Masters Degrees in Sociology

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

An MA Degree in Criminology is offered in a joint program by the Sociology Department and the Forensic Sciences Department at GWU. Read more

Strategic Peace and Conflict Studies (SPACS)  is an innovative and interdisciplinary joint programme of  Collegium Civitas (CC)  and The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).  The programme has been developed following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in June 2020 and is based on the experience and know-how of both institutions. Read more

By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centers, and most of the increase is expected to be highly-concentrated in a handful of countries, including China. 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

Start dates:  January, May, September Our online MA in Social Policy will help you understand and analyse some of the most pressing issues faced by the world today. Read more

The University of Roehampton's MA Criminology and Criminal Justice will help you gain the skills required to explore and develop your research and your employability. Read more

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

Coastal Communities and Regional Development is an international, multidisciplinary master’s program on the development of rural and remote areas in the past and in the future. Read more

The University of Sussex’s Corruption and Governance MA is the only Masters to bring academic analysis from law, anthropology, economics, development studies, sociology and political science to the study of corruption and anti-corruption training. 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

Overseas applicants: 29 July 2022. Home applicants: 12 August 2022. Places are limited and allocated on a continuous basis from October 2021 until all places are filled. Read more

The Master in Social TransFormation – Politics, Philosophy & Economics is situated in, and responds to, calls of our current time and for a more sustainable future to come. Read more

This is the UK's only master's in Human Rights and International Relations, and will help you gain a critical understanding of the central role that human rights play in current international debates. Read more

Develop your skills in leading complex criminal investigations, improve your skills in making reasoned arguments and rational decisions, and deepen your understanding of a range of key criminological theories, practices and perspectives in order to improve your potential impact within a policing, prison, probation or other criminal justice setting. Read more