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55 Master's degrees in Sociology in Netherlands

Environment and Society Studies - Sustainable Economies and Corporations
In this Master's programme we rethink the principles of current economic systems and analyse how to enhance the environmental responsibility of businesses. We aim to develop new business models that contribute to a sustainable future. What does a sustainable and just economy look like, and how can we enable such a new system?
History of Politics and Society
The History of Politics and Society programme at Utrecht University provides you with a thorough understanding of the historical roots of the most important political and societal issues that politicians, journalists and policy makers are concerned with today.
Religion, Law, and Society
This Theology and Religious Studies MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on different professional fields, and you can choose between four different tracks, including Religion, Law, and Society.

Environment and Society Studies - Environmental Justice and Governance
Environmental justice is a core, urgent issue in sustainability. Who benefits or suffers from pollution? This specialisation explores how to create a healthy environment for people, animals, and nature, while ensuring fair and just sustainability transitions.
Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts
In the Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will gain in-depth knowledge of the main theoretical insights into, and academic debates within, the field of media, culture and sociology.

Sociology - Health, Wellbeing and Society
Become a specialist in the fields of healthcare policy, societal resilience, and health and wellbeing. You will analyze how health and wellbeing are influenced by societal and contextual structures, how they are distributed across Western societies, and how policy can enhance the health and wellbeing of society. The Master Health, Wellbeing and Society is a track of the MSc Sociology.
Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism
The Master's programme in Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism at Utrecht University addresses these topics from the assumption that systematic understanding of the precursors and processes of migration and integration is essential for the development of adequate policies and interventions in pluralistic societies.

Management of Cultural Diversity
Become an expert in managing a culturally diverse workforce within companies and organizations with the Management of Cultural Diversity program from Tilburg University. Research multilingualism, gender inequality, and intercultural competences. Develop policies solving important societal challenges such as equal opportunities, in educational, healthcare and the participation of refugees.
Arts, Culture and Society
In this Arts, Culture and Society master from Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will study how the international world of art and culture operates.

Social Inequalities and Change
Why are social divisions in society increasing? Are you interested in knowing how welfare policies can help to reduce social inequality? Then this Social Inequalities and Change degree offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam might be the right choice for you.
Applied Ethics
The Applied Ethics programme at Utrecht University offers you an in-depth focus on the interaction between moral practice and ethical theory, allowing you to explore ethical theories in relation to actual practical dilemmas. At the end of your studies, you will possess a thorough theoretical background in ethics, including important methods and debates in applied ethics.

Gender Studies (Research)
Gender Studies (Research) programme at Utrecht University combines a thorough grounding in the historiography and contemporary state of Gender Studies as a discipline with intensive training in the critical practice of cultural theories and epistemologies from feminist, postcolonial, critical race, and queer perspectives.
Sociology
How can we make sense of the pandemic’s disruption of social life? What contemporary social struggles would you like to understand? How do people’s most private lives relate to these struggles? In the Sociology programme of the University of Amsterdam, we offer you the tools and skills you need to see the familiar as strange.

Environment and Society Studies - Local Environmental Change and Sustainable Cities
This specialisation focuses on the local level of sustainability transformations and the integration of different policies. How can we address issues such as the energy transition, climate adaptation, water quality, mobility, circularity, sustainable agriculture and nature conservation in a city or region, in the Netherlands or abroad?

Environment and Society Studies - Global Environment and Sustainability
This specialisation focuses on the global level of sustainability transformations, such as international agreements and initiatives on climate change, biodiversity and nature conservation on land and in oceans. You will learn how to critically analyse international negotiations.
Cultural and Social Anthropology - Applied Anthropology
For students who wish to conduct research that has an applied character aimed at solving problems or contributing understanding where this is directly needed, we offer the possibility to specialize in Applied Anthropology with the Cultural and Social Anthropology - Applied Anthropology programme of the University of Amsterdam.
Tourism, Culture and Society
We offer a master degree in Tourism, Culture and Society at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Explore the world through the study of tourism. Why do people travel? What role do media play in tourism industry? It’s all about understanding the interplay between tourism, culture and cociety.

Cities, Culture and Inequality
In this specialisation, we explore how cities are represented, contested and experienced by a wide array of urban dwellers. You will learn how to think about city life and urban inequalities from different scales and perspectives; from the edge to the core, and with urban theory and (creative) methodologies.
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
At Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology from Leiden University, choose one of our three unique specialisations: design your own Global Ethnography project, work as a research intern in a Policy in Practice project or set up a Visual Ethnography project and translate your research findings into a documentary.

Science in Society
Are you concerned about what is going on in the world? Do you have an interest in people, policies, science and society? In this Science in Society programme from Radboud University, you study the relevance of science in society using theoretical principles and practical examples.