UCD Graduate Studies

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MSocSc Migration, Race and Ethnicity

Duration: 1 Year/ 2 Years	Leading and largest School of Sociology in Ireland Specialised, cutting-edge tuition in issues concerning racism, migration, identity, human rights, ethnicity, multiculturalism and ethnoracial politics. Most of our modules take place on one day a week allowing maximum flexibility for both full and part time students (Tuesday / Wednesday). Leading scholars and specialists in the field of race and migration sociology
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 regarding this programme please contact Dr Michael Punch, T: +353 0(1) 716 8506.

The core modules are:

Ethnicity & Nationalism (SOC40620)
Race, Space & Place (SOC40630)
Global Migration (SOC 40670)

Current optional modules are:

Sociological Research: Theoretical and Applied Issues (SOC 40220)
Social Simulation Methods & Modules (SOC40640)
Contemporary Sociological Theory (SOC 40050)
Health, Illness and Society (SOC 40310)
Contested Urban Environments (SOC 40530)
Understanding Media Audiences (SOC 40510)
Researching Issues in Health and Illness (SOC 40070)
Crime & Social Control (SOC40080)
Qualitative Data (SOC40130)
Contemporary Irish Culture (SOC40630)
Social, Economic and Political Networks (SO40340)
Economic Globalisation & Social Change (SOC40230)
Research Methodologies: Qualitative (SOC 40330) OR Quantitative (SOC 40030)

Students may also be interested in taking the following modules:

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