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Sociology at Cardiff University - UCAS

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Course summary

This programme is suitable for anyone wishing to enhance their academic record and employability profile, providing a range of transferrable skills for the workplace, as well as a foundation for those wishing to go on to further training in a variety of professional fields. It will be of value and relevance to students from both the UK and overseas. You will develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of social scientific theory and research methods, alongside more specialist material from a selection of fields such as childhood and youth studies; crime, safety and justice; education; social and public policy. It is not possible to provide a single course description for the MSc in Social Science due to the unique character of this programme. Each student will experience the course in a very different way, depending on the particular module choices that they make. Distinctive features This course offers opportunities for you to work in an interdisciplinary social science environment and to benefit from a breadth of substantive, theoretical and methodological expertise with leading scholars. It is one of the few courses available in the UK that provides you with the freedom to piece together your own programme of study, drawing from a number of different fields such as childhood and youth studies; crime, safety and justice; education; social and public policy. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise in social theory and research methods and design through the core modules offered on the programme.


Entry requirements

For entry requirements for this course, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/sociology-msc or https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/sociology-msc-part-time


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For tuition fee information, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/sociology-msc-part-time
Sociology at Cardiff University - UCAS