Students will be able to: 

(general competences)

• transfer and apply theoretical findings in the area of sociology into practice, and evaluate own practice,
• know and use relevant sources of information and knowledge,
• know, understand and apply scientific methods in the fields of educational and sociological sciences,
• communicate within the profession and with other professions domestically and internationally,
• provide technical criticism while showing responsibility and initiative,
• lead education projects and professional organisations,
• conduct team work and participate in it,
• plan and be actively involved in continuous lifelong learning,
• demonstrate ethical professional self-reflection and establish professional ethical standards,
• use various types of personal and interpersonal communication (written, verbal, graphic, etc.),

(subject-specific competences)

• demonstrate coherent mastery of sociological knowledge, integrate knowledge from various areas (especially related social sciences) and apply it in the education process,
• actively apply professional knowledge in relevant professional fields in teaching social science subjects and knowledge on the elementary (primary schools) and secondary (secondary schools) levels,
• analyse and critically evaluate statistical data, carry out statistical analysis and apply knowledge in specific working fields,
• responsibly conduct and lead research projects,
• teach sociology/sociological content on the elementary and secondary levels of education,
• plan, implement and evaluate individual elements of the process of teaching sociology/sociological content,
• create the learning environment in which sociology/sociological content is taught and learned,
• develop teaching materials and simple teaching illustrations,
• adapt the syllabus to the specific education context and to the learning needs and abilities of students,
• perform counselling work associated with the teaching of sociology/sociological content,
• evaluate materials and aids used to teach sociology/sociological content,
• understand concepts of lifelong learning and be actively involved in implementing adult education and training at various ages,
• apply an analytical approach in recognising, monitoring and reflecting on social processes, dynamics and changes,
• resolve specific social problems by applying scientific and research approaches and methods through recognisable orientation to pedagogical fields,
• work with children and adolescents (know and understand psychosocial processes of growing up and capacity to respond),
• be open to initiatives in the social environment to include education work in the wider milieu,
• show interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary social science breadth of vision through a synthesis of various fields of knowledge,
• respond to salient social problems: social conflict, social exclusion, deviancy, criminality and poverty, demographic change, migration flows and so forth,
• effectively apply ICT for work in the educational, sociological and social science context,
• participate in the updating and development of school curricula, and be involved in research and development activities organised at the school, local, national and international level.