University of Bern - Department of Social Sciences

The Department of Social Sciences is one of three departments of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (WISO) at the University of Bern and is the umbrella organization for the following institutes: Institute of Political Science, Institute of Sociology, and Institute of Communication and Media Studies.

The Department of Social Sciences offers the following study programs: Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Political and Administrative Science, Master of Sociology, Master of Political Science, Master of Swiss and Comparative Politics.

Studying at the University of Bern

With more than 19,600 students, the University of Bern is one of the largest universities in Switzerland. It is a full-scale university with 39 bachelor’s and 74 master’s degree programs. The University of Bern is located centrally in the heart of the Länggasse district and the various institutions are within easy walking distance.

SOWI-Pool

The Department of Social Sciences' computer lab (SOWI-Pool) is a room equipped for teaching and learning purposes with 24 workstations and one teacher workstation. The SOWI-Pool is intended for students of the Department of Social Sciences' institutes (IPW, IKMB, SOZ) and is not open to the public.

University Library (UB) - vonRoll

The vonRoll Library is the largest departmental library of the University Library of Bern. Its spacious open-access collection includes approximately 145,000 documents in media and political science, education, psychology, and sociology.

In addition, the library offers around 400 workstations and 16 group study rooms. Library tours and research introductions are also available upon request.

Furthermore, the BvR is a collection and return point for books from all courier libraries.