Complementary modules
The complementary modules offer an outlet to specialize in a particular research methodology. Two of the following specializations must be chosen as complementary modules.
Qualitative methods
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Students are immersed in the research process: from developing a research question to writing a research report, including a discussion of limitations.
- Teaches advanced knowledge and skills in qualitative social research.
- After a lecture course on methodological and epistemological foundations, selected qualitative methods of data collection and analysis are taught in a practical manner within the framework of teaching research projects.
Quantitative methods
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Students gain comprehensive qualifications in the applied description and explanation of inequality patterns using quantitative data, particularly in combination with the core module "Quantitative inequality research".
- Provides a systematic introduction at an advanced level to the most important methods of quantitative social research.
- Advanced methods of regression analysis and causal analysis (e.g., third variable controls, matching procedures) are taught and practiced using statistical software.
Integration
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Instead of specializing in a particular methodology, students are taught a broad range of theoretical and contextual knowledge.
- Courses are selected from the two other specializations that were not chosen as the core module.
- A comparatively large degree of freedom of course choice with a less systematic structure.