301 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Ireland

Anthropology
The objective of the Anthropology programme at Maynooth University is to provide students with professional training in anthropological research and to produce scholars capable of contributing to international networks in the discipline in an original, ethical and effective fashion.
Irish Folklore and Ethnology
The MA Irish Folklore and Ethnology at University College Dublin is a recently established programme which offers students the chance to acquire in-depth knowledge of a unique and vibrant aspect of Irish culture – that of oral tradition and folklore, representing the history and heritage of Ireland at vernacular level.

Geography
Under a Structured Research Geography Programme at Maynooth University , students are supported in the development of their research by undertaking professional and specialist modules over the course of their research degree.

Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies
The Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies programme from Maynooth University is a one-year full time (or two-year part time) taught programme and is offered on a full-time basis using a combination of faculty-student contact hours and self-directed learning and research.

Anthropology
The Anthropology postgraduate certificate course from Maynooth University is a one-year part-time course designed for students who would like to make a transition to studying anthropology but have no previous background in the subject or for students who, for various reasons, are not yet ready for the full MA programme.

Rights and Social Policy
The Rights and Social Policy programme from Maynooth University provides advanced study in key and often challenging issues facingsocial policy today. It provides anopportunity for critical study in the application of social policy theory and methodology to policy and practice.

Celtic Civilisation
The Celtic Civilisation degree delivered by the University College Cork is concerned with the history of the Celtic peoples from central Europe to Ireland, and from the early Iron Age into the Middle Ages.

Child, Youth and Family Studies
The Child, Youth and Family Studies programme from South East Technological University provides learners with a range of critical and analytical tools to enable them to manage and lead services that develop the potential of children, youth and families and envision new possibilities for better service provision in the sector.

International Development
The International Development programme from Maynooth University designed to prepare learners for work in international development in a community, local government, youth/adult education, or NGO setting.
Gender Studies
This Gender Studies, GradDip from University College Dublin has become one of the most established programmes of its kind in Ireland with a strong international reputation for feminist, queer, sexualities and masculinities scholarship, teaching and engagement in public policy and activism.
Contemporary European Philosophy
For students interested in Contemporary European Philosophy (also known as "Continental" philosophy), University College Dublin is reckoned to be one of the top universities in the English speaking world.

Spanish
The Spanish programme from Maynooth University offers research degree opportunities for students with a specific interest in the field of Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies which cuts across current offerings in languages and cultures within SMLLC.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
This Cognitive Behavioural Therapy degree delivered by the University College Cork is offered part-time over two years. The course is aligned with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Economics
The Economics programme from Maynooth University is a stimulating and challenging programme that provides international quality training in Economics and Econometrics.

Anthropology
The Anthropology programme at the Maynooth University aims to equip students for later doctoral research or for professional careers that are enhanced by academic social-scientific knowledge or the particular skills of trained ethnographic researchers.
Middle East in a Global Context
Middle East in a Global Context is offered by Trinity College Dublin. The M.Phil. in Middle East in a Global Context is an online course in the study of the Middle East, its histories, cultures, politics, and language.

Exercise Physiology and its Application in Therapy
In this Exercise Physiology and its Application in Therapy course at University of Galway, students will develop an advanced knowledge of exercise physiology including a full understanding of physiological processes and changes that occur during different types of exercise. Students will understand how these changes are beneficial to general health and fitness.
Archaeology
Archaeology at University College Dublin is the discipline of things, exploring how people in the past created unique societies through their construction, use and perception of landscapes, plants, animals and things.
International Development
The MSc in International Development from University College Dublin is designed to provide you with an interdisciplinary understanding of the process of development by bringing together expertise in politics, economics, agriculture, political economy and other areas.
American Politics and Foreign Policy
This American Politics and Foreign Policy degree at University College Dublin was the first of its kind to be established in Europe and North America providing students with a sophisticated understanding of the United States, its foreign relations, and domestic politics.