Entry requirements

Holder of a L2 Licence degree in sociology, full-time initial training - open to lifelong training - open to recognition of prior experience

Benefits of the program

After a first multidisciplinary year (geography, history, sociology) and progressive specialisation, the third year programme, Digital Societies and Cultures, offers general training in sociology and in-depth studies in digital societies and cultures. The training is provided by specialists in sociology and digital humanities.

Acquired skills

In addition to general knowledge in the discipline, the third year course in Sociology - Societies and Digital Cultures allows students to acquire valuable skills in many sectors of activity. Students are encouraged to develop their skills in analysing and critiquing documents and holding debates, particularly on digital issues. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in written and oral expression and mastering digital tools. Graduates of this training programme are proficient in a wide range of expertise: - a body of knowledge on spaces of all sizes, from local (urban) to global (North-South relations, environmental and economic issues); - concrete and rigorous methods in personal work (documentary research in digital humanities and field research); - an introduction to the professional project (planning and urban development, knowledge of institutions, taking into account stakeholder conflicts); - a body of knowledge on the social issues of geography and spatial planning policies; - know-how in terms of data analysis and communication of summaries (statistics, field experience, etc.).

International

Under Erasmus+ partnerships, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, the University of Granada, the “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna, the University of Aveiro, the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, the University of Bucharest, the National Technical University of Athens and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague are key partners.

Furthermore, bilateral cooperation enables us to offer training programs further afield, with the Higher University of San Simón in Bolivia, the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) in Brazil, the Cégep de Sainte-Foy in Canada, the University of Québec at Chicoutimi in Canada, the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (IMUST) in China, the Externado University of Colombia in Colombia, the National University of Colombia in Colombia, the Chonbuk National University, the Dong-Eui University and the Ewha Womans University in South Korea, the University of Costa Rica in Costa Rica, Xavier University in the United States, Rikkyo University in Japan, CETYS University in Mexico, National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico, Ricardo Palma University in Peru, National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, National Tsing Hua University in Taïwan and the Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela.

Capacities

10

Course venue

Your future career

Students taking this course are oriented towards the Master’s degree in Web Culture and Professions, Corporate Communication and Social Media, Data Science and Digital Society. It is also possible to choose another Master's degree such as those offered at Université Gustave Eiffel: Master's degree in Urban Planning and Development from the École d'Urbanisme de Paris, Master's degree in Spaces, Societies, Territories (co-accredited with the UPEC) or Territorial Cultural Development.

Professional integration

The university is a founding member of PEPITE 3EF. The purpose of this scheme is to promote entrepreneurship among students and enable those with an entrepreneurial project to reconcile their project and their studies. Université Gustave Eiffel has an entrepreneurship adviser, whose mission is to meet students, support them and offer them the many services we provide: project maturation workshops, entrepreneurial speed dating, D2E (entrepreneurship setup degree), advice from professional partners, etc.

Study objectives

The Third-year Digital Societies and Cultures Licence degree in Sociology is designed as a year of consolidation in sociology and an initiation to approaches in digital humanities.

It offers a rich range of classes, pursuing several objectives: transmitting general knowledge in sociology; training in digital humanities; and training in digital tools.

The course also offers a diverse range of learning styles, with a significant amount of tutorials and a focus on learning in “project mode”, especially in the 2nd semester. Thus, the workshop is a tool for active learning, where students are required to organise and conduct a group field study within the allotted time of one semester. The work placement, which is optional, is also an opportunity for a professional initiation in a real situation.

Major thematics of study

Sociology, Geography, History

Calendar

Work placement at the end of S6.

Options

All information is available on the Social Science Training and Research Unit website, at shs.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr