Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Exit Award only
Students who pass Year 1 (60 credits) of the DSocSc may choose to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
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 Postgraduate Diploma in 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;
- Explore the relationship between theory and practice in social research.
- Critically analyse social policy debates and processes in the context of participants’ own work practices/organisation;
- Develop intellectual/professional leadership through the use of research as a method of developing organisations.
