Sociology of Power, Elites and Elite Education

Education facts

Code: 4PE286

The course is an introduction to classical and modern approaches to the relationship between power, elites and education in the social sciences and sociology of education; it includes historical and ethnographic perspectives as well as theories and studies in sociology and political science. Key issues and concepts are explored, such as the role of education in the reproduction of the contemporary power elite and the emergence of transnational forms of education and elites.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree including at least 90 credits from a discipline pertaining to the social sciences or the humanities.

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 Power, Elites and Elite Education

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %