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Overview
Key facts
- With the increasing availability of data, the ever-growing performance of technologies, the fast-paced professionalization of research methods, and the huge social, economic, political and cultural problems around us, social scientists are uniquely positioned and trained to contribute, in tangible ways, to positive social impact.
- Furthermore, in the current context of wide and deep societal transformation, amidst unprecedented levels of uncertainty and speed of change, social scientists have a timely opportunity to equip themselves with knowledge, skills and vision to understand and actively participate in building a future that is more inclusive, fair, innovative, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous with Radboud University's Applied Social Network Analysis.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- Social Network Analysis is a comprehensive research framework that is strongly rooted in interdisciplinary theory, data, and practice.
- It looks at the interconnected world and it maps, measures, and identifies where it is hyperconnected and where it lacks connectivity; who are the key players, what is the role of groups and communities, and how information, engagement, resources, influence travel through social networks; and what all of these imply, for individuals, organizations, and societies at large.
- It seeks to pinpoint recurrent relational mechanisms and test network building and network disruption scenarios, to do better informed decision-making at all levels – personal, organizational, and in public policy.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
2 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Sociology View 14 other Short Courses in Sociology in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- In this class, you can choose to work with one or both network analysis software we cover, R (coding) and Gephi (point-and-click).
- We will cover basic R, the package ‘igraph’ in depth (‘network’ and ‘sna’ as supplementary), and the packages ‘ergm’ and ‘RSiena’ briefly. Previous familiarity with R is recommended.
- If you have no knowledge of R, you can familiarize yourself with the program, using resources we put at your disposal prior to the start of the class.
Tuition Fee
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International
1049 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1049 EUR for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1049 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1049 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Nijmegen
800 - 1000 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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