UCD Graduate Studies

Staidéar na nIarchéimithe UCD

Higher Diploma in Sociology and Social Research

Duration: 9 Months	Leading and largest School of Sociology in Ireland. Renowned scholars and specialists in sociology. Grounding in discipline of sociology and knowledge of social research practices preparing students for further postgraduate studies in Sociology. “The best thing I ever did!” (Russell Ó Riagáin, H.Dip student 2008-09 and currently PhD student at University of Cambridge)
Schedule: Full Time
Starting: September 2012
Contact Name: Linda Vines
Contact Number: +353 (0)1 716 8674
Fees: Fee Information

Admissions

For academic queries please contact Dr Anne Cleary Tel: +353 (0)1 716 8557

Students take ten modules and complete a short dissertation of 5,000 words. There are 60 credits assigned to the Programme. Each module counts for 5 credits and the dissertation counts for 10 credits. Of the ten modules which students take, five are obligatory (core modules) and the remaining five are chosen from an extensive list of options. Each module generally consists of 24 one-hour lectures and 3-5 small-group seminars.

The five obligatory (core) modules consist of three modules in Sociological Theory and two modules in Social Research as follows:

Social Theory
SOC 10010 Foundations of Sociological Thought
SOC 20100 Sociological Theory II
SOC 30140 Sociological Theory III

Social Research
SOC 20050 Qualitative Research Methods
SOC 30060 Quantitative Research Methods

The three Sociological Theory modules are all taken in the first semester, while the two Social Research modules are taken in the second semester. During the first semester, students will also take 3 optional modules, while in the second semester, students will take 2 optional modules and undertake and complete their dissertation.

The current optional modules available are:
SOC 10020 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 10030 Contemporary Irish Culture & Society
SOC 10040 Sociology in Practice

SOC 20020 Work and Social Stratification
SOC 20040 Sociology of Gender
SOC 20070 Social Anthropology
SOC 20120 The State, Society and Globalisation
SOC 20140 Critical Media Use
SOC 20170 Economic Sociology
SOC 20180 Social Justice, Law and Society

SOC 30040 Governance & Society
SOC 30050 Political Sociology
SOC 30070 Sociology of Education
SOC 30080 Health, Illness and Society
SOC 30090 Crime and Society
SOC 30110 Body and Soul
SOC 30160 Cities in a Global Context
SOC 30200 Sociology of Migration
SOC 30210 Social Networks, Organisations and People
SOC 30220 Science and Society