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Study Details: MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
How can sociology engage with the most significant challenges facing societies today and the patterns and dynamics of contemporary social life? Through an introduction to the sociological imagination and sociology as a craft and vocation, you will study core themes of sociology at an advanced level to develop your capacity to think critically and sociologically.
The MA Sociology provides an advanced introduction to key debates about society, culture, and the world we live in. It combines a broad base of knowledge and theory, with a sharp focus on specific areas of expertise (methodological and theoretical) within the social sciences. You will also be able to build your core knowledge and skills for sociological research alongside a uniquely creative approach that enables you to focus on specialist areas.
You’ll acquire a base of sociological knowledge, theory and methods that will enable you to study core themes of sociology in-depth at an advanced level and to develop your ability to think critically and sociologically. You will also study how sociological methods are being transformed in the age of visual, digital and other technologies and how live or inventive forms of empirical research challenge other modes of social and cultural analysis.
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject.
You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.
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Goldsmiths offers a range of financial support including postgraduate scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers. These are awarded based on a variety of criteria, for example academic achievements or personal circumstances.
Graduates of our MA programmes go on to work for governments and public administrations, NGOs and charities, in media and the arts, and in the commercial sector. Some also go to do research in diverse organisations, as well as to do PhDs and to have academic careers in universities all over the world.
The MA Sociology consists of:
As a full-time student, you will normally complete one compulsory module and one option module in each of the Autumn and Spring terms.
As a part-time student, you will spread these modules over two years.
Compulsory Modules
Option Modules
You can choose two options for 60 credits: one from across the options offered by the Sociology department and a second option from within the department or from across Goldsmiths. Not all modules are suitable for students from all academic backgrounds; you will discuss your choices with the convenor at the start of your degree.
Dissertation
For your dissertation, you’ll meet for individual supervision with a member of the Sociology staff and participate in Dissertation workshops led both by staff and students (based on presentation and discussion of your work in progress). The dissertation is a substantive piece of research, empirical or theoretical, on a topic of your choice.
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