BSc Sociology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, combining theory with empirical research. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a professional placement module for applied workplace experience. Students complete an independent dissertation in their final year.
Modules
- Introduction to Sociology
- The Sociological Imagination
- Introduction to Social Policy and Social Justice
- Political Ideologies
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Contemporary Culture & Social Change
- Classical sociological theory
- Quantitative research methods
- Contemporary Ireland
- Exploring Digital Social Worlds
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Methodology, Ethics and Politics of Research
- Contemporary sociological theory
- Global Inequalities:Issues and Challenges
- Workplace Ethnography
- Dissertation
- Media, Culture and Society
- Sociology of Education
- Professional Placement
- Sport in Society