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World Heritage Management
The Graduate Diploma in World Heritage Management from University College Dublin builds on knowledge and skills gained in the first year, developing more comprehensive knowledge and further specialisation in World Heritage Conservation.
Equality Studies
This Equality Studies, GradDip from University College Dublin is the only programme of its kind in Europe and offers a unique opportunity to examine global equality issues from a range of perspectives.
Journalism and International Affairs
This unique new Journalism and International Affairs programme from University College Dublin is a one-year programme that combines practical training in audio, video, digital, and social storytelling with academic expertise in international affairs.
Behavioural Economics
School of Behavioural Economics at University College Dublin is Ireland’s leading economics department. The staff are experts with international reputations in a wide range of topics such as macroeconomics, econometrics, applied microeconomics, behavioural economics, health economics, international trade and economic history.
Foundations of Sustainable Development
This Foundations of Sustainable Development Prof.Dip from University College Dublin is taught through the lens of the SDGS and has the unique ability to address the large range of issues covered by the 2030 agenda.
Geography
The Geography program offered by University College Dublin is a Human Geography Research Masters programme which is suitable for students who want to carry out research either with the view to progressing towards a PhD degree in the future or simply gaining the skill set that accompanies investiagtive research.
Peace and Conflict
The Peace and Conflict program offered by University College Dublin allows analysis of the different ways that religion, ethnicity and inequality combine to generate violence.
Sociology
The core of the Sociology programme at the University College Dublin is a coherent programme of supervised research which requires that the student completes a thesis based on independent research. The primary purpose of this programme is to help the student develop the skills and competencies required to conduct research.
Equality Studies
The Graduate Diploma in Equality Studies from University College Dublin is the only programme of its kind in Europe and offers a unique opportunity to examine global equality issues from a range of perspectives.
Sociology
The MA Sociology programme at University College Dublin provides a broad range of cutting-edge analytical and research skills to better understand significant social issues and problems in contemporary society, and how to act to change them.
Social Policy
This Social Policy, HDip from University College Dublin is designed to enable students to have the opportunity to pursue further training and careers in Social Work or Social Policy.
Literature and Culture
The MA in Literature & Culture is our flagship MA programme in English-language Literature and Culture at University College Dublin. Students work with leading international scholars and world-class teachers, who have expertise in a wide range of areas, from the literature of the Middle Ages to the modern and contemporary.
Politics and Data Science
The B.Sc. in Politics and Data Science (Hons) at University College Dublin offers a unique blend of political theory and data analysis. This programme is designed to provide students with essential skills for navigating the complexities of modern governance and public policy. The duration and attendance format details are not specified.
Economics
The Higher Diploma in Economics at University College Dublin is designed for students who wish to undertake further postgraduate study such as the taught Masters but whose undergraduate degree does not reach the required standard in economics.
Geography
The Geography program offered by University College Dublin is suitable for students who want to carry out research either with the view to progressing towards a PhD degree in the future or simply gaining the skill set that accompanies investiagtive research.
Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology
The MSc and Graduate Diploma in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology at the University College Dublin is for students interested in the fascinating and remarkable world of hunter-gatherers. It is often claimed that humans have spent 90-99% of their existence as hunter-gatherers.
Geopolitics and the Global Economy
The Geopolitics and the Global Economy programme from University College Dublin will provide you with an opportunity to develop reading, writing and critical thinking skills in those areas, from a variety of perspectives and covering a number of world regions.
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Humanitarian Action
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in International Humanitarian Action is an inter-university multidisciplinary postgraduate programme that provides high quality academic education and professional competencies for personnel working or intending to work in the area of humanitarian action.
Archaeology
The Archaeology program offered by 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.
Philosophy and Public Affairs
The MA in Philosophy and Public Affairs from University College Dublin is especially designed for those people with an interest in public policy debates, e.g. in journalism, the civil service, public policy research institutes, etc.. At the same time, it will be useful for any job requiring a subtle understanding of debate and disagreement, or requiring close attention to texts.