Sociology

The Department of Sociology combines thorough grounding in social theory with rigorous training in research methods and analytical skills. Students also gain in-depth knowledge with regard to contemporary social processes and their social, economic and political factors. This combination provides students with skills which are applicable in multiple domains and professions. Career opportunities pursued by Collegium sociology graduates include roles within consulting, the media, marketing, nongovernmental organizations, academe, and other professions in which knowledge of research methods, organizations and social group dynamics is required.
 
The BA and MA Programs in Sociology at Collegium Civitas outperform most programs of this type in Poland. The Department ranked first in Wprost magazine’s ranking of Sociology departments and its BA and MA programs were awarded first place among similar programs taught at Polish non-public universities by the Polish Sociological Association. The Conference of Polish University Presidents has granted a formal certificate of excellence in education to the Department. No other non-public university has received such a certificate.
 
Professor Aleksander Manterys is Chair of the Department. Professor Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński, one of Poland’s most distinguished sociologists and the Rector of Collegium Civitas, was a co-founder of the Department and its first Chair. He was also a co-founder of Collegium Civitas and was the first head of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Department Faculty includes Professors Jadwiga Koraliwicz, co-founder of Collegium Civitas and its first Rector, Henryk Domański, Poland’s leading specialist in research methods and social stratification and Włodzimierz Wesołowski, internationally renowned sociologist and President of the Polish Sociological Association. Professors Hanna Palska, Bogdan Mach and Stanislaw Mocek also teach the programs offered by the Department.
 
The Department's areas of strength are social theory, research methods, globalization, the sociology of citizenship and of market transitions. Student areas of specialization include Social Psychology, Market Sociology and the Media, Culture and Social Communication. Each year, sociology students participate in research projects. They have conducted field research in Warsaw, in various regions of Poland and also abroad.
 
The Department grants BA, MA and PhD degrees.