301 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Ireland

Peace and Development Studies - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Peace and Development Studies - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Criminology and Criminal Justice programme at South East Technological University aims to provide graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to work in criminal justice settings across a wide range of services including the public service and non-profit sector.
Human Rights
The MSc in Human Rights from University College Dublin is a one-year intensive course that prepares you for a career in human rights research, policy or advocacy in international organisations, governmental and non-governmental bodies, or academia.
Marketing Practice
The MSc in Marketing Practice from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is a comprehensive intensive masters programme offering students the unique opportunity to gain experience working with real clients on real projects, while also obtaining a masters from Ireland’s top graduate business school.

Chaplaincy Studies and Pastoral Work
This MA in Chaplaincy Studies and Pastoral Work course at Dublin City University, the only one of its kind in Ireland, offers an innovative chaplaincy education to people of all cultures, faiths and beliefs.

Sociology and Data Analytics - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Sociology and Data Analytics - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

Archaeology - Human Osteoarchaeology
The Archaeology - Human Osteoarchaeology degree delivered by the University College Cork is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of and practical training in human osteoarchaeology: the analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts.
Peace and Conflict
This Peace and Conflict programme at University College Dublin uses comparative political science models and methods to analyse patterns of conflict and settlement, with a focus on internal violent conflicts, past and present.

International Studies - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year International Studies - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.
Gender, Politics and International Relations
University College Dublin School of Gender, Politics and International Relations is the oldest and largest school of its kind in Ireland with over 150 years of experience in political studies and a world-renowned faculty drawn from many countries.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Criminology and Criminal Justice programme at the University College Dublin is a unique programme, based in Ireland’s only Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, for non-lawyers who wish to work in the field of criminology and criminal justice.

European Politics and Governance
The European Politics and Governance course from the University of Limerick offers a unique opportunity to explore the dynamics of political power, policy-making, and governance across multiple levels of government.

International Tourism - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year International Tourism - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.
Comparative Social Change
The MSc Comparative Social Change at University College Dublin is a oneyear full time programme which is jointly delivered by Trinity’s Department of Sociology and the School of Sociology at UCD. It provides students with the theoretical frameworks and practical research skills necessary to understand the processes and pressing issues presented by global social change.

Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE)
This unique international Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE) degree from Maynooth University is an innovative two-year Anthropology degree (120 ECTS), funded under the EU SOCRATES Programme, in which students are required to spend two of the four semesters at one or more European partner institutions.

Technical Communication and E-Learning - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Technical Communication and E-Learning - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

Politics
The Politics course from the University of Limerick designed for students who want to shape their own learning journey and specialise in the field of politics.

Sociology
The Sociology degree delivered by the University College Cork will provide you with an opportunity to study advanced Sociological Concepts and Methods, and put your research interests into practice by enabling you to conduct your own sustained research project.

Psychology
This intensive Psychology course from Maynooth University is designed to provide a pre-professional qualification equivalent to a bachelor degree in psychology and, as such, offers a conversion route for graduates who hold an honours degree in Psychological Studies or equivalent.
World Heritage Conservation
The World Heritage Conservation programme at the University College Dublin is a part-time, online, distance learning course designed to equip you with current thinking and professional understanding of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.