Module descriptions

Sociology Programme - Full details available through Courses@NUIM

First Year 2012-13
Thinking Sociologically
The Irish Sociological Imagination
Modern Irish Society
Global Society OR Political Institutions and Civil Society in Europe

Second Year 2012-13
Classical Social Theory
Structures of Inequality: Race, Class and Gender
Introduction to Social Research

ELECTIVE MODULES:
Marx on Ireland
Sociology of the Family
Youth and Society
Theories of Politics and Active Citizenship
International Relations
Gender, Nationalism and Armed Conflict
Power, Politics and Society in the Americas
Media and Society
Class and Community
Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Human Rights
State and Society
EU Politics

Third Year 2012-13
Contemporary Social Theory
Special Topics Thesis Seminar
Survey Research Methods
Fieldwork Methods
Files and Documents

ELECTIVE MODULES:
Sociology of Tourism
Technology and Culture
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Education
Social Movements
Sociology of Sexualities
International Public Policy
Gender and Politics
Social Worlds of Children
Sociology of Development
Sociology of Revolutions
Sociology of Work and Employment
Irish Public Policy
Politics of Ethnic Conflict