DSocSc Social Science
The Social Science programme is a four year ‘practitioner led doctorate’ offered by the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University. The Department’s mission is to “contribute to human rights, social justice and equality nationally and internationally’’.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
€14,000 per year
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
The programme
The programme is designed to provide advanced professional and research skills to qualified, experienced practitioners in lead roles in youth work, community work, social work, rights and social change focused organisations.
Aims and Outcomes
The Social Science programme from Maynooth University aims to:
- further progress the commitment of the Department and the University to combining the highest levels of academic achievement with excellence in professional education by educating flexible, innovative and skilled practitioners who can contribute to development of theory and practice in youth work, community work and the realisation of rights for marginalised groups.
- enable experienced practitioners to undertake original, rigorous research in youth work, community work and rights based contexts that contributes to the development of their disciplines.
Career Options
While the participants on the DSocSc will be skilled professionals on entry to the programme, experience over the four years will prepare them to further advance in their professional and academic careers in the areas of senior management, policy development, teaching and research.
Courses Included
- Social science, the social professions and the foundations of social research
- Social Research Debates & Processes
- Participatory and Feminist Analysis and Research
- Critical Debates in Practice
- Research Design
- Professional Practice: Perspectives on Education, Development, Gender, Diversity and Conflict & Mediation Studies
- Governance, Organisations, Leadership and Change
- Realising Rights: Social Policy Debates & Issues