University College Dublin

Course Description

• The MSc Sociology program provides a broad range of cutting-edge analytical and research skills to better understand significant social issues and problems in contemporary society, and how to act to change them
• As a member of a tight-knit community in the School of Sociology, students benefit from a wide variety of optional modules availing of the unique substantive and methodological faculty expertise
• Students receive a complete methodological toolkit with every graduate trained in both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociological inquiry
• Covering topics ranging from nationalism to migration to violence to social networks, the MSc in Sociology culminates with the completion of a comprehensive research project benefiting from individual supervision and the time/space to apply a year’s worth of training
• The cross-disciplinary content of this program means there are exciting opportunities for students in a wide and dynamic range of professions including careers in Media and Public Relations; Policy Analysis and Service Provision; Social, Community, and Youth Development; Politics and Civil Society; and in Cultural and Creative Industries