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The starting point of your master's thesis In preparation for your master's thesis you will start working on your thesis proposal for your research project. You will be expected to submit your thesis proposal in the third term of your…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/masters-thesis/thesis-proposal- 2025-01-08

Interdisciplinarity is at the core of what we do. Graduate School has adopted an interdisciplinary approach in its programmes to better serve the interests of students and prepare them for critical thinking and understanding the…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/admissions/interested-pursuing-masters-programme-graduate-school/why-study-interdisciplinary-programme-graduate-school- 2022-07-11

Students with a Master's degree in Development Studies, Global Studies or Social Studies of Gender can pursue a research career through doctoral studies, or enter the field of policy and/or practice in an international organisation, NGO,…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/career-prospects- 2025-09-11

7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM This course is an introductory course in quantitative methods at Master's level. The course will also be open to staff at the faculty who want to improve their knowledge in this area, e.g. in order to be able to…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science/introduction-quantitative-methods-simm16- 2025-01-07

7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM OverviewUsing advanced quantitative analysisThis course introduces the most widespread methods of multivariate analysis in social sciences. The course aims to give you knowledge of the multivariate statistical…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science/quantitative-methods-multivariate-analysis-simm32- 2025-11-06

Graduate School offers programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Society and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East here. These five master's programmes are unique…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/admissions/interested-pursuing-masters-programme-graduate-school/our-masters-programmes- 2025-09-11

An elective term - tailor your education! The third term is an opportunity for students to make a personal footprint on their master’s degree! OverviewInternship, exchange studies, or elective courses?Maybe you would like to get a taste of…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/information-about-third-term- 2025-09-11

7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Digital media research methods matter to a critical study of digital environments. The course focuses on combining empirical qualitative research with critical social and cultural theories in order to emphasise…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science/digital-media-research-simm34- 2025-11-06

This is a set of resources introducing SPSS, and how to use it. They were created by Mimmi Barmark at the Department of Sociology, and are narrated in Swedish but subtitled in English. OverviewBackgroundMimmi Barmark has co-authored …

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/masters-thesis/methods-resources-thesis-writing/how-use-spss- 2025-01-08

7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM The course is based on a digital ethnographical approach in order to study how social interaction and social worlds today are played out in online and offline environments. This means that traditional social…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science/digital-ethnography-simm35- 2025-11-06

7,5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM Qualitative data can help us to understand the world, build theory, and advance knowledge. But how does qualitative analysis work – how can we systematically organize, process, integrate, and understand…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science/qualitative-analysis-and-coding-using-software-simm48- 2025-11-06

Graduate School at the Faculty of Social Sciences offers interdisciplinary 2-year (120 credit) Master's Programmes in Development Studies, Global Studies, Social Scientific Data Analysis, Social Studies of Gender, and Middle Eastern…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/admissions/interested-pursuing-masters-programme-graduate-school- 2025-09-11

Each year a handful of students are selected for nomination to go to Fudan for the double degree programme. Students in this programme spend their second year at Fudan University in Shanghai, and take courses about Chinese society, culture…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/information-about-third-term/double-degree-programme- 2025-09-11

A possibility for students to try their theoretical knowledge in the field! An internship can provide a valuable experience in the field, as well as a reference for the future. An internship can be conducted in Sweden or abroad, in an NGO,…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/information-about-third-term/internship- 2025-09-11

7.5 CREDITS | SPRING TERM In this course, the student will learn to understand and review the structures of social theories. OverviewAbout the courseIn contrast to courses that teach theory only from the perspective of given scholars,…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/spring-term-courses/structure-social-theory-simp58- 2025-11-06

15 CREDITS | AUTUMN TERM The course explores the various socio-political processes that have been taking place in the Middle East since the beginning of the 21st century. OverviewCourse contentThe objective is to enable the student to…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/profile-and-elective-courses/autumn-term-courses/contemporary-issues-middle-east-sims47- 2025-06-17

OverviewIn the Autumn term, Graduate School offers the following methods courses:SIMM52: Designing Research in Social SciencesThis course aims to provide the student with an understanding of and skills in research design in the social…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/autumn-term-courses-methods- 2025-03-24

OverviewIn the Spring term, Graduate School offers the following courses in methods and theory of science:SIMM23: Theory of Science for the Social SciencesThe aim of the course is to provide comprehensive understanding of contemporary…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/course-catalogue/courses-methods-and-theory-science/spring-term-courses-methods-and-theory-science- 2025-11-07

120 credits, 2 years Programme overviewThe interdisciplinary Master’s Programme in Middle Eastern Studies aims to develop deeper knowledge about the Middle East of today. The programme trains students in critical thinking and gives them…

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/admissions/master-science-politics-and-society-contemporary-middle-east- 2025-10-20

Lena Karlsson Director of Studies, Graduate School Email: lena [dot] karlsson [at] genus [dot] lu [dot] se Lena's profile on the LU Research Portal Catia Gregoratti Programme Director, MSc in Global Studies Email: catia [dot] gregoratti …

https://graduateschool.sam.lu.se/contact/our-directors- 2025-07-31