School of Social Science - University of Aberdeen courses

...making the study of IR central to apprehending the complexity of global social life. The MScIR/Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations provides...

...A small and cohesive group of very skilled academic staff with many decades of graduate teaching and supervision experience, who are part of an international...

...to have such an interdisciplinary nature...

...The choice of elective module will be made with the advice of the Programme Convenor. Please note that not all these modules may be available to students...

...These themes are analyzed by considering recent empirical studies, which clarify our theoretical understand of globalization through advanced social scientific research...

...at Europe as a society as well as by comparing different nations and regions within it. It will look not just at the European Union, but also countries...

...required to complete the first stages of doctoral research. MSc 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time...

...Programme merits the Certificate in Research Methods Completion of the addtional two modules, as well as the dissertion, are eligible for MRes in Social Anthropology...

...Phil. or PhD at the end of the first (that is M. Res.) year. 3. Students who have adequate prior training in research methods at postgraduate level...

...the programme offers a range of courses that enable individualized programmes of specialized study on a particular theme or region. During the course of the programme...

...The methods course chosen will be from amongst the portfolio of modules available on the School of Social Sciences Masters of Social Research or in...

...whether it is in the NGO sector, business, academia or the public sector. It will help furnish participants with practical research and analytical skills...

...After successfully completing the degree programme, students should be equipped with: an advanced social scientific understanding of globalization...

...skills in their specific areas of interest. Since many go on to undertake a PhD in Sociology, courses are designed to provide the support and training...

...The Programme introduces students to current directions of research in social anthropology, ethnology and cultural history, and fosters awareness and critical...

...and from the resources of the University’s Marischal Museum and Elphinstone Institute, with their extensive anthropological and ethnological collections...

...Political Behaviour is an empirical study of the relationship between state and society. Particular attention is given to political party membership and voting behaviour...

...ranked department of sociology in Scotland • A recently completed national survey of student satisfaction (November 2007) gave Aberdeen's Sociology Department...