Courses and programmes
We offer Master's programmes and Master's courses in sociology and demography taught in English. Our Master's programmes have one admission round for all applicants with deadline in the middle of January the same year as the programme starts.
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Sociology
Sociology at Stockholm University is a top ranked subject - we are among top 50 according to QS World University Rankings.
Sociology is the scientific study of the origin, development, organization, and functions of human societies. This subject helps you understand how individual lives are affected by gender, social background and ethnicity.
Master's Programmes in Sociology
We offer two programmes in sociology. The programmes start once a year, in the autumn.
All applications to our master's programmes are made through the national website universityadmissions.se, or in Swedish through antagning.se.
Demography
Demography is the study of human populations – their size, composition and distribution across space – and the process through which populations change. Births, deaths and migration are the ‘big three’ of demography, jointly producing population stability or change.
Master's programmes in Demography
We offer two programmes in demography. The programmes start once a year, in the autumn.
All applications to our master's programmes are made through the national website universityadmissions.se, or in Swedish through antagning.se
All master’s courses in Sociology and Demography
Spring 2025
Period A, 20 January - 19 February:
Family Dynamics in a Changing Europe 7.5 credits – half-time period A-B
Introduction to Quantitative Data Management and Statistics 7.5 credits - half time period A-B
Modern Sociological Theory 7.5 credits – half time period A-B
Personnell Economics 7.5 credits - half time periond A-B
Systematic Reviews 7.5 credits– half time period A-B
Multidisciplinary Master's Thesis in Demography 30 credits – full time until 5 June
Master's Thesis in Sociology 30 credits – full time until 5 June
Period B, 20 February – 23 March:
No courses start this period.
Period C, 24 March – 4 May:
Social Stratification, 7.5 credits – half time period C-D
Models of Social Change and Social Stability, 7.5 credits half time period C-D
Quantitative methods II , 7.5 credits – half time period C-D
Event History: Regression for Longitudinal Event Data 7.5 credits – half-time in period C-D
Master's Thesis in Demography (one year) 15 credits – full time period C and D
Period D, 5 May - 9 June:
No courses start this period.
Autumn 2025
Period A, 1 September - 1 October
Population Development and Social Change, 7.5 credits
Introduction to Quantitative Reseach Design, 7.5 credits
Classical Sociological Theory, 7.5 credits – half time period A and B
Qualitative Methods in the Social Science, 7.5 credits – half time period A and B
Master's Thesis in Sociology 30 credits – full time until 18 January
Period B, 2 October - 2 November
Basic Demographic Methods, 7.5 credits
Family Sociology, 7.5 credits
Period C, 3 November - 1 December
Population Processes 7.5 credits - half time period C and D
Research Methods, 7.5 credits – half time period C and D
Social Network Analysis 7.5 credits - half time period C and D
Quantitative methods I, 7.5 credits – half time period C and D
Labour Market, Economic Growth and Inequality - half time period C and D
Sociological Perspectives on Organization and Leadership, 7.5 credits - half time period C and D
Period D, 2 December - 18 January 2026
No courses start this period.
PhD Studies
Doctoral studies leads to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) which comprises 240 credit in all, estimated as four years of full-time studies. This training is characterized as profound studies within specific fields and aims at bringing the doctoral student the academic traditions as well as making the doctoral student develop into an independent and scrutinizing researcher.
