On Campus Masters Degrees in Sociology - General

This Sociology Masters degree offers you an exciting opportunity to study sociology at an advanced and specialised level with a distinctive focus on the tradition and contemporary forms of public sociology. Read more

The Department of Sociology at The New School for Social Research builds on its historical connections to European social science and further develops the ideas and thinking for today’s world. Read more

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

This intensive program uses a historical comparative framework, grounded in empirical research, to broaden your knowledge of social structures and processes… Read more

The study of welfare arrangements is a fundamental part of what we do. Welfare states, and other institutions seeking to meet human need, everywhere face enormous challenges from population ageing, changes in family life and work-patterns, migration and the economic crisis. Read more

Investigate the human fascination with crime by taking a critical approach to criminology and criminal justice in this MSc programme. Read more

Gain a strong knowledge of the creative industries and its evolution as a force to globally empower economic and social development. Read more

We look critically at the differing political and ethical claims on childhood and youth that inform contemporary policy and practice. Read more

This intensive program is for students who have a four-year bachelor’s degree and some grounding in gender studies or a related field. Read more

The Nationalism in Global Perspective MSc/Diploma is an interdisciplinary programme. It is designed to give students a theoretically informed and empirically grounded understanding of nationalism as a global phenomenon, while also being tailored to their specific interests within the field. Read more

The socio-cultural, economic and political contexts in which we live shape who we are. It is often argued that childhood is a social construction, but the role of space and place in shaping children’s everyday lives is not always understood. Read more

Discuss contemporary social issues, focusing on gender, feminist and queer theory, and methodology. This course is ideal for you if you:  seek to develop an existing research interest are in a career in which issues of gender play an important role wish to explore a broad range of issues concerning gender. Read more

Anthropology is the study of human cultures and societies in a changing world. Read more

Media technologies, platforms and organisations, as well as their multiple cultural roles and implications, are changing. Some emerge, others seem threatened with extinction. Read more

Founded by Ernest Gellner, this is one of the few programs in the world solely dedicated to the study of nationalism, including migration, ethnic conflict, prejudice, self-determination, populism, minority protection and language and citizenship rights. Read more