Students enrolled in the Sociology Program at Peking University are required to complete a total of 139 credits to meet the graduation requirements. This includes: Compulsory Sociology Courses (53 credits), Sociology Elective Courses (20 credits), and Open Electives (18 credits). The remaining 30 credits are compulsory General Education Courses required by the school.
1. Compulsory Sociology Courses: 53 credits
1-1 Foundation Sociology Courses: 20 credits
Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Total Hours | Suggested Course Schedule (Year & Semester) |
00332580 | Advanced Mathematics (D) | 4 | 68 | Y1S1 |
03130010 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 | 68 | Y1S1 |
03131010 | Issues of Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y1S1 |
02330003 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | 51 | Y2S1 |
03131500 | Methods of Social Survey and Social Research | 4 | 68 | Y2S1 |
02533160 | Principles of Economics (I) | 3 | 51 | Y2S1 |
1-2 Core Sociology Courses: 30 credits
Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Total Hours | Suggested Course Schedule (Year & Semester) |
03131740 | The History of Chinese Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y1S1 |
03130150 | Social Anthropology | 3 | 51 | Y1S1 |
03130210 | Social Psychology | 4 | 68 | Y1S2 |
03131190 | Introduction to Social Work | 4 | 68 | Y1S2 |
03132110 | Argumentative Essay Writing | 1 | 17 | Y1S2 |
03100130 | Western Sociological Theory (Part 1) | 2 | 34 | Y1S2 |
03130020 | Western Sociological Theory (Part 2) | 2 | 34 | Y2S1 |
03130120 | Social Statistics | 4 | 68 | Y2S1 |
03130050 | History of Chinese Social Thoughts | 2 | 34 | Y2S2 |
03131260 | Analytical Techniques of Data | 2 | 34 | Y2S2 |
03132550 | Practise | 4 | 68 | Y3 (Any semester) |
1-3 Undergraduate Thesis: 3 credits
2. Elective Courses: 38 credits
2-1 Sociology Elective Courses: 20 credits
Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Total Hours | Suggested Course Schedule (Year & Semester) |
03130590 | Chinese Society | 2 | 34 | Y2S1 |
03130700 | Historical Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y2S2 |
03130840 | Labor Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03130560 | Sociology of Organization | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03130640 | Economic Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03131530 | Social Demography | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03130660 | Sociology of Development | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03131520 | Selected Readings from Marxist-Leninist Classics | 2 | 34 | Y3S1 |
03131570 | Social Stratification and Social Mobility | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03131131 | The Sociolog of Family | 4 | 68 | Y3S2 |
03130250 | Rural Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03130190 | Urban Sociology | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03130340 | Sociology of Religion | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03131360 | Ethnicity and Society | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03130880 | History of Western Social Thoughts | 2 | 34 | Y3S2 |
03131900 | Game Theory for Social Scientists | 2 | 34 | Y4S2 |
Research Training | 3-4 |
2-2 Open Elective: 18 credits
Requirements:
(1) A minimum of 8 credits must be selected from courses offered by the department;
(2) Remaining 10 credits can be comprised of courses offered by any department. (Credits from a minor can be used to fulfill this portion of credits. However, courses with the same name offered by other departments will not count towards valid credits if chosen.)
Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Total Hours |
03111400 | Domination and Society: Max Weber's Economy and Society | 2 | 34 |
03130270 | Social Gerontology | 2 | 34 |
03130280 | Gender Studies | 2 | 34 |
03130321 | Social History of China | 2 | 34 |
03130322 | Research of the Japanese Society | 2 | 34 |
03130400 | The Thinking of Sociology of Education | 2 | 34 |
03130420 | Social Case Work | 3 | 51 |
03130430 | Group Work | 3 | 51 |
03130460 | Social Security | 3 | 51 |
03130470 | Social Policy | 2 | 34 |
03130480 | Social Administration | 3 | 51 |
03130710 | Sociology of Crime | 2 | 34 |
03130790 | Poverty and Development | 2 | 34 |
03130820 | Ethnographic Research Methods | 2 | 34 |
03130903 | The Study of Society | 2 | 34 |
03130904 | Freud and Psychoanalysis | 2 | 34 |
03130906 | Introduction to Social Science Research Methods | 2 | 34 |
03131220 | Community Work | 3 | 51 |
03131290 | Medical Sociology | 2 | 34 |
03131390 | China Social Welfare | 2 | 34 |
03131410 | Sociological Study on Suicide | 2 | 34 |
03131700 | Anthropology of Politics | 2 | 34 |
03131840 | Networks and Crowds | 3 | 51 |
03131880 | Sociological Perspectives: Selected Readings | 2 | 34 |
03131910 | Topics on Chinese Social Thoughts | 3 | 51 |
03131920 | Introduction to Social Science Research | 4 | 68 |
03131930 | Introduction of Ethnic Studies | 2 | 34 |
03131940 | Social Network Analysis | 3 | 51 |
03131950 | National and Ethnic Issues of China during the 20th Century | 2 | 34 |
03131960 | Identity Politics | 2 | 34 |
03131980 | Anthropological Museums and Cultural Performances | 2 | 34 |
03131990 | Anthropology of Art | 2 | 34 |
03132000 | Anthropological Theory | 3 | 51 |
03132010 | History of Anthropology | 2 | 34 |
03132020 | Research Methods of Anthropology | 3 | 51 |
03132030 | Anthropological Lectures | 3 | 51 |
03132040 | Visual Anthropology | 4 | 68 |
03132070 | Introduction to Medical Anthropology | 2 | 34 |
03132090 | Myth, Folklore and Popular Culture in Europe | 2 | 34 |
03132100 | Welfare States: Origins and Development | 2 | 34 |
03132130 | Sociology and Chinese Society | 2 | 34 |
03132140 | Thesis Writing Practicum | 2 | 34 |
03132150 | Generations and Youth | 2 | 34 |
03132160 | Seminar on History and Politics | 2 | 34 |
03132170 | Digital Society Introduction | 2 | 34 |
03132180 | Economic Anthropology | 2 | 34 |
03132500 | Social Study Practicum | 3 | 51 |
03133190 | Special Topics on China's Ethnic Relations and Frontier Integration | 2 | 34 |
03139110 | Sociological Perspectives of Dying and Death | 2 | 34 |
03139130 | Modern Western Social Thoughts | 2 | 34 |