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Sociology – (M.A.)
City University London
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| Application Deadline: | We have no specific application deadline, and an early application is recommended | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 8,017 - ≈ € 13,035 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of City University London
This course offers a contemporary overview of sociology, taught by leading specialists in their field.
Our internationally-renowned staff cover a wide range of research areas and scholarly interests including globalisation, migration, gender relations, communication, race, culture, identity, human rights and criminology.
The MA is well suited to individuals who wish to extend, deepen, update and sharpen their knowledge and understand current developments in sociology, and to undertake an extended piece of original research.
You will cover significant recent developments in sociology, enabling you to specialise in particular areas of interest, develop your critical skills and advance your knowledge of modern sociology.
You will analyse the ways in which societies work, and develop skills in critical social understanding and techniques of social enquiry and communication.
The research techniques you develop will enable you to assemble, interpret and use a wide range of social data.
Teaching
We will teach you through a combination of lectures, classes and seminars, taking place in the first and second academic periods (September-April).
Assessment
The majority of postgraduate sociology modules are assessed by 100% coursework. However, some modules outside of the department may have different assessment methods so please check carefully. You are required to obtain a minimum pass mark of 50% in all assessment components.
Dissertation
The dissertation of 15,000 words accounts for one-third of the total marks for the MA degree. Career Prospects
82 percent of City's Sociology graduates are in employment or further study within 6 months of completing their course.
Former students have gone on to secure prestigious and highly competitive posts in the public sector, social policy research think tanks and international organisations.
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Course Content
This course offers a contemporary overview of sociology, taught by leading specialists in their field. Our internationally-renowned staff cover a wide range of research areas and scholarly interests including globalisation, migration, gender relations, communication, race, culture, identity, human rights and criminology.
The MA is well suited to individuals who wish to extend, deepen, update and sharpen their knowledge and understand current developments in sociology, and to undertake an extended piece of original research. You will cover significant recent developments in sociology, enabling you to specialise in particular areas of interest, develop your critical skills and advance your knowledge of modern sociology.
You will analyse the ways in which societies work, and develop skills in critical social understanding and techniques of social enquiry and communication. The research techniques you develop will enable you to assemble, interpret and use a wide range of social data.
Course Structure
You complete six taught modules: three core modules and three electives. You also take part in a dissertation workshop and produce a dissertation over the summer.
Core modules:
* Contemporary issues in social theory
* Approaches to social research
* Current issues in sociology
* Sociology dissertation
Elective modules - choose three from:
* Developments in communications policy
* Political communication
* Democratisation, information and communication
* Representation and reception
* Transnational media and communication
* Globalisation: challenges and transformations
* Communities and social action
* Culture and identity
* Human wrongs
* Globalisation and the City
* Rights, multiculturalism and citizenship
* Migration and social inclusion
* Contemporary issues in social theory
* Analysing media discourses
* Qualitative research methods
* Social policy research and evaluation
* Approaches to social research
* Communication, culture and development
* Political sociology
* Current issues in sociology
* Theories of race and ethnicity
* Contemporary criminology
* Crime, justice and security
* Global migration
* International human rights law
* Media, violence & culture
* Global insecurity
* Surveillance studies: theories and concepts
* Feminisms and the media: representation, technology and change
* Victimology
* Global politics of human rights
* The information society
* Human rights and social theory
* Forced migration
* Crime news
NB. Electives module choices are subject to availability.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The normal requirement is a good honours degree in any subject but applicants are also welcome from those who with substantial experience in the media, information services or the communication sectors.
If your first language is not English you must show evidence that your command of the English Language is suitable for entry to Postgraduate study. You would be expected to have one of the following English Language qualifications:
* A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA.
* GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum.
* Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above.
* An overall score of 6.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest.
* A score of 600 minimum (computer score 250) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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