UCSSCRES317.5 ECTSEnglishBachelor
Social Science Thesis - 7,5 ECTS
Faculteit—
NiveauBachelor
Studiejaar2026-2027
Beschrijving
Course goals
- conduct social scientific research under the supervision of a SSC instructor
- write a coherent literature review and formulate a research question
- develop an appropriate research design
- apply a suitable method to collect data and analyze the results
- draw conclusions and write a coherent report.
Content
Within the social sciences different traditions prevail. Anthropologists conduct qualitative research on the basis of fieldwork, whereas experiments or surveys involving hypothesis testing are common methods in the fields of psychology, sociology, political science and economics. In fields such as law or geography, comparative literature study in combination with case-studies may be the most appropriate method. Finally, the use of archives, combined with forms of content or discourse analysis are frequently used methods.
Format
Students are able to choose between different thesis time formats (ie they can write their thesis over one or two semesters). All students hand in a Registration Form at mid-term in the semester preceding the semester(s) in which the actual research is carried out. Subsequently, the respective fellow assigns the student to a specific supervisor according to their area of interest. Students have to complete an initial research proposal of around 1000 words by the end of the pre-research semester.
Deadline for the report is one week after the last day of the semester.
Students are able to choose between different thesis time formats (ie they can write their thesis over one or two semesters). All students hand in a Registration Form at mid-term in the semester preceding the semester(s) in which the actual research is carried out. Subsequently, the respective fellow assigns the student to a specific supervisor according to their area of interest. Students have to complete an initial research proposal of around 1000 words by the end of the pre-research semester.
Deadline for the report is one week after the last day of the semester.
Find more information and forms on the student site https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/academics/research-thesis
Prerequisites
As the Bachelor’s Thesis is intended as the final stage of the academic program, students should not start a research project before finishing their second year..
All SSC majors must complete UCACCMET12 plus a level 2 methodology course of their choice. The choice should be guided by existing course prerequisites for certain level 3 courses, and the thesis topic. The UCU fellows can also help you make an informed choice.
These are the required methodologies per field. Contact the fellow about exceptions
ANT - UCACCMET23 + module 2D or UCACCMET24
ECO - UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23
PSY - UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23
GEO - UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24
LAW - UCACCMET23 + module 2D or UCACCMET24 or UCACCMET25
POL - UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24 or UCACCMET25
SOC - UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24
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