• Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Social Sciences

1. to use scientific methods of worldview based on various cognitive strategies;
2. application of modern and innovative (including digital) technologies of education;
3. evaluate analytical tools used in different fields of science to make decisions in non-standard situations;
4. develop qualitative research designs for specific research projects, presentations to large and small groups;
5. analyze the models and logic of sociological explanation, ways of conceptualizing empirical material, evaluation criteria for predicting social phenomena and processes at the macro and micro levels;
6. synthesize sociological theories to interpret socio-economic phenomena using statistical methods and knowledge to solve research problems;
7. apply mastered scientific methods of collecting information, methods of comparative and historical sociology for the assessment and design of sociological research, technologies for preparing sociological texts;
8. conduct statistical analysis of Big Data using application packages (SPSS, Stata) to identify trends in global changes in sociological indicators;
9. develop social indicators to analyze global changes that reflect social problems in accordance with the research questions;
10. conduct sociological research using network data and building networks online to obtain empirical data;