Course Offerings
Lists of courses offered each semester in recent years can be viewed in SIGAA (Academic Management System).
Both Master’s and PhD curricula can be accessed through SIGAA.
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY – CURRICULUM
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP7044 | Critical Theory of Society | 64h |
| HDP7055 | Epistemology of Social Sciences | 64h |
| HDP7066 | Ideology Analysis | 64h |
| HDP7077 | Social Changes in Brazil | 64h |
| HDP7099 | State and Social Classes in Brazil | 64h |
| HDP7166 | Agriculture and Social Change | 64h |
| HDP7177 | Agrarian Policy | 64h |
| HDP7188 | Rural Social Movements | 64h |
| HDP7222 | Sociology of Religion | 64h |
| HDP7522 | Modern Trends in Philosophy of Science | 64h |
| HDP7611 | Social Classes and Domination | 64h |
| HDP7633 | Reading Course I | 32h |
| HDP7644 | Reading Course II | 32h |
| HDP7655 | Reading Course III | 32h |
| HDP7666 | Teaching Practicum in Sociology I | 32h |
| HDP7988 | Special Topics in Sociology I | 64h |
| HDP8000 | Special Topics in Sociology II | 64h |
| HDP8011 | Special Topics in Sociology III | 64h |
| HDP8022 | Sociology of Family | 64h |
| HDP8044 | Sociology of the Imaginary | 64h |
| HDP8111 | Reading Course IV | 32h |
| HDP8122 | Reading Course V | 32h |
| HDP8133 | Reading Course VI | 32h |
| HDP8144 | Special Topics in Sociology IV | 64h |
| HDP8155 | Special Topics in Sociology V | 64h |
| HDP8166 | Special Topics in Sociology VI | 64h |
| HDP8199 | Symbolic Systems | 64h |
| HDP8222 | Cultural Change | 64h |
| HDP8255 | Political Philosophy | 64h |
| HDP8377 | Research Methods and Techniques | 64h |
| HDP8388 | Sociology of Brazilian Thought | 64h |
| HDP8399 | Social Changes in Northeast Brazil | 64h |
| HDP8411 | State, Planning and Public Policies | 64h |
| HDP8422 | State and Urban Social Movements | 64h |
| HDP8433 | Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy | 64h |
| HDP8444 | Gender Relations | 64h |
| HDP8455 | Politics and Post-Modernity | 64h |
| HDP8466 | Discursive Strategies of Power | 64h |
| HDP8477 | Cultural Identity and National Identity | 64h |
| HDP8488 | Culture and Politics | 64h |
| HDP8499 | Dissertation Seminar | 64h |
| HDP8511 | Representations of the Body | 64h |
| HDP8522 | Space and Environment | 64h |
| HDP8533 | Society and Nature | 64h |
| HDP8544 | Seminar | 64h |
| HDP8555 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 64h |
| HDP8566 | Special Topics in Political Science | 64h |
| HDP8577 | Special Topics in Philosophy | 64h |
| HDP8588 | Special Topics in History | 64h |
COMMON COURSES ACROSS DISCIPLINES
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP0041 | Qualification Exam | 16h |
| HDP0100 | Language Proficiency | 16h |
| HDP0145 | Teaching Practicum I | 64h |
SOCIOLOGY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP7999 | Dissertation | 96h |
| HDP8299 | Sociological Theory I | 64h |
| HDP8300 | Sociological Theory II | 64h |
| HDP8311 | Social Investigation Methods | 64h |
PhD PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY – CURRICULUM
(Includes all Master’s level courses plus the following advanced requirements:)
ADDITIONAL DOCTORAL COURSES
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP8500 | Thesis Seminar | 64h |
| HDP8600 | Teaching Practicum in Sociology II | 32h |
| HDP8355 | Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory | 64h |
| HDP8366 | Advanced Topics in Methodology | 64h |
COMMON REQUIREMENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP0202 | Teaching Practicum II | 64h |
| HDP0219 | Teaching Practicum III | 64h |
SOCIOLOGY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HDP5555 | Foreign Language Proficiency | 16h |
| HDP6666 | Qualification Exam | 16h |
| HDP8999 | Doctoral Thesis | 192h |
