Social Sciences Going Public - Research and Practice with, in and for the Society

The virtual part of this BIP will be made up of 5 consecutive online sessions during which the main theorethical approached of each stream will be dealt with. Dates are to be further decided upon based on the number of students enrolled and their preference for the streams. Explore the meanings of 'public' in social sciences and humanities as engaging other target audiences than the traditional ones

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2025-02-16

Virtual Part closing date 2025-04-30

Total student workload 75

Specific field of studies Anthropology, Folklore Studies, Urban Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Ethnology

Pre-requisite for selection CV Motivation Letter

Academic pre-requisites for applicants We accept students from BA, MA and PhD level, who are studying and/or working on fields of Social Sciences and Humanities and, more specifically, from Anthropology, Folklore Studies, Urban Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Ethnology.

Physical Part starting date 2025-05-05

Physical Part Description Students will visit public institutions, organisations and NGOs as well as local urban communities. They will work in smaller groups (around 10-15 students) on designated projects, which involve training fieldwork exercises, e.g. in the form of interviews and participant observation. The information gathered will be critically reflected, assessed and analysed and developed into group project presentations, taking place at the end of the week.

Physical Part closing date 2025-05-09

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities

Course location Bucharest, Romania

Course language English