Sociology of Law: Master's (One Year) Thesis

Education facts

Code: SOLM12

<p>Your master’s thesis is the final step to graduate in Sociology of Law. You will conduct your own research, apply theory and methods, and present your findings. When you are finished, you will have gained skills for PhD studies or careers in law, policy, justice, and governance.</p><p>In the Master’s Thesis course, you design and complete your own scientific research in sociology of law. The project is of limited scale, and you primarily demonstrate your capacity to work independently and conduct research.</p><p>The course lets you</p><ul><li>demonstrate specialised knowledge of foundations in the theory of science, research issues, and theories and methods in the sociology of law.</li><li>demonstrate a scholarly approach to knowledge, learning and the norms and legal regulation of society.</li><li>independently formulate and investigate issues in sociology of law and address them by means of theory and abstract reasoning.</li><li>show that you can summarise, critically review, assess and provide constructive feedback on other people’s research.</li><li>reflect on the research process.</li></ul>

Entry requirements

The student must have at least a Bachelor?s degree including three semesters (90 credits) of studies in sociology of law or another subject of relevance to the course, e.g. sociology, law, political science, social work, or the equivalent. The students must also have at least 15 second-cycle credit in sociology of law theory or the equivalent and at least 15 second-cycle credits in social science methodology and/or the theory of science. English 6/English course B.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Sociology of Law: Master's (One Year) Thesis

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 23 March 2026

  End date: 7 June 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %