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Sociology MSc by Research

Abertay University

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Abertay University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    02-FEB-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This is a potential research degree area, subject to the approval of the University. If you are interested in undertaking a research degree in this area, please make contact with the Dean to discuss your proposal.Sociology’s postgraduate culture centres on students completing an MA by Research MPhil or PhD. As an Abertay researcher, you will collaborate across disciplines with colleagues from other divisions. We have been a key partner in a number of large European grants specifically examining the interaction between technology, society and social innovation, as well as exploring social network dynamics for collective awareness.Division staff have supervised a wide range of projects some of which have entailed partnership with non-academic user groups in the domains of:Policy sociology – health, education, youth, environment, influencing public policy, communities and professional practice.Criminal justice – influencing policing and criminal justice stakeholders.Media, arts and cultural industries – centring on digital design processes, media educationalists, artists and curators.Collaborations exist with criminal justice and policing researchers through the inter-university Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA), and with media educationalists through the Association for Media Education in Scotland (AMES).Our research programmes will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia, for example, in formulating policy.

Tuition fees

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£ 22,000per year

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University information

Abertay University

Abertay University

  • University League Table

    94th

  • Campus address

    Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee, scotland, DD1 1HG, United Kingdom

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Supports prospective and current students from across the world. 20% of Abertay's student body is international, with 90 nationalities represented on campus.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Sociology

    63rd out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    154 74%

    12th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    40th

    16

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.25 81%

    11th

    2

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