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MA International Social Transformation – (M.A.)
University of Leeds
Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
| Location: | Leeds / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Leeds
The Institute is being established in honour of Leeds's Emeritus Professor, Zygmunt Bauman, whose work on international social change and the global impact of major social issues is internationally renowned.
This programme will provide you with an advanced grounding in sociological analysis of globalisation and international social change, with modules in Contemporary Social Thought, Globalisation and International Social Change, and an extended Dissertation that will allow you the opportunity to evaluate critically and creatively the challenges that face global societies in the new century.
It will also encourage you to acquire those core skills that are relevant to a career in academic research or for professional employment in a postgraduate capacity.
Contents
MA International Social Transformation is available on a 12-month full-time or 24-month part-time basis. The course has five modules: three compulsory, two elective.
Compulsory Modules
In Contemporary Social Thought you will gain an advanced grounding in social and political theory and survey a number of theoretical approaches, including classical sociology, interpretivism, Western Marxism, psychoanalytic social theory, post-structuralism / postmodernism, globalization and cosmopolitanism.
The aim of this core module is to give an in-depth appreciation of concepts, information and techniques essential to exploring the practical application of key ideas and concepts to the analysis of contemporary societies.
Globalization and International Development provides the opportunity to examine the nature of globalization from a number of different theoretical perspectives - most obviously those that have developed from political economy and cultural theory. These perspectives will then be used to inform the consideration of a range of areas of social, political and economic life that have (arguably) been significantly altered by the impact of economic and/or cultural 'globalization'.
For example, the module will explore the changing nature of poverty in global society, the impact of globalization on human migration and the potential relationship between globalization and contemporary terrorism. In each case, close attention will be paid to how well theoretical explanations of globalization explain the changes observed.
International Social Transformation Dissertation allows you to tailor your own programme of training and research under the supervision of a relevant academic member of staff from the School.
Elective Modules
In addition to the compulsory modules, you also choose two modules from the following list.
* Research Strategy and Design
* Qualitative Research Methods
* Race, Gender and Migration
* Fundamental Issues in Sociological Research
* Critical Theory
* Liquid Sociology
* Evaluation Research
* From Conception to the Grave: Health in a Global Context
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good honours degree in a social science discipline.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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