Masters Degrees in Sociology, Ireland

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Sociology) is a conversion course for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree. The course is ideal for anyone who wants to study an intensive course in Sociology in one year and apply for further studies at MA level in Sociology. Read more

The MA Sociology programme provides a broad range of cutting-edge analytical and research skills to better understand significant social issues and… Read more

The MSc Sociology programme provides a broad range of cutting-edge analytical and research skills to better understand significant social issues and problems… Read more

The School welcomes applications from prospective PhD and Research Masters students who wish to undertake research in sociology. Read more

Sociology is concerned with the study of the modern world, how it came into being, and the challenges and crises that it faces at local, national and global… Read more

This programme equips students with the skills necessary to engage with contemporary theoretical, policy and practice-related issues relating to work and study with young people in the national and international context of community regeneration. Read more

This new programme offers students the opportunity to critically explore social and political forces that impact on contemporary issues. Read more

The MA in Sociology (Applied Social Research) is a one year full time, two year part time interdisciplinary programme. It equips students with valued research and communications skills and a solid foundation in key social issues. Read more

The goal of the Postgraduate Diploma is to provide a learning environment in which students can critically engage with the opportunities and challenges of social life online and develop an analytical skill set that focuses on the application of digital research methods in this sphere. Read more

The goal of the Postgraduate Diploma is to provide a learning environment in which students are provided with the necessary critical and analytical skills to make sense of societies undergoing rapid and dramatic transitions. Read more

MA students will. Develop their ability to apply theories of social change to empirical investigation Enhance their ability to communicate effectively through regular class presentations and discussions. Read more

Modules include understanding on-line communities and social media, advanced digital research methods and analytical reasoning in the social sciences. Read more

The MSc Comparative Social Change is a one­year full time programme which is jointly delivered by Trinity’s Department of Sociology and the School of Sociology at UCD. Read more

This course is offered jointly by the Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin and the School of Sociology at University College Dublin to develop students’ knowledge of the main currents of social change today, the social, cultural and economic forces which are driving them and the different forms they take across states. Read more

The MSc in Equality Studies is the only masters of its kind in Europe and offers a unique opportunity to examine global equality issues from a range of perspectives. Read more