Postgraduate Diploma in Social Systems Theories Applied to Sociocultural Complexity

Coordinator: Dr. Gabriela Azócar de la Cruz

Description:

The program is organized around the work of the MASS Master's program and the line of our Complex Territorial Systems R&D Core. It consists of three courses, two of which are mandatory and a third that is optional, where students must choose between two alternatives. These courses are completed over two semesters: in the first semester, the mandatory theoretical courses are taught, and in the second semester, students select the application course that aligns most closely with their professional interests or challenges.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Social Systems Theory Applied to Sociocultural Complexity offers professionals in the social sciences and related fields the opportunity to engage in a systematic and guided study of this perspective, addressing its main conceptual tools and discussing its applications.

Currently, no diploma programs are oriented toward providing tools from this theoretical perspective, either nationally or in Latin America. Therefore, the Diploma will be offered in both on-site and distance-learning modalities, making it accessible to national students living outside Santiago, students from other Latin American countries, and professionals requiring a flexible study schedule due to work commitments.

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General Objective:

Provide the main tools of Social Systems Theory for describing contemporary social and cultural phenomena, covering basic concepts, current developments, and exploring possibilities for application in social research.

Specific Objectives:

• Identify conceptual and methodological tools for understanding and analyzing complex sociocultural phenomena, developing observation and analytical skills based on Social Systems Theory.
• Problematicize the notion of culture by identifying conceptual and investigative contributions and possibilities to access complex sociocultural "realities."
• Discuss applications and analyze contemporary social trends and problems, critically approaching areas of social change and exclusion in Chile and Latin America.
• Visualize emerging problems and phenomena of contemporary society at regional and global levels.

Entry Profile:

Professionals in social sciences or related disciplines interested in the social systems perspective and the analysis of contemporary society.

Academic Staff:

Julio Labraña Vargas

María Antonieta Urquieta Álvarez

Patricio Espinosa Polanco

Alejandro Marambio-Tapia

Andrés Gómez Seguel

Hugo Cadenas Ramos

Lorena Pérez-Roa

Robinson Lobos Lucero

Gabriela Azócar De la Cruz

Marco Billi

Roxana Bórquez González

Anahí Ocampo Melgar

Anahí Urquiza Gómez

Nicolás Vergara Muñoz

Fernando Campos Medina