SOCn6211 Thesis Project Population Studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marcela Petrová Kafková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
enrollment in MA programme Sociology, profile Population studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students prepares a thesis project - critical work with literature - ability to structure a professional text - ability to advance a research question - interpretive skill and imagination
Learning outcomes
student identifies a relevant research question-hypothesis, finds appropriate data and develops a plan for data analysis plus other relevant project elements ability to conduct interpretive work ability to structure the text
Syllabus
  • Course outline depends on the character of the chosen topic, but typically involves: 1. Thesis assignment 3. Critical Reflection on Literature 3. Formulation of the question 4. Choice of methodology 5. Interpretive work
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BECKER, HOWARD S. Telling about Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. info
Teaching methods
independent study, consultations, literature reviews, preliminary data analysis
Assessment methods
Credit is awarded after the students submits the project into the respective "homework vault" in IS MU. The deadline is set individually, but is typically no later than 3 weeks before the end of the examination period.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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