Social and Cultural Science (Research) | Radboud University

Our students study transformations within different types of societies: pre-industrial, industrialising, industrial and post-industrial. Their research focuses on social inequality, cohesion, and rationalisation in these societies.

The emphasis in this programme is on theory, methodology, and empirical research skills. You learn how to translate social problems into empirical research questions and learn which methods are most suitable to answer these questions. This may be quantitative or qualitative empirical research. The Nijmegen Institute of Social and Cultural Research (NISCO) has a rich data archive and it participates in several international surveys, such as the multi-country European Social Survey.

Admission requirements

• (The equivalent of) a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies or Communication Science or a related area
• A proficiency in English: TOEFL score of ≥600 (paper based) or ≥250 (computer based) or ≥100 (internet based), IELTS score of ≥7.0, Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Proficiency in English (CPE), with a mark of at least C.