Sociology Faculty open House Jan 17 2018 What is historical sociology Historical Sociology is an interdisciplinary science which cooperates primarily with the fields of history anthropology ID: 794368
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Slide1
Department of Historical Sociology
Faculty
open House, Jan 17 2018
Slide2What is historical sociology?
Historical Sociology is an interdisciplinary science, which cooperates primarily with the fields of history, anthropology,
polit
ical
science
, and economy
.
It
could be defined as a specific theoretic and methodological field focused on long-term social processes, as well as on analysis of differences and similarities between different historical epochs.
Slide3Key topics of Historical Sociology:
modernization
;
social change
;
civilizational analysis
;
religious and cultural pluralities
;
state and nation making
;
formation of world systems, integrative and disintegrative processes
;
globalizing trends.
Slide4Historical Sociology:The aim of Historical Sociological research is the study of issues of long-term social processes and trends that have a significant impact on contemporary societies and phenomena.
The M.A. Historical Sociology cultivates research activities and the education of experts with an emphasis on the
specialisation
of these processes.
Slide5Profile of a Graduate:
G
raduates
will have covered both theoretical topics as well as practical and research based topics
:
historical-sociological knowledge from the social, cultural, religious, political and economic spheres
p
ractical
and research-based skills
(p
rofessional
skills based on managing the basic approaches of quantitative and qualitative historical-sociological research methodology
)
.
Slide6Profile of a Graduate:
The
combination of both theoretical and practical fields
:
employment both in the
academic sphere
(
i.e., universities and research institutions
)
and in the
non-academic sphere
(
i.e. in state administration, NGO’s, agencies, consultancy firms, educational institutions, cultural
organisations
and in the media
)
Slide7Study programs of historical sociology:Postgraduate study program (Ph.D., 3
years
)
Graduate
(Master
’
s
)
study program (Mgr., 2
years
)
Slide8Structure of graduate (master’s) study program of historical sociology:The structure
of
courses
:
t
heoretical
-Historical Block
;
the
courses
of
Methodological-Research Block
;
optional
Thematic
Block
Slide9Admission Requirements:
motivation letter,
structured CV (curriculum vitae)
academic paper in English
(
defended bachelor’s thesis or its summary, an article published in an academic journal or any new essay that you choose to represent you and your academic knowledge.
,
ect
.)
Slide10Admission Requirements:
In case you would need some topics to base your essay on you c
an
use
:
m
odernization
, globalization and their role in contemporary society
;
p
roblems
of social change and long-term developmental processes in various areas of social life
;
Changes in everyday life, religion, and culture
;
Nations and nationalism then and today
and more…
The admission exam in not required
!
Slide11Deadline: July 31
www.fhs.cuni.cz
www.hiso.fhs.cuni.cz
https://www.facebook.com/pracoviste.HISO/
Contact
person: Mgr. Vratislav Kozák
vratislav.kozak@fhs.cuni.cz
Slide12Submitt your application untill the end of July!
Slide13The team
of
the
department
of
historical
sociology
wishes
you
a nice
day
!