Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Academic field	Social and behavioural science (ISCED 31)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.A. (Master of Sociology)

Tuition fee	€2,952 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time
Registration fee	€100 one-time Baltic Center Registration Fee Includes: – Consultations for selection of HEI – Migration & visa consultation – Registration in the Baltic Center database – HEI admission documents’ check – General testing for all Baltic Center HEIs – Admission Examination – Student’s admission to HEI, maximum 3 registrations per one fee. & In case of HEI change at the request of a student, after the admission letter receiving from HEI, a transfer to another HEI is for an extra cost. – Documents’ arrangement for the payments to HEI – Bonus – on the written application of a student, preparation and transfer of the invitation for the embassy. & The period of preparation from week to two months

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language Please provide the secondary school leaving certificate in the original language. If the diploma is not issued in English, a certified translation should be provided. The document must be legalised/apostilled. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. It is necessary to have notarized certified documents translated, legalized and apostilled.

Territory requirements	Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Bhutan, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Europe, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Oceania, Pakistan, South-Eastern Asia, Sri Lanka, Western Asia.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ Baltic Center examination.

Overview

The aim of the Master Study Programme in Applied Sociology is to provide its graduates with complex theoretical and research competencies that would allow them to react and to adapt to the needs of the rapidly changing societies and successfully continue with an academic or vocational career. The Programme is designed in line with major social developments taking place in contemporary societies. Majority of the Programme teachers are active scholars involved in various local and international research projects and expert activities. The teachers’ research fields correspond to the subjects they teach. This creates the framework of opportunities for the students to join the research activities in the particular sphere, and acquire the research and presentational skills.

Programme structure

*1 Year *
I semester

Methodology of Social Sciences - 6;
Trends in Contemporary Social Theories - 6;
Medical Sociology and Anthropology - 6;
Contemporary Sociology of Religion - 6;
Families and Social Welfare - 6;

II semester
Issues in Quantitative Research Methods in Sociology - 6;
Modern Political Sociology - 6;
Special Course No. 1 - 6;
Applied Social and Market Research - 6;
Research Project No.1 - 6;

*2 Year *
I semester
Problems of Sociological Qualitative Research – 6;
Research Trends in Sociology of Culture – 6;
Sociology and Anthropology of Gender – 6;
Research Project Nr.2 – 6;
In service training – 6;

II semester
Final paper - 30.

Career opportunities

Graduates of Applied Sociology programme will be able to work:

- in social research centres, public opinion and market research institutions, and public administration;
organisational work in private and public institutions and non-governmental organizations;
- in science and education institutions;
- in advertising and public relations agencies;
- in various spheres of media;
- in cultural institutions;
- in international organizations and foundations for development, public health, tourism and recreation, and humanitarian aid;

Graduates of Applied Sociology may continue studies in PhD studies in sociology.