidad de Vida y Seguridad
• Tiempos, trabajos, familias
• Mujeres, control e innovación Social 
• Violencia de género/Teorías Feministas
• Desigualdades educativas y su superación
• Seguridad, Tecnologías y Exclusión Social
• Futuros Sociales, Prospectiva e Innovación Social 
• Movimientos Sociales,Opinión Pública y Conflicto Social
• Arte, cultura y creatividad 
• Redes Sociales y Capital Social

Requirements

• An official Spanish degree.
• A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
• A qualification from outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, the qualification should be recognized as equivalent to an official Spanish degree. If it is not recognized, the University of Barcelona shall verify that it corresponds to a level of education that is equivalent to official Spanish degrees and that it authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
• Students should have at least a basic understanding of the fundamental aspects of sociology. Students who have not completed an undergraduate degree in sociology or in another discipline providing training in aspects of sociology must take the 5-credit bridging subject Principles of Sociological Analysis, which has been specifically designed as an introduction to the master's degree content. This subject is offered in the weeks before teaching begins for the main subject areas.
• Academic record for previous studies
• Statement of interest 
• Curriculum vitae
• Applications will be accepted from any candidate in possession of the necessary qualifications to enrol in a university master's degree in Spain, according to the current regulations. To be eligible for admission to this programme, students must hold an official undergraduate degree that grants access to master's degree study and be able to accredit knowledge of English (level B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or its equivalent) and Spanish (level B2, or its equivalent). Students who cannot provide documentation accrediting their language skills may be asked to attend an interview or complete an online test organized by the Admissions Committee.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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Scholarships

• General grant
• Mobility grant – Erasmus
• UB collaboration grant
• Departmental collaboration grant (MECD)
• MAEC-AECID grants
• Financial aid for participation in international mobility programs
• UB grants for exchanges with foreign universities
• UB grants for Els Juliols summer courses
• Drac Program grants
• Ajuts de matrícula per als estudiants amb circumstàncies personals sobrevingudes