Subject areas

Sociology offers a bachelor’s degree as well as a consecutive master’s program, and the social sciences is also a subject in the teacher training degree (BA and MEd). The degree programs are research oriented and impart current developments in the international discourse on the subject.

Political science offers a bachelor’s degree as well as a consecutive master’s program in the subject. The goal is to impart the fundamental knowledge, methods, and theories of political science. During their studies, students develop a sound knowledge of political institutions, policy areas, and political processes at the community, national, and regional level, as well as at the transnational and international level.

The journalism and mass communication subject group takes an academic approach to public media communications, with a particular focus on the role of journalism in the world of digital media.

Education in this field is based on the principle of professionalization through science and scholarship. We see academic findings in journalism and mass communication as useful in professional journalism. This includes empirical findings on audiences and their media preferences. We also want our students to conduct quality journalism.