Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

Exit Award only

Students who pass Years 1 and 2 (120 credits) of the DSocSc may choose to exit the programme and be conferred with an MSocSc (Applied Social Research).

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
SS7001	An Introduction to Social Research	15
SS7002	Philosophies of Social Science	15
SS7003	Research Methods and Skills 1: Qualitative	15
SS7004	Social Policy Debates and Processes	15
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
SS7005	Research Methods and Skills 2: Quantitative	15
SS7006	State and Society	15
SS7007	The Politics and Ethics of Social Research	15
SS7008	Designing for Research and Evaluation	15
Total Credits		120

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MSocSc (Applied Social Research) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate the role of social research and evaluation in society, and identify and formulate research ‘problems’;
  
• Apply theoretical and conceptual debates in the social sciences to the analysis of social issues and research;
  
• Critically analyse social policy debates and processes in the context of participants’ own work practices/organisation;
  
• Design a substantive piece of social research;
  
• Select and apply appropriate social research methodologies in designing a research project;
  
• Develop an appropriate ethical protocol for application in the context of addressing a research problem
  
• Effectively communicate research findings in both written and oral formats to a range of audiences;
  
• Develop intellectual/professional leadership through the use of research as a method of developing organisations.