37 Full-time Short courses in Sociology

Are you committed to positively impacting the quality of life of others? Niagara College Canada offers the Personal Support Worker programme.

The Summer School will be an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the Grounded Theory’s contribution to the development of qualitative methods, and its coherence with the theoretical and methodological heritage of Symbolic Interactionism will be highlighted.

Is a growing gap between the ultra-rich, and the rest, necessary for economic growth? What are the historical precedents for our current global inequity? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the The Economic History of Inequality programme.

The Mentoring for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion program from Maynooth University introduces mentors to the practical steps involved in building relationships. It introduces the basic concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and walks mentors through the interactive and participatory processes that can be used to enhance positive relationship building. 

The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. The A Rising Invisible Majority - Capital, Labour and the Welfare State in Contemporary Political Economy course is offered at Sciences Po.

The Language in London - An Introduction to Sociolinguistics course from UCL Summer School introduces participants to the key ideas in the study of language in society, with a focus on sociolinguistic phenomena which are observable in London.

This Social Sciences course at Dundee and Angus College offers preparation for HNC Social Sciences and possible progression to workplaces and/or other level 7 courses.

This Newstart - Care and Communities course at Forth Valley College is aimed at learners who want to experience a range of academic and vocational subjects while improving their core skills.

This Research Design module at Oxford Brookes University focuses on issues, techniques and skills for data collection and analysis in quantitative, qualitative or mixed mode approaches to research.

The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has encouraged a new generation of social entrepreneurs who contribute to this vision through innovative initiatives, and by setting up important new social businesses, NGOs and social movements. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme.

The An Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods course at King's College London will give an overview and introduction to qualitative research methods, including individual interviews, focus group discussions, observation, ethical issues, content and thematic analysis, NVivo and rigour in qualitative research.

The social sciences track offers students the opportunity to delve into a fundamental subject of the Sciences Po curriculum. The Contemporary Challenges to Democracy  course is offered at Sciences Po.

The Equality and Diversity QCF - Level 2 course at the London School of International Business is to give Learners an introduction to the issues around stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, to identify the basic rights that all people should enjoy and the shared values people have.

This Advanced Research Design module at Oxford Brookes University aims to equip you with skills to find, appraise and utilise research, as well as plan and design a piece of research work.

The Childhood Practice course at Edinburgh College is the recognised qualification for a Support worker working with children and young people.

The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society from University of Amsterdam examines the complexity and changing interactions over time between the self, and culture within the context of human sexuality and society - it also addresses how this complexity is conceptualized and organized culturally, politically, as theorized and practiced across disciplines and programmatic venues.

University of Johannesburg offers the Advanced short course in Social Research Methodology programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Social Network Analysis course focuses on data about connections, forming structures known as networks. Networks and network data describe an increasingly vast part of the modern world, through connections on social media, communications, financial transactions, and other ties.

This International Peace Mediation and International Negotiations course at Freie Universität Berlin explores the different conditions and models for cooperation in order to cope with climate change, ensure equal access to resources and shape a future in which peace, self-determination, freedom, and prosperity are possible.

In this Urban Imaginaries - Between Place and Space in Berlin course at Freie Universität Berlin we examine urban studies and its discourse on the city draw on scholarship from fields as diverse as human geography, history, anthropology and the arts. Berlin, with its seemingly infinite possibilities for memory, imagination and creative self-fashioning, offers a rich analytical model.