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Full time | Newcastle University | 12 months | 16-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Sociology

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

MA Sociology at Newcastle offers in-depth engagement with contemporary debates in sociology. We are a lively and welcoming team of diverse subject specialists.

We'll help you:

  • stretch your sociological imagination
  • identify the social issues you really care about
  • extend your research skills

Our master's in Sociology equips you with an awareness and understanding of the theoretical traditions and concepts that shape the discipline. A dissertation and a variety of taught options provide you with an opportunity to engage with key sociological questions.

You'll have the opportunity to explore cutting edge research across:

  • identity and citizenship
  • social institutions and transformations
  • patterns of inequality and injustice

You'll receive training in social research methods. You'll then undertake research to inform and shape a substantial dissertation project.

What you'll learn

Throughout your master's in Sociology you'll:

  • learn about contemporary sociological research from subject specialists
  • gain an understanding of the range of sophisticated conceptual and theoretical tools we apply to make sense of social life
  • be empowered to conduct your own empirical research, supported by methods training and a subject mentor
  • develop your own disciplinary expertise and take forward knowledge of the social processes and issues you’ve researched into your professional future.

Your future

This course deepens your understanding of the social world and enriches your methodological skills. It prepares you for a wide range of careers across the public, private and third sector. Graduates from this course often find it helps them discover their own interests in social issues and opens up careers options.

Our graduates have taken up roles in a number of sectors, including and beyond:

  • charity sector
  • advocacy
  • local government and international organisations
  • regulatory and environmental bodies
  • social and legal research
  • further education teaching

Modules

The aim of the module is to examine and understand a range of social divisions and inequalities in society, through use of macro-sociological theories and recent empirical studies drawn mainly from the UK, and how these interact.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,800

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£23,500

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a sociology/policy discipline such as: criminology; organisational studies; cultural studies; media studies; film studies; human geography.

University information

Newcastle University is a world-leading university renowned for the quality of its teaching and research. The university is recognised internationally for its contributions to global problem solving in innovative and creative ways. Newcastle University is a prestigious founding member of the Russell Group association of research-intensive universities in the UK. The university enjoys an outstanding reputation as an institution at which...more

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