MSocSc Health, Wellbeing and Society
| Duration: 1 Year/ 2 Years |
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| Schedule: Full Time & Part Time | |
| Starting: September 2012 | |
| Contact Name: Linda Vines |
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| Contact Number: +353 (0)1 716 8674 | |
| Fees: Fee Information |
Click here to view the timetable for 2012 - 2013.
The MSocSc is available as a one-year full time or a two-year part time programme.
Modules are mainly 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 Anne Cleary, T: +353 0(1) 716 8557.
Core modules:
- SOC40310 Health, Illness and Society (10 Credits)
- SPOL40470 Comparing Healthcare Systems (10 Credits)
- SOC40690 Patterns of Health & Wellbeing (10 Credits)
- SOC40140 Dissertation (30 Credits)
Research Methodologies (select 1):
- SOC40330 Qualitative Research (10 Credits)
- SOC40030 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (10 Credits)
Option modules (select 20 credits):
- SOC40050 Contemporary Sociological Theory (10 Credits)
- SOC40220 Sociological Research: Theoretical and Applied Issues (10 Credits)
- SOC40230 Economic Globalisation and Social Change (10 Credits)
- SOC40610 Race, Space & Place (10 Credits)
- SOC40620 Ethnicity & Nationalism (10 Credits)
- HIS40760 Approaches to Medical History
- PHPS40430 Overview of International Health (5 Credits)
- EQUL40200 Disability and Equality (10 Credits)
- WS40190 Sexualities
- SOC40630 Contemporary Irish Culture (10 Credits)
- SOC40670 Global Migration (10 Credits)
- SOC40690 Patterns of Health & Wellbeing (10 Credits)
- SOC40510 Understanding Media Audiences (10 Credits)
- SOC40530 Contested Urban Environments (10 Credits)
- SOC40640 Social Simulation Methods & Models (10 Credits)
- SOC40080 Crime and Social Control (10 Credits)
- SOC40130 Qualitative Data Analysis (10 Credits)
- SOC40650 Social Economic & Political Networks (10 Credits)
- SSJ20070 Global Health Inequalities (5 Credits)
- SOC10030 Irish Culture & Society (5 Credits)
- HIS40870 Gender & Medicine (10 Credits)
- PHPS40650 Global Health Threats (5 Credits)
- PHPS40480 Health Management (5 Credits)
- PHPS 40410 Social Epidemiology (5 Credits)
Please Note: Elective modules may not run if student numbers are too small.
