Introduction
The mission of the Faculty of Social Economic Sciences and Management of Institut Catholique de Kabgayi is embedded in its general mission to advance and promote knowledge and development of skills in professionalism and innovativeness through education of quality, research and community services for transformation of society and sustainable development.
Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Sociology
"Studying sociology is like wearing glasses that help you see better everything that surrounds you. However, the price you pay is ending up with an enormous amount of responsibility and social commitment." Hayat Saïd
Are you interested in understanding why the world moves in the way it is moving and the forces shaping its directions? Sociology fits for you and will take you at thinking critically and challenging existing ideas.
The Programme of Bachelor with Honours in Sociology is to be run in three years. It provides the scientific knowledge necessary to promote sustainable societies in a variety of fields including but not limited to deviance and criminality; social problems; gender; employment; leisure; religion; race; migrations and ethnic minorities; education, international relations; contemporary African societies and cultures and sustainable development.
The bachelor's degree in Sociology offers you the opportunity to acquire plentiful knowledge of the social sciences and a more profound understanding of social structures, social institutions and the intervening factors associated to advanced technology and globalization; sociological theories, and research methodologies and techniques.
With a Bachelor with Honours in sociology you can aspire to prestigious career options and find work not only in both the public and private sector but also you can work on your own in caring activities like:
- Training in organization and businesses
- Directors and technicians in public projects
- Administration and management of organizations and collective projects
- Industrial and town planning
- Marketing and communication
- Social and cultural media
- Policy planning and implementation
- Qualitative research
- Need and Project impact assessment
- Opinion survey
- Market research
- Event organization
- Counseling/advise in rehabilitation centers/hospitality institutions/schools/families/Churches…
- Consultancy in social sciences related research
Department of sociology which gives people knowledge, skills and competencies to work in domains like rural and urban planning, management of institutions offering social and psychological help to individuals of any kind like victims of violence, child abuse, people living with disability, drug rehabilitation, juvenile delinquency. Owners of a bachelor degree in sociology can work as leaders at different levels of local Government (SEDO, Good Governance, social affairs..) In addition owners of a bachelor degree in sociology can be involved in research and consultancy activities related to elaboration, evaluation of public policy, welfare policy, impact assessment and related fields.