UCD Graduate Studies

Staidéar na nIarchéimithe UCD

MSocSc Health and Illness

Duration: 1 Year/ 2 Years	The leading and largest School of Sociology in Ireland The only School in Ireland specialising at postgraduate level in the sociological analysis of health. Most modules are offered on one particular day a week (Tuesday / Wednesday). Renowned scholars and specialists in Health and Illness.
Schedule: Full Time & Part Time
Starting: September 2012
Contact Name: Linda Vines
Contact Number: +353 (0)1 716 8674
Fees: Fee Information

Admissions

Click here to view a draft timetable for the 2012 - 2013. We are currently updating cirriculum information and more information on these modules will be available soon.

The MSocSc is available as a one-year full time or a two-year part time programme.

Modules are taught on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Some option modules are condensed into a three-day workshop.

There are 90 credits assigned to the Programme. Each module counts for 10 credits and the dissertation counts for 30 credits.

For academic queries please contact Dr Michael Punch, T: +353 0(1) 716 8506.

The 3 obligatory (core) modules are:

   - Contemporary Sociological Theory (SOC 40050)
   - Sociological Research: Theoretical and Applied Issues (SOC 40220)
   - Research Methodologies:
     Qualitative (SOC 40330) OR Quantitative (SOC 40030)

Current optional modules are:

   - Cultural Theory and Analysis (SOC 40390) (core subject for non-dissertation students)
   - Economic Globalisation and Social Change (SOC 40230)
   - Social Networks and Agent Based Simulation (SOC 40340)
   - Sociology of Migration (SOC 40430)
   - Health, Illness and Society (SOC 40310)
   - Race, Ethnicity and Society (SOC 40360)
   - Contested Urban Environments (SOC 40530)
   - Understanding Media Audiences (SOC 40510)
   - Researching Issues in Health and Illness (SOC 40070)
   - Others and Exiles: Creative Research (SOC 40570)
   - Comparative Politics of Inequality & Redistribution (SOC 40590)

Please Note: Elective modules may not run if student numbers are too small.