MA Politics and Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Sociology and Politics and International Relations, exploring political systems alongside human social groups and structures. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students examine international affairs, social institutions, and policy-making processes across a four-year undergraduate degree.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Social Sciences
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Politics & International Relations 1: Democracy and Governance
- Introduction to Sociology I: Self, Identity & Society
- Politics & International Relations 2: Power and Conflict
- Introduction to Sociology II: Systems of Power
- Ideas and Ideologies in Politics and International Relations
- Global Politics: Equality and Inequality
- Sociology of Everyday Life i: the Embodied Self
- Sociology of Everyday Life II: Global Issues in the 21st Century
- Research Methods in Politics and International Relations
- Thinking Sociologically
- Ten Sociological Studies
- Sociology of Religion
- Social Research Methods
- Contemporary French Politics: Race, Religion and Social Change B
- Science, Technology & International Relations
- War and Peace in International Politics
- International Political Psychology
- Scottish Politics
- Comparative Constitutional Systems
- Extreme Right in Western Europe
- Maritime Security
- Political Islam: Islamist Ideologies and Practices
- International Migration and Europe
- Gender and Politics
- Northern Ireland: Small, Dirty War
- Corruption and Good Governance
- US Presidents
- Dissertation
- Research Project Part 1
- Research Project Part 2