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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Digital Society 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
- Students can identify the theoretical and empirical foundations of the significance of digitalization processes for society and the related changes.
- They can classify and analyze the impacts of digitalization processes on societal inequalities, conflicts, hierarchies, power relations, interactions, political processes, forms of subjectivation, etc.
- They can critically engage with current scientific and theoretical findings and debates on digitalization processes.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
- Students can reproduce key terms and theoretical concepts regarding the societal significance of digitalization processes (K1, K2) and can sociologically analyze various changes (K4).
- Students are able to discuss the acquired knowledge on digitalization processes and their significance for modern capitalist societies and relate them to each other (K3, K4).
- Students recognize the sociological relevance of digitalization processes in various societal areas (K3, K4).
- Students can independently develop sociological findings, both theoretical and empirical, and present them in written and oral form for discussion.
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- Students are familiar with the basics of the history of digitalization and current trends in various areas.
- Students know theoretical concepts and empirical research on digitalization processes and their impacts on different societal fields.
- Students understand how digitalization processes are related to current societal changes.
- Students are familiar with theoretical debates and empirical findings on selected digitalization processes (social media, AI, platforms, gig work, etc.).
- Students know theoretical and empirical debates on the impact of digitalization processes on social conflicts, forms of power and domination (control and surveillance), political processes (democracy), and changes in the state.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Active participation, pre- and post-reading of texts, lecture and discussion protocols, reflection papers.
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| Methods |
Varied: Lectures by instructors and guest lecturers, film analysis, discussion in various formats.
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
varying
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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