Sociology

Programme Short Name: BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Load (FT vs PT): Full Time
Part Time
Levels (UG, G, etc): Undergraduate studies
Course Information:

CAO Code: DN500
CAO Points Range 2015: 335 - 605
Length of Course: 3 Years
Average Intake: 280

Leaving Certificate: Passes in English, Irish, a third language & three other recognised subjects. Two of the six subjects must be minimum HC3.

Click below for equivalent entry requirements information for:
A-Level/GCSE
Other EU Applicants
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Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes
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Choosing

Sociology can be taken as part of a Joint Honours degree (DN500). It can also be taken part time (DN501).

It also forms a central part of the Bachelor of Social Science degree.

Review the subjects you can study with Sociology by looking at the diagram here.


Why is this subject for me?

If you are interested in people, you will be interested in studying sociology – its study of society and social life seeks to explain why people act and behave the way they do. It studies the different human groups to which people belong: families, social classes, religions, neighbourhoods, nations and races. Sociologists are interested in how these groups influence what people do and say, and, at the same time, how individuals change the nature of these groups through the way they act. Sociology combines theoretical analysis and empirical research.


What will I study?

First year introduces you to the works of leading sociologists and fundamental sociological concepts and techniques of enquiry. Thereafter you can choose from dozens of modules.

First Year

  • Foundations of Sociological Thought
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Irish Culture and Society
  • Sociology in Practice

Second & Third Year

  • Sociological Theory
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
  • Gender
  • Development
  • Work and Stratification
  • Crime and Society
  • Science and Society
  • Sociology of War and Violence
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Men in Contemporary Society
  • Migration
  • Social Networks
  • Economic Sociology
  • Governance and Society
  • Sociology of Nations
  • American Society
  • Social Anthropology
  • Work and Social Stratification
  • Governance
  • Contemporary Theory
  • Animals & Human Society

Sociology students attend lectures and participate in seminar discussions. They also undertake independent study, including reading and writing about sociological ideas and issues.

Assessment is generally a combination of continuous assessment and end-of-semester written exams.

For detailed information on subject content click the relevant link below:
First Year
Second - Third Year


Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Sociology provides an excellent grounding for a wide range of careers in such areas as:

  • Social research and policy analysis
  • Journalism
  • The media
  • Civil Service
  • Business

It also leads to a wide range of graduate study opportunities in the social sciences. The School provides a general MSocSc in Sociology, as well as specialised programmes in Health, Wellbeing & Society, Crime, Violence & Conflict, Cultural Sociology and Global Migration & Cultural Differences.


International Study Opportunity:

Sociology students at UCD can avail of international exchange opportunities in universities in Europe and around the world. Currently, Erasmus opportunities exist in Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Northern Ireland and England. Non-EU exchanges may include the USA, Australia and South Korea.


Staff Profile:

"Professor Siniša Malešević joined the UCD School of Sociology in September 2011. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and Academia Europaea and he is also an Associated Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His main research interests include the study of war and organised violence, ethnicity and nationalism, ideology, sociological theory and comparative historical sociology. His publications have been translated into Croatian, Persian/Farsi, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Spanish."

Professor Siniša Malešević


Related Programs: Social Science
Pathway


Contact Information:

UCD School of Sociology
Newman
Belfield, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 8263/8674
Email: sociology@ucd.ie


Categories: Sociology