MASTER OF SOCIOLOGY 2021-2022

Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen - Faculty of Social Sciences

MASTER OF SOCIOLOGY 2021-2022

Information Session

27 September 2021

WELCOME

Prof. dr. Dick Houtman Programme Director


Prof. dr. Jan Van BavelProgramme Director since August 2021

• Centre for Sociological Research (CeSO)

• Centre for Political Research

• Public Governance Institute

• Leuven International and European Studies

• Centre for Research on Peace and Development

• Institute for Media Studies

• School for Mass Communication Research

• Institute for Anthropological Research on Africa

• Interculturalism, Migration and Minority Research Centre


Faculty of Social Sciences

www.soc.kuleuven.be/ceso

Initial International Masters:• Master of Sociology (MOS)• Master of Communication Sciences: Digital Media and Society (DMAS)• Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (PIONEER)• Master of International Politics (MIP)• Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology • Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives • Master of Statistics

Advanced International Masters:• Master of European Politics and Policies (MEPP)• Master of Cultures and Development Studies (CADES)


International Master’s Programmes Social Sciences

www.soc.kuleuven.be/mos


Master of SociologyStudying Social Life


Master of Sociology

Culture and

Society

SocialData

Science

Solidarityand Social

Risks in Europe

PROGRAMME

Prof. dr. Dick Houtman Programme Director

• TRUNCUS COMMUNIS 12 ects

• SPECIALISATION 36-40 ects

o Courses 18-22 ects

o Master’s thesis 18 ects

• ELECTIVES 8-12 ects


Master of Sociology – Programme

TRUNCUS COMMUNIS (12 ects)

• From Problem to Analysis 6 ects Sem. 1

• Advanced Qualitative Methods 6 ects Sem. 1

• Sociological Theory in Action 6 ects Sem. 1+2

Each student chooses 2 courses



SPECIALISATION: CULTURE AND SOCIETY (40 ects)

Courses (22 ects)• Art and Society 4 ects Sem. 1

• Race, Ethnicity and the Postcolonial Condition 6 ects Sem. 1

• Culture and Inequality 4 ects Sem. 1

• Culture and Meaning 4 ects Sem. 2

• Postmodernization: Science under Siege 4 ects Sem. 2

All courses are compulsory

Master’s thesis (18 ects) Sem. 1+2



SPECIALISATION: SOCIAL DATA SCIENCE (36 ects)

Courses (18 ects)• Digitalization and Society 4 ects Sem. 1

• Survey Methodology 4 ects Sem. 2

• Collecting and Analyzing Big Data for Social Sciences 4 ects Sem. 2

These courses are compulsory

• Multilevel Analysis 6 ects Sem. 2

• Structural Equations 6 ects Sem. 2

Each student choose one course




‘Affinity with and a solid background

in quantitativemethods is

recommended’

SPECIALISATION: SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL RISK IN EUROPE (39 ETC)

Courses (21 ects)• Health, Genomics and Society 4 ects Sem. 1

• Solidarity in European Welfare States: Trends and 5 ects Sem. 1Challenges in Social Policy

• Digitalization and Society 4 ects Sem. 1

• Labour Markets, Regulations and Developments in Europe 4 ects Sem. 2

• Political Economy & Comparative Industrial Relations in Europe 4 ects Sem. 2

All courses are compulsory




ELECTIVES (8-12 ects)

Options

• List of electives in programme guide

• Courses from other specialisations Master of Sociology

• Master courses from all programmes in faculty of Social Sciences

• Master courses from outside the faculty (only after permission from the faculty)



https://soc.kuleuven.be/fsw/studentenportaal/english

PRACTICALITIES

Anneke Pons- de Wit Programme Coordinator

ACTIONS TO TAKE

1. Enrollment at KU Leuven’s (online) registration desk

2. Submission Individual Study Programme (ISP) and Individual Examination Schedule (IES)

3. Check course information (schedule, material, instructions, deadlines)


MASTER OF SOCIOLOGY – PRACTICALITIES

• Different from having an admission letter/ confirmation!

• Deadline: September, 27, 2021 (so, today!) Not yet enrolled in the programme? Contact [email protected] to ask for

permission of deferred enrollment

• Important, because it gives you access to all (online) course information and learning facilities


Check www.kuleuven.be/registrationCheck www.kuleuven.be/registration

1. Enrollment in the Programme


2. Submission ISP and IES• ISP = Individual Study Programme

• IES = Individual Examination Schedule

• Compiled and submitted in KU Loket

• Deadline submission: October, 13, 2021

• Please note: As soon as it has been submitted, it is considered as final; that means that no changes can be made anymore Exception: The ISP will be available again for all students between 11 February and 2 March

2022 to change your programme for the second semester, if necessary.

www.kuloket.be

Check www.soc.kuleuven.be/isp

Attend information session ISP

Check www.soc.kuleuven.be/isp



Address: Andreas Vesaliusstraat 11

Kristel Vanheeswww.vanhees.youcanbook.me


3. Check Course Information – Online learning platform

• Online learning platform Toledo

• Seperate Toledy-community for each course Automatically enrolled when ISP is saved/submitted

Manual enrollment possible

• PowerPoints, course documents and announcements

Check www.toledo.kuleuven.be/english


Check www.toledo.kuleuven.be/english



Manual course enrollment

www.toledo.kuleuven.be/portal



3. Check Course Information – Schedule

Option a) KU Loket (on Toledo)

Only possible when ISP is saved/ submitted


3. Check Course Information – ScheduleOption b) Programme Guide

Shortlink at

www.soc.kuleuven.be/studentportal

The professors will announce which course material you need during the first lecture of every course.

• Politika book shop (www.politika.be/en/book-shop)

• ACCO book store (www.acco.be, Maria Theresiastraat 2-4, 3000 Leuven)

COURSE MATERIAL

POLITIKA is the student association at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Find more information about their activities on www.politika.be/en.

If you are an international student, you can join our Facebook group to get in touch with other internationals, and to stay updated on their events!

POLITIKA is the student association at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Find more information about their activities on www.politika.be/en.

If you are an international student, you can join our Facebook group to get in touch with other internationals, and to stay updated on their events!


STUDY-RELATED QUESTIONS?

Check Student Portal


Check Student Portal


MOS COORDINATION OFFICE

Luuc Brans

• Master’s thesis support

Anneke Pons- de Wit

• Programme support

• Student support

Office: SW 02.145

Tel: +32 16 32 88 95

Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: make an appointment via e-mail

Office: SW02.241

Tel: +32 16 37 66 78


Office Hours: make an appointment via e-mail

MOS COORDINATION OFFICE

Kristel Vanhees

• ISP-related questions

• IES-related questions

Office: SW01.135

Tel: +32 16 32 30 61


Office Hours: make an appointment via https://vanhees.youcanbook.me/

STUDY CAREER GUIDANCE

Yasmine Sidhoumi

• [email protected] | 016/32 28 20

• Make an appointment via email or online agenda | SW 01.139

Eline Van Eyken

• [email protected] | 016/37 28 35

• Make an appointment via email or online agenda | SW 01.163

• Study Career Guide

• Ombuds person

• Study Career Guide

• Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Jan Van Bavel

• Programme Coordinator: Anneke Pons- de Wit

MOS ORGANISATION & REPRESENTATION

POC Sociology

Professors

Programme coordinators

Teaching assistants

Student representatives

MOS Student representatives

• Elections organised byFOSO at start of academicyear

FOSO

Aaleks Kasemi Student Representative

CORONA-PROOF EDUCATION


We will start this academic year in pandemic code green

• Normal occupancy rate of auditoria and classrooms

• Most classes on campus

• Online alternative for students who cannot attend physically due to COVID-related

reasons (visa problems, quarantine duty, perceived risk)

CORONA STATUSCoronaproof

• Keep a distance of 1.5 metres

• Wear a face mask if you cannot keep a distance of 1.5 metres• When you go from one location to another inside university buildings – mask mandatory • When sitting in class, NOT having the possibility to keep enough distance – mask mandatory • When sitting in class, having the possibility to keep sufficient distance and being allowed by

the teaching staff – mask not mandatory

• Follow the instructions of the lecturer

• Stay at home when feeling ill

CORONA RULES ON CAMPUSCoronaproof

• Did you need to quarantine due to COVID-related symptoms or a positive test

on the virus?

Inform your teachers by e-mail, asking them to offer an online alternative

Positively tested and been on campus the last three days? Let us know immediately

by filling out this form.

• Do you doubt if it is safe for you to follow on campus classes?

Contact the ombuds person.

CORONA RULES Coronaproof

MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION CORONA MEASURES KU LEUVEN:

www.kuleuven.be/coronavirus/english

CORONA RULES Coronaproof

EXTRACURRICULAR SERVICES


• After completing all course units

• Additional enrolment of 30 ECTS, thus extendingMaster’s programme with 30 ECTS (90 ECTS in total)

• Graduation in June after extended semester

• Destinations inside Europe (Erasmus+): grant possibilities

• Destinations outside Europe: limited grant possibilities

• Destinations: Rome, Porto, Copenhagen, Cardiff (UK), Washington DC, Moskou, …

EXTENDED SEMESTER ABROAD

2021-2022 (60 ECTS):

• Info session in the last week of November (KU Leuven Go Global Week)

• Selection and registration in February

• Passing all exams

2022-2023 (30 ECTS):

• Additional enrolment at KU Leuven

• Studying one semester abroad: first semester 2022-2023

• Graduation in June 2023


More information:

www.soc.kuleuven.be/fsw/internationalisering/english

Questions?

Sylvia Tutenel (www.sylvia-tutenel.youcanbook.me)


HONOURS PROGRAMME ON IDENTITY• Want to develop your - interdisciplinary - academic qualities during your studies at the

Faculty of Social Sciences?

• Like to broaden your view on Identity and debate with fellow students, professors &

experts?

• Motivated to work on your professional skills, leadership qualities and personal identity?

Three times: YES!? Go for this honours programme on Identity

HONOURS PROGRAMME ON IDENTITY

Requirements: good results, motivation, intellectual openness and societal involvement

• Need to apply: deadline will be communicated

• Start programme: within a few weeks

More information:

• www.soc.kuleuven.be/honoursprogramme

• Prof. dr. Giselinde Kuipers: [email protected]

• Not for credits

• Requirements:

Must be related to your study programme Should not exceed 60 days in the same academic year in Belgium (it may exceed

outside Belgium) Is unpaid

Is covered by the KU Leuven voluntary study internship contract

• More information: Contact the faculty’s website on voluntary internship Contact Kristel Vanhees: [email protected]

VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP

• International KU Leuven students, with an EEA nationality (EEU + Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland) or the Swiss nationality can do a voluntary study internship in Belgium if they meet the same conditions which apply to Belgian students.

• International students with a non-EEA nationality can do a voluntary study internship in Belgium if they meet the same conditions as the EEA-students, plus two additional conditions:

• They have to have a type C work permit

• The voluntary study internship cannot exceed 20 hours a week (A voluntary study internship during the summer holiday period does not require those this

condition).

VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP

• Coaching for finding your first job after graduation

• Tips, workshops, individual guidance, and events

• Find your job at KU Leuven Career Zone

• More information:Consult the website

STUDENT CAREER CENTRE

INFORMATION FOR NON-EEA STUDENTS WITH A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD

STUDENT CAREER CENTRE

Consult the websiteJoin Virtual information session

(10 November 13u-14u30)

MASTER’S THESIS

Luuc Brans Master’s thesis Coordinator

Today – the nuts & bolts of the thesis

• What is the master’s thesis?

• How does the procedure work?

• Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines…

• Room for questions

Overview of important documents

• Student portal: https://soc.kuleuven.be/fsw/studentenportaal/english/masterthesis/sociology

Lists of thesis topics

Rules & regulations

Deadline calendar

What is a master’s thesis?

Consists of 18 ECTS (= 450 a 540 hours of study)

Entails a written report & a presentation/defence at the end of the year

The Master’s thesis is an independent research project thatrounds up the Master of Sociology. In the Master’s thesis thestudent report on their own research on a chosen sociological topic.It reflects the critical sense and the reflective attitude, as wellas the scientific research skills of the student.

All roads lead to Rome…

Research questions can revolve around (non-exhaustive):

• Behaviour/attitudes of (groups of) people

• A critical theoretical dicussion

• Policy analysis

• Social developments…

• Etc….

Types of data (qualitative & quantitative collection is possible):

• (Existing) survey data

• In-depth interviews

• Focus groups

• Literature analysis

• Etc…

Learning objectives Master in Sociology

Students can independently search for relevant sociological sources, select them, critically assess them and use them to formulate and answer a research question;

Students can select a suitable process to collect data, they can scientifically substantiate this choice, and they can explain the limitations of their choice;

Students can convert a sociological problem into sociological research questions, prepare a research design and go through a full (empirical) cycle to answer these research questions;

Students reflect on the scientific value of their research findings;

Students can carry out sociological research accurately and in a scientific manner, and report on this in writing and orally;

Formal requirements• Min. 15.000, max. 25.000 words

• According to the formal lay-out and style rules (to be found on the Student portal)

• Check articles 8 – 10 in the regulations

• Avoid plagiarism:• Online brush-up course & test in Toledo (absolute requirement)

• Resources on student portal

• Also see: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/education/plagiarism/index

Deadlines & planning

(for regular students)

September 27th –

October 11th 2021

(we confirm your topic &

supervisor on October 15th)

Submitting your preferred topic & supervisor

Consult the topic list, get in touch with supervisor or visit office hours

Submit the correct form in time

December 16th 2021 Deadline start report (research plan) & plagiarism certificate

May 5th, 2022 Deadline registering for your defence

May 30th, 2022 Deadline for the submission of your thesis (before 4PM)

27th of June –2nd of

July 2022

Defences for the June examination period

Alternatively:

July 14th, 2022 Deadline registering for your defence

August 18th, 2022 Deadline for the submission of your thesis (4PM)

September 7th – 10th,

2022

Defences for the September examination period

Step 1: Choosing your topic

• 3 options:• Topic from the list• Your own proposal• Continuation of your BA thesis (for students from BA Sociologie at KU

Leuven)

Consult the topic list

Contact a potential supervisor or visit open office hours

Check whether your topic fits your specialisation

Step 2: Submit topics and supervisors

• DEADLINE: Monday 11/10/21, noon

• Form can be found here.

• Submit two topic/supervisor combinations

• Supervision is not determined on first come, first serve.

• We confirm your supervisor/topic on October 15th

• See Toledo for office hours

You should use this form…

Stap 3: Start report & plagiarism certificateDEADLINE: 16/12/21

Start report• Minimum word count: 3000 words

• Content to be determinde with supervisor but may include:

Motvated problem statement/research question

Theoretical framework

Methodology & references

Online plagiarism course on Toledo

• 2 modules & test

• Certificate to be submitted w/ start report

Step 4: Registering your defence

DEADLINE 05/05/22

• We will email you the registration link

Step 5: Submitting your thesis

DEADLINE 30/05/21

• Digitally through KU Loket

• Paper submission is dependent on COVID-19 situation

Step 6: Master’s thesis defence

27/06/22 - 02/07/22

• Weighs in the determination of your grade

• Jury: chair, second reader, supervisor (& assesor)

• Procedure takes 30 min:

• max. 8 min of presentation

• 22 min of questions & answers

• Digitally or physically – depends on COVID-19 situation

Tips & tricks

• Be pro-active in your contact with your supervisor

• Check the student calendar on the student portal, check your deadlines!

• Double check the procedure on the student portal

Questions?

• Master’s thesis coordinator: [email protected](you can sometimes find me in my room, 02.241)

• Formal/practical: student administration Lien Mathys ([email protected])

UPCOMING INTRODUCTION ACTIVITIES



Information about:

• ISP

• IES

• KU Loket

• Toledo

• Grading system

• Examination procedure

• What is the ‘ombuds’?

• …

POP-UP HELP DESK

@ entrance hall FSW

• Monday 27 September: 9u30 am – 5 pm

• Tuesday 28 September: 9u30 am – 5 pm

• Wednesday 29 September: 9u30 am – 5 pm

• Thursday 30 September: 9u30 am – 5 pm

• Friday 1 October: 9u30 am – 5 pm


MASTER OF SOCIOLOGY 2021-2022

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