Graduates understand the key sociological concepts, are able to describe and explain them and to apply them in the examination of social reality. They have an understanding of key theoretical approaches in sociology, key authors and their concepts. They understand principles of social research and are able to autonomously perform tasks in quantitative social research.

Graduates are specialists on the history and culture of the Middle East. They have a good practical knowledge of Arabic at B1 level, a grounding in the history and current geo-political situation of the region and the major approaches to its study, and the ability to work with secondary literature.