Licence Sociologie

The bachelor's degree in sociology is earned after three years of study within a typical course entitled

« sociologie générale ». The 1st year is a year of multidisciplinary coverage.

The second and third years of the sociology degree provide students with knowledge and skills in the theory, method and techniques of inquiry (interviews, observations, questionnaires, etc.) and the specialist fields of sociology.) and the specific fields of the discipline (sociology of work, urban sociology, sociology of education, sociology of public action, sociology of the city and the environment etc.

Throughout their studies, students will develop cross-disciplinary skills: language teaching each semester; acquisition of working methods (L1), digital and IT skills (L2), and finally, the ability to write and communicate information related to the social sciences orally (L3).

Applicants holding a baccalaureate or a DAEU are authorised to register for a licence. Holders of another diploma: https://allsh.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/scolarite 

Please note, there is only one pathway within the Sociology degree.

Teaching in the Sociology degree introduces related disciplines, thus offering students a general culture and the possibility of choosing a gateway to another discipline. Teaching on the methodology of academic work is offered in both the 1st and 2nd semesters of L1, as well as modern languages.

In the 1st semester and 2nd semester, students must choose two non-disciplinary UEs from the following disciplines: history, geography, educational sciences, language sciences, anthropology.

Teaching in the methodology of academic work is offered each semester of L1. Specialisation in the field begins in the 2nd year. In the 2nd year, the Professional Project and Career Planning course helps students to refine their plans; a cross-disciplinary course provides training in digital and information skills. Modern languages are compulsory in every semester of the degree.

The degree is offered in initial and continuing education.

Continuing education trainees benefit from specific cross-disciplinary modules offered by the component, which focus in particular on links with the socio-economic world, professionalisation, documentary research, use of the resources available at the university, development of knowledge and skills, project development.

1/ Disciplinary knowledge :

knowledge of contemporary society,
knowledge of the major theoretical trends structuring the sociological discipline, and identification of these trends in empirical work,
knowledge of several fields of application of sociology, the analyses that refer to them and the debates that run through them.

2/ Specific scientific skills :

capacity for secondary analysis of existing sociological and demographic data,
implementation of a sociological investigative approach, epistemological reflexivity on this approach,
implementation of questionnaire-based survey methods and processing of quantitative survey data,
implementation of interview survey methods and analysis of interviews,
implementation of direct observation survey methods and analysis of ethnographic materials.

1/ General skills :

- know how to mobilize the main sociological theories to carry out and interpret the results of field surveys.
- build up a bibliography on a given field, search for available information and data on this field,
- ability to gather documentation (archives) and information (particularly via field surveys),
- capacity for analysis, synthesis, argumentation and critical distance.

2/ Cross-disciplinary skills :

- capacity for analysis, synthesis, argumentation and critical distance,
- ability to present survey results orally and in writing,
- mastery of office automation and statistical data processing tools,
- communication skills in a foreign language.

An internship is not compulsory. However, students wishing to undertake an internship benefit from pedagogical and administrative support. Internship agreements are drawn up with the support of the UFR administration via the amustage platform https://amustage.univ-amu.fr

Students have a dedicated teacher, the Director of Studies. They benefit from regular, individualized support, backed up by courses in university work methodology adapted to their discipline.
Back-to-school days provide an opportunity to present the course, the University's services and optional courses, visit the University Library and introduce the SCD (Service Commun de Documentation).

Practice training, compulsory for L1 students, is an introduction to the ENT digital work environment, the AMETICE teaching platform, and institutional e-mail.
(http://cipe.univ-amu.fr)

For students entering the program with the authorization of the Pedagogical Commission, a refresher course may be offered (in certain cases, substitution of a French UE for a foreign language, for example).

A student tutor (2 per semester) is in charge of helping 1st year students. In the first semester, student tutors, under the authority of the Director of Studies, welcome and help students choose their options, and provide information on the organization of their studies and working methods. In the second semester, they provide pedagogical support for students who so wish and/or who have been referred by the referral teachers following the results of the 1st semester, and assist the DETU with professional integration information days, as well as welcome days for baccalaureate holders.

n the second year, students take a course on
“Professional project and orientation”. This is a compulsory course every semester (2 x 2 credits).

The aim is to support students in their career planning. The aim is to provide students with general information and methodological content to enable them to enrich their career prospects and gradually develop their choices. It also provides students with preparation for entry into the job market: knowledge of the socio-professional environment specific to the course, introduction to tools for entry into the job market and the search for internships. The course also prepares students to write a research project, which is often required for Master's degree applications.

For students intending to work in primary education, the ESPE offers options known as UE Pro MEEF: UE de professionnalisation aux métiers de l'enseignement et de la formation. Two UEs are offered in Licence 3 to deepen students' understanding of the profession.

The Department of Sociology offers its students the opportunity to study abroad under partnership agreements with universities in 27 countries.
Here is the list of destinations.
https://amu.adv-pub.moveonfr.com/home-page-1754/

and other information to guide students in their choice of mobility.
https://allsh.univ-amu.fr/fr/international/partir-etranger/choix-mobilite

For Sociology, the international relations manager is Catherine Scornet (catherine.scornet@univ-amu.fr). She is the main point of contact for sociology students wishing to study abroad, with regard to pedagogical questions, advice on mobility and validation of mobility.
The DRI (on the 1st floor) is also a point of contact for more administrative questions.
https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/mobilite-detudes-grands-principes-et-destinations