Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
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www.essex.ac.uk/sociology | Sociology<br />
Sociology<br />
We are a large, friendly, international and diverse department, and have long been<br />
recognised as one of the most outstanding departments of sociology both nationally<br />
and internationally.<br />
Taught courses<br />
MA Sociology• with streams in:<br />
Citizenship and Rights<br />
Contemporary Social Theory<br />
Criminology<br />
Culture, Media and Identities<br />
Global Challenges<br />
Intimacy and Gender<br />
Open stream<br />
MSc Criminology and Socio-Legal<br />
Research•†<br />
MSc Human Rights and Research<br />
Methods•†<br />
MA Longitudinal Social Research•†<br />
MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism<br />
and Security•<br />
MA Sociological Research•†<br />
MA Sociology and Management•<br />
MSc Survey Methods for Social<br />
Research•<br />
Upper second class honours degree,<br />
or equivalent, in sociology or a related<br />
discipline.<br />
Graduate Certificate in Sociology<br />
Upper second class honours degree, or<br />
equivalent, in any discipline, or second<br />
class honours degree in sociology.<br />
Research degrees<br />
Sociology• MAD<br />
Upper second class honours degree, or<br />
equivalent, in any discipline.<br />
Criminology• MPhil, PhD<br />
Criminology and Socio-Legal Research•†<br />
MPhil, PhD<br />
Sociological Research•† MPhil, PhD<br />
Sociology• MPhil, PhD<br />
Masters in sociology.<br />
Fact file<br />
RESEARCH<br />
University of Essex ranked ninth<br />
in the UK for its research.<br />
Sociology<br />
Department of Sociology ranked first<br />
in the UK.<br />
Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c<br />
% of research activity 35 25 30 10 0<br />
For an explanation, see page 5.<br />
FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
English language requirements:<br />
For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent<br />
(for details, see page 25).<br />
Academic staff: 30<br />
Taught postgraduates: 50<br />
Research postgraduates: 110<br />
For taught courses:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 873051<br />
E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk<br />
For research study:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 873051<br />
E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk<br />
• available part-time<br />
† ESRC accreditation<br />
Location:<br />
c Colchester Campus<br />
For related and joint programmes which may be of interest, please see:<br />
Applied Social and Economic Research (page 55)<br />
Economics (page 87)<br />
History (page 123)<br />
Human Rights (page 129)<br />
Philosophy (page 170)<br />
Politics (page 176)<br />
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