Master in Social and Humanistic Research

The Center for Social Sciences and Humanities presents the curriculum of the Master's Degree in Social and Humanistic Research, oriented towards the training of researchers, to offer a quality, transdisciplinary and flexible postgraduate option. This study plan derives not only from the needs detected in society, but also takes into account the lines of research that are currently being developed by the Academic Bodies in our Center and that are also offered in the Doctorate of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The student will have a thesis tutor appointed from the first semester to ensure personalized attention that will guide him to organize, plan and develop his protocol, as well as giving him the opportunity to develop his skills and generate his own needs to deal with the problem of his line of research and that he will develop in research seminars, while in the last two semesters he will also participate in colloquia where he will present the progress of his thesis and expose them to criticism and feedback. Together with their tutor, the student will be able to select optional subjects from the set of subjects that each line of the program offers to complement their training in the chosen line. The tutor may also recommend mobility and research stays at the national level and preferably internationally for curricular courses and research activities that contribute to the quality of the research carried out by the student. It should be noted that the optional subjects described in the curricular structure derived from the LGAC are illustrative and not limiting.

The Master's degree offers the following lines of generation and application of knowledge:

• Sociocultural and communication studies.
• Social and cultural history.
• Rationality, language and political philosophy

Overall objective

Train scientists in areas of Social Sciences and Humanities to generate and disseminate knowledge through the design and development of relevant research projects linked to the social environment, from an interdisciplinary perspective to help understand and/or solve associated problems to these fields of study.

Specific objectives

• Offer a solid training that allows having competent researchers in a thematic field of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Prepare in theoretical-methodological aspects to design rigorous research projects that meet the needs of the public, private and social sectors.
• Propose from an interdisciplinary perspective the identification, understanding and resolution of current and emerging problems in society.

Graduation profile

Knowledge

Graduates of the Master's in Social and Humanistic Research must have knowledge of the following:

• Genealogies and main theories of the Social Sciences and the Humanities.
• Nature and work of the research in the areas of the program.
• Broad and critical perspective on the theoretical-methodological models necessary to develop research in the areas of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Abilities

• Recognize viable and relevant research topics for the social context.
• Design and develop interdisciplinary research projects.
• Develop systematic, rigorous and quality research.
• Identify the appropriate methodologies to the requirements of the research topics and problems.
• Design, apply and evaluate various research methodologies in the treatment of social or humanistic issues.
• Carry out diagnoses as terminal producers or as inputs for research.
• Prepare texts and academic products derived from research work.

Attitudes

• Critical reflection on social problems.
• Sensitivity to the complexity of the current social and humanistic reality.
• Dialogue and interdisciplinary work.
• Scientific rigor.
• Openness and innovation in the field of research.

Values

• Respect for disciplinary diversity.
• Tolerance to positions other than one's own.
• Commitment to social problems.
• Intellectual honesty.

Permanence requirements

It is ideal that all students who enter the Master's in Social and Humanistic Research continue the program until the end, however, only those who comply with the academic and administrative aspects indicated by the institutional regulations may remain.

Likewise, it is essential that students participate in the activities programmed for each of the compulsory subjects, as well as with the credits required in the elective spaces and other learning actions in support of the thesis preparation.

In particular, the dedication and work of the student to demonstrate significant progress in the research seminars will be decisive in the continuity of the training, since failure in any of them will mean automatic withdrawal, regardless of the evaluations obtained in the rest. of the subjects.

All subjects must be accredited in ordinary or extraordinary period in a single opportunity and obtain a minimum semester average of 8.0 (eight), except for research seminars, for which extraordinary evaluations may not be requested.

One last requirement for permanence in the program will be language accreditation, in the event that accepted students have not presented the requested certification with the necessary score, who will have a period of one year after admission to cover this requirement.

Degree Earning Requirements

In order for students to receive the Master's degree in Social and Humanistic Research granted by the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, they must comply with the following:

• Accredit all the subjects and academic activities indicated in the study plan and obtain a minimum general average of 8.0.
• Prepare and submit at least one research article derived from your thesis to a refereed or indexed publication at a national or international level. This product must have the approval of the tutor, or it can even be co-authored with the person who supported the direction of the thesis.
• Present and defend the thesis work in a public degree exam and approve it in the time and manner established in the Manual of Postgraduate Guidelines and Procedures for the preparation of thesis or practical work, and in accordance with the General Teaching Regulations of the UAA.