Department of Sociology
BA in Sociology
Three for regular and five for extension
Admission to regular undergraduate courses is based on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Certificate Examination (EHEECE) scores, the student’s preference, and the capacity of Departments/Schools/Centers. The basic admission criterion for the regular program is successful completion of the common freshman courses, subject to academic performance assessment.
Students must take and pass all the required modules to satisfy the requirements for graduation. Other requirements might be set by specific University graduation requirements, including; A minimum CGPA & MGPA of 2.00, no Fx, F, NG, I grades in any course and compliance with other regulation of a specific University.
Program Details
Sociology is the study of how social structures and interactions influence human life. In this major, you will investigate the origins, functions, and challenges of society, with a focus on relationships between people, groups, classes, organizations, and cultures. Students who earn a B.A. in Sociology will get a better grasp of social organizations and behaviors spanning from small groups to nations, as well as the effects they have on people’s lives. You will also master quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, which will provide you with a solid basis for careers in a variety of professional disciplines.
Carrier Direction
- Study human society and social behavior through investigating the many social, religious, political, and business organizations, as well as the groupings and social institutions that people build.
- May investigate group behavior and interaction, trace their origins and growth, and assess the impact of group activities on individual members.
- You would do the following on the job: Analyze and interpret data in order to have a better knowledge of human social behavior. Collect data about people’s attitudes, values, and behaviors in groups through observation, interviews, and document analysis. Prepare research findings articles and reports.
Jobs directly related to sociology degree include:
- Advice worker
- Community development worker
- Further education teacher
- Higher education lecturer
- Housing manager/officer
- Marketing executive
- Police officer
- Policy officer
- Secondary school teacher
- Social researcher
- Youth worker
- Jobs where the degree would be useful include: Charity officer Civil Service administrator Family support worker Human resources officer International aid/development worker Life coach Newspaper journalist Probation officer Public relations officer Social worker Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
- Students who study sociology get a variety of talents that employers value, such as communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
- Students will learn to: comprehend the complexity and diversity of social circumstances; build a cross-cultural perspective of the world; and apply sociological theory to the organizations of society, such as schools, hospitals, and offices.
- Make reasoned arguments by researching, judging, and evaluating complex material. use many research methods, analysis, and statistical approaches form perspectives and new ideas about societal issues collaborate as part of a team on projects think creatively and independently in order to analyze, scrutinize, and re-evaluate common ideas of the social environment apply sociological knowledge to social, public, and civic policy Work organization and meeting deadlines
You may be considering a career in social or welfare services, but there are also chances with a variety of other businesses in the public and private sectors.
- Charitable, counseling, and volunteer organizations are among them.
- Law firms, local and central government, and media corporations marketing and public relations firms police and probation services
- Social and market research organizations in schools, colleges, and universities
- There are also opportunities on a range of graduate management training courses.
Courses
| Module title | Courses | Course ECTS | Course ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic English Skills | Communicative English Skills | 5 | |
| Introduction to Logic | Introduction to Logic | 5 | |
| Civics and Ethics | Civic and Ethics | 5 | |
| Introductory Sociology | Introduction to Sociology | 5 | |
| Introduction to Social Anthropology | Introduction to Sociology | 5 | |
| Introduction to Social Psychology | Introduction to Social Psychology | 5 | |
| Social Institutions | Social institution I | 5 | |
| Social institution II | 5 | ||
| Sociology of Ethiopian Society | Sociology of Ethiopian Societies | 5 | |
| Sociological Theories | Sociological theories I: classical perspectives | 5 | |
| Sociological theories II: contemporary perspectives | 5 | ||
| Basic English Skills | Basic writing Skills | 5 | |
| Social Research Methods | Methods of Social Research I | 5 | |
| Methods of Social Research II | 5 | ||
| Population and Mobility | Introduction to Population Studies | 5 | |
| Population Movements: Migration & Resettlement | 5 | ||
| Culture and Society | Media, Communications and Culture | 5 | |
| Sociology of Tourism | 5 | ||
| Economy and Society | Economic Sociology | 5 | |
| Sociology of Work, Industry and Organization | 5 | ||
| Development Sociology | Sociology of Development | 5 | |
| Contemporary Social Issues: Food Security, Poverty & Inequality | 5 | ||
| Statistical Methods | Statistics for Sociologists | 7 | |
| Medical Sociology | Medical Sociology | 5 | |
| Globalization and Social Identity | Globalization, Social Movements, & Civil Society | 5 | |
| Social Identities: Class, Ethnicity and Nationalism | 4 | ||
| Rural and urban sociology | Rural Sociology and Development | 5 | |
| Urban Sociology | 5 | ||
| Aging and Society | Aging and Society | 4 | |
| Gender and society | Gender and society | 5 | |
| Deviance and Crime | Sociology of Deviance | 5 | |
| Criminology and Correctional Administration | 5 | ||
| Environment and Society | Environmental Sociology | 5 | |
| Social Policy, Planning and Project Administration | Social Policy and Planning | 5 | |
| Project Design and Management | 5 | ||
| Senior Essay | Senior Essay | 5 |