IS
5.0Reviewed Jul 10, 2021
The course was great. The professor was very excited about the thing he was teaching and that makes me more interested in the lecture. got a great insight about the classical sociology.
Classical Sociological Theory
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. Highly influential social science scholars, such as Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim, will be discussed during 8 sessions. Combined with small tests, based on the video’s and recommended readings, the participants will be encouraged to dive deeply into the complex texts and get familiar with classical sociological concepts that are still very relevant today.
Status: Social Studies
Status: Economics
Course13 hours
Featured reviews
SS
5.0Reviewed Jan 6, 2019
Simple,neat and interesting way of explaining the content. Didn't get bored. Good refreshment if you already know the stuff and good introduction if you are new to sociology. Professor is really nice.
SJ
5.0Reviewed Aug 25, 2020
A concise and straightforward course on the classical theories of Sociology. I appreciate that it is presented in a non-jargon way that doesn't assume prior knowledge in the learner.
A
5.0Reviewed Aug 25, 2025
This is a quality course. The way it's put together and presented is excellent. The content is well thought out too. And the presenter is engaging and so is interesting to listen to.
KK
5.0Reviewed Aug 26, 2017
i began this class to review more of de Tocqueville and still have not had time to do so; however, i still prefer TocQ to all of these other thinkers. Wonderful experience... thank so much!!! <3
AJ
5.0Reviewed Oct 1, 2022
Extremely helpful course. Assignments were interesting and required serious approach.Faced little difficulty with few of the external reading questions (5-8).Overall, a good introductory course.
D
5.0Reviewed Sep 29, 2018
An amazing and interesting course to grasp the very basics of sociological theory. Clear and deep ideas of the authors are explained with interesting examples and motivating readings!!!
DT
5.0Reviewed Oct 28, 2018
This is a course which helps you understand the origin of Sociology. The content of this course includes all the sociologists who played a great role, also the lectures are delivered in a superb way.
RR
5.0Reviewed Mar 15, 2021
A good lecturer method It made me feel the greatness of the founding fathers and the importance of this science in our time Thank you to the University of Amsterdam for this opportunity
LM
5.0Reviewed Jun 20, 2024
This course was well presented and there were no surprises. I had a little trouble with the reading material but the professor was amazing. This is important as I just want to learn.
SK
5.0Reviewed Apr 27, 2020
Nice course , the Professor has delivered each lecture very interestingly. It provides basic understanding and relevance of Classical sociological theories to contemporary studies too. Thank you.
KW
5.0Reviewed Jul 6, 2020
This was by far the most organized and well-done MOOC I have taken so far. Not only was it presented extremely well, but the professor was amazing and I enjoyed every second of this class.