Sociology of Social Processes
The training of sociologists combines a fundamental general theoretical base with practical skills. Sociologists are researchers who, with the help of population surveys, mathematical data processing, and other special methods, find out what processes actually occur in society, organization, firm, reveal the causes of social phenomena and give recommendations for improving the situation.
Major Academic Disciplines
- sociology (a block of disciplines in various spheres of public life: sociology of education, sociology of culture, etc.)
- history of sociology
- methods of sociological research
- marketing
- management
- PR
- advertising science
- psychology and pedagogy
- social psychology
- demography
- political science
- economics
- world politics
- mathematical modeling of social processes
- state and municipal management
Professions for Graduates
The sociologist studies how society as a whole and its individual parts – from large corporations and high authorities to the school class and the family – are organized, and how it all functions and changes. Therefore, he can work in the fields of science, education, management, social design, consulting, and social communications. Sociologists perform marketing research in trade firms, study the opinion of the electorate during election campaigns, calculate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and make ratings for the media. And they can be called marketers, analysts, political strategists, respectively. Sociological expertise is now used for making government decisions, laws, and business management. Journalism and advertising, public and human rights organizations cannot do without it.
Graduates scope of employment
- state bodies of federal, territorial and municipal level
- analytical sociological centers and consulting companies
- public relations and advertising services
- election campaigns and press services
- personnel services
- marketing departments of enterprises
- media and publishing business
research centers and institutes, universities
