Overview

The Social and Political Thought programme at the University College Dublin will provide students with a deeper understanding of how ideas play out in practice and develop the knowledge base and critical skills required to think beyond disciplinary boundaries when addressing contemporary social and political problems.

Programme Outcomes

The SPT degree puts an emphasis on:

Improving analytical and interpretative skills through analysing politically and socially relevant meanings in texts and other media, and engaging with critical methodological approaches;

Developing an awareness and diagnostic skills that allow for addressing the complex relationship between thinking and action;

Building the resourcefulness and facilitating scholarly/intellectual capacity-building powers to address social and political problems and issues;

Sharing an awareness and encouraging a more self-reflective approach vis-à-vis a purely practical-oriented political engagement or a propensity towards ideological politics;

Encouraging political and social engagement by stressing the educational dimensions of citizenship and civic engagement.

Fostering communication and presentations skills, orally and in writing;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

SPT: Theories and Concepts

SPT: Methods and Approaches

Organised Violence and Society

Critical Geographies

War, Peace & Globalisation

Global History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00

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More details

Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and courses will close once they are filled.

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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65

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dublin, Ireland

Disciplines

Sociology Public Policy Political Science View 14 other Masters in Public Policy in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

130

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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65

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree (NFQ Level 8 or international equivalent) in the Social Sciences or Humanities (or equivalent). A Second Class Honours Grade One (2:1) or higher is required but Second Class Honours Grade Two (2:2) standard or equivalent may be considered.

All candidates are expected to be proficient in written and spoken English. Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit evidence of a certificate of proficiency (such as TOEFL, Cambridge or IELTS).

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22600 EUR / year

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EU/EEA Nationals

9100 EUR / year

≈ 9100 EUR / year

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Living costs

Dublin

Ireland

1100 - 1800 EUR / month

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